Operation Trailblazer Planned for April 13
Operation Trailblazer, a full-scale, active-shooter exercise, will take place from 7:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, at Arrowhead Park Early College High School. The exercise will be …Read More
Four-Year LCPS Grad Rates Improve, Again Topping State and National Averages
Despite having some of the most rigorous graduation requirements in the state, Las Cruces Public Schools had an 86.2 percent high school graduation rate for the graduating cohort of 2018, …Read More
Mayfield High School FFA Pie Auction
The Mayfield High School FFA will be hosting a pie auction on Thursday, April 11.
Proceeds from the auction will go toward funding scholarships, community service activities and educational events for …Read More
LCPS Students Compete in Poetry Out Loud Finals
Abeni Kelsey, a sophomore from Arrowhead Park Medical Academy, and Ammerece Michel, a ninth-grader from Rio Grande Preparatory Institute, recited three poems each for the New Mexico Poetry Out Loud …Read More
Crystal Apple Award Nominations Being Accepted through March 22
Keeping with its tradition of recognizing outstanding education professionals, the Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce is currently accepting nominations for the 2019 Crystal Apple Education Awards.
These awards are given …Read More
Baseball & Softball Invitationals Begin
The 2019 New Mexico Invitational Baseball Tournament will take place Thursday through Saturday at the Field of Dreams Baseball Complex. The tournament will include 16 teams, including those from the …Read More
LCPS SpEd Transition & Resource Fair
Are you a student on an IEP, or the parent of a student on an IEP? Are you prepared for life after graduation, or nervous about the transition?
Las Cruces Public …Read More
NMPED to Hold Community Input Session Wednesday on Future of Student Assessment
The New Mexico Public Education Department, in partnership with New Mexico State University, will hold a stakeholder community input session on “Re-envisioning New Mexico’s Statewide Assessment System.” The event will …Read More
Mayfield Cheerleader Featured on KTSM 9 News
A student at Mayfield High School is making news, breaking barriers, and proving that there is no such thing as stereotypes. Haley Parra, a junior at Mayfield, is a third-year …Read More
Sierra Middle School Students Collect Data for Science
Seventh-grade students in the science magnet program at Sierra Middle School are participating in a long-term community project through which they are learning to gather data that is used to …Read More
LCPS Students Qualify to Compete in National Archery Tournament in Salt Lake City
Students from the Sonoma Elementary and the Camino Real Middle School will head to Salt Lake City in April to compete in the National Archery in the Schools Program tournament.
Four …Read More
LCPS to Hold Job Fair for Potential Teachers
Las Cruces Public Schools will hold a job fair for prospective teachers who would like to join our team. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. …Read More
UPDATE: Middle School Basketball Brackets
The Las Cruces Public Schools on Tuesday released the district’s middle school basketball brackets for the championship tournament, to be played March 6-9 at schools across the district. The tournament …Read More
LCPS Students Compete in Spanish Spelling Bee
Seventy students from elementary and middle school dual-language classes from 23 different schools competed in the Las Cruces Public Schools Spanish Spelling Bee, hosted in the Oñate High School Performing …Read More
NMSU Prep Academy Accepting Applications
The College of Engineering at New Mexico State University is accepting applications for the 2019 NM PREP Academy, a free summer residential program designed to engage high-achieving middle and high …Read More
Barnes & Noble Celebrates Teachers with Ninth Annual “My Favorite Teacher” Contest
High School Students Can Nominate Their Favorite K-12 Teachers for the
“Barnes & Noble National Teacher of the Year” Award
National Winner and Their School to Split $10,000 in Cash Prizes
Barnes & …Read More
FINAL UPDATE: District Basketball Brackets
The New Mexico Activities Association has released brackets for the District 3 5A basketball tournaments. The tournament will take place Monday, Feb. 25, through Friday, March 1, 2018.
Teams from Las …Read More
Sierra Middle School Student Featured in the New Mexico Journal of Science
Ksenia Sevostianov, an eighth-grade student from Sierra Middle School, has been named amongst the 2018 New Mexico Junior Academy of Science competition winners for her research in bone cancer. Her …Read More
Monte Vista Elementary Teacher Wins 2019 New Mexico Excellence in STEM Award
The Air Force Research Lab Tech Engagement Office is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Excellence in STEM Awards, aka the STEMYS. The awards honor those students, teachers, …Read More
Dr. Wendi Miller-Tomlinson Addresses Optimists
On Thursday, Feb. 28, Las Cruces Public Schools Associate Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction Wendi Miller-Tomlinson was the invited guest speaker at a meeting of the Optimist Club of Las …Read More