Trojans vs South Baca - JV starts at 4 pm
Watch tonight's HS Trojan Basketball games vs South Baca on this link for FREE:
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LAES Student Council is selling hot chocolate during lunch this week for a fundraiser!
Jr. High & High School Winter Athletes: sports pictures will be tomorrow, make sure you have your jersey. Here is the schedule:
Athlete of the Week
JV - Braley Spitz worked hard defensively this past weekend he averaged 7 rebounds and 2 steals with the energy he brought. Keep it up!
Varsity - Logan Servaes. Logan played a great game defensively on Friday night, then turned around on Saturday getting to double digits for the first time this year. Keep it up Logan.
JV-Bria Gardner is the JV athlete of the week. During practice, she works to improve and get stronger underneath. At the Border Wars, she contributed on both sides of the ball. We look forward to good things from this freshman.
Varsity- Jadann Eck When defenses scout our team, they usually lock in on Jadann. She has to overcome tight defense to score. She also steps in as the back-up PG when needed. During the Border Wars, she kept putting the ball up and kept the team going.
Boys wrestler of the week is Orion Martinez. Orion has been working hard in the room and it is showing in competition. He beat a tough opponent from Holly (avenging a loss from Regionals freshman year) and won the Salida tournament with all pins.
Girls wrestler of the week is Bella Martinez. Bella has done a great job of balancing wrestling and cheer. After competing at State cheer, she won the Salida tournament and was selected as Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament for the lower weights.
Las Animas High School basketball schedule changes.
We have added a JV game,
Thursday, December 19th JV boys and girls will travel to Hoehne @4:30
Friday, December 20th @ Ellicott is moved to Saturday, January 11th
HECTOR of the Week
JH - Valencia-Valencia has really stepped up in every class. She works very hard in class. She is very coachable in class and as a student-athlete. She has made huge gains in terms of her knowledge and effort. Valencia has a great sense of humor, and she makes her classmates feel good as well as her teachers. We are all proud of how Valencia shows HECTOR in our school.
HS - Gabriel Martinez- He is always on time and doing his work. He also always works hard and rarely needs to be redirected. He is honest in all of his doings and coachable in every class.
Staff -Ms. Kimberly Palomino We would like to nominate the HR department. Kim works each month to ensure that the staff are paid in an efficient manner as well as exercising great care to ensure it is accurate.
JH/HS Announcements:
FREE for the whole family! Sponsored by Las Animas School District Student D-HAC:
LAES STUCO will be selling hot chocolate this week! ☕️
Las Animas Board of Education regular board meeting agenda for Dec. 16:
LASD Staff Spotlight:
LAES Hot Topics for 12/12
High School Basketball - Border Wars in Syracuse schedule:
There will be Science Olympiad practice for both HS and JH on Friday starting at 9 in Ms. Pointon's office.
Jr. High Pure Gold members enjoyed their Christmas party today with pizza and fun games!
High School Students:
If you bring in 5 cans at lunch you can receive an absence forgiveness coupon for finals. You are allowed to receive up to 2 coupons. Tomorrow will be the last day to bring in cans.
Finals: All forgiveness coupons are due to the office no later than December 11th at 4pm. Anything after that will not be counted toward the Fall Semester Testing. Finals Exemptions will be posted on the 16th by 4pm.
No JH wrestling tomorrow at La Junta, It has been cancelled.
Athletes of the Week:
Breaking Blue Tournament- Senior Captain, Ana Wilson is the GBB athlete of the week. Each year, she has committed to improving and helping her team. This year it’s paying off. She scored 11 points in the championship game helping the team mount a comeback. We appreciate her discipline and motivation.
Athlete of the week for HS Boys Basketball is Jesus Aguilar. He was a spark plug off the bench coming in and providing energy fantastic out of a 6th man. He had 21 points, 10 rebounds and 6 steals over the weekend. Keep it up Jesus!
JH girls wrestling- Sylvanna Adame is my athlete of the week. Sylvanna went undefeated throughout our girl season. She is very coachable and dedicated to the sport. She has a very bright future in wrestling.
HS Wrestling athlete of the week- Cody Netherton - Cody captured his 100th win this weekend and finished in 1st place at the Fowler Grizzly Invitational.
(not pictured) HS Wrestling athlete of the week- Bree Tyler - Bree wrestled very well in a tough Pueblo Central tournament and finished with a 4-2 record.
HECTOR of the Week:
JH - Lucien-Lucien brings a lot of fun and good conversation to class. He offers help to his teachers and his peers whenever he can. He works hard in class and in sports. He is very coachable and gives full effort. Lucien serves as a strong representative for his peers. We are all very proud of how Lucien displays HECTOR in our school.HS - Leticia Salazar- She's a very polite and very respectful student who always completes her work on time and the work she turns in has a lot of thought put into it. She always helps her peers when they need it and these qualities make Leticia a great example of what it means to be HECTOR.Staff - Tech department Mr. Reyher and Mr. Garcia for Hector of the week. The tech department is always willing to help out anytime we have to bother them for help with our technical needs. They are willing to help with a smile. They always prioritize time to come down. We appreciate everything they do for not only the students at the schools but for all staff as well. Keep up the great work Mr. Reyher and Mr. Garcia. You two are a great example of Hector of the week. Keep smiling and working hard.
