High School Cross Country Awards from the Fall Sports Banquet:
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LAES Hot Topics for 11/21
Staff who found a "Hidden Drumstick" this week won a FREE turkey. Here are some of the winners:
Nov. 23rd come support the Trojan Basketball Programs!
The Trojans Basketball Programs are planning a day of fun for the community on November 23rd. They will host a Little Dribblers Camp from 9:00am to 12:30pm. Open to all ages/athletes interested in learning about the game. Then at 1pm Trojan Players will begin the shootathon (similar to a walkathon, where you commit to donating a certain amount per made basket), where all athletes will shoot 200 shots. Athletes are currently looking for donors, so if you are interested in supporting please reach out and we will connect you with a Trojan athlete. Then at 7pm there will be a Blue/White Scrimmage with the Women's Team playing the first half, and Men's team to finish in the 2nd half. Following the scrimmage the teams would like to invite community members to join in the competition with a 3pt contest and Knockout contest, with $5 entry.
LAES hosted a Family Bowling night last night in La Junta - looks like fun! 🤩 🎳
Jr. High & High School Fall Sports Banquet on Thursday, Nov. 21 @ 5:30 p.m.
The JH girls Wrestling tournament in Rocky Ford has been moved to Friday the 22nd, originally scheduled for the 23rd. 10 am start. Bus will leave @ 8:15 am.
Three teams made it to the 1st round of the playoffs in Esports.
Fortnite- Awesomeers (Ruben Gallegos, James Six, Damien Baca, Jaydon Blair) went 5-3 for the season and
are ranked 17th in the Mountain Region.
Madden 25- Blue Rush (Matthew Flores) went 5-3 for the season and are ranked 13th in the Mountain Region.
NBA 2K25- (Matthew Flores) went 5-3 for the season and are ranked 8th in the Mountain Region.
HECTOR of the Week
JH - Naomi Burquez-Naomi is an outstanding student. She focuses on whatever activity she is engaged in. She has a great attitude and is always coachable. She works very hard in class to produce the best product possible. She goes above and beyond to show Excellence in everything she does. We are very proud of how Naomi shows HECTOR in Las Animas Junior High.
HS - David Steward- He's always a joy to have in class. He tells it like it is and asks when he needs help. We can always count on David to be HONEST and we love that about him.
Staff - I am proud to nominate Elisha Garcia for Staff HECTOR of the Week. Her impact on our school is immeasurable; without her, I wonder how smoothly everything would run. Elisha consistently has a thoughtful answer and is ready for every question posed, demonstrating her deep understanding and commitment. Her unwavering dedication to the staff, students, and the entire district makes a significant difference. Elisha is a source of support for everyone, and her contributions deserve recognition.
JH/HS Announcements for 11/18:
Athletes of the week:
Cheer:
Varsity: Senior Captain Espi Marlow- she was the veteran team leader she needed to be. She was poised and held the team together before taking the competition floor for the first time this year. Espi’s expectations and leadership style continues to impress.
Varsity: Ava LaBarge and Bella Martinez for locker room presence and leadership! Both these ladies did an amazing job calming nerves and pumping up the team with their can do attitudes.
Jr. High Wrestling:
Audali Martinez- she came to the competition with experience, expectations, and poise! She was a key component in the success of our program and we are proud to call her our jr. High captain.
Dahlia Lane: This is Dahlias first year of wrestling and she has already shown some tremendous growth. Dahlia has recently taken first place in the La Junta tournament. During the tournament, she overcame some very tough matches. Throughout the season, she has shown great heart and dedication to the sport and continues to wrestle tougher every week.
E-Sports Update from Coach Carlos Garcia: This is the end of the fall season and they didn't make the playoffs, but they went 4-4 and lost a few games that were very competitive. They ranked "23rd" in the state and Caleb Martsolf was ranked "5th" in the state for goals per shot percentage. Good job guys!!!!!
Esports Update from Coach Garcia: Fortnite team Awesomeers went "5-3" and they are ranked "17th" in the mountain region. They made the playoffs and they will be playing on Wednesday November 20th @ 4:00pm. Good job guys and super excited!!!!! (Damien Baca is also on this team)
Esports Update from Coach Carlos Garcia: NBA 2K25 team Blue Hoops went "5-3" and he is ranked "8th" in the mountain region. He made it to the 1st round of the playoffs and he will be playing this week and there aren't any dates set on the bracket yet. Good job and very excited for next week's playoffs and good job Matthew!!!
Esports Update on Madden from Coach Carlos Garcia : Madden 25 team Blue Rush went "5-3" and he is ranked "13th" in the mountain region. He made it to the 1st round of the playoffs and he will be playing this week and there aren't any dates set on the bracket yet. Good job and very excited for next week playoffs!!!
LASD Board Agenda for Monday, Nov 18:
Esports Update on Fortnite from Coach Carlos Garcia: This was the end of the fall regular season and they didn't make the playoffs, they are fairly new and are needing more practice time to get better. Fortnite 2 went "3-5" and they ranked "41st" in the mountain region.
Esports Update on Mario Kart from Coach Carlos Garcia: This was the end of the fall season and they didn't make the playoffs, they went "3-5" and they also lost some games that were really close and competitive.
Esports update from Coach Carlos Garcia: This was the end of the fall regular season and he didn't make the playoffs. Hitstick went "2-6" and he ranked "34th" in the mountain region. He did play two sports this fall season and we had a lot of late practices and he is better than his record shows, he lost a few close games, good job!!!
