
Grace Gardner, LAHS Senior, is a Boettcher Scholarship Finalist! #TrojanPride


High School Basketball Updates for this week:


LASD STUCO School Store: This week only, save $10 on all Las Animas crewneck sweatshirts! This includes styles from Champion, Bella+Canvas and JustHoods! Shop at: https://tinyurl.com/238huyjy


Staff - Jessica Williamson. Ms. Williamson is HECTOR of the Week for her optimism when working with our students. She consistently brings a positive attitude to the classroom and the students appreciate her skills and attention to detail. Our paraprofessionals are an outstanding team and she is a valuable member of the squad.
JH - Isabel Lopez-Isabel is an excellent student. She is very well behaved and polite. She works very hard in her classes. She is a great addition to the Junior High and is a great example of what HECTOR should look like!
HS - Janae Hawkins- Janae has become very Optimistic and Tolerant in class. She has been very Respectful and Honest when it comes to her work. She has also been Excellent and Coachable daily when completing classroom assignments .


Athlete's of the Week:
JV - Caleb Wagner was very efficient last week on JV, and was a strong presence grabbing rebounds and protecting the rim on defense. Keep it up Caleb.
Varsity - Cordell Reisch had a good game against Trinidad where he helped the team get onto a strong start on defense with a block in the first ten seconds taking away a fast break layup. Keep it up Cordell.


JH/HS Announcements 1/29:



Jr. High Students: The spelling bee will be held next Tuesday, February 6th @ 2:00 p.m. Please stop by the library to sign-up and pick up a study guide.


Recipe books are made. If you would like, you can just stop and grab one!
Mrs. Torrez's 5th grade class class partnered up with Bent County Extension Office to help find recipes that are affordable and are easy to make. They were given a list of commodities that someone will typically get at the food pantry along with items that are staples in most households. From these lists, they researched recipes that would best fit these lists. They are selling the recipe books for $10. With the money made from the books, they will be donating the money to the food pantry. Please see the flyer attached for further details. Also, keep in mind orders can only be taken Monday-Thursday from 7:45 am to 4:00 pm. @ the elementary school: 719-456-1862



FREE Strengthening Families Program for parents and youth ages 10-14: Register now with the Bent County Extension Office (see details on flyer)


The Student D-HAC members at the Golden Ticket Dinner - they did a great job helping!







Congratulations to the Golden Ticket Winners from the dinner last Friday night!




Las Animas Board of Education Agenda for 1/29/24 - 6:00 p.m.




LASD Spotlight:



Post Prom Meeting: at the Elementary School on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 5:30 in the library. This will be Mrs. Sarah Huffman's final year organizing Post Prom and if anyone wants to take over the organization, please contact her or go to the meeting. If someone wants to be a part of Post Prom, but can't attend the meeting, they can contact her at the elementary school for more information. 719-456-1862 or email sarah.huffman@la-schools.net


Las Animas School District will begin its superintendent search as Ms. Goines is retiring at the end of the school year. The District has hired a search firm to assist in filling this position. We will have a stakeholder meeting for parents, students and community members. This meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 31st at the Junior High Media Lab from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. This is your opportunity for your voice to be heard, please plan on attending.


5th - 8th Grade Girls: Don't forget to turn in your permission form to attend Girls In The Middle! Registration opens next week and is limited.


Booster Club will meet on Sunday, January 28th at 4 pm at LAES. We welcome new faces to support our Trojan student athletes.


Congratulations to the 2024 Winter Sports Royalty! 💙 Prince & Princess: Freshman Candidates Zerayah Hernandez & Aaron Vargas (Ms. Trojan Chanel LaBarge) & King & Queen: T.J. Ortiz & Madison Huffman 👏


FREE Trojan T-Shirts will be handed out at the Winter Sports Basketball Game tonight until we run out! Thank you to the shirt sponsors for making this possible. #GoTrojans 💙



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