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May Day celebration
May 6, 2011
Freedom New Mexico: Tony Bullocks James Bickley Elementary School fourth and fifth grade students take part in the 63rd annual May Day celebration by winding the poles Friday on the front lawn of the school. Tony Bullocks James Bickley Elementary School fourth and fifth grade students take part in the 63rd annual May Day celebration […]
Education column: Mesa Elementary students excel
May 4, 2011
Students have been excelling again at Mesa Elementary. One student recently won the New Mexico Arbor Day Poster contest. On May 17th the Arbor Day society will be at Mesa at 1:30 p.m. to present the young lady with her poster framed and a savings bond. Other activities include a tree being planted at the […]
Education digest — April 14
April 13, 2011
Students participate in state competition Clovis Municipal Schools Gifted and Talented students participated in the state competition of the Stock Market Game, according to a news release. The game provides students a way to learn about investing. Mesa Elementary students won second place and Zia elementary students took third place. The teams will be honored […]
Education column: Giant maps to visit elementary schools
April 6, 2011
If you happen to be in the vicinity of Zia Elementary or La Casita Elementary schools next week, there is a distinct possibility that you may see students hopping across the Amazon, hiking across the Andes, or stretched out in the rain forests of Brazil as part of an interactive trek through the continent of […]
Honor rolls — April 3
April 2, 2011
Melrose Elementary First grade April Arenivar Aiden Aikman Brody McAlister Paityn Nicholson Johanna Roybal Katelynn Skinner Matthew Tello
Education column: Sandia Elementary staff always pushing to improve
March 23, 2011
Just before spring break, I went by Sandia Elementary to talk with Principal Matt Vetterly. It was an interesting process, because we were delightfully interrupted over and over again by passing students who had to greet the clearly beloved Vetterly. I asked all about Sandia, and Vetterly was so eloquent and described so well what […]
Press release: Woman arrested for childrens’ truancy
March 10, 2011
Clovis, NM ~ Ninth Judicial District Attorney Matthew Chandler announced today that Nicole Pitcock, age 34, was arrested today on two (2) counts of Forgery (4th degree felonies) and two (2) counts of Compulsory School Attendance Violations (petty misdemeanors). In November of 2010, Pitcock was notified by officials at a Clovis elementary school that both […]
Asbestos found in Texico schools
March 2, 2011
CNJ staff Asbestos has been discovered in the Texico Municipal Schools cafeteria and an elementary school classroom, school officials said Wednesday. Superintendent R.L. Richards said safety precautions include roping off the cafeteria while students use a newly-constructed cafeteria. Richards said Cures Environmental of Albuquerque, a licensed abatement company, was hired to perform removal of the […]
