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Good luck to all of our Las Cruces Public Schools marching bands as they travel to Rio Rancho this Saturday, October 26th, to compete at the 1st annual State Marching Band Contest! #thrive575 Many thanks to New Mexico Activities Association - NMAA and New Mexico Music Educators Association for making this event possible! 12:15pm Mayfield High School Band 1:30pm Las Cruces High School Band 2:15pm Centennial High School Band 4:15pm Royal Knight Regiment - Organ Mountain High School Skip the lines and get tickets here: https://gofan.co/event/1653324?schoolId=NMAA And your merchandise here: https://nwd.ink/s/nmaa-store/marching-band-state-contest/

Friday was a monumental day for our LCPS community as we celebrated the ribbon cutting for Phase I of our new Family Support Center! The educational support services will have a great impact on LCPS students & families. Thank you to our school board for their unwavering support!

Hear from Hawks & Knights head coaches as they prepare to battle on the gridiron in a key 6A district 3 game. You won't want to miss this matchup tonight! Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB3dyXltIxM Livestream only on LCPS.TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srGnFMrUtVU

Breast cancer awareness week is a time when we show our support as a community for loved ones who have battled or are currently battling breast cancer. We see you, we love you, we are with you! Show your support on this Friday night at the Field of Dreams for the pink out game, Hawks vs Knights. #BreastCancerAwareness #PinkOutGame #CommunitySupport Tickets: https://gofan.co/event/1548089?schoolId=NM8126 Livestream brought to you by LCPS.TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srGnFMrUtVU

Shout out to Abel Gonzalez, our LCPS student athlete of the week from CHS. Abel plays football for the Hawks. He has 36 tackles and 1 sack this year. Coach Ocampo says Abel is responsible, leads by example and has a fearless “never quit” attitude.

Congratulations to Helena Herrera, our LCPS student athlete of the week from CHS. Helena is captain for the volleyball team. She’s reached 1,000 career sets, 37 aces and 260 digs. Coach Smith says Helena is accountable, works hard in class and leads on the court.

Safe travels and best wishes to our Las Cruces Public Schools marching bands that will be traveling to Albuquerque this Saturday, October 19th, to compete at the UNM Music Zia Marching Fiesta. #thrive575 2:00pm Centennial High School Band 2:45pm Royal Knight Regiment - Organ Mountain 4:00pm Las Cruces High School Band Tickets can be purchased in advance at: https://golobos.evenue.net/events/ZBD More information: https://www.unm.edu/~bands/Zia_marching_Fest.html

Breast cancer awareness week is a time when we show our support as a community for loved ones who have battled or are currently battling breast cancer. We see you, we love you, we are with you! Show your support on Friday @ Field of Dreams for the pink out game, Hawks vs Knights

Las Cruces Public Schools Foundation, Inc. continually supports outstanding education professions in the tireless pursuit of excellence in our Las Cruces Public Schools classrooms. Cheers to our next 2024 Innovative Grant Recipients! Congratulations go out to Zia Middle School students on behalf of their advocates; Erin Jenkins & Jana Nelson! Let's talk CATERING WITH YOUNG CHEFS being awarded and will be impacting over 160 students!

Las Cruces Public Schools Foundation, Inc. proudly supports outstanding educators in the pursuit of excellence in our Las Cruces Public Schools classrooms. Through Innovative Teaching Grants, the LCPS Foundation supports educators to invent innovative and exciting educational programs that inspire learning and success. Teachers, principals, school administrators, social workers, counselors, ancillary staff can apply for grants (through an on-line portal) that benefit individual classrooms, or their entire school community. Cheers to our 2024 Innovative Grant Recipients! Thanks to the efforts and submission by Jamie Foy and Jennifer Martin, @Hillrise Elementary School will be having some Fun in the Zen Zone with their Innovative Grant Award!

Join us for Las Cruces Movie Night on Saturday, October 19, at New Mexico State University! Bring your friends, family, and neighbors for a fun night of nostalgia hosted by the NMSU Foundation. NMSU will be screening the 2017 hit film Coco, the enchanting story of young musician Miguel and his extraordinary journey to the Land of the Dead, where he discovers the true meaning of family. The movie starts at 7:30 p.m. at Pat and Lou Sisbarro Community Park, with local food trucks serving snacks and drinks starting at 6:00 p.m. Learn more: https://www.nmsualumni.org/movie-night

Today the Las Cruces Home Builders Association hosted the fifth annual Build My Future Skilled Trades Expo event at the Field of Dreams. Hundreds of LCPS students in middle and high school attended the event to learn more about the skilled trades industry. Local contractors and skilled trades industry partners joined forces to help answer questions and provide hand-on learning for many jobs in the construction industry.

You don't want to miss the matchup between Centennial vs Hobbs happening this Friday night at the Field of Dreams. Find out if the Hawks soar their way to victory. Tickets: https://gofan.co/event/1548068?schoolId=NM70483 Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc950C0rAi8

Love robotics? Join us on Oct. 16, at 6pm for the Project NEO Robotics Open House happening at Arrowhead Park Early College High School in building 5. This event is open to all high school students. See flyer for details!

October is National Principals Month! To highlight a few of our building leaders, LCPS-TV put together a welcome back message for students. We hope you had a great fall break and are ready to finish the fall semester strong! Principals' message: https://youtu.be/F2YmrKoPZI8

A big round of applause to our winners of the 2024 Veterans Parade Poster Contest! The five top artists were recognized by Mayor Eric Enriquez and city leaders during a city council meeting this afternoon. Congratulations to Jaslene Horvath, 1st place winner of the 2024 Veterans Parade Poster Contest from Mesa Middle School. Please see list of top finalists in alphabetical order: Samantha Carrillo, Lynn Community Middle School Jaslene Horvath, Mesa Middle School Eli Ochoa, Zia Middle School Emma Ramos, Mesa Middle School Enqi Zheng, Mesa Middle School

Parents and family, join us for Thanksgiving lunch at your student's school on Nov. 15! Ticket sales will run Monday, Oct. 7 through Friday, Nov. 1 and are $5 each (cash or check). No tickets will be sold the day of the event. To purchase, check in at your school office.

Thank you to our community partners from the Kiwanis Club of Las Cruces. Today club members presented a check for $1,000 to the LCPS Foundation for their hygiene drive and to purchase school supplies for LCPS students.

Congratulations to Las Cruces Public Schools 4th place OMHS, 5th place CHS, 9th place LCHS, and all finalist bands at the Bands of America New Mexico Regional! #Thrive575 @lcps.activities @lcps.athletics @LCPS Finals Results 75.55 – Fossil Ridge HS 73.70 – Loveland HS 71.90 – Eastlake HS 69.90 – Royal Knight Regiment - Organ Mountain 69.55 – Centennial High School Band 69.40 – Pecos HS 68.45 – Andress HS 67.90 – Volcano Vista HS 66.20 – Las Cruces High School Band 65.60 – Del Valle HS 64.30 – Bel Air HS 63.10 – Americas HS Outstanding Music Performance – Fossil Ridge HS Outstanding Visual Performance – Fossil Ridge HS Outstanding General Effect – Fossil Ridge HS

Come out and support our Las Cruces Public Schools marching bands as they compete in the Bands of America New Mexico Regional Saturday, September 21st, at NMSU Aggie Memorial Stadium. #thrive575 10:12am @mayfieldband575 12:48pm Las Cruces High School Band 1:36pm Royal Knight Regiment - Organ Mountain High School 2:00pm Centennial High School Band Full schedule, event, and ticket information can be found online at @officialmusicforall