This week we celebrate School Counselors! Give Ms. Pointon and Mr. Coy an extra high five, fist bump and hug this week to thank them for their time spent with and for students at Las Animas Junior High and Las Animas High School.
HECTOR of the Week
Staff - Ms.Tillie Gallegos - She always has a smile and a kind word for everyone and has a good repor with both students and staff. She is always willing to help and fill in wherever needed. Her smile and positive attitude are contagious and you can't help but be in a good mood when she is around! Ms. Tillie is a great influence to our students and our school is lucky to have her. She shows Hector every day by being tolerant, respectful and excellent.
JH - John Waldroupe-John has shown HECTOR all throughout our school this week. He is very respectful. He is very coachable in the classroom and in sports. He works hard on his school work. He always has a positive attitude and a great sense of humor. We are proud of John and the way he shows HECTOR in our school.
HS - Orion Martinez is our choice for hector of the week because he is on task even when others are not. We feel that he truly cares about his schoolwork. He is always optimistic and never fails to demonstrate HECTOR.
LAES Student Council Moochi-Grams ♥️♥️
Athlete of the Week
Varsity- Roree Willbanks has been working hard this year to be competitive and it showed the last two games vs Limon & Swink. She consistently hustles on defense and stops some of the opponents best players. Offensively, she runs the floor to help our transition game. We are excited for what's to come from her.
JV - Izabell Trujillo
Varsity - Kree Wallace - he has played extremely hard all year. He is top 3 in several statistical categories and even when he’s not providing scoring he is producing in other ways.
JV - Deon had worked hard all year and provides a ton of energy on the defensive side of the ball. Recently he has started being more aggressive offensively as well.
💃🏼 High School Students: it is time to gear up for Santa Fe Trail Day Square Dancing! We will start practice TODAY, Sunday, Feb 2 in the high school cafeteria from 3 - 5 pm.
Bring a friend and come join the fun.
See Ms. Waring if you have any questions.
Schedule of high school basketball games in Cheraw on 2/4.
4 pm-JV girls (2 - 10 minute halves, running clock)
followed by JV boys (2 - 10 minute halves, running clock)
Varsity girls and varsity boys to follow.
Congratulations James Gallegos, he was the winner of tonight’s drawing for fan participation of the basketball theme “Space Jam”
Trojan Booster Club is selling chances to for a Trojan Quilt, Trojan wooden carving and Trojan metalwork. Tickets are $5 each or 5/$20. To purchase, stop by any home basketball game during the month of February or contact Lana Gardner at lana.gardner@la-schools.net or 719-456-1862.
LASD Students in grades 3 -12: Do you like to sing? Come & be part of the Ark-Valley Children's Chorale! Las Animas School District will provide the transportation to the rehearsal practices on Fridays (see the attached flyer for date) Questions?? Email Mrs. Cathy Coy at Las Animas Elementary School - Cathy.Coy@la-schools.net
High School Basketball on Saturday, Feb 1st vs Swink!
Game will start at 4:00 pm, there is no JV girls so we will play all 3 games in the HS gym.
**Theme: Space Jam
LASD Staff Spotlight:
🥸 The second graders are reading the story “Big Bushy Mustache.” This includes the vocabulary mustache, disguise, bushy, and costume!
There will NO Friday School tomorrow, Jan 31st for JH/HS students (*JH/HS Friday school is held for students to make up hours and/or work)
LASD Board Agenda for Friday, January 31st @ 12:00 pm
Congratulations to our winner at the HS Basketball game on Tuesday, Mrs. Valorie Stephens! For dressing up for the game theme " White Out", she was entered into a drawing for a hand -made mug full of goodies! We'll have another drawing on Saturday for the Swink game - "Space Jam" is the theme!
The High School Wrestling dual scheduled for Thursday Jan. 30 will be cancelled due to Swink experiencing illness and injuries.
Senior night will be held during the last home basketball game (Feb 21)
Cultural cooking unit! Mrs. Tillie is teaching the food science students how to make tamales!!
Congratulations to our School Spelling Bee Winners!
LAES: 1st: DJ Mayfield, 2nd: Leah Lucero, 3rd: Gideon Licono, 4th: Ava Lawrence-Perez
Jr. High: 1st: Audali Martinez, 2nd: James Linenberger, 3rd: Esperanza Zarate, 4th: Bradley Anderson
The top four from each school will compete in a District Spelling Bee on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at the Jr. High School. After the students enjoy a pizza lunch at noon, parents & families are invited to come watch the Spelling Bee at 12:30 pm in the Jr. High Lab. (1021 Second Street)
Congratulations to our 2025 Winter Sports Royalty: Prince & Princess: Kree Wallace & Remia Alvidrez; King & Queen: Tayton Coulter and Emma Netherton. They were crowned by Mr. & Ms. Trojan - Kevin Nevland and Analyce Wilson.
Staff HECTOR of the Week - Mrs. Janeen Lopez. She is understanding and very welcoming to all students. Her loving and accepting character makes it easy for students to come to her with problems or concerns knowing there is no judgement. Mrs. Lopez shows Hector every day by being excellent and respectful.
