Because of weather concerns, the Las Cruces High School poms will move their annual LCHS BOODAWG BASH inside to the LCHS main gym. We hope to see you on Saturday!
LCPS Community, if you're trying to watch tonight's meeting of the Board of Education, please switch over to our LCPS-TV YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/lcpstv We are currently experiencing technical difficulties on our regular livestream platform.
SCHEDULING UPDATE: Due to the potential for inclement weather, Thursday's varsity football game between Organ Mountain and Volcano Vista and Friday's matchup between Las Cruces High and Carlsbad at the Field of Dreams will happen one hour earlier. Kickoff is now scheduled at 6 p.m.
SCHEDULING UPDATE: Due to the potential for inclement weather, all high school soccer games originally scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 22 will be played Wednesday, Oct. 21.
Join us for the Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education meeting tonight at 6:00 PM at the Dr. Karen M. Trujillo Administration Complex.
The agenda includes important updates and discussions about student achievement, school programs, and district priorities.
Highlights include:
• LCPS Foundation Grant Awards and student presentations
• Updates on the 6–12 Academy and school improvement plans
• Spring 2026 NMSSA assessment data and student academic achievement
• Proposed orchestra instrument purchases for Centennial High School
• Community partnerships, school donations, and program updates
• First readings of student fees and grading and reporting policies
• Discussion of a Local Solar Access Fund project grant
The meeting will also feature a performance by the Picacho Middle School Choral Ensemble and a report from Superintendent Ignacio Ruiz.
Stay informed about the decisions and initiatives shaping our schools and student success.
Livestream available here: https://www.lcps.net/page/board-agenda-livestream
LCPS Invites Parents and Teachers to Crucial Conversations!
Parents and teachers of students with special needs are invited to join us for Crucial Conversations, a collaborative event designed to strengthen communication, build partnerships and improve outcomes for students.
Hosted in partnership with the LCPS Special Education Department, the New Mexico Office of Special Education Ombud and the nonprofit Parents Reaching Out, this event will help families and educators better understand special education laws, share perspectives and explore ways to work together to support student success.
Saturday, October 24
9:00–11:00 a.m.
LCPS Family Support Center
505 S. Main St., Suite 301, Las Cruces
We encourage families to attend, ask questions, share experiences and connect with valuable resources. Together, we can build stronger partnerships for our students!
Please see the attached flyer for RSVP information.
Parents and teachers of students with special needs are invited to join us for Crucial Conversations, a collaborative event designed to strengthen communication, build partnerships and improve outcomes for students.
Hosted in partnership with the LCPS Special Education Department, the New Mexico Office of Special Education Ombud and the nonprofit Parents Reaching Out, this event will help families and educators better understand special education laws, share perspectives and explore ways to work together to support student success.
Saturday, October 24
9:00–11:00 a.m.
LCPS Family Support Center
505 S. Main St., Suite 301, Las Cruces
We encourage families to attend, ask questions, share experiences and connect with valuable resources. Together, we can build stronger partnerships for our students!
Please see the attached flyer for RSVP information.
📱 Helping Kids Build Healthy Screentime Habits!
Parents and caregivers, you're invited to a FREE parenting workshop focused on helping children develop healthy screentime habits! Join the Doña Ana County Resilience Leaders and Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) to learn practical strategies for setting boundaries, managing behavior and building stronger family relationships.
📅 Tuesday, Oct. 27
⏰ 5:30–7:30 p.m.
📍 Booker T. Washington Community Elementary School
🍽️ Dinner and childcare will be provided!
This event is free and open to the public, but registration is requested.
✅ Register here: https://tinyurl.com/3c946b8r
For more information, contact Julie Estrada at 575-386-5131.
Parents and caregivers, you're invited to a FREE parenting workshop focused on helping children develop healthy screentime habits! Join the Doña Ana County Resilience Leaders and Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) to learn practical strategies for setting boundaries, managing behavior and building stronger family relationships.
📅 Tuesday, Oct. 27
⏰ 5:30–7:30 p.m.
📍 Booker T. Washington Community Elementary School
🍽️ Dinner and childcare will be provided!
This event is free and open to the public, but registration is requested.
✅ Register here: https://tinyurl.com/3c946b8r
For more information, contact Julie Estrada at 575-386-5131.
We’re heading back to 1980, when making a call between classes meant finding a campus phone, waiting your turn and hoping you had enough time before the bell rang.
This photo captures a simple moment of student life at LCHS, but it also shows just how much the way students connect and communicate has changed over the years. No texts, no group chats, no smartphones in every pocket, just a phone on the wall and a few friends gathered nearby.
Some things change. The conversations, friendships and memories made at school never do.
This is Las Cruces Public Schools, then and now.
This photo captures a simple moment of student life at LCHS, but it also shows just how much the way students connect and communicate has changed over the years. No texts, no group chats, no smartphones in every pocket, just a phone on the wall and a few friends gathered nearby.
Some things change. The conversations, friendships and memories made at school never do.
This is Las Cruces Public Schools, then and now.
Friday Night Lights are calling!
