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It's never too young to be a cheerleader, a role that many young girls got to try out at the Sept. 19th Homecoming Parade.
Told to line up by height, these two students make sure they're in the proper order during Sept. 8 auditions for the Missoula Children's Theatre production of Robinson Crusoe.
Pat Duran, a longtime HMS teacher, switched hats to principal and was on the welcome wagon committee at Southern Heights the first day of school.
Although the temperature was nearly 100 degrees, the HHS band -- which has been rehearsing for weeks now -- was in marching form for the 2008 Lea County Fair Parade.
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A graduating senior scans the capacity crowd at the Lea County Event Center for signs of her family during the May 17 commencement exercises.
Parker Matthews and 427 of his classmates were all smiles on May 15 as they learned of class awards and practiced for commencement.
While
some retirees were on the brink of tears, Glenna Coudding did nothing but laugh
while her 18 years as a paraprofessional were saluted during the HMS
Retiree Banquet on May 6.
Five HMS teachers -- from various schools and grade levels -- were awarded a total of $25,000 by the Veteto Foundation during the Service Awards program on May 6.
Houston 8th-grader Jose Chavez took on the role of teacher when he instructed classmates on the art of Mexican dance on May 2.
Alyssa Galyean, right, got special attention when her grandfather was the guest speaker on the hazards of electricity during a 4th-grade class at Stone Elementary on April 22.
Freshman teacher Loretta Milligan and her daughter, Zakaya Benge, got a charge out of the Big Foot monster truck ride Zakaya received to school on March 7.
College Lane kindergartner Samuel Higgins gets his serving of green eggs and ham from kindergarten teacher Carol Searcy on Dr. Seuss' birthday, March 6.
Educational consultant Dr. Mike Hall met with teachers, principals, parents and administrators Feb. 28-29 to provide insight about the feasibility of locating a Freshman Academy adjacent to Hobbs High School.
Jefferson Principal Dixie Vejil reassured students about upcoming state testing during a school pep rally Feb. 22.
Longtime HHS teacher Paul Baker has often dressed up as characters from the past for his world history class. His latest impression, however, was of contemporary terrorist Osama bin Laden.
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Ryan
Nelson sings during the choir's Dec. 10 Christmas
Crystal Ortega and Luissa Ponce, both from Stone, were all decked out for the Dec. 1 Jaycee Christmas Parade.
American Education Week was celebrated Nov. 12-16 with most schools making appearances for singing performances at the Broadmoor Mall.
Mindy Turner created "Holy Moley" as a class chemistry project for Mole Day on Oct. 23.
Erosion caused by water flow was one of the many exhibits on display at Kids, Kows and more on Oct. 11.
The HHS Marching Band placed fourth at the Oct. 6 Tumbleweed Classic where the 130-person ensemble was an audience favorite thanks to contemporary music and dance moves.
Seniors prevailed when HHS held its Homecoming Class Competition at Watson Stadium on Oct. 4.
Sooner the cow dog was the center of attention at the Staked Plains Roundup held Sept. 20-21 at New Mexico Junior College.
Will Rogers Assistant Principal Donna Jones, aka the Cowardly Lion, was dragging her tail by the end of a staff production of the Wizard of Oz on Sept. 7.
The art work of 120 students goes on display at the Center For the Arts during the month of September. A reception for the elementary students is scheduled for 5-7 p.m. Sept. 15.
Garrett Price introduced his favorite teacher, Jodie Day, when she received the Golden Apple award at a recent luncheon in Albuquerque recognizing the six other winners.
It must have been doubly hard for this mother of twins to send her children off to their first day of kindergarten on Aug. 16 -- which explains her look of delight at getting them back by the end of the day.
A full cheerleading contingent from Hobbs was on hand for the Aug. 8 Lea County Fair Parade -- including this Houston Junior High squad.
Senior-to-be Tim Emmerich was one of five students who earned qualifying scores on four separate AP exams in 2007, a notable feat given the fact that students only take six classes.
Quantum Learning SuperCamp -- a five-day workshop that 80 Hobbs students attended free of charge -- had a variety of exercises, including this one that helped students develop trust.
Sophie Sumrall, who will graduate third in a class of 425, shares a laugh with her most influential educator, HHS math teacher Cheryl Riley, during a May 17 banquet honoring the top 3 percent of the class of 07.
The next best thing to competing at the May 14 Sixth-Grade Playday at Watson Stadium was cheering for your classmates.
HHS seniors picked up more than $3 million in scholarship offers at the May 7 Senior Awards Assembly in Tydings Auditorium.
