Hundreds of super-bright Latino teens spent four days in Dallas for leadership training. It was part of the National Hispanic Institute’s annual meeting. As part of ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôºâ€™s American Graduate Initiative, Bill Zeeble talked with a pair of the students from McAllen about stereotypes of South Texas and cultural pride.
Eugenio Trevino and Bianca Mujica attend the BETA public high school in McAllen, a magnet campus focused on business, education, and technology. Eugenio is the first student we hear:
We also heard from Bianca Mujica with her classmate, Eugenio Trevino.

He plans to study history and political science at Baylor and possibly run for office someday. She wants to be a reporter and eventually write novels. They were among the hundreds of Latino students in Dallas over the weekend.