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!
The 2024 HOSA International Competition was held in Houston, Texas. During the annual event, students from around the world compete in various health-related events, demonstrating their knowledge, skills and leadership in health professions.
LCPS congratulates Samantha Ramirez from Arrowhead Park Early College High School for earning Top 10 at Nationals in the Healthy Living Competition.
Congratulations to Abdoulaye Dieng from Centennial High School earning Top 10 at Nationals in the Interviewing Skills Competition.
Hats off to Riya Ramesh from Centennial High School for ranking Top 10 at Nationals in Clinical Nursing.
We would like to celebrate Jadzia Murphy from CHS for her outstanding performance in the Educators Rising Lesson Planning and Delivery Humanities Competition.
Jadzia developed and presented an original humanities lesson plan and was evaluated on her ability to create engaging, effective, lesson plans and deliver them in a classroom setting.
Her efforts earned her third-place at the national competition that was held June 28-July 1 in Washington D.C.
LCPS would like to recognize Tanner Dean from Mayfield High School for his FFA State Proficiency Award in Goat Production.
This highlights his skills, knowledge, and achievement in breeding, raising, and managing goats. Tanner's dedication to his supervised agricultural experience project has earned him his prestigious 1st place award at state.
Congratulations, Tanner!
At the State FFA Agriculture Community Competition, teams develop and present a comprehensive development plan from an agricultural topic.
Participants are judged by their ability to effectively convey their message through various communication channels including print, digital, and oral presentation.
We are thrilled to recognize the team from LCHS, Zia Miller, Jaden Miller, Lily Martinez and Paisley Anderson for winning 1st place in the FFA Agriculture Community Competition.
Congratulations on bringing home the Agriculture Communications State trophy!
We would like to acknowledge the achievements in the FFA Agriscience Fair. This competitive event allows FFA members to display their Agriscience research projects, participants conduct experiments in various agriculture fields and present their findings through displays and presentations at local, state, and national levels.
We are proud of Lacey Knight from LCHS for winning first place at state during the FFA Agriscience Fair. She will head to Indianapolis in October to compete at Nationals. We are also recognizing Lacey for her exceptional work in the FFA scrapbook competition.
We are also recognizing Lacey for her exceptional work in the FFA scrapbook competition. This competition involved creating a visual and written record of her FFA chapters, activities, events and achievements throughout the year. This competition encouraged chapters to creatively document their experiences, fostering teamwork and historical preservation within the organization. Lacey’s dedication and creativity earned her first place at the state level she will head to nationals to compete.
Congratulations Lacey!
Las Cruces Public Schools would like to thank Citizens Bank for their unwavering support in the partnership with the High School Debt Card Program. This year marks the 10-year anniversary!
Citizens Bank proudly supports the High School Debt Card Program, Sign Program, and most recently, the Financial Education Program at LCPS. Since 2008, Citizens Bank has invested more than $550,000 to purchase over 23 school signs and marquees for LCPS.
Thank you for all you do to support education! #ItTakesAVillage
