Through pandemic relief funding, SFPS is providing funding awards to programs that support student learning and enrichment over the summer months for SFPS students. Submit your proposal and application today! Deadline to submit applications has been extended to February 29, 2024.
https://www.sfps.info/article/1443159
Thank you to Chef Marc Quinones, executive chef at Hotel Chaco in Albuquerque and "Super Chef" with Cooking with Kids, for spending time with our students at Nina Otero Community School this morning!
Chef Marc taught students the proper way to hold and use a knife, helped cut mangos and showed students how to cook the Carrot Rice Pilaf!
Students cooked Indian Lentils, with a Carrot Rice Pilaf, Cucumber Raita and a Mango Fruit Salad!
Thank you, Chef Marc!
Mandela International Magnet School celebrated Black History Month with a gathering where author Bettye Kearse gave her family's oral history, students read poems, spoke about their experiences with race, and presented the Mozambique flag to be displayed among the school's international flags.
Congratulations to Team Scooby from Capital High School for their robotic gunshot detection system, which was named by Rep. Teresa Ledger Fernandez as the winners of the 2023 Congressional App Challenge in New Mexico’s Third District!
For more information, visit: www.congressionalappchallenge.us/23-nm03
In celebration of National School Counseling Week, SFPS acknowledges the outstanding efforts of our school counselors across the district in shaping student success and fostering mental wellness. Thank you for helping all students succeed!
Santa Fe Public School students and their families are invited to attend the 2024 District STEM Fair on 2/22 at Santa Fe Community College at 4 pm. Awards ceremony will be from 4-6 pm.
Students from Capital High School, Nina Otero Community School, Ortiz Middle School, Pinon Elementary and Wood Gormley Elementary, as well as SFPS digital learning coaches, were at STEAM Day at the legislature yesterday. The event, hosted by the LANL Foundation, showcases Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math education in New Mexico’s schools.
Check out the first episode of Pencils to Podcasts, a brand new podcast from the Santa Fe Public Schools!
In this episode, a group of curious 4th and 5th graders from Sweeney Elementary sit down with their principal, Melissa Kovac, for a lively Q&A session and delve into both her personal life and professional journey!
Listen now:
Apple - https://go.sfps.info/p2p_sweeney_apple
Spotify - https://go.sfps.info/p2p_sweeney_spotify
Or listen wherever you get your podcasts by searching "Pencils to Podcasts"
Congrats to the winners of the 2024 Santa Fe County Spelling Bee! First place, Juliette Anderson from Santa Fe Prep. Second place, Joshua Bala from Mandela International Magnet School. Third place, Sabine Cathey from Wood Gormley Elementary.
The newest SFPS Weekly Bulletin is here!
https://go.sfps.info/3uhSzwc
After 15 months of construction, the commons area of Santa Fe High School has been transformed, enhancing the student experience with a significant and much-needed renovation.
Read more: www.sfps.info/article/1427772
Congrats to Team Scooby (Edward Scott, Craig Andree Abajo, Jesse Burch, Haize Christiansen, Britny Marquez, Jordan Lam and Raul Alvarado, from Capital High School) who were selected by LANL as one of the winning teams in Governor’s STEM Challenge! Their presentation of Scooby (a robotic gunshot detection system) took place on January 20 at UNM. Each student was awarded $500 from the LANL Foundation.
The team’s sponsoring teachers are Barbara Teterycz and Irina Cislaru and their industry mentor is David Ritter. To learn more about Scooby, visit: https://youtu.be/Y8DZuxV03lw?si=tB5UGdkqrGWWhxp9
In the coming weeks, Santa Fe Public Schools will announce the reopening of several school bus routes that were paused late last year. As drivers complete the required trainings, more information will be shared with students and families about the reopening date.
The newest SFPS Weekly Bulletin is here! https://go.sfps.info/1-19Bulletin
SFPS Superintendent Hilario Chavez, Amy Biehl Community School Principal Felicia Torres, Amy Biehl teacher Melissa Romero, and Amy Biehl parent Janet Guerra joined Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham during a press conference today to announce her executive budget recommendation of $102M to improve educational outcomes in the state through structured literacy instruction.
The third Social Emotional Learning Day was held in the district today, with students at Chaparral Elementary having fun earning prizes during Bingo and learning about safely approaching pets during a presentation by the Santa Fe Animal Shelter. Students also got to meet Hootie, a former shelter dog turned therapy-dog-in-training.
Congratulations to Gabe Tafoya and the Santa Fe High School Chamber Orchestra for performing at the 2024 All-State Honor Concert in Albuquerque yesterday!
18 students performed six pieces at UNM's Popejoy Hall and is believed to be the first SFPS Orchestra ever to receive this honor!
Honor an educator or educational support professional (ESP) now for their dedication and contributions to the students of the Santa Fe Public Schools!
In partnership with Nusenda Credit Union, SFPS is recognizing one classroom teacher and one ESP per quarter. The honorees are surprised with a certification, gift and recognized via the district’s platforms.
Students, parents, teachers, secretaries, principals, community members, and any other stakeholder may nominate a classroom teacher and/or ESP for this honor by completing a paper nomination form at SFPS Central Office, 610 Alta Vista or online: www.sfps.info/page/outstanding-educators-recognition
