“We continue to offer support for students pursuing a career in civil or environmental engineering, and are thrilled to honor these future leaders. Her main interests fall with sustainability issues. She currently works part time with Austin Stone Church and Zoe’s Kitchen. Gabriella’s community work includes volunteering at Sunrise Neighborhood Youth Program and daycare, St. She has been active in the marching band, National Honor Society, Student Council and the varsity cross country team. She also participated in the Einstein Program throughout her high school tenure. Rico was in the top 10 percent of her class during all four years of high school and received the AISD Board of Trustees Scholar award during 2014-2016. Additionally, he has been active as a community volunteer and has worked part time at local businesses. Baca has earned recognition for his musical ability including placing 1 st at the Crockett High School Talent Show during the 10 th and 12 th grades and participating in a live show with 512 Studios and at the Pflugerville 50 th Anniversary Festival. He has earned numerous medals for track sprinting events. During his freshman through junior years, he was named AISD Academic All District.

He also has excelled in sports serving as his varsity football team captain and being named as Football 2 nd Team All District Running Back. Academically, Baca is in the top 10 percent of his class and has received the AISD Trustees Award multiple times. Southwest Engineers selected Baca and Rico to receive the scholarships based on their interest in pursuing an engineering career, academic performance and extra-curricular activities.īaca was elected as a designing engineer at a UT Austin My Introduction to Engineering 2016 summer camp and was elected as a county delegate to the 2016 Texas Boys State. Both recipients plan to pursue degrees in civil engineering with Baca attending The University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering and Rico enrolling at Texas A&M University at College Station. Joseph Baca and Gabriella Rico Receive $5,000 Scholarships from Southwest EngineersĪUSTIN, TEXAS – J– Southwest Engineers Inc.,a full-service civil and environmental engineering consulting firm, today announced it awarded the 2017 Texas Civil and Environmental Engineering Scholarships to outstanding youth leaders and Crockett High School students, Joseph Baca and Gabriella Rico.

High school freshman scholarships 2017