91st Annual Santa Fe Trail Day is tomorrow, Friday, April 25th! When you are at the high school, check out all the t-shirt designs that were submitted for this year. Mr. Harry Marlow, JH/HS Art Teacher was in charge of the t-shirt design contest this year. 🎨
SFTD RanchBurger Lunch tomorrow from 11-1 in the high school cafeteria. Come support the Sophomore Class for their fundraiser. Buy tickets from any Sophomore or at the door for $10 each. The RanchBurger sponsor is Mr. David Armstrong.
"Slide Into Trojan Baseball Themed Games!" Saturday, April 26th theme is "Floatie on the Field" Wear your favorite swim floatie! Please find Mrs. Wallace to put your name in the drawing for a prize!
LAES Hot Topics for 4/24:
Good luck to our 2025 King Candidates, they are getting ready to start their skills contest at the bus barn! Come on down and watch! The King/Queen will be announced during the awards ceremony tomorrow at 2 pm in the HS gym. #HappyTrails
The FBLA state qualifiers competed hard this weekend in Denver at the state leadership conference. The competition was tough this year, Kevin Nevland worked hard to crack the top ten, coming up one spot short of qualifying for
nationals placing Fifth place in Computer Problem Solving. We are hungry to continue to work hard for our events next year. If you have any questions about FBLA or how to join feel free to reach out to a chapter member or Mr. Gallegos.
Congrats to Kennedi Olson, one of our Mighty Trojan First Graders in Mrs. Hines class on making it to state gymnastics this weekend! Good luck!!!
Bring home the gold! 💙
Santa Fe Trail Day is this Friday, April 25th! A big shout out to Mr. Cody Allen for coaching all the square dancers this year, we appreciate all the time he volunteers to do this. All these kids have been practicing since February to dance at SFTD - please come support them at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. 👏
Santa Fe Trail Day is this Friday, April 25th! Check out the SFTD Queen/King & History Timeline hanging in the high school cafeteria! There are pictures and history from the first SFTD Queen in 1934 - Jewel Meyer to 2024 King & Queen - Espi Marlow and Jesus Aguilar Castro. The History Timeline was created by Mrs. Koch’s Otero US History Class.
A message from Las Animas School District Superintendent, Mr. Toby Melster:
Wish these ladies a great day today and thank them for all their hard work 👏
Anyone interested between the ages of 18-24 please apply. The fall season starts Sept. 2 - Oct 31, and we need 8-10 young adults ages 18-24 to complete projects during that time. Contact: Tara Castaneda, Program Manager @ 719-877-2732 for more info
Athletes of the week:
Calhan - Logan Servaes pitched a complete game shutout with 8 strikeouts in the 10-0 win.
Buena Vista - Travis Arrona hit a walk off RBI double to seal the 4-3 comeback victory.
Rocky Ford - Nicholas Duran was 2 for 3 with 4 runs scored and had a sweet diving catch in the Trojans 19-9 win.
Hoehne - Josiah Avila was 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored in our 11-0 victory. He also pitched a no-hitter in the JV game.
La Junta JV - Emilio Baeza-Tafoya has made huge growth this year and is a positive teammate on the field. He is
swinging the bat well and we are excited about his future.
Update from Coach Baca:
⛳️ The Lady Trojans competed in the Fowler Invitational on Friday, April 18th at Cottonwood Links Golf Club. It was a very cold day and the Trojans played hard through the frigid temperatures. There were 11 total teams and the Trojans placed 4th overall with a score of 341. (Not Pictured: Espi Marlow)
Individual Results:
Espi Marlow - 109 (7th)
Emma Netherton - 113 (15th)
Roree Willbanks - 119 (22nd)
Bria Gardner - 137 (44th)
Mayela Magana - 139 (46th)
Mya Marfil 132 (40th)
SFTD Square Dancers: We will have practice on Tuesday AFTER your track/golf/esport practice and/or AFTER the baseball game - come to the HS gym as soon as you are done.
Grab a bite to eat, we won't plan on food.
Jr. High baseball team will have a parent meeting today after practice at 5:45.
HECTOR of the Week
Staff - Carly Koch is my choice for HECTOR of the Week. Carly is a jack of all trades and wears many hats. When she
assigns students work, she ensures that everyone understands the assignment and consistently brings work to ISS
students even on the craziest days, which is very appreciated. She is always smiling and full of wisdom. We are all very
lucky to call her a co-worker and even more so, a friend. Congratulations, Mrs. Koch!
JH - Saphira Rodriquez. Aside from being an incredible artist, she is also extremely caring and empathetic toward her
classmates and her teachers. Saphira demonstrates all aspects of HECTOR, but especially the quality of EXCELLENCE.
HS - Aaron Vargas has been honest and excellent in his classes. He is not afraid to ask questions, nor is he willing to
come up short in his academics. He has a clear goal in mind for his post-secondary plan and continues to work diligently
toward that goal and it's payoff. Aaron embodies HECTOR in his attendance and we are very proud of him.
HS Track Athlete of the Week:
Darian Mondragon has really improved his speed and stride over the course of the last few weeks. His times are
improving and his team notices. Highlights of the week include placing in the 400m and 200m dash at Cheyenne Wells
and not receiving the first black bead of the season.
Jadann Eck stepped onto the track after a few weeks of injury ready to roll. Jadann came in to Tiger Relays as a no time
and placed 8th overall running in the first heat — she did the same in Cheyenne Wells in the 100 and 200. Jadann also
PRed in the long jump jumping off of the 12 foot board for the first time. Her celebratory antics earned her a black bead
for inadvertently tackling Coach Armstrong.
JH/HS Announcements for 4/21
Checkout Val-U-Med Pharmacy on SFTD:
25% off on the 25th