The Centennial Hawks take on the Hobbs Eagles in an exciting fall football matchup! Join us at the Field of Dreams for kickoff at 7:00 p.m. and cheer on the Hawks!
Catch all the action livestreamed exclusively on LCPS.TV: https://youtube.com/live/PKq_LEVs5qg?feature=share
#CentennialHawks #FridayNightLights #HawksFootball
🌟 Thrive Thursday Spotlight: Kandis Ruspoli, Sierra Middle School! 🌟
For Ms. Kandis Ruspoli, teaching is about more than science and agriculture — it’s about helping students discover their potential and believe in themselves.
With 10 years of experience in public education, including three at Sierra Middle School, Ms. Ruspoli brings both passion and a personal connection to her classroom. Drawing from her own life experiences, she is committed to supporting students who face challenges and helping them recognize the opportunities ahead.
What brings her the greatest joy? Watching students accomplish something they never thought possible and seeing the pride that follows.
Through encouragement, compassion and a belief in every student's ability to succeed, Ms. Ruspoli is helping young learners build confidence, discover their strengths and envision brighter futures.
Thank you, Ms. Ruspoli, for making a difference at Sierra Middle School and showing our students what it means to THRIVE! 💜
For Ms. Kandis Ruspoli, teaching is about more than science and agriculture — it’s about helping students discover their potential and believe in themselves.
With 10 years of experience in public education, including three at Sierra Middle School, Ms. Ruspoli brings both passion and a personal connection to her classroom. Drawing from her own life experiences, she is committed to supporting students who face challenges and helping them recognize the opportunities ahead.
What brings her the greatest joy? Watching students accomplish something they never thought possible and seeing the pride that follows.
Through encouragement, compassion and a belief in every student's ability to succeed, Ms. Ruspoli is helping young learners build confidence, discover their strengths and envision brighter futures.
Thank you, Ms. Ruspoli, for making a difference at Sierra Middle School and showing our students what it means to THRIVE! 💜
IT’S FACETIME FRIDAY!
We’re bringing the energy with the Organ Mountain Royal Knight Regiment!
The drum majors are spilling the tea on this season’s theme before they take the field, revealing their slogan, AND getting us hyped to chant along to the fight song!
Hit play, turn up the volume, and get ready to roll with the royals!
Produced by LCPS.TV: https://youtu.be/pJp5oNb-JEk
We’re bringing the energy with the Organ Mountain Royal Knight Regiment!
The drum majors are spilling the tea on this season’s theme before they take the field, revealing their slogan, AND getting us hyped to chant along to the fight song!
Hit play, turn up the volume, and get ready to roll with the royals!
Produced by LCPS.TV: https://youtu.be/pJp5oNb-JEk
IT’S GAME DAY!
The Centennial Hawks take on the Organ Mountain Knights tonight at Field of Dreams!
Come cheer on your favorite team, enjoy exciting halftime performances, and get ready to rock with the CHS and RKR Marching Bands!
Let’s fill the stands and show our school spirit!
The game will be livestreamed exclusively on LCPS.TV: https://youtube.com/live/RXMHVYfCvX4?feature=share
The Centennial Hawks take on the Organ Mountain Knights tonight at Field of Dreams!
Come cheer on your favorite team, enjoy exciting halftime performances, and get ready to rock with the CHS and RKR Marching Bands!
Let’s fill the stands and show our school spirit!
The game will be livestreamed exclusively on LCPS.TV: https://youtube.com/live/RXMHVYfCvX4?feature=share
This week, we’re heading back to 1998 with the Knightly News crew, the student journalists and storytellers who helped capture life at the Castle.
Pictured are Marcus Rodriguez, Chris Shelton, Kari Kantrowitz, Steve Ohman, Sky Wescott, Hollani Davis and Jackie Marquez.
Whether they were covering events, sharing student stories or documenting the moments that mattered, the Knightly News team helped preserve the history of their school through the eyes of its students.
Long before today’s social media feeds, these students were helping tell the story of their community.
This is Las Cruces Public Schools, then and now.
Pictured are Marcus Rodriguez, Chris Shelton, Kari Kantrowitz, Steve Ohman, Sky Wescott, Hollani Davis and Jackie Marquez.
Whether they were covering events, sharing student stories or documenting the moments that mattered, the Knightly News team helped preserve the history of their school through the eyes of its students.
Long before today’s social media feeds, these students were helping tell the story of their community.
This is Las Cruces Public Schools, then and now.
Tonight, the Las Cruces Bulldawgs take on the Clovis Wildcats in a big Thursday night showdown! Don’t miss the action happening at the Field of Dreams. Kickoff is at 7pm.
Catch all the action LIVE on LCPS.TV: https://youtube.com/live/cgZ6juRtf9M?feature=share
Get your tickets: https://gofan.co/event/6722219?schoolId=NM8116
Catch all the action LIVE on LCPS.TV: https://youtube.com/live/cgZ6juRtf9M?feature=share
Get your tickets: https://gofan.co/event/6722219?schoolId=NM8116
🌟 THRIVE THURSDAY | Jazmin (Jazzy) Aragon 🌟
Keeping student athletes in the game takes a lot of work behind the scenes and Jazzy Aragon is making sure LCPS is ready when it matters most!
