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Las Animas Jr. High Pure Gold gives the gift of birthdays
Las Animas Jr. HighLas Animas Jr. High Pure Gold members spread joy this year by donating over 50 birthday bags through their “Birthday in a Bag” project. Students collected and assembled special bags filled with birthday essentials to help children celebrate their special day.This year, donations went to Las Animas Elementary School, La Junta Primary…
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Otero Players present ‘Trap’ by Stephen Gregg
Otero PlayersThe Otero Players will perform their production of Trap by Stephen Gregg on November 14 and 15 at 7 p.m. and on November 16 at 2 p.m. Admission to the production is free.The cast features a mixture of students, faculty, and community members. The cast includes Jansen Ediger, Jennifer Gardner, Brooklynn Romero, Ashleigh Huckaby,…
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Trojans host annual Blue and White Cheer Invite
Dave ArmstrongContributorBent County DemocratThe Las Animas Trojan Cheer squad hosted their third annual Blue and White Invitational. In past years, Las Animas has played host to upwards of seven squads combined to include junior high and high school. This year the high school was full of 15 teams combined into “Coed,” “Game Day” and “Traditional”…