Save the date for the Winter & Spring JH/HS Sports Banquet!
Staff Spotlight:
LAES Hot Topics:
Congratulations to the 2025-26 JH Cheer Squad!
The Baseball game at Hoehne has been rescheduled to Monday April 21,
1 varsity game, 3 pm start. Game is in Trinidad.
This game was originally scheduled for Tuesday April 8.
JumpStart Daycare will be closed this Friday:
Media Release from Las Animas School District:
Congratulations to the LAHS students who won ribbons at the Otero Arts Festival that was held this weekend in La Junta. Zeke Melendez, Analyce Wilson, and Mackenzie Hedglin each received a first place ribbon. Mia Mora received a 2nd place ribbon and Melia Medina took home an honorable mention.
This past Thursday, Trojan Track and Field competed in the Santa Fe League Meet Top 8 placers score points. Results
are as follows:
Girls:
400M Dash: 4th Place: Audrey Busenitz; 5th Place: Analyce Wilson
300M Hurdles: 3rd Place: Essence Danner; 4th Place: Lillian McDaniel
7th: 4x200M Relay: Essence Danner, Ava Hlinovsky, Lia Cadenas-Ayala, Emma Russell
4x400M Relay: 2nd: Audrey Busenitz, Lillian McDaniel, Emma Russell, Analyce Wilson (Currently ranked 18th in
state!)
Discus: 2nd: Lilly Lane
Shot Put: 2nd: Lilly Lane (Currently 8th in the state!)
Boys:
200M Dash: 7th Darian Mondragon
400M Dash: 4th: Darian Mondragon
800M Run: 7th: Deon Wilson
300M Hurdles: 2nd: Kevin Nevland
4x800M Relay: 3rd: Darian Mondragon, Deon Wilson, Scott Banister, Kevin Nevland
Shot Put: 2nd: Scott Banister
HS Girls Golf & HS JV Baseball schedule update:
High School girls golf vs Lamar will be on April 8th with a start time of 9:00am.
(* this is back on original date)
There will be a JV baseball game vs Lamar here on April 10th with a start time of 4:00pm.
Jump Start kicked off the Week of the Young Child by listening to the story "Sprout Branches Out" The story was read by Mrs. Cathy Coy.
JH/HS Announcements for April 7
First Annual John Adbulla Memorial Basketball Tournament - sign up now!
Congratulations to the staff winners from the LA Note drawings this month! Gift certificates provided by: D-HAC (District Health Advisory Council)
JH/HS Cheer:
Monday: Mandatory Jr. High Attendance for squad determination 4-6pm
Tuesday: Mandatory High School Attendance for squad determination.
🦷🪥 Thank you Josh Brothers Dental (located in La Junta) for your presentation to the JH/HS students on dental care. After their presentation, all the students received a free bag of dental supplies! 👏
SFTD shirts are on sale now! See a member of STUCO to order or call the JH/HS office @ 719-456-0211 - Youth sizes are $10, and adult sizes are $15. The last day to order is April 10.
Congratulations to the 6th graders - they won the Big A for March. They had the highest percentage of attendance in the whole district - 97.07% 👏
🎮 Esports Update: Max won his Madden 25 game 2-0 and finished the season 6-2. He made the 1st round of the playoffs and plays 4/14/25. Good job!!!!
Volunteers Needed! Please come help with Post Prom - call Rena Boyd at 719-456-1862 for more info
