A statewide competition promoting environmental protection has reached the semifinals. Four of the six contestants are from San Antonio.

A multi-talented San Antonio 6th grader combined her skills of performing to create a public service announcement that earned her first place out of 200 participants in the Take Care of Texas campaign.

Sofia Ramirez attends the STEM Academy at Nimitz Middle School and won the ‘Take Care of Texas’ video contest. SAN ANTONIO – Out of more than 200 submitted entries across the state, a North East Independent School District middle schooler has won first place in a recent video contest. Sofia Ramirez, a sixth-grader who attends STEM Academy at Nimitz Middle School, won the ‘Take Care of Texas’ video contest sponsored by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The video is about the importance of taking care of our water supply. Ad“One of the most shocking things is the scientists have found weedkiller in drinking water,” Ramirez said.