The Empire State Building was only one of many tourist attractions visited by the HHS choir during an April field trip to the Big Apple.
There were all kinds of fashions on display at the April 21 prom -- including this colorful ensemble sported by Brent Kernell, Cason Spurlock and Tate Tinley.
It was an emotional two days when Shattered Lives arrived on campus April 12-13 to demonstrate the dangers of drinking and driving.
Don't make the same mistakes I did," was the message that Clifford Dees had for Southern Heights sixth-graders who toured the Lea County Correctional Facility on April 3. Hanging out with the wrong people and not talking to teachers and friends about problems can lead to a lifetime behind bars, he said.
BTW students cover Merlene Spencer with more than 4,000 pink chain links that represent the funds they collected -- $1,126 -- for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. The fundraiser was done in honor of Spencer, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in November.
A
couple dozen HHS seniors received specialized training
Winners in the 2007 Spanish spelling bee are congratulated after lasting 10 rounds at Houston Junior High on Feb. 22.
Valentine's Day was a family affair for the Ponces, a group of Edison siblings who took advantage of the chance to cuddle up with Cupid, portrayed by Cristina Castillo.
Mindy Turner and Andrew Jaco were just one of 19 quality acts to take the stage during the February 2007 edition of Golden Revue.
Shaylene Dolloff correctly spelled "enthusiasm" on Feb. 5 to win the HMS District spelling bee and the right to advance to regional action in Lubbock.
Constructing their own robot was just one task HHS students faced at the Jan. 27 Science Olympiad competition in Cloudcroft. The team finished in first place, scoring the first regional championship since 1998.
Southern Heights student Shaquille Castillo answers questions from judge Karen Jackson during the HMS District Science Fair on Jan. 31. Castillo went on to place in the Earth and Space Science category.
Cierra
Heckard was one of several students who answered and asked
questions of counterparts during a classroom-to-classroom
teleconference held between Hobbs and Minnesota on Jan. 25.
Hobbs fireman Keith Akin collects stuffed animals from Mills second-graders who donated the items for injured or sick children who may be frightened during their first ambulance ride.
It pays to show up for the Christmas parade armed with a plastic bag for catching candy and a heavy coat to fend of cold temperatures.
Lee Pritchard and his family were among the many families who received Thanksgiving turkeys gathered by Highland Junior High Students and the TARS program.
Stephen Olivas takes a little off
the top for his teacher, Joel Ware, during a schoolwide assembly at
Broadmoor on Aug. 31.
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Broadmoor
students put on aprons and participated in lab experiments when an educational
team from LES came calling on Oct. 10. 
Coronado
students couldn't get enough of Ben Franklin, America's Renaissance man of the
Revolutionary War who was in town Jan. 31-Feb. 1.
aggie
Pruett portrayed Queen Isabella when Christopher Columbus was put on trial for
exploration crimes during a mock trial at Houston Jr. High on Dec. 6.
Ashley
Moshier, who says enrolling in Skills USA as a sophomore was life-changing, was
one of four students elected to statewide office during the March 21-23 state
Skills USA conference.
The
HMS district's superintendent and three assistant
superintendents are interviewed by a KNME news crew for an
upcoming documentary on the Professional Learning Communities
philosophy. HMS is one of only four school districts from
across the nation featured in the film.
Voted
on by her members of the Eagles basketball team, Alesha
Jackson was named 2007 Basketball Homecoming Queen on Jan. 12.
There
were as many parents as students when third graders in Michelle
Abernathy's Sanger class practiced artistic skills by constructing a
snow village.
The
men's and women's choir combined for the "Peace" program finale at the
Dec. 11 HHS Christmas Concert held at First United Methodist Church.
Core
Knowledge Coordinator Becky McMurray was on hand Dec. 12 to congratulate
College Lane when it became an "official" Core Knowledge School.
Five
Highland students volunteered to teach a class of Coronado fifth-graders
on Dec. 8. By doing so, they reinforced their own knowledge of the
American Revolution.
Hobbs
Mayor Monty Newman fielded questions from an audience of curious second-graders
when he visited Sanger Elementary School on Dec. 6.
Will
Rogers students sang Silent Night in English, German and Spanish as part
of a Holidays Around the World program on Dec. 5.
By the time
Highland students got done dousing their teacher with whip cream and
chocolate syrup on Nov. 21,, they were as tasty as he was.
Patriotism
was on prominent display during American Education Week performances at
the Broadmoor Mall Nov. 13-17.
Superintendent
Cliff Burch discovered on Nov. 14 that maintaining order in a
kindergarten classroom has its similarities to running a school
district.
