SAN ANTONIO – More than 250 students from CAST Schools in San Antonio gathered at the seventh annual Speak Up Speak Out Civics Fair, where they tackled real-life community issues with innovative solutions.
The fair was held Friday at Texas A&M University-San Antonio.
Jeanne Russell, the executive director for CAST Schools, said this is an opportunity for students to take a look at the problems around their community that impact them and develop and implement a solution.
The students competed, with the winners heading to the state competition in Austin in April.
Student Edgar Payan said it was eye-opening to see how difficult it is to not only find a solution but a way to implement and sustain the program.
“It puts into perspective (that) real problems are hard to tackle,” Payan said.