Former NVC Student Named Miss Texas USA 2019 Former NVC student, Alayah Benavidez, was recently crowned Miss Texas USA for 2019. Now a student at the University of Texas-San Antonio, Alayah is an O’Connor High School grad. Alayah has credited Northwest Vista College with helping in furthering her education debt free. She has previously held the titles of Miss San Antonio Texas Teen… Read More
May the 4th Be With You at Northwest Vista College – The Last Jedi About the Celebration FREE Admission: Join us on Friday, May 4th for Northwest Vista’s annual Star Wars party. Come celebrate May the Fourth at Vista with an outdoor showing of The Last Jedi at our beautiful lake. There will be food trucks, Chewbacca call, music and more! Dress up in your best Star Wars outfit… Read More
Area Business Owner Sponsors Women’s Soccer at NVC Monica Del Campo-State Farm Agent, recently became a Bronze Sponsor for the newly formed Northwest Vista College Women’s Soccer Team. Del Campo says her decision to support the team comes from her own life experiences, which include becoming a woman entrepreneur. “I wanted to help these young women find inspiration and confidence in themselves,” she… Read More
Vista Grad Designs 2017 Fiesta Medal The Northwest Vista College Friends of the Arts (FANs) have announced the winning design for their first ever Fiesta Medal. The commemorative piece officially goes on sale Mar. 6 and will raise funds benefiting scholarships and programs at NVC. Vista alumnus, Pablo Frontaura, designed the medal while a student at Northwest Vista College. Medals are $10… Read More
Family Honors Parents Through Northwest Vista Scholarship “In honor of Donald Huggins and James Stewart. You are challenged by Northwest Vista College Alumni and Friends to consider paying it forward by supporting Vista scholarships. On this #GivingTuesday my family and I are blessed to support scholarship programs to honor the names of our fathers, Mr. Donald Huggins and Mr. James Stewart. The donations… Read More
Supporting the NVC Alumni Scholarship Donation Form Link In the spirit of goodwill this upcoming holiday season, Northwest Vista College Alumni and Friends are participated in the global day of giving known as #GivingTuesday. NVC Alumni and Friends asked graduates, employees and students to consider supporting Vista students by making a donation to the NVC Alumni Scholarship. Since its establishment,… Read More
Nearly 12,000 Cast Votes at NVC Early Voting at NVC From Oct. 24 through Nov. 4, a total of 11,841 voters participated in Early Voting at Northwest Vista College. The polling place was located in the Boardwalk and throughout the 12 days of voting, many voters faced waiting in line for 60, 90 and even 120 minutes. NVC students volunteered both… Read More
Vista Alumnus Lands Job at NASA, Thanks Professor Often when many Northwest Vista College students graduate, we may not hear of their success stories or how NVC has played a role in their successes. However, we received a letter recently from NVC Alumnus Paul Hamilton. Paul had to go to an alternative high school after getting in trouble at his original school and eventually went… Read More
Former NVC Faculty Member Among Fatalities in Balloon Crash According to The Eagle newspaper in Bryan-College Station, Texas, former Northwest Vista College faculty member, Matthew Rowan, 34, and his wife, Sunday Stewart Rowan, were among the fatalities on board a hot air balloon crash July 30 in Lockhart, Texas. Rowan taught chemistry at Northwest Vista in the spring and summer semesters of 2014. He… Read More
Student Awarded Mayor’s Fitness Council Scholarship Northwest Vista College student, Alex Castillo, is the recipient of the City of San Antonio’s Mayor’s Fitness Council Scholarship. Special Projects Manager, Rebeca CF Baquero, with the City of San Antonio, said that Alex served as a Fitness Council Student Ambassador while at Southwest High School. There he helped implement a program which resulted in… Read More
