100 years: Tornillo’s centennial class reflects on community, challenge and change

100 years: Tornillo’s centennial class reflects on community, challenge and change

TORNILLO — When Mia Cordova stepped to the podium on graduation night, she did more than accept her diploma as valedictorian. She made a quiet point to her older brother.Cordova described her brother, a current freshman computer science major at the University of Texas at El Paso, as part of the inspiration that helped spur her academic success. But his arrival in college wasn’t preceded by the distinction of having the highest GPA in his high s…