
Our Community Outreach team presenting to our International Welcome Center Student and Family Advisors about the importance of having engaging, collaborative meetings with our LCPS families! Together we thrive!


This Friday, LCHS will take on MHS in the longstanding rivalry game – one of the biggest in the nation since 1965! The 2024 football season will kickoff at 7pm inside LCPS Field of Dreams!
Watch exclusively on LCPS.TV: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTXSxDBy2MvwZ2sdDC9rOsA


In the summer, the Las Cruces Public Schools Safe Routes to school program suffered a setback. On June 17, a storage area at Lynn middle school was broken into and nine bicycles were stolen.
Working quickly with Las Cruces police, our safe routes coordinator, Ashleigh Curry, gathered her team and started searching through social media for any tips or leads on recovering the bikes. After recognizing one of the bikes for sale on Facebook, Ashleigh notified the police, and through a series of quick investigative work, a theft ring was discovered, an arrest was made, and five of the bicycles were recovered, along with two stolen vehicles that were part of a separate investigation.
For their diligent work, Las Cruces Public Schools would like to thank Officer Austin Kane of LCPD and Lieutenant Joy Wiitala. The LCPD unit that investigated and recovered the bikes was the Community Street Crimes Unit, along with the following personnel:
Sgt. Lazarin
Sgt. Campa
Officer Smith
Officer Rodriguez
Officer. Palos
Officer Velasco
Officer Kelley
Officer Kane
Officer Mora
Officer Roybal
Officer Berling

Thank you to Landon from Alameda Elementary for leading the National Pledge of Allegiance followed by the Pledge of New Mexico in English and Spanish during the Board of Education meeting on Aug 20. Great job, Landon!

It's time again for Ngage NM's Annual Fundraiser, Celebrity Karaoke. You may remember our partners from Ngage that launched the New Mexico mobile children’s museum and family resource center.
The Virtual Battle of the videos is going on now and will wrap up with our 12th annual Celebrity Karaoke Awards Ceremony this Friday, August 23rd, 2024.
This fundraiser benefits Ngage NM and local participating nonprofits alike. We will have a silent auction, food, drinks, live performances from local nonprofit teams, and, of course, the allocation of the 2024 Doña Ammy Award made by our very own Carrie Hamblen.
Visit CelebrityKaraoke.org to watch all of the videos and participate in voting.
Learn more: https://karaoke.weareit.net/12th-annual-celebrity-karaoke/about


Las Cruces Public Schools is pleased to announce that we are one of 23 school districts in the United States and Canada to receive the Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award for 2024 and the only school district to earn it in New Mexico. This is the second year in a row that LCPS has achieved this award. Congratulations to the LCPS Finance team!


Introducing the 2024-2025 Student Advisory Council and Advisor Melanie Stuart at tonight’s LCPS school board meeting. Student Voice Matters! #thrive575 #lcpsactivities2024





Stellar performance of “The Moon is Distant From the Sea”, composed by David Childs, performed by the Organ Mountain High School Varsity Singers at tonight’s Las Cruces Public Schools school board meeting. The choir is under the direction of Ida Holguin and is accompanied by collaborative pianist, Hunter Mabery. #thrive575 @lcps.activities @lcps.athletics

Would you like to celebrate our 10th anniversary with us during the Las Cruces Space Festival? Follow the QR code on our flyer, purchase tickets, and join us for our GALACTIC GALA!
Purchase tickets: https://gofan.co/event/1628188?schoolid=nm123981



We are hiring an Assistant Swim Coach for Las Cruces Public Schools!
Visit our Las Cruces Public Schools district website for more information:
https://www.applitrack.com/lascruces/onlineapp
Position closes on August 20th!


The Las Cruces High School FFA Chapter Annual Back To School BBQ was a huge success with 150 members and parents attending. The Bulldawgs had good food, fellowship, and kicked off the new year welcoming new and returning members. Looking forward to another great year!








What an incredible Saturday at the LCPS Field of Dreams Softball Complex for the MHS vs LCHS Rivalry Games! 🏆 MHS ENLACE brought the heat in Cornhole, Mario Kart, and an epic Ice Cream Sandwich Contest! Mr. Morales & Mr. Narvaez even joined the fun in a staff kickball showdown. 🥎 Although LCHS won the game 8-2, the spirit and energy were unmatched. A perfect way to kick off rivalry week!









Knights Of The Gridiron - Episode 1 is an all access pass of the Organ Mountain Knights football team. Episode 1 follows the team throughout volunteer summer workouts, fundraising activities, special events, and a thrilling new uniform reveal. Student-athletes soon learn there is a lot to consider in preparing for a tough football schedule. This exclusive four-part limited series will be released during the 2024 fall football season on LCPS.TV's YouTube page.
Watch Episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtBbr0HspZs
Produced by LCPS.TV
#highschoolfootball #organmountain #knights


The first football game of the year is a big one! Las Cruces HS will host Mayfield HS at the Field of Dreams on Friday, August 23, at 7:00pm. All tickets must be purchased online. Don't forget the Annual Pass option.
Tickets: https://www.lcps.net/page/athletics


Now that the school year has begun, the Cruces Creatives team would like to inform all teachers and community members about their Community Share program, which allows teachers to receive mini grants of up to $500.00 per class! This initiative aims to enhance students' education by facilitating connections with community members to collaborate on meaningful projects. Students have had the chance to work with various professionals from chefs and food truck owners to senators and artists.
Ready to get started? visit https://www.communityshare.org/educator/



Join us Tomorrow, August 14 from 6:30pm-8pm at The Game II - Extra Innings for LCPSF TRIVIA NIGHT! Support our educators, grab some good grub and have a blast while testing your trivia knowledge!
Register at https://lcpsf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/list/ticket or pay at the door.


Football fans, it's almost game-time! As we get closer to the football season, be sure to catch Knights Of The Gridiron, a multi-episode series providing all-access coverage of the Organ Mountain Knights 2024 football season. Episode one premieres Thursday, August 15, 2024. #highschoolfootball #southernNM #lcps
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw2cFxUIIHQ
Produced by Ayanna M. for LCPS.TV


The design of the lower level of the new Columbia Elementary School for Las Cruces Public Schools will open at grade to the west where the bus drop-off, service drive, utility yard and playfields will be located.
This lower building level will contain the kitchen and cafeteria, gymnasium, art and STEM classrooms, and classroom wings for 4th and 5th grades. #VA_Architects #LasCrucesPublicSchools #LCPS #ColumbiaElementarySchool
Photos provided by: Vigil & Associates Architectural Group, P.C.



We are proud to recognize Paul Ritter and LuRay Lerdal from Centennial High School for earning third place in the television video production at the Skills USA National Competition held in Atlanta, Georgia.
The television video production contest challenged students to showcase their creativity and technical skills in planning, producing, and editing video projects within the specified time limits and themes. Great job, Paul and LuRay!

We have a team from Centennial High School that went to the FCCLA National Competition in Seattle, Washington, June 29-July 3. The team competed in the Hospitality Tourism and Recreation Competition. This competition challenged students to develop and present projects related to the hospitality and tourism industry.
Adrian Chacon-Tirre, Mia Garcia and Mia Orta from CHS received a gold medal at Nationals by exceeding the specified rubric criteria including project originality, content accuracy, presentation skills and adherence to guidelines by scoring 90 out of 100.
Congratulations, Hawks!