Thank you Val-U-Med (Julie Thomas) for adopting Antonio! 🎓
LAES Hot Topics for 5/9
The Senior Class of 2024 did their walk thru at LAES this afternoon, watch the video here: https://youtu.be/mlRc9hv9S58
Thank you Las Animas-Bent County Library for adopting Cora! 🎓
Thank you Cindy Collins for "adopting" Appy!
Las Animas School District Student Council Store: https://tinyurl.com/238huyjy
This week only, all hats are $10 off!
Thank you Bridget and Felipe Gallegos for "adopting" Luis!
The Junior High Pure Gold Club, sponsored by Susan Waring, completed a successful year by delivering 50 birthday bags to elementary schools in the valley. This is a project they took over from the "Bethany's Birthday In A Bag" . The Birthday Bags are meant to help children who might otherwise not get a gift or get to celebrate their birthday. They finished the day by enjoying a treat at SECO Yogurt in La Junta!
HS Track practice yesterday was a scavenger hunt that ended in a silly string party at 320 Gallery!
High School Families: we will see you on Thursday, May 9 at 10 am for our End of Year Awards.
We love celebrating with our families, thank you to all of them that came to the JH/HS assembly last week! 🥳
The Santa Fe Trail Day Square dancers recognized Cody Allen at the celebration assembly last week for coaching square dancing again this year. 👏
National Honor Society Canned Food Drive for HS students to earn "absence forgiveness" coupons: May 14 and 15.
Thank you Las Animas Lions Club for doing eye exams on students today!
A BIG shout out to our community partners that made The Amazing Family Challenge a success last week! Mr. Chuck Donkle for letting us use a bay @TheCarWash, Bent County Fair Grounds for use of the pavilion, the city park for parachute games and Bent County Community Center for letting us host dinner and the circus there! We could not have done it without all of you!
JH/HS Announcements:
HECTOR of the Week
JH - Gabe Martinez-Gabe is a great student-athlete. He works hard for his teachers. He is a very good teammate in sports. Gabe can always be expected to give his best in everything he does. He is very coachable and respectful. Gabe is a great example of HECTOR in our school!
HS - Mori (Brooke) Gialluca - Is a hard worker and has a positive attitude in class. She is often engaged in the material and in her learning.
Staff - Ms. Garcia, She always has a positive attitude as she’s rarely seen without a smile. She is essential to every aspect of the school day and takes the time to help all those in need. Ms. Garcia is HECTOR in every way.
Top AR readers for April at LAES 📚
Athlete of the Week for HS Baseball:
JV vs. Ellicott - Zaq Cahill had a great day at the plate with a single and a double scoring runs on both hits. He helped the Trojans to a 10-9 victory
