Lee Valdez, a coach at Springlake-Earth, attended Howard Payne, Angelo State, and University of Texas at Arlington. Before coming to Springlake-Earth, Coach Valdez taught at St. Rita Catholic School in Ft. Worth. He is married to Annamarie. They have two children: Sebastian John, and Angeleena Marie. Along with his coaching duties, Coach Valdez teaches World Geography and Dual Credit History.