High School March HECTOR of the Month students: Luis Cadenas Burnside, Ruben Gallegos, Cordell Reisch, Jacob Gearhart, Damien Baca, Olivia Marfil, Tatum Marlow, Deon Wilson, Zach Gallegos, Salvador Cadenas Burnside, Alicia Deatherage, Mya Marfil, Alexis Vigil
90th Annual Santa Fe Trail Day Parade Entries are now open - call the district office at 719-456-0161 to get entered for the parade on April 26th @ 10:00 am (deadline to enter will be Monday, April 22) #HappyTrails
HS Baseball vs Fowler on Saturday, April 6 @ 10:00 am in Las Animas. #GoTrojans
HS Track Update: We are NOT going to Holly track on Saturday, April 6 and will be going to Pueblo West on Monday, April 8th. Start time will be 1:00 pm
HECTOR of the Week
Staff - Mr. Yoder is the “Hector of the Week”. Mr. Yoder is an example of a humble, kind and generous person. As a teacher, he has a clear picture of his goals and is determined enough to work on and achieve them. Talking with him will lead you to learn new things because of his generosity as a storyteller and an explorer. He cares so much for his students and wants them to aim not only for the best but for limitless.
JH -Nylah Flores has been extra helpful to her teachers this year. She goes above and beyond to help out as much as possible. She is respectful and funny. She helps out her classmates whenever she can. She shows HECTOR in school and out!
HS - Travis Arrona- He has been working really hard in business class and has gone above and beyond in his efforts to study.
LAES Hot Topics for April 4th
Top AR (Accelerated Readers) at LAES for March! 📚
Congratulations Ms. Cunningham at the JH/HS and Ms. Letty at LAES! They are the Lucky Duck Dinner In A Bag Winners for March! Each month, the District Health Advisory Council draws two names from the staff's lucky duck numbers. The winners of the drawing get their choice of a spaghetti dinner or a taco dinner.
Jr/Sr High Cheerleading Information:
Grace Gardner, a senior at Las Animas High School, has been selected as a recipient of the Boettcher Foundation Scholarship! #TrojanPride 💙💙
April 1st JH/HS Announcements:
BOCES April Newsletter
Last day to order your 90th SFTD shirts is: Wednesday, April 3rd. See any SFTD committee members or you can order from the HS office
High School Students: Remember to have your inflatable waiver signed and turned in by April 11. If you are bringing a guest they will need one too. * if you are under 18, a parent has to sign your waiver
Athlete of the week for Track and Field is Emma Russell. Emma locked in high jump this week and cleared her opening height and nearly cleared the next height. She also PRed in long jump and was a member of the 4x200 team that took 8 seconds off of their previous time. Keep working hard, Emma!
HS Baseball:
Varsity - Orion Martinez - Orion had a great weekend. He made some amazing plays in center field to help the Trojans win both games vs. Cheyenne Wells and Holly. Orion was on the bases a lot and put pressure on the opposing pitchers.
Jadann Eck - Jadann scored 8 runs for the Trojans and is an exciting addition on the bases. She makes the opposing teams work harder when she is running. Jadann also pitched 2 solid innings against Cheyenne Wells
Kindergarten Round-up will be held on Thursday, April 25th. If your child plans to enroll, please contact Mrs. Michele Mora at LAES to schedule an appointment. 719-456-1862
Post Prom meeting April 3 at 5:30 pm in the elementary school library. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend!
Good Luck to FFA students at District CDE (Career Development Events) competition today in Lamar! 👍
Las Animas School Board has selected three finalists that will be interviewed for the Superintendent position. Community Members can view and read the applicants files at the District Office at 1021 Second Street, Las Animas, CO 81054
