LAHS Prom: Saturday, April 12
Low cost Spay/Neuter Clinic! Call 719-940-0096 for more info or to make an appointment.
The JH track team will not be going to Holly on Saturday, April 5, 2025.
Athlete of the Week for HS Track: Deon Wilson: Deon has been a wonderful addition to our track team. He has consistently improved in all of his events, gotten faster, and jumped farther each and every week. As he heals, he will continue to improve. We look forward to a strong league meet from Deon.
Lia Cadenas-Ayala: Lia started the season wondering if she was even a runner. She has not only become a runner, but runs beautifully! Her form has improved 100 fold from the first practice, and she PRed in 3 of her four events this weekend at Lamar. Keep up the great work, Lia!
💙 Congratulations Cody Netherton 👏. #TrojanPride
Kindergarten Round-Up
(please note there will be NO Kindergarten or JS PreK classes this day)
JH & HS Spring Sports Pictures will be this Thursday, April 3rd. Esports, HS Baseball, JH Baseball, HS Track, JH Track, HS Girls Golf. Watch for order forms to be sent home by the coaches.
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!
