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:


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

Top AR readers for April at LAES 📚

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.

Thank you Pam Ballez for participating in the “Adopt A Senior” this year! 💙

Thank you Krystan Foulk for participating in our “Adopt A Senior” 💙

Las Animas Community Blood Drive:

Reminder: JH/HS 2024-25 Cheer Squad - there is a parent meeting on Monday, May 6 at 6:00 p.m. at the high school.

LAES Art Show, Monday, May 6th from 4 - 5:30 pm. Come check out all the amazing art projects! 🎨

LAHS Seniors Madison Huffman (Associate of Arts) & Grace Gardner (Associate of Science) graduate from Otero College today. Great job! 👏

JH/HS Spring Sports Banquet - Wednesday, May 22nd @ 5:30 p.m. - LAHS Cafeteria. JH/HS baseball, track, ESports and Girls Golf athletes will be recognized.

Update from Coach Darius Baca: ⛳️ The Lady Trojans competed in the Meloneer Invitational. The girls played very well. The scores are as follows Emma Netherton 109 8th, Chanel LaBarge 114 12th, Mya Marfil 114 T12, Esperanza Marlow 120 15th. As a team the girls took 2nd place shooting a 337, which earned them a plaque. Constantly improving

3rd graders took their field trip to Cave of The Winds this week!

Here are some End of Year dates: (last day of school is Tuesday, May 21) Remember, you can always visit our district calendar to find upcoming district events: https://www.la-schools.com/page/district-calendar

LAES Hot Topics for 5/2:

JH/HS April Perfect Attendance:

HS Hector of the Month for April: Jason Norris, Logan Servaes, Max Kucharek,
James Six, Remia Alvidrez, Alexis Vigil, Makayla Marfil, Sheyla Zaragoza, Zaquery Cahill

JH HECTOR of the Month for April: Layf Skadberg, Emilio Baeza-Tafoya, Mariah Duran, Katrienne Skadburg, Melany Lebron-Perez


