Come rain or shine, Mid-Valley Criminal Justice Club defeats littering
By: The Mid-Valley Criminal Justice Club Despite a rainy forecast, eleven Mid-Valley Criminal Justice Club members, Club Advisor Peterson, and another three family members hit the highway this fall. The group collected a dozen bags of litter from their adopted highway in Weslaco. Along with the regular trash items, the Club picked up some stranger items ranging from tires, to clothes and a newspaper dated November 5, 2005. |
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Did it rain? Oh yes, it rained. Halfway through the cleanup the skies opened and soaked each and every individual on the road. “We got good and soaked but it was absolutely worth doing.” said club president Gaby Perez. “The Club does a lot of community work, but this was certainly the most wet!” After drying out, changing clothes, and generally recuperating from the rain storm, everyone met at the local Pizza Hut and enjoyed good food and great camaraderie. |
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The Mid-Valley Criminal Justice Club is believed to be the only STC student organization with an adopted highway. It has a contract with the Texas Department of Transportation to maintain a two mile stretch of FM 88 (Texas Boulevard) between Mile Six (18th Street) and southward to the canal. “It’s a great stretch of highway.” said club advisor Peterson. “There is a lot of traffic on the road so STC and the CJ Club get some great, free publicity.” The Adopt-A-Highway program was created in 1985 by James R. Evans, an engineer with the Texas Department of Transportation, and Billy Black, a TxDOT Public Information Officer, both from the Tyler area. The first group to adopt a Texas highway was the Tyler Civitan Club. There are now 90,000 groups in 49 states, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, and Puerto Rico. For additional information about joining the Criminal Justice Club, contact Kelly Peterson at 956-447-6656 or Peterson@southtexascollege.edu. |
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Last Updated June 20, 2007