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Laredo Sector Border Patrol Honors December’s Youth of the Month

Release Date
Wed, 12/13/2017

Laredo, Texas – Celebrating 30 years, The United States Border Patrol Laredo Sector has been recognizing outstanding high school seniors. Youth of the Month Recipients for December were announced at a beautiful ceremony at St. Agustine High School. The Laredo Sector Border Patrol presented seniors from 11 Laredo high schools with the prestigious Youth of the Month Award.

Laredo Sector Border Patrol Honors December’s Youth of the Month
Front row: Assistant Chief Patrol
Agent Milton Moreno; Dr. Leonides G.
Cigarroa High School- Edna Guadalupe
Bouchot; Harmony Science Academy-
Stephanie Marie Gonzalez; Hector J.
Garcia Early College High School- Cesar
Cruz;John B. Alexander High School-
Creston Jackson II; J.W. Nixon High
School- Brisa Carolina Guerra; Lyndon
B. Johnson High School- Alexa Gonzalez;
Special Operations Supervisor Miguel
Contreras. Second Row: Border Patrol
Agent Jose Munoz; R&T Martin High
School- Kassandra Torres Gomez;St.
Augustine High School- Brittany Boubel;
Texas Academy of International and
STEM Studies- Jessica K. Chavez;United
High School- Luis Mendiola;United South
High School- Ana Mendez;Border Patrol
Agent Miguel Lopez.

The Border Patrol Youth of the Month program has recognized Laredo’s top high school seniors for 30 years.  Together, with the collaboration of program partners, one student is selected each month from the Laredo-area high schools as Border Patrol Youth of the Month. At the end of the school year, 11 Youth of the Month recipients are considered for the prestigious Border Patrol Youth of the Year award.  

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021