SAN ANTONIO, Texas—Armando Villarreal III, valedictorian of the Hondo High School class of 2001, was awarded the President’s Excellence award scholarship from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio for $30,000. He will be a freshman this fall and will major in computer science.
The Hondo Chamber of Commerce named Armando as the male student of the year. Armando is president of the New Beginnings youth ministry in San Antonio, where he is also active in the praise and worship band. Last year he was on the winning team in New Beginnings’ community outreach ministry teen basketball tournament. He is the son of Armando and Lucy Villarreal.
Armando Villarreal with his parents,
Lucy and Armando
