Words of Wisdom

Congressman Pete P. Gallego came by Valentine School today to talk with the kids about what he does. For those of you who don't know, Pete is a local out here in West Texas; he was born and raised in Alpine. As a teacher, it is always great to know someone in Congress truly cares about the people and kids in his or her community. Pete was in Valentine for the Big Bend Brewery "Valentine's Day in Valentine" party and he has attended several of Valentine's Homecoming celebrations, his is a familiar and welcome face out here.

He spent about an hour with the students of Valentine, and happily answered questions from any kid who had one (the kinder and pre-k kids were the best at asking questions today). He also had some words of wisdom for the students. He told them that they really can achieve any goal they want to achieve, he went from Alpine Elementary School to Washington, D.C. Watching the students of Valentine get excited about his answers to, "Is there a library?", "Have you met a President?", and "What is your favorite part about working in Washington?" was rewarding.

The high school kids didn't ask questions, but for some this trip to Italy is probably the first big step to following their dreams and achieving their goals. Thank you Mr. Gallego for stopping by and always reminding our kids they are important to you.

P.S. I was shocked at how tall Pete is...not sure why, I'm surrounded my giant teens on a regular basis, but I was surprised :)