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Wednesday, October 25, 2000

Broken hardware, hearts no match for tech whiz
Rey Borrego leads program to repair computers for resale, plays baseball and makes good grades
By Sara Lee Fernandez
Caller-Times

George Gongora/Caller-Times

Rey Borrego, a 17-year-old senior at Academy High School in Kingsville and a Distinguished Scholar, is a whiz at repairing computers and considered a student leader by his teachers.

Rey Borrego, a 17-year-old senior at Academy High School in Kingsville, loves fixing things, whether it's a computer or a frown.
   "I like fixing things, making them work when they are broken," he said. "(And) I don't like to be mad or sad. I just really don't like sad people or when people are sad. I try to make everyone happy, smile and laugh."
   Rey's computer science teacher, Bill Fette, said the senior sometimes carries the extra weight of being known as the fix-it guy.
   "He ends up with additional pressure; for instance he'll go to English IV and the teacher's printer isn't working," Fette said. "And she knows that she has Rey in the class so in addition to studying English he fixes the printer."
   This Caller-Times South Texas Distinguished Scholar in the career and technology category is seventh in his class of 32 with a 4.07 grade point average out of a possible 5.0.
   Fette said that Rey has a real talent for organizing himself and his classmates and that he is easygoing, self-motivated and respectful.
   "It actually makes teaching easy to have him in class," he said. "He handles a lot on his own. There's a great deal of trust built up."
   Fette said Rey serves as service production manager for the entrepreneurship class, a spot saved for the most accomplished student. In the non-traditional class, students build and fix computers in a student-run company that raises money for scholarships. As service production manager, Rey organizes the students, gives out work assignments and acts as a trouble-shooter for the other students as they make repairs.
   Rey, the son of Reynaldo and Lupita Borrego, doesn't feel like he is out of the ordinary though.
   "In our school we have a lot of really good computer technicians so I hadn't really noticed," he said. "It's kind of a normal thing at our school."
   But Rey's talents aren't limited to technology. He is an all-star baseball player, a basketball player and has a great love for the outdoors. He is also active in FFA and 4-H Club, and raises champion market broilers.
   Rey hasn't decided where he will attend college, but is considering a double major in business and environmental engineering or computer technology.
   Rey's mother said she believes he can do anything he wants, because he has a good head on his shoulders.
   "Every day that goes by we tell him how proud we are of him," said Lupita Borrego. "He's absolutely wonderful I don't have a single complaint."
   She said Rey is a great believer in the good of humanity.
   "He sees the good in everybody," she said. "He tells me there are no bad kids; they just have a bunch of bad habits"



Staff writer Sara Lee Fernandez can be reached at 886-3767 or by e-mail at _fernandezs@caller.com

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