December Jr. High HECTOR students of the month:
LAES Hot Topics for Jan. 12
December Jr. High Attendance Awards:
Just a reminder: LASD is in session on Monday, January 16th.
JH & HS Wrestling Schedule Changes:
High School: Crowley County Quad (originally scheduled Jan. 31st) will now be on February 3rd at 5:00 pm
Junior High: Lamar Quad (originally scheduled Feb. 14th) will now be on February 9th at 4:30 pm
Rocky Ford Tournament (originally scheduled Feb. 24th) will now be on March 3rd at 9:00 am
Lamar Valley Tournament (originally scheduled March 3rd) will now be on March 10th at 10:00 am
LAES Staff celebrated the return to school with breakfast and positive adjectives to describe one another. 😊
JH & HS Announcements for January 10
JH & HS Students: wear your winter gear and get into the game FREE! ❄️⛷️
Jr. High Girls Basketball Schedule Update:
Saturday 1/14 will be in Las Animas at 9:00 am in the high school gym
Tuesday 1/31 will be at La Junta at 4:00 pm in the high school gym.
Blood Drive:
Call to sign up!
High School Girls Basketball watching some college ball 🏀
Recycle with the High School True Blue Club! Every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month. Located in the garage in the Community Center parking lot.
Las Animas School District Staff, Students, Families/Guardian: Come Paint the Winter Blues Away! Tuesday, Jan. 3 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm in the HS Cafeteria.
Wishing everyone a safe and happy New Year from all the staff at Las Animas School District!
Save the date! All LASD staff, students and families are invited - Jan. 3 from 5-7 pm in the HS cafeteria! Check out this picture we will paint! All supplies are provided.
High School Basketball Athlete's of the Week:
Week 1- Nikki Smith
During the opening week, Nikki's defensive presence and hustle was evident throughout the game. Even though she
wasn't feeling 100%, Nikki gave it her all and helped the Lady Trojans while helping offensively too.
Week 2/3-Malia Ybarra & Chanel LaBarge
Without Malia's consistent defensive pressure, the opposing team's leading scorer would hit her average. Her leadership
on and off the court helps the Lady Trojans as well.
Chanel LaBarge worked against Trinidad to help us come from behind and notch a victory. She scored 11 points in the
4th quarter to help us back from an 11 point deficit. Come to the office for a picture.
Merry Christmas from Las Animas School District!
How cute are these first graders???
At the LASD December School Board meeting, it was approved to start three new sports programs at Las Animas High School. This spring, we will compete in Girl's Golf. The season begins on February 27th and the state championships conclude in May. Cross-country will be in the fall with a start date of August 7th. We will have a boys and girls cross-country team. Lastly, we will have an Esports team. They will compete in computer and Nintendo switch games. Their season will begin in January and last 8 weeks. We are currently looking for coaches for each of these sports. If you are interested, please fill out the employment form on the schools' website, and put the sport program you wish to coach in the position applied for. Here is the link to apply: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdOq11NWkTS4t9OIbvjnwyTgUbSPLqjAnpfXRhGOY8D-nACrA/viewform?usp=pp_url.
We are very excited to offer new opportunities for our athletes to compete. Our initial survey shows that we will gain 15 new athletes with the addition of these programs.
