4th grade is in need of cereal boxes - please drop off any empty boxes at the elementary office this week.

JH December HECTOR of the Month: Mia Mora, David Steward, Felipe DeHerrera, Audali Martinez (not pictured: Maria Ensong)

HS December HECTOR of the Month: Appy Romero, Andrea Lopez, Damian Hedglin, Pace Wallace, Jesus Lopez, Caleb Mobley, Janaya Baca, Grace Gardner, Alexis Greenbank, Jay Skadberg, James Six, Matthew Watkins

Big shout out to our custodian/maintenance crews for doing an outstanding job over Christmas break on the gym floor - it looks amazing! 👍👏. If you are in the high school and see any of these guys, please help us thank them…….Joey Garcia, Carlos Garcia, DJ Magana, Gary Tyscka.





Las Animas School District is aware that some area school districts are receiving threats. At this time, we have not received any and are monitoring the situation.

JH/HS Announcements for 1/9:

LASD New Job Openings: Daycare Early Learning Center Teacher &
LAES ParaProfessional. Scan the QR code in the flyer or visit our website @ https://www.la-schools.com/page/employment

Braley Spitz - LAHS JV Basketball Athlete of the Week. Braley played hard on defense this past weekend in the tournament and grabbed 12 total steals with 5 against Rye & 7 against La Junta. Keep working hard Braley.

HECTOR of the Week
Staff - Joey Garcia, He's a beast of a worker like his older brother lol and respectful.

FFA Quiz Bowl members will leave at 4:00 pm on Wednesday Jan 10th. Please wear your Official Dress. If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Netherton.

Las Animas School District Staff: staff will be in person for the work day today at 10:00 a.m. Please make arrangements with the supervisor if you are unable to attend.

January BOCES Newsletter:


Remember, you can go to our website at: https://www.la-schools.com/ to find our monthly menus, athletic events, district calendar and even a Live Feed and News from our social media pages! Just click on the "menu" icon for your choices.

LASD Staff: There will be a delay start time of 10:00 am for the staff workday tomorrow, Monday, Jan 8. You will be notified by your building principal if there are any updates in the morning.

JumpStart Early Learning Center Daycare & Preschool will be CLOSED tomorrow, Monday, Jan. 8 due to the forecast of inclement weather.

Welcome Back to School in 2024! 👍

FREE Dinner, FREE Daycare, Door Prizes and more! Save the Date, everyone is welcome:

LASD Special Board Meeting/Budget Work Session: January 9th @ 6:00 pm

LASD Spotlight:


Before Christmas Break, Lamar Community College visited with students in the senior class. They shared info about COSI - Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative. Big shout out to them for providing lunch and hoodies for the kids!



