It's National Dean of Students Week! Thank you to our LASD Dean of Students.
Congratulations to our FBLA State Qualifiers! Kree Wallace (Intro to financial math), Brandon Gallegos (Insurance & Risk Mgt), Mia Quintana (Intro to Public Speaking), Grace Gardner (Public Speaking), Madison Huffman (Business Communications), Jesslyn Hogue (Business Calculations). State FBLA will be held April 5-7 in Denver. #TrojanPride
📣 Open Cheer Practice & Parent Meeting for all upcoming 7th - 12th graders! Please attend to see if you would like to cheer, no strings attached.
California Plastics, Bob the Turtles and The Pickles at the Auraria Campus of CU-Denver, Metro State University and Commmuny College of Denver for State Destination Imagination competition!
Scholastic Book Fair @ LAES from April 7th - 15th and everyone is welcome! 📚
Scan the QR code for more info.
Jump Start Universal Preschool (UPK) Enrollment for 2023-2024 School Year is April 27th from 8 am - 4 pm at Las Animas Elementary School!
LAHS - You are invited to Prom! "A Night Out of This World" April 22nd
Universal Preschool (UPK) Colorado info:
District Health Advisory Council is sponsoring free haircuts at OJC for High School students to look and feel their best at Prom. The haircuts will be on Tuesday, April 18th, with three different times to choose from with free transportation.
The deadline to sign up is April 6th; this is a first come, first serve basis for 36 students. If interested, please sign up in the High School office.
LAES Hot Topics for March 30th:
Families, we'll see you after school for the Amazing Family Challenge! Don't forget your P.I.E (partners in education) chart - you can still earn a FREE pie this year by getting yours filled out!
The Board of Education of the Las Animas School District is accepting applications:
Attention Seniors- If you have your Senior photos please email them to Mrs. Peña as soon as possible, the deadline is approaching , you have until March 31st to get them in.
Dessert with the Dean! Ms. Teresa Turner hosted an opportunity for families to learn about her role at LAES. She also shared important information about safety procedures.
Congratulations to Brooke Kriebel, LAHS Junior, for having the winning design for the 89th annual Santa Fe Trail Day shirts!
Order your SFTD shirt by April 3 from one of the SFTD committee members!
JH Athlete of the week:
Congratulations to the 165 lb middle school state champion Braydon Ortiz. Not only did he win the title but he had an
undefeated season with a record of 38-0; And he is Las Animas Jr. High School’s FIRST state champion.
The JH wrestling team also had 7 other qualifiers and they all have a right to be proud of their work this season
Athlete of the week for HS Baseball
4/25 vs Trinidad - Orion Martinez - Orion pitched 2 innings against Trinidad and only gave up one hit and one run. He
had a hit and scored a run on offense. He played great in the outfield also.
4/24 vs Peyton - TJ Ortiz - He pitched 5 innings and had 7 strikeouts while only giving up 2 earned runs. He was 1 for 2
batting with a double. He played great against the #1 team
4/15 vs Center - Kree Wallace - Kree was 4 for 5 batting and scored 4 runs and had 1 RBI. He did a great job in his first
varsity game.
4/25 vs Centauri - Brandon Gallegos - Brandon pitched 5 innings only allowing 2 hits and had 4 strikeouts. He had a
great day on the mound.
Reminder: LAES Class Pictures are tomorrow!
5th & 6th Grade Improvement Award Winners:
January- Andrecia Salazar
February- Naomi Burquez
LAES 5th - 6th grade Students of the Month from the March Celebration Assembly:
January award- Lucien Ruiz
February award- Bentley Archuleta, Jazlynn Flores
Teyla Garcia, Gracy Pratt and Kennedie Hedglin
K-4 Students of the Month:
Front Row l-r: Molly Palmer, Maya Geisinger
Middle Row: Mya Craig, Steven Martinez, Zoey Lopez, Avery Miller, Taytum Hines
Back Row: Spencer Monohan, Mia Duran Maes, Freddy Whatley, Eldon Schlesener
