On Tuesday, Jan. 17, the McClave High School juniors and seniors who are enrolled in an agricultural education class attended the largest stock show in the nation: The National Western Stock Show.
FFA is notorious for teaching students valuable skills for the future. One area the club tries to focus on is increasing members’ confidence of speaking in a public forum.
The Las Animas Elementary staff and students celebrated with dancing in the gym after receiving the Blue Ribbon School Award.
Ed Stafford, a retired professor from Otero Junior College, will talk about the geography of the battles of the Civil War that were fought in the Southwest.
On Sunday afternoon, Dec. 11, five new inductees, Rachelle Siefkas, Erica Lopez, Paige Ridley, Brian Likes, and Lucas Frausto, were welcomed into the Las Animas High School Chapter of the National Honor Society.
Students at Las Animas Elementary brought in canned goods to support the Food Endeavor.
The Las Animas School Board held their meeting on Dec. 13.
Teachers nominated students to be recognized as Thunderbirds of the month.
The Otero Junior College Law Enforcement Training Academy graduated 10 students on Dec. 3. The class was the 28th class to graduate from the Law Academy since the academy was established in 1999.
Las Animas Elementary School students applied for a variety of positions as part of Positive Behavior Intervention and Support.
The temptation to rely on media screens to entertain babies and toddlers is more appealing than ever with screens surrounding families at home, in the car and even at the grocery store. However, in a new policy statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics says to keep children under age 2 as "screen-free" as possible.
Las Animas Elementary School students got to pick out a pumpkin from their schoolyard "pumpkin patch."
Sixty-two percent of the voters voted in the last election and Patti Nickell, Bent County Clerk, felt this was a good turnout considering there were only two items to be decided in the vote. Proposition 103 was voted down by a strong 735 to 397.
Kim MacDonnell, president of the Las Animas School Board, was given the McGuffy award for participation on the Las Animas School Board.
The McClave FFA officer team attended a leadership development conference in Colorado Springs on Oct. 1.
“No one likes to talk about raising taxes, but public education in Colorado is in trouble and Proposition 103 offers a temporary solution,” said Jerry Nickell, superintendent of Las Animas School District concerning Proposition 103, which will be on the November ballot.
