Las Animas School District

Thank you Valley Wide for doing dental check-ups at the elementary school and Las Animas Lions Club for doing eye checks with all the new students at the elementary school and Jr. High & High School 👏

Reminder: Kindergarten Round-Up is coming soon! Preschool registration will also take place the same day @ LAES

Reminder: LAES Class/Individual pics will be March 31st - scan the QR code to order now

Esports Update: The Smash Bros team picked up a big win this week! They’re now 2–5 on the season, but have battled through several close matchups along the way. Great job, guys, on pulling out this nail-biter and getting that W! 🎮🔥

Did you know that LAHS has 36 students taking advantage of concurrent enrollment opportunities?

The National Weather Service will be conducting a SkyWarn Class at the
Community Center on April 2nd @ 6:00PM

Congratulations to our High School Academic All State First Team & Honorable Mention Winter Athletes!

Las Animas Junior High Winter Sport Athletes were recognized last night at the athletic banquet.

LAHS Cheer:
Varsity Awards
Leadership Award Mia Mora
Spirit Award Mariah Duran
Team First Award Lilly Lane
Most Versitile Ava LaBarge
Captain Lilly Lane
Captain Olivia Marfil
Captain Lia Cadanes
Captain Nylah Flores
All State Team Runner Up/MVP Deon Wilson
Rookie of the Year Dahlia Lane
Most Improved Sylvana Adame

LAHS Wrestling Awards:
Varsity Awards
Outstanding Wrestler - Boys Orion Martinez
Outstanding Wrestler - Girls Audali Martinez
Most Improved - Boys Ruben Gallegos
Most Improved - Girls Jazlyn Duran
Iron Man Layf Skadberg
Iron Woman Izabella Martinez
HECTOR - Boys Gabriel Martinez
HECTOR - Girls Bree Tyler
Orion Martinez All Conf. 1st team
Layf Skadberg All Conf. HM
Salvador Cadenas All Conf. HM

State Placers All State Honors
Layf Skadberg 3rd All State - HM
Orion Martinez 2nd All State - Second Team
Gabriel Martinez 4th All State - HM
Izabella Martinez 3rd All State - HM
Audali Martinez 2nd All State - Second Team
Bree Tyler 2nd All State - Second Team
Jazlynn Duran 4th All State - HM
Elizabeth Gallegos 5th

LAHS Girls Basketball:
Varsity Awards:
MVP Ava LaBarge
Best Offensive Player Mayela Magana
Best Defensive Player Roree Willbanks
Rookie of the Year Abigail Netherton
Leadership Award Emma Russell
6th Woman Makayla Marfil
Most Inspirational Jadann Eck
Best Teammate Lilly Lane
Most Coachable Bria Gardner
All Conference Ava LaBarge, Mayela Magana, Roree Willbanks, Honorable Mention- Emma Russell

JV Awards:
MVP Lillian McDaniel
Most Improved Mia Mora/Nylah Flores
Leadership Award Remia Alvidrez

HS Basketball:
Varsity Awards
Kree Wallace MVP
Aaron Vargas Offensive Player
Corbin Turner Defensive Player
Jerome Ethridge MIP
Logan Servaes HECTOR
Nicholas Duran 6th Man
Raymond Hernandez Rookie of the Year
Aaron Vargas All Conference
Kree Wallace All Conference
Jerome Ethridge All Conference
Logan Servaes All Conference Honorable Mention

JV Awards
Raymond Hernandez MVP
Esias Barrios Offensive Player
Colten Rader Defensive Player
Ethan Baca MIP
Luis Cadenas HECTOR
Elijah Martinez 6th Man
Josiah Martinez Rookie of the Year

New Job Openings: HS English Teacher & Kitchen Staff - scan the QR code for all employment opportunities at LASD or visit our website at: https://www.la-schools.com/page/employment

Last Call to get your 92nd SFTD Shirt Ordered! Call the HS office 719-456-0211 or reach out to a STUCO member ASAP

LA Travel has scheduled their 2028 tour for London, Paris, Florence, and Rome. There will be an informational meeting on April 9 at 7pm in the HS Cafeteria where there will be more information about EF Tours, what all is on the itinerary, and of course, cost and payment options. You will also be able to sign up for the tour at that time, and ask questions about LA Travel and EF Tours. See you on April 9 at 7pm!

HECTOR of the Week
Staff - Regan Collins for Hector of the week. She always has a positive attitude and creates a fun environment for the
students. (photo not available)
JH - Julian Alvarado --> As Julian's coach, I have seen tremendous growth from him. The growth has come from him
being coachable, listening to what he was being told and applying it, showing excellence.
HS - Elijah Martinez has taken the initiative in the shop to problem solve and really create a good table that he can be
proud of. He became very coachable and with his coachability came excellence and optimism. Elijah is learning that
honesty can lead to progress in class and beyond.

Update from Coach Baca:
The Lady Trojans opened their season on 3/23 at their first tournament of the year, competing hard and gaining valuable early experience.
Leading the way for Las Animas were:
Roree Willbanks – 10th (97)
Abigail Netherton – 12th (98)
Bria Gardner – 36th (122)
Mayella Magana – 40th (124)

A solid start to the season for the Lady Trojans, with the team looking to improve and lower scores as the season progresses.

Athlete of the week
Braydon Ortiz - Braydon has had a strong start to the 2026 baseball season. He went 2-0 on the mound last week with 0
earned runs and 23 strikeouts. He threw a no-hitter against Sanford and has helped the Trojans to a 4-0 start to the
season. At the plate he is hitting .667 with 4 doubles and 9 RBI's. Keep up the great work!

🏆 LAHS brought home their FIRST Esports Championship! 🎮💙💛

We are thrilled to announce that Max is the Fall 2025 Mountain Region Madden NFL 26 Youth Champion! 🏈🔥

We’re sharing this exciting news now because our trophy has finally arrived — and it was worth the wait!

Please help us congratulate Max on this incredible accomplishment and for bringing home our school’s very first Esports championship trophy! 🙌💥

#TrojanPride # #LAalltheway