Las Animas Jr. High End of Year Awards: Club/Activities Recognition
Las Animas Jr. High End of Year Awards: Class Awards
Las Animas Jr. High End of Year Awards: Academic Athlete & Academic Excellence Awards
Las Animas Jr. High End of Year Awards: Attendance Awards - 95% or higher attendance rate for the year!
Reminder: JH/HS Spring Sports Banquet is May 18th
Summer Camp Opportunities!
☀️🌴 Families, please join us at our Amazing Family Challenge on Tuesday, May 19th! 🌴☀️
🎯 Enjoy FREE games & prizes
🌭🍔 Enjoy a delicious cookout
🥩🥕 Before you leave… pick up a FREE bag of groceries with fresh meat & produce! 🛒🍎
Bring the whole family for an evening of fun, food, and community! 😎🎉
We’ll see you on Tuesday! ☀️🌈
🎯 Enjoy FREE games & prizes
🌭🍔 Enjoy a delicious cookout
🥩🥕 Before you leave… pick up a FREE bag of groceries with fresh meat & produce! 🛒🍎
Bring the whole family for an evening of fun, food, and community! 😎🎉
We’ll see you on Tuesday! ☀️🌈
Congratulations Lilly Lane - she placed 8th in Shot Put at State
We are "Kickin’ Off A Healthy Summer" at our next Amazing Family Challenge, happening on Tuesday, May 19th! ☀️🌴🍉🎉
If your business, club, or organization would like to participate, please email susan.waring@la-schools.net to sign up or if you have any questions. 📧
We look forward to another fun event that brings families and our community together! 😎🏖️🌞
If your business, club, or organization would like to participate, please email susan.waring@la-schools.net to sign up or if you have any questions. 📧
We look forward to another fun event that brings families and our community together! 😎🏖️🌞
Thank your First National Bank for "adopting" Travis & Emma!
Booster Club is selling shirts to celebrate our State Qualifying Trojan Baseball Team. T-shirts are $25 for youth and regular sizes, $30 for extended sizes. Hoodies are $30 for youth and regular sizes, $35 for extended sizes. The roster will be on the back. Orders due by May 18th @ noon - email: Lana.gardner@la-schools.net
Regional Baseball Info:
Las Animas High School is excited to host the Region 8 Tournament on Saturday, May 16, at Sonny Smith Field.
10:00 AM — Las Animas vs. Highland
12:30 PM — Peyton vs. Ignacio
3:00 PM — Championship Game (Winners of Game 1 & Game 2)
Region 8 gate fees: (No school passes/CHSAA passes only)
$10 for Adults
$8 for students
Per CHSAA
Mr. Armstrong's 2nd hour class composing and compiling a poetry anthology mimicking that of Edgar Lee Masters’s Spoon River Anthology. Each student composed 2 poems, and the class decided on order, format, and length of poems. The anthology is titled “8-bit Anthology” and each poem is from the perspective of a video game character.
Thank you Corey Dowell for “adopting” Matthew!
LAHS Graduation 2026 - Scholarship Awards that were recognized at graduation.
Congratulations to the 2026 LAHS A Award Recipients:
Congratulations to our HS track and Girls Golf State Qualifiers! Track: Lillian, Lilly, Aaron & Scott and Girls Golf-Abigail! The JH/HS & Elementary will hold a state send off on Wednesday at 11:30 am
The Lady Trojans Golf team wrapped up their season competing at Rocky Ford on 5/7 and the Eads Invitational on 5/8.
At Rocky Ford, Abigail Netherton finished 2nd with a 99, while Roree Willbanks placed 15th with a 119.
At Eads, the Lady Trojans finished 3rd as a team with a 335. Abigail led the way again with a 98 and officially moved from 88th to 80th in the state rankings, qualifying for the state tournament. Roree shot 102, and Mayela Magana added a 135.
The coaching staff is proud of the hard work and growth shown all season by Abigail, Roree, Mayela, and Bria. Congratulations to Roree, Mayela, and Bria on a strong season, and best of luck to Abigail as she represents Las Animas at the state tournament.
At Rocky Ford, Abigail Netherton finished 2nd with a 99, while Roree Willbanks placed 15th with a 119.
At Eads, the Lady Trojans finished 3rd as a team with a 335. Abigail led the way again with a 98 and officially moved from 88th to 80th in the state rankings, qualifying for the state tournament. Roree shot 102, and Mayela Magana added a 135.
The coaching staff is proud of the hard work and growth shown all season by Abigail, Roree, Mayela, and Bria. Congratulations to Roree, Mayela, and Bria on a strong season, and best of luck to Abigail as she represents Las Animas at the state tournament.
Junior Escorts for the 2026 Graduation Ceremony were: Deon Wilson & Tatum Marlow. Sophomore Greeters: Kinsey Reyher, Lia Cadenas Ayala, Cyler Jagers & Mayela Magana
The Board of Education will host a "Meet the Candidates Reception" on May 14, 2026, from 4:30pm to 6pm in the Junior High Commons Area. Providing Staff, students and community members an opportunity to meet the Superintendent Finalists and offer input.
Formal Interviews with each candidate will take place at the May 20, 2026, board meeting.
Formal Interviews with each candidate will take place at the May 20, 2026, board meeting.
