Brownsville,Texas
78520
December 23, 2017
To the Citizens of Brownsville students, and teachers of Brownsville Independent School District
Brownsville, Texas
78520
Re: Lopez Scholarship Fund
The lawsuit filed does not ask for any monetary damages. It is about principle. However, if awarded $1 billion, we announce the creation of the Lopez Scholarship Foundation. My daughter Lucy has decided she will give the $1 billion to the Brownsville community and the BISD family as follows:
1) Every student who took and got a 3 or higher on the AP Spanish exam in middle school and was denied GPA weight in high school, will get $10,000 a year to pay for college tuition. (This issue is important to us because it discriminates against those most likely to pass the AP Spanish test.)
2) Once a month every student who improves from a C to a B will get $50 per class. If student goes from a C to an A, he or she gets $100.00. (Learning matters to us and we will pay students to learn and show improvement.)
3) We will buy matching shoes for the basketball, volleyball, soccer, and track teams at the middle and high schools; Michael Jordan, Nike, etc.
4) We will buy Texas Instrument calculators for a math and science classes in high school.
5) Each elementary teacher will get $500 in school supplies. Many of our teachers pay for their school supplies out of their pockets.
6) We will pay for the girls who make UCA Dance and Cheer to go to New York for the Macy's Parade and bowl games. Many girls make UCA, but they can't afford to attend the events
7) Lucy loves being a cheerleader and every year some of her friends do not tryout for the team because they can't afford the $1,000 uniform. We will pay for the uniform, shoes, etc.
8) Build playgrounds with accommodations for special needs at the elementary schools and the high schools, so all kids get P.E.
9) We will donate $10 million to each high school to build a state-of-the-art courtroom.
10) We will pay for the Destination Imagination (DI) teams to go nationals and world competition.
11) The power lifting teams' trips will be funded.The days of having to sell t-shirts to pay for trips are gone.
12) We will pay for tutors for the football, basketball, soccer, baseball, and volleyball teams to support our athletes academically.
13) Students who ride the bus to and from school can't stay for tutorials, band, practice, etc. We will create the Lopez bus for students who need rides after school for tutorials and practices.
14) We will buy two condominiums near M.D. Anderson so those who need a place may stay free of charge. Beat cancer! Get well.
15) Every senior will get a yearbook and his/her graduation ring. We want every student to graduate high school.
16) We will update Egly Elementary sign language facilities and provide classes, so all children learn some sign language.
17) Holy Family Catholic Church will receive get $1 million.
18) We will fund the chess teams state and national trips.
19) AP teachers will get $250 for each student who passes the AP exam with a 3 or higher.
20) We are open to ideas for needs in our community. A committee of students, teachers and community members will be created to spend and award the $1 billion back to the community and BISD family.