Reminder: Spring Sports Senior Night is Tuesday, May 5th

We are proud to share that LAES has been recognized by the Colorado Department of Education with a Centers of Excellence Award!
To celebrate this achievement, we invite our school community, partners, and families to join us on Monday, May 4th. We will kick things off with an assembly at 3:00 PM, followed by a Come & Go Open House from 3:00–5:30 PM.
We hope you can join us as we celebrate this exciting accomplishment together! 🎉
To celebrate this achievement, we invite our school community, partners, and families to join us on Monday, May 4th. We will kick things off with an assembly at 3:00 PM, followed by a Come & Go Open House from 3:00–5:30 PM.
We hope you can join us as we celebrate this exciting accomplishment together! 🎉

Let's celebrate our hard working kitchen staff today on: School Lunch Hero Day!

Las Animas Badger Bundle Sale Details:
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Buy 3 Badger brand items, save 30% off
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It's School Principal's Day!

High School Boys Basketball will have a meeting Monday (5/4) after school in the gym. We will discuss open gyms and the summer schedule. If you are not participating in a spring sport you need to attend, if you are planning to play next year. If you are participating in a spring sport please, talk to Coach Japhet to get a summer schedule, and stay locked in making LAHS proud in your current sport.

Congratulations to the 5th & 6th Grade March/April Students of the Month & Improvement Winners!


🎉 JH/HS Lotería Game Night is TOMORROW! 🎉
Join us for a fun evening of food, games, and prizes!
🌮 Tacos, Chips & Salsa, and Agua Fresca — starting at 5:00 PM
🎲 Lotería & Prizes — beginning at 5:30 PM
👕 FREE Trojan shirts at the door (while supplies last!)
Huge thank you to our sponsors for making this possible!
Bring your friends and family—we can’t wait to see you there! 💙
Join us for a fun evening of food, games, and prizes!
🌮 Tacos, Chips & Salsa, and Agua Fresca — starting at 5:00 PM
🎲 Lotería & Prizes — beginning at 5:30 PM
👕 FREE Trojan shirts at the door (while supplies last!)
Huge thank you to our sponsors for making this possible!
Bring your friends and family—we can’t wait to see you there! 💙


The JH Baseball game scheduled for Friday , May 1 at home vs Eads will not be played due to some conflicts. The game will not be rescheduled.

Trojan Alumni: if you paid your dues this year Here is the link to vote for the essays. https://forms.gle/6NY9SYQphxez8MzV6 The voting will end on May 6, 2026 at 11:59 pm Mountain Time and is available to registered members of the Alumni Association.

It's School Bus Driver Appreciation Day!

HS ESports celebrated the end of their season with a pizza party last night!

2026-27 Coaching openings: scan the QR code or go to our website: https://www.la-schools.com/page/employment to see all the district's job openings!

This Thursday!

HECTOR of the Week
JH - Bobby Rich --> Bobby has been doing a much better job at getting work done and staying on task. He has been
respectful and coachable in class and has been tolerant of those around him.
HS - Isaiah Gallegos is very respectful and dependable, and sets a good example for others. He gets all of his work done
on time and is coachable. Isaiah is also very willing to share his knowledge and peer coach in class. These qualities show
that he is a wonderful example of HECTOR.
Staff - The kitchen staff stay busy prepping healthy food and they are always walking around with a smile. We appreciate
all the hard work that each one of you do on a daily basis, making sure all students and staff get fed. Thank you!
JH - Bobby Rich --> Bobby has been doing a much better job at getting work done and staying on task. He has been
respectful and coachable in class and has been tolerant of those around him.
HS - Isaiah Gallegos is very respectful and dependable, and sets a good example for others. He gets all of his work done
on time and is coachable. Isaiah is also very willing to share his knowledge and peer coach in class. These qualities show
that he is a wonderful example of HECTOR.
Staff - The kitchen staff stay busy prepping healthy food and they are always walking around with a smile. We appreciate
all the hard work that each one of you do on a daily basis, making sure all students and staff get fed. Thank you!

Congratulations LAHS Junior, Emily Nevland, for winning the SFTD People's Choice Award on her T-Shirt Design!

Kennedi Olson, a 2nd grader in Mrs. Coys class, participated in State Gymnastics this past weekend. Kennedi had an outstanding performance and had an all around impressive score of 39.150/40.00 to which put her second overall in her age bracket! Out of all the girls, any age, competing in the session, Kennedi took 6th out of roughly 100 girls. Kennedi is National bound and we are so excited to see her outcome! Way to go!







SFTD Trivia Contest Winners! Thank you to everyone who participated, we can't wait to do it again next year!


JH Baseball Athlete of the Week:
Hunter Tomlin had a great outing in his first two games on the mound. Throwing well with many strikeouts.
Hunter Tomlin had a great outing in his first two games on the mound. Throwing well with many strikeouts.

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