After seven years at Mayfield High School, including five as Head Athletic Trainer, Jazzy became LCPS Athletic Training Coordinator in Spring 2026. Since then, she has been hard at work strengthening student-athlete healthcare across the district.
Jazzy developed and implemented LCPS’ middle school concussion protocols, trained middle school coaches on the new procedures and created quick-reference resources for coaches and families. She also coordinates athletic training coverage for high school and middle school football, helped secure ice machines for middle schools that needed them, supported the installation of new AEDs across LCPS sites and advocated for additional athletic training support at Centennial High School.
She has also strengthened communication between Athletics and Health Services, all while continuing to provide athletic training coverage at Mayfield during a staff maternity leave!
Thank you, Jazzy, for making our athletic programs safer, better prepared, better connected and for keeping the health of our student athletes at the center of the game. That’s how you help LCPS THRIVE!
Keeping student athletes in the game takes a lot of work behind the scenes and Jazzy Aragon is making sure LCPS is ready when it matters most!
After seven years at Mayfield High School, including five as Head Athletic Trainer, Jazzy became LCPS Athletic Training Coordinator in Spring 2026. Since then, she has been hard at work strengthening student-athlete healthcare across the district.
Jazzy developed and implemented LCPS’ middle school concussion protocols, trained middle school coaches on the new procedures and created quick-reference resources for coaches and families. She also coordinates athletic training coverage for high school and middle school football, helped secure ice machines for middle schools that needed them, supported the installation of new AEDs across LCPS sites and advocated for additional athletic training support at Centennial High School.
She has also strengthened communication between Athletics and Health Services, all while continuing to provide athletic training coverage at Mayfield during a staff maternity leave!
Thank you, Jazzy, for making our athletic programs safer, better prepared, better connected and for keeping the health of our student athletes at the center of the game. That’s how you help LCPS THRIVE!
We’re hiring at Sierra Middle School! 🦉
Las Cruces Public Schools is seeking a dedicated, student-focused Assistant Principal to join the Sierra Middle School leadership team.
If you’re passionate about supporting students, inspiring staff and making a meaningful impact in a school community, we’d love to hear from you.
📌 Position: Assistant Principal, Sierra Middle School
📅 Apply by: October 8, 2026
💻 Apply today: www.lcps.net
Support students. Inspire others. Make an impact. Be the difference at Sierra.
Las Cruces Public Schools is seeking a dedicated, student-focused Assistant Principal to join the Sierra Middle School leadership team.
If you’re passionate about supporting students, inspiring staff and making a meaningful impact in a school community, we’d love to hear from you.
📌 Position: Assistant Principal, Sierra Middle School
📅 Apply by: October 8, 2026
💻 Apply today: www.lcps.net
Support students. Inspire others. Make an impact. Be the difference at Sierra.
It’s Goal Time Tuesday, and the Centennial Hawks have entered the chat.
The boys and girls soccer teams are talking season goals, team chemistry, and what makes this group special. Hit play and get to know the Hawks.
Produced by LCPS.TV: https://youtu.be/9g3MYP7wp-g
The boys and girls soccer teams are talking season goals, team chemistry, and what makes this group special. Hit play and get to know the Hawks.
Produced by LCPS.TV: https://youtu.be/9g3MYP7wp-g
Las Cruces Public Schools extends a sincere thank you to the Kiwanis Club of Las Cruces and Saputo Inc. for their generous support of Valley View Elementary School students.
Saputo donated 3,000 individually wrapped Frigo CheeseHeads cheese sticks, and the Kiwanis Club of Las Cruces helped distribute them to kids.
Thank you, Kiwanis Club of Las Cruces and Saputo Inc., for supporting our students!
Saputo donated 3,000 individually wrapped Frigo CheeseHeads cheese sticks, and the Kiwanis Club of Las Cruces helped distribute them to kids.
Thank you, Kiwanis Club of Las Cruces and Saputo Inc., for supporting our students!
LCPS PINK SPIRIT WEEK STARTS THIS FRIDAY!
Get ready to THINK PINK and show your district spirit!
We’re kicking off Pink Week this Friday, October 9th with a full week of spirit days next week, so check out the schedule, plan your outfits, and join in the fun! Together let’s support the cause and community.
Pink Football Game - Friday, October 9th.
Get ready to THINK PINK and show your district spirit!
We’re kicking off Pink Week this Friday, October 9th with a full week of spirit days next week, so check out the schedule, plan your outfits, and join in the fun! Together let’s support the cause and community.
Pink Football Game - Friday, October 9th.
It’s Facetime Friday! We’re catching up with the Mayfield High School Band & Color Guard to hear all about this season’s theme, what it’s like balancing the ensemble this year, and how upperclassmen are supporting and encouraging their peers.
LCPS.TV is proud to spotlight these talented students and the teamwork, dedication, and leadership that make this group special. Go Trojans!
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUSyDiIAkoU
