The Committee of Latino Parents, COPLA on behalf of the entire Hispanic community of Nashville paid tribute to the young student by naming Mario Cardiel speaker at the annual dinner that the organization presents to Hispanic stu-dents completing their secondary education .

Mario Cardiel became last May in a true "Orgullo Hispano" to achieve the highest scores among high school students McGavock High, which credited him as the Valedictorian of his class.

During his four years of high school, Mario did an excellent performance by obtaining the highest score "A" during their stay in that educational institution .

Cardiel Mario and Carmen are the parents of the young Mario and both expressed the pride that they represent the success of your child. "It's amazing that a guy who makes just under 5 years (when we moved to Nashville from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico) do not undercut the English language, able to achieve such outstanding performance," says the father of Mario.

In an interview with the newspaper The Tennessean, Mario son explained how difficult it had been his first few months of study alternating your regular classes with English classes, ELL. In the interview Barry Cordell McGavock school teacher praised the dedication of Mario to the study and how they sought not only to fulfill their school duties but in most cases to exceed the requirements that were necessary. "I remember Mario's passion for reading - Cordell said - on one occasion took 4 books in the history of the Napoleonic Wars to read while on vacation.

In many other cases I mentioned a novel in class for reference only and Mario's looking for and proceeded to read "- concludes Cordell.

During his speech as speaker of the dinner COPLA, Mario noted the importance of education as an indispensable tool in the success of any individual.

Mario told us that soon begin college at Lipscomb University and then con-tinue graduate studies in Medicine, which will allow you to realize your dream of becoming a surgeon.

In the graphs of La Campana observe Mario Cardiel with members of the Latino Parents Committee of the Nashville public schools.