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Brownsville Rivera team wins group performance at National History Day
By Gary Long at MyRGV
· June 25, 2026
· 4 min read
Rivera Early College High School’s National History Day team is back in Brownsville after winning the group performance national championship last week in College Park Maryland.
Team members Damian Ledesma, a 2026 Rivera graduate, and rising juniors Karol Arriaga, Isabella Castaneda and Sergio Ci...
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Category: schools ·
Published: June 25, 2026 ·
Source: MyRGV ·
Reading time: 4 min
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What is this story about? Rivera Early College High School’s National History Day team is back in Brownsville after winning the group performance national championship last week in College Park Maryland.
Team members Damian Ledesma, a 2026 Rivera graduate, and rising juniors Karol Arriaga, Isabella Castaneda and Sergio Ci...
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