Job Openings for LASD!
School Board Agenda for March 31st amended. *Amended in red.
Las Animas Lion’s Club members were at the JH/HS today doing vision checks. Thank you 👍
HS Baseball Athletes of the Week:
Bryce Dupree - Bryce had a great game against Hoehne, going 2 for 2 at the plate with 2 singles, 3 RBI's and stealing 1
base in the 8-2 League win.
Armondo Varela - Mondo pitched well vs. Hoehne and had 2 RBI's at the plate.
Gio Chavez - Gio had a great game against Holly. He had 2 doubles, scored 3 runs, and stole a base in the 18-2 win
Zaq Cahill - Zaq was on base each time, stole a base and scored a run against Holly
HECTOR of the Week
JH - 7th Grade - Derrick Montez-Derrick is a great example of HECTOR as a student-athlete. He has excellent behavior
in class. He stays on task. He works well with partners and small groups. Derrick works just as hard in sports as he
does in the classroom. He is a great teammate, and always represents Las Animas with class. We are very proud of
Derrick's effort in and out of the classroom and how he displays HECTOR everywhere he is.
HS - Griffin Boyd is our choice for hector of the week. He is always respectful, caring towards others and is always
willing to help. Griffin never fails to complete his work on time and at a high level.
Staff - My choice for HECTOR of the Week is Dave Armstrong. Mr. Armstrong exemplifies all the qualities of a good
leader. He is driven and dedicated to the success of our students and staff. He steps up to help where needed and juggles
his many roles with grace. On top of that, he always has a positive attitude and an optimism that lights up the hallways
on a daily basis. Thank you for being a great example of HECTOR!
JH/HS Announcements for 3/31:
Fan of the Game for Saturday’s baseball game vs Holly 🎉
Theme winner from Saturday’s baseball game “Sun Hat”. 👏
LASD Board Agenda for Monday, March 31st
Esports Update: The fortnite awesomeers swept their opponent 2-0, jamie has been putting in some good practices and it showed today, good job guys!!!
Ashley Montes named 2025 Colorado Council for Learning Disabilities Teacher of the Year Award!
Ashley Montes is a Special Education teacher at Las Animas Elementary School. Ashley has a passion for all students, but especially those that learn in different ways. She has worked tirelessly to develop a Special Education system at LAES that includes push-in support, a Resource Room and an SSN room. Ashley supervises, trains and coordinates scheduling for 8-10 paraprofessionals each year and leads with a kind, firm heart and mind. Our special education department continues to innovate in our service model and our in-group achievement percentile for students on IEPs on the 2024 CMAS was 69ile for math and 61ile for ELA (if you know CMAS results, this is a big deal!). Las Animas School District is incredibly grateful for Mrs. Ashley Montes.
Photo Credit: Sarah Huffman
Esports Update: Max won his Madden 25 game 2-1, they were some very good games and he got the "W" and he is 5-2!!!
Congratulations to Mrs. Koch's 6th hour class for having the winning theme for SFTD!
Staff Spotlight
Order your SFTD shirts before April 10th - contact any HS STUCO member OR call the high school office at 719-456-0211 (please don't comment on post to order)
HS Baseball vs Holly - Saturday, March 29th @ 10 am. 👒🧢 The theme is: "Sun Hat" find your favorite sun hat and come watch some Trojan Baseball! ⚾⚾
HS Girls Basketball Fundraiser:
Post Prom - April 12th from 11:30 pm - 3:00 am at LAES - HS students: pick up your waiver in the HS office.
Natalie Torres, LAHS Freshman, is the winner of the SFTD shirt design. As the winner, she got to pick 3 colors that she thought her design would look good on. She picked black, dark blue, and maroon. Congratulations Natalie! (watch for SFTD t-shirt order form to be posted soon!)
The Lady Trojans Varsity Golf Team competed in 2 tournaments this week. Although only four LA golfers competed in these tournaments, the whole team has shown much improvement in the short time they have been practicing. Tournaments can be followed in real time through the CHSAA Golf App. This weeks results are as follows:
The first tournament was the Swink Girls Golf Classic held at La Junta’s course on March 24th. There were total of 56 golfers and 15 teams. The Lady Trojans placed 8th overall as a team. Individual results:
Emma Netherton - 106 (12th place)
Mya Marfil - 119 (27th place)
Roree Willbanks - 122 ( 31st place)
Espi Marlow - 128 ( 44rd place)
The second tournament of the week was held at the Golf Course in Trinidad on March 26th. There were a total of 24 golfers and 7 teams. The Lady Trojans placed 4th overall as a team. Individual results:
Mya Marfil - 105 (10th place)
Emma Netherton - (12th place)
Espi Marlow - 116 (18th place)
