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At the conclusion of the program, one parent from each school will be selected and recognized as the "Parents Step Ahead" Parent of the Year. Parents are selected based on active participation in any of the events held at the different schools through out the year and the submission of two essays; one from the parent and one from the child. Parents write on the importance of their involvement in their child's educational development; and their child writes about how their parent is involved in their life and the difference that it makes. The essays are evaluated for content by a selection committee, comprised of educators and corporate and community leaders.

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Twenty-one years ago, in a modest apartment in Dallas, realizing a million hopes and dreams, El Hispano News was born. At the time, the Hispanic population was a little more than half a million and the city had only one Spanish language newspaper. El Hispano News represented a necessary alternative and pioneered the way for other Spanish-language publications to enter the market. But, more importantly, the newspaper is an integral part of the life of the Hispanic families who rely on it for information, guidance and representation.

Lat year, in considering what we should do to celebrate our 20th anniversary, we decided to create a program that would continue the newspaper's tradition of community service. That was the genesis of El Hispano News' "Parents Step Ahead" program. It is an initiative directed toward what we believe is vital for the success of our community: EDUCATION. And a fundamental pillar within that community is the participation of parents in the education of their children.

The El Hispano News' "Parents Step Ahead" initiative has been a success thanks to the work and cooperation of an extraordinary number of people, institutions and corporations, all of whom recognized from the beginning the value of a program of this type. Included are the employees and teachers of the selected schools who volunteered their time and without compensation, and the local and national corporations that recognize that education is the key to a more promising future, and an appropriate avenue for their social responsibility contributions. Our vision is that El Hispano News' "Parents Step Ahead" will extend beyond local boundaries and become statewide and even national in scope. It will expand under the valid promise that we are parents who have to take the reins of the future of our children.