Thanks to the sponsorship of the Embassy of Spain via the Instituto Cervantes, our Ortiz Middle School students had the opportunity to showcase their Spanish writing skills.
We are thrilled to announce that Fernanda Ruiz, an eighth-grader at Ortiz, won 3rd place in the competition! The award ceremony was held on April 5th, 2023, at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.
We are incredibly proud of Fernanda and all of our students who participated in this event!
SFHS had their Awards and Robing Ceremony on Tuesday night! Congratulations to the Senior Class of 2023, you have made us proud!
Last night's Board of Education meeting was a big one! Not only was the budget approved, but we also honored our New Mexico School Board Association "Excellence in Student Achievement" award winners and our Student Board Members!
Congratulations to the winners of the New Mexico School Board Association Excellence in Student Achievement Award! Your efforts have really made a difference in the lives of your students and the community, and you should be incredibly proud of what you have accomplished!
We also want to express our heartfelt gratitude to the Student Board Members for their unwavering dedication and commitment to improving our schools. Your insights, perspectives, and contributions have been invaluable, and we appreciate all that you do to make a positive difference in our schools.
Santa Fe Public Schools is hiring school nurses (RNs) for the 2023-2024 school year. We are seeking nurses who are public health minded with an interest in pediatrics. Current vacancies exist in elementary and middle school settings.
Benefits include: $5000 SIGN ON BONUS, 9 month schedule with nights, weekends, summers and school holidays off, excellent medical, dental and vision insurance, mentorship and support from an experienced school nursing team AND The opportunity to live, work and play in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico! Santa Fe residents enjoy an average of 325 days of sunshine per year, world class art and restaurants and have excellent access to outdoor recreation including hiking, skiing, rafting and biking. Come join our team!
To apply, please visit: https://www.applitrack.com/sfps/onlineapp/
See this video for more info on what school nurses do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5k4ttpuBts
Multiple school districts throughout the state have received social media threats against schools. SFPS and SFPD are taking precautionary measures to ensure the safety at our schools. The City of Santa Fe and SFPD are working directly with the FBI on the threat, which appears to be a hoax. There is no immediate threat towards any SFPS school.
Milagro Middle School students built a Labyrinth to use for reflection and calming stress! Many thanks to the 8th Graders who began it and personalized it and to Dakota Goldberg and Principal Baca who helped bring it to life! They hope that each future class will add to it!
You are cordially invited to the El Camino Real Academy Drama Department's production of The Jungle Book: Kids! The production runs from May 10 to May 12 at 6:00 PM in the ECRA cafeteria!
Tickets are $5 for adults and FREE for children and teenagers. Tickets can be reserved at this link: https://forms.gle/RLRfHMWEmxuV6pa86
We hope to see you there! You won't want to miss this incredible performance from this hardworking and dedicated group of young thespians!
Educators from the SFPS En Comunidad Teacher Collective gathered to share the innovative work that they have been doing in classrooms to center the voices and experiences of bilingual students. This year's collective includes teachers from El Camino Real Academy, Sweeney Elementary, Cesar Chavez Elementary, Kearny Elementary, and Capital High School; made possible through a partnership with the LANL Foundation. Thank you for all of your profound contributions in bringing a critical biliteracy approach to students that honors the power and complex beauty of the linguistic and cultural practices that live in our community.
Los educadores del Colectivo de Maestros En Comunidad de SFPS se reunieron para compartir el trabajo innovador que han realizado en las aulas para centrar las voces y experiencias de los estudiantes bilingües. El colectivo de este año incluye maestros de la Academia El Camino Real, Sweeney Elementary, Cesar Chavez Elementary, Kearny Elementary, y Capital High School y fue posible a través de una asociación con la Fundación LANL. Gracias por todas sus importantes contribuciones para llevar a los estudiantes un enfoque crítico de enseñanza bilingüe que honra el poder y la belleza de las prácticas lingüísticas y culturales que viven en nuestra comunidad.
Ramirez Thomas Elementary held a Day of the Book celebration this morning on the field, reading books and dressed up as their favorite book character!
Students received 5 free books, provided by Bookkids, and includes a stamp with a saying from the late Mr. Nano Anaya, an RTE educator who passed in 2019.
