Ms. Ashley and Ms. Yaz's class crafted and devoured a rainbow snack to honor St. Patrick's Day before Spring Break.







The Las Animas School District proudly presents the 92nd Annual Santa Fe Trail Day Celebration on Friday, April 24, 2026! 🎉
This community-wide event is sponsored by the Las Animas High School Student Council. For the past 92 years, on the last Friday in April, students and community members come together to pay tribute to our region’s rich history and western heritage.
The celebration includes a parade, the Frontier King Contest, the Santa Fe Trail Day Queen Contest, costume contests, a ranch burger lunch and traditional square dancing and awards ceremony. Pictured below are the high school candidates for King/Queen this year.
We invite the everyone to come out and celebrate this long-standing tradition with us! 🤠🎈
Call our High School Office to participate in the parade! (they will return from Spring Break on March 30) 719-456-0211 All entries are welcome!
#happytrails
This community-wide event is sponsored by the Las Animas High School Student Council. For the past 92 years, on the last Friday in April, students and community members come together to pay tribute to our region’s rich history and western heritage.
The celebration includes a parade, the Frontier King Contest, the Santa Fe Trail Day Queen Contest, costume contests, a ranch burger lunch and traditional square dancing and awards ceremony. Pictured below are the high school candidates for King/Queen this year.
We invite the everyone to come out and celebrate this long-standing tradition with us! 🤠🎈
Call our High School Office to participate in the parade! (they will return from Spring Break on March 30) 719-456-0211 All entries are welcome!
#happytrails


Congratulations 3rd graders for winning the Big A at the Elementary for February - they had the highest attendance percentage for the month - 96.67%

Job opening at LASD - Here is the link to the superintendent job description: https://aptg.co/qxGbtD
see all our current employment listings by scanning the QR code or visiting our website: https://www.la-schools.com/page/employment

Update from Mrs. Karla Linenberger on her elementary archery students placing at state: August Rogers placed 13th out of 58 Middle School kids across Colorado. Cornell Gandy (Nelly) placed 17th place out of 103 Elementary boys. (JH students will be recognized at the end of year celebration)

Good luck to our Jr. High wrestlers who qualified for state this weekend! Here are their regional placings:: Julian Alvarado got 2nd, Haliyah Carrillo got 2nd, Aliyannah Carrillo got 4th, Daniel Garcia got 4th, Joseph Garcia got 5th, Austin Anderson got 5th, Dereck Montez got 6th.
Here is the link to the site for the schedule: https://www.rmnevents.com/events/2025---2026-colorado-middle-school-state
Here is the link to the site for the schedule: https://www.rmnevents.com/events/2025---2026-colorado-middle-school-state






JH/HS Winter Sports Banquet will be March 25th

Shop Las Animas spirit wear now and save up to 30% off sitewide during our Spring Sale—now through March 31st, plus free shipping on orders over $85! Shop Now!
https://1stplace.sale/16092
https://1stplace.sale/16092

Congratulations to the February Students of the Month!


Save the Date for the Compassion Food Distribution on April 18th


Santa Fe Trail Day Square Dancers: reminder there will be no practice this Sunday, March 15 - enjoy your Spring Break. Our next practice will be March 22.

The Las Animas Baseball "LA Invite" Tournamnet is next weekend! Here is the schedule - come support the Trojans and pick up a FREE Trojan t-shirt. Please thank the sponsors of the shirt for supporting our Trojans!

The JH/HS Teen Council, in partnership with the CSU Extension Office, was excited to send a puzzle home with all of our families to enjoy over Spring Break! 🧩 The JH group also got some "extra" help from the 6th graders who were enjoying their "Shadow Day" with the 7th graders.
Seniors need to have photos and senior quotes sent in for the yearbook by March 23. They can send them to Alexis Greenbank.

Have a safe & happy Spring Break!

Special Board Meeting of LASD for march 13, 2026 - it will also be streamed on our YouTube Channel:
https://youtube.com/channel/UCxUvlWfJsclxyhoJUhaotXw/live
https://youtube.com/channel/UCxUvlWfJsclxyhoJUhaotXw/live

📚🎈 The Mixed Age room celebrated Reading Across America Week with a fun reading challenge! Students who read books at home and returned their hot air balloon page on Monday, March 9 earned a prize from Ms. Keonna.
🎉 Congratulations, Zayven! We hope you and your family keep up the great reading adventures! 📖✨
🎉 Congratulations, Zayven! We hope you and your family keep up the great reading adventures! 📖✨

Congratulations to the Sophomores for winning the Big A for February - they had the highest attendance rate for the month in the JH/HS.

Congratulations to our JH/HS students with Perfect Attendance for February ( No unexcused absences or no tardies)

Congratulations to our JH & HS February HECTOR of the Month Students!


