Fifth-graders win scholarships in Black History poster contest
Thursday, February 13, 2025 | By
Lauren Emerson
The winners of the 2025 Black History Month poster contest show their awards and their posters Tuesday during the reception at the University of Houston-Victoria. Local area elementary school students submitted posters following this year’s theme, “Black Activists in the Labor Movement.” The annual contest is hosted by UHV, Victoria College and the and the Victoria Black History Steering Committee Inc. From left are Cindy Buchholz, VC executive vice president and chief academic officer; second-place winner Quinn Besio of DeLeon Elementary School, who received a $1,000 UHV scholarship and a $500 VC scholarship; first-place winner Christian Velasquez from DeLeon Elementary School, who received a $2,000 UHV scholarship and a $1,000 VC scholarship; third-place winner Kennedy Orsak from DeLeon Elementary School, who received a $500 UHV scholarship and a $250 VC scholarship; and UHV President Bob Glenn. The students who received honorable mentions for their posters were William Ruiloba and Charles West of DeLeon Elementary School and Allison Torres and Faith Sanchez of O’Connor Elementary School. The posters from the contest will be displayed in UHV University Center, 3007 N. Ben Wilson St., for the entire month of February.
The University of Houston-Victoria, located in the heart of the Coastal Bend region since 1973 in Victoria, Texas, offers
courses leading to more than 50 academic programs in the schools of Arts & Sciences; Business Administration; and Education,
Health Professions & Human Development. UHV provides face-to-face classes at its Victoria campus, as well as an instructional
site in Katy, Texas, and online classes that students can take from anywhere. UHV supports the American Association of State
Colleges and Universities Opportunities for All initiative to increase awareness about state colleges and universities and
the important role they have in providing a high-quality and accessible education to an increasingly diverse student population,
as well as contributing to regional and state economic development.