Ramirez Thomas Elementary School had a proper Summer celebration yesterday! This was to commemorate the 21st Century Program (an afterschool program that feeds, teaches, and engages our students while they wait for their pick ups) as well as a chance for the local firefighters from SFFD Dept Station 8 (the Ocho) to offer a little fun and cooling relief! SFPS sends it's sincere thanks to SFFD Department#8 and the firefighters that took time to connect with the local community!
Happy School Lunch Hero Day to all the hardworking student nutrition workers out there! Today we celebrate and thank you for your tireless dedication to ensuring that our children receive healthy and nutritious meals every day.
Your commitment to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment in the school cafeteria is truly appreciated. We recognize the long hours and hard work you put in to make sure that every student is fed and cared for. Thank you for all that you do!
See this week's SFPS Bulletin celebrating our 2023 retirees and Asian American/Pacific Islander Month - https://bit.ly/3nyVEEY
Congratulations to the Capital High School athletes that signed their Letters of Intent yesterday!
Eric Sanchez, Anthony Anaya, Victor Aguiler, Santos Salazar and Lazarth Griego committed to play football at Highlands University!
Ernesto “Tito” Valencia will be headed to UNM for cheerleading!
Luna Community College will be adding Anika Rodriguez to their softball roster!
Athena Grimley will be heading north to the University of Minnesota Morris for softball!
The New Mexico Indian Affairs Department's (IAD) Indigenous Youth Council (IYC) is now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 IYC cohort. We invite submissions from Indigenous youth in New Mexico aged 16 to 25 who would like to serve on the council during the next phase of work. We seek Indigenous youth who want to be heard and represented in crucial decision-making processes and ensure that their concerns are addressed in tribal and state issues. By advancing the IYC's objective and purpose of increasing support for Indigenous youth's holistic health and well-being across New Mexico, Indigenous youth will have the infrastructure to produce recommendations for and by Native youth through the IYC and tribal youth councils throughout New Mexico.
https://www.iad.state.nm.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Final-IYC-Application-2023.pdf
It's SFPS' Kickoff to Summer with Literacy All Around Us! On May 13th, 2023 from Noon - 4PM, it will be a festive and engaging time at Nina Otero Community School! Please see the attached flyers for more information on all the fun activities!
El Dorado Community School had another eventful and exciting Friday! Students threw creme pies at Principal John Sais and Vice-Principal Roxanne Starr-Trujillo in honor of a successful fund raising project for a "Fun Run", plus, they planted trees on campus in honor of Arbor Day! Even Superintendent Larry "Hilario" Chavez got in on the festivities! El Dorado's Staff, Faculty, and Students continue to amaze us with their creativity and innovative ways to celebrate!
On Wednesday, Salazar Elementary held a Career and School Readiness event for students!
Students were provided with clipboards and interview questions appropriate for their grade level. They learned about various fields and seeing positive role models in our own community was inspirational to all students!
Representatives from Meow Wolf, Homewise, Los Alamos National Laboratories, SFPD, SFFD, Eye Associates of New Mexico, St. Vincent’s, Hutton Broadcasting and many more! Even some of our schools were there to show off the amazing things happening in our SFPS middle and high schools!
Congratulations to all of the Capital High School students who participated in the 33rd Annual Supercomputing Challenge!
Team 9 (Zachariah Burch, Isel Aragon, Britny Marquez, Daniel Leon, sponsored by Barbara Teterycz and Mentor David Ritter) was named one of nine finalists! Team 9 also took home the Community Impact Award for their robotic fire and fire weathering measuring system named Smokey (seen below)!
Team 8 (Julia Almeida, Leslie Gutierrez, Guadalupe Rojo, LaTrisha Padilla, sponsored by Irina Cislaru and Mentor Jon Brown) won the New Mexico Technology in Education (NMTIE) Teamwork Award for their project, Analyzing the Impact of COVID and its Correlation with Vaccines!
Barbara Teterycz also took home a Teacher Appreciation Award, and 3 CHS students (Isel Arragon, Zachariah Burch and Daniel Leon) also received scholarships!
Congratulations to all!