A
delegation of teachers, principals and students was on hand for the
regional College Board conference in San Diego Nov. 9-10 that
featured speeches from two HHS seniors.
Rex
Barron drew this illustration for a children's book -- and was in Hobbs
Nov. 8-10 to show students how books are published.
Students
in Melanie Irwin's fourth-grade class at Taylor Elementary acted out
Election Day, right down to casting their vote in a semi-private booth.
U.S. Rep.
Steve Pearce, a Heizer alumni, was at the Freshman High School Nov. 3 to
discuss the dangers of methamphetamine use.
All
styles of administrative leadership, including militaristic, were on
display during a Nov. 2 workshop that helped teachers and principals
take a playful look at themselves and their jobs.
This
furry singer with Opera Unlimited made a convincing wolf when the
Albuquerque company was in town for an Oct. 30 program at Tydings
Auditorium.
While
elementary kids were wearing red ribbons, Freshman High Students were
doing more hands-on activities for Red Ribbon Week -- like experiencing
simulated drunkenness through vision altering goggles.
Although
putting together a full stage production in less than a week is a lot of
work, it can be fun behind the scenes too.
A dairy
cow complete with its own milking machine was the featured attraction at
the Oct. 24 Kids, Kows and More Event.
In addition
to winning "mole" bucks for extra credit projects, students also won
ribbons for winning competitions on "Mole Day," Oct. 23, at HHS.
Banana,
an eight-foot python, was among the featured guests during an Oct. 16
wildlife assembly at Mills Elementary.
The
dairy industry was just one occupation Will Rogers got hands on
experience with during an Oct. 13 Career Day.
Highland
teacher Penny Norris volunteered to get mummy wrapped on Oct. 13
as a fund-raiser for Teen Read Week.
Parched from
choking down cherry pie, Daniel Lopez asks for a chocolate milk chaser
during lunchtime games held in honor of Homecoming Week at HHS.
It
wouldn't be a Homecoming Parade without a band or two marching down
Broadway.
Samantha
Acosta, one of 16 candidates, was crowned Homecoming Queen at an Oct. 6
assembly in Tasker Arena.
Students
spilled out of the stands and onto the field in a display of class unity
at the Oct. 5 Homecoming Class Competition at Watson Stadium.
Shotput,
discus and javelin were only three of the sports competitions held Sept.
29 at Mills Elementary School as part of a Greek Core Knowledge lesson.
Dorie
Chavez was a cheerful hostess when her son's BTW class made a field trip
to the family farm on Sept. 28.
Teachers
and students alike kept their distance when a bobcat made a guest
appearance at Coronado on Sept. 27.
The
Sept. 23 production of the Pied Piper called upon students to use their
musical abilities as well as their comedic ones.
Dads
had no trouble showing their sons and daughters affection during their
back to school day Sept. 22 at College Lane Elementary.
Loretta
Funk and Cathy Klepper were named best educators in their respective
categories at the Sept. 19 Best of Lea County awards ceremony.
It's
a long summer for Malaina Alvarado and Margaret Wootten, mentor/mentoree
who look forward to their weekly visits when the school year begins
again.
Brice
Chapman and his trick horse were the featured attraction during NMJC's
Staked Plains Roundup on Sept. 14. 
A
typical day finds head groundskeeper Linda Elliott arriving for work
with the sunrise and not leaving until sunset.
It
was both a theatrical and musical experience when members of Opera
Unlimited entertained at Hobbs elementary schools on Sept. 11-12.
Chris
Garcia put on a show of his own when rapper T-Bone appeared at the
Freshman High School on Sept. 7.
In
addition to the many children she's had over a three-decade educational
career, New Mexico Principal of the Year Nancy Havink is also mother to
one son, Scott.
U.S.
Rep. Steve Pearce, a two-term congressman just home from Washington
D.C., stopped off at another Washington -- BTW-- on Aug. 24.
Thousands
of students arrived for the first day of school on Aug. 17 scrubbed
shiny and clean and decked out in their best duds.
Kim
Reighley, a 2005 HHS graduate who has leapfrogged to junior status in
college based on AP exam credits, was keynote speaker at the Aug. 14 AP
Awards banquet.
Teamwork
was just one of the concepts learned by students who attended Quantum
Learning's SuperCamp Aug. 7-11 at HHS.
It
simply wouldn't be a parade without the HHS marching parade, which put
in an appearance at the Aug. 10 Lea County Fair Parade.
Cameron
Tisdale celebrates after receiving his diploma during
graduation exercises on May 20.
