Gators’ Ceballos connected to Astros superstar

By Melissa Trevizo San Jacinto College freshman athlete Sabin Ceballos is making a name for himself in junior college baseball, but he has Houston Astros star shortstop Carlos Correa to thank for helping him along the way. Ceballos, who attended Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School, was awarded a scholarship sponsored by Correa, also a PRBAHS alumnus, to attend the private baseball...

Granddaughter, grandmother combo develop new skills at San Jac

By Melissa Trevizo San Jacinto College alumna Betty Hechler and her granddaughter Lauren Lowe share many similarities. They both possess a great sense of humor, have natural artistic talent, and were non-traditional students at the College. Hechler started taking courses at the College’s North Campus in 1976 as a hobby, enrolling in classes that piqued her interest, like botany and...

Lost to laser-focused, international student fulfills dream of standing on his own

By Courtney Morris It was the first day of classes, and Sochima Ifedikwa was lost. Rephrase that: Ifedikwa knew he was pursuing a computer science associate degree at San Jacinto College. He just couldn’t find the room for his first class. As if deciphering a code, he narrowed his eyes at the numbers on the sheet in his hands, looked up at the South Campus building in front of him, then...