![LCPS Seeks Public Input on Budget — Priorities Survey, available in English and Spanish, is open through Jan. 6, 2023](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/las_cruces_public_schools%2C_nm_ar/article/image/large_a604a86f-ef7d-4d48-acb6-f25f645c64e3.jpg)
December 9, 2022
Las Cruces Public Schools invites parents, students, staff and the Las Cruces community to provide feedback on budget priorities through its annual budget survey, open now through...
![Canned Food Drive](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/las_cruces_public_schools%2C_nm_ar/article/image/large_e032701e-2318-412c-ba0c-17ef11d0aad4.png)
December 5, 2022
Student council presents canned food drive. Student council and class representatives are asking for canned good donations to donate to a local organization.
![District Hosts Budget Town Hall Meeting— Funding priorities, public input discussed at public forum](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/las_cruces_public_schools%2C_nm_ar/article/image/large_021618ee-6e0a-49a3-bc33-e4dfd1380e0b.png)
December 1, 2022
Las Cruces Public Schools will host the first public meeting
in a series of town hall-style gatherings on Thursday, Dec. 8 at 5:30 p.m.in the board room at
the Dr. Karen M. Truj...
![School Temporarily Placed on Lockdown Following Tip](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/las_cruces_public_schools%2C_nm_ar/article/image/large_86db1fb4-96a5-4d5b-9cef-2959490f263b.jpg)
December 1, 2022
*Correction: Monte Vista was never placed on lockdown today. Information from local law enforcement Thursday suggested an
unknown subject might be close to an LCPS campus,
pr...
![Applications Now Accepted for LCPS’s Virtual Learning Academy— Information session to be held Dec. 1](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/las_cruces_public_schools%2C_nm_ar/article/image/large_46881fa6-5079-4f8b-8ab6-c25c1b8a251e.jpg)
Applications Now Accepted for LCPS’s Virtual Learning Academy— Information session to be held Dec. 1
December 1, 2022
The Virtual Learning Academy (VLA)
inside Las Cruces Public Schools will
begin accepting applications for the 2022-2023
spring semester and the 2023-2024 school
year on Dec. 1...
![Boys to Men: Zia Middle School Soccer Team Learns the Value of a Shirt and Tie](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/las_cruces_public_schools%2C_nm_ar/article/image/large_3a687704-173d-427c-8fa2-2f2eaa3284e1.jpg)
November 17, 2022
The idea started out as a humble gesture to get 14 eighth-grade
soccer players to feel a little more confident about themselves. Two days later, the
boys' soccer team at Zia Mid...
![LCPS Construction Projects Moving Along](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/las_cruces_public_schools%2C_nm_ar/article/image/large_2c6be6eb-dd8f-45bc-af4b-e6f1b299b632.jpg)
November 17, 2022
An update to various voter-approved bond projects was presented at
Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Las
Cruces Public Schools Board of Education.
Several projects are currentl...
![Board of Education Unanimously Approves Rezoning Option — New census data required population balances in each district](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/las_cruces_public_schools%2C_nm_ar/article/image/large_a79393a1-55d1-4b68-99bf-9bf31be6cd5b.jpg)
November 16, 2022
At Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Las Cruces Public Schools
Board of Education, Option 2 was unanimously adopted as the new election boundary
map representing all five LCPS sc...
![Hillrise Construction Phase to Require Night Work](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/las_cruces_public_schools%2C_nm_ar/article/image/large_564481f7-0910-469d-a7e9-91656623f7f8.jpeg)
November 15, 2022
As construction continues at Hillrise Elementary, an upcoming phase in the
project will require after-hours work, and residents in the
area are advised that the work could be no...
![Out-of-School Time Thanksgiving Camp](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/las_cruces_public_schools%2C_nm_ar/article/image/large_2a08b3fb-1f82-4077-8292-ff5aaabb1b56.png)
November 15, 2022
The City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department will offer a free three-day camp that will provide enjoyable and dynamic fall indoor and outdoor activities, arts and crafts, ...
![Online Payment Portal Goes Live](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/las_cruces_public_schools%2C_nm_ar/article/image/large_8c1349aa-3c90-40dd-ace1-8a7794bd9532.jpg)
November 14, 2022
Parents can now access
an online portal to pay school-related fees at Las Cruces Public Schools,
thanks to the new SchoolPay system that was activated in August.
SchoolPay...
November 11, 2022
Welcome to our November Edition of Super News, the Las Cruces Public Schools newscast brought to you by the Superintendent's Office.
Coming up: How students are paving the way ...
![Las Cruces Public Schools proudly thanks our veterans!](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/las_cruces_public_schools%2C_nm_ar/article/image/large_85e858fe-9e45-41f9-8378-7d183613fc51.png)
November 11, 2022
Dear Educators, Las Cruces Public Schools proudly thanks every veteran living in our community. Veterans Day is a celebration to honor America's veterans for their patriotism, ...
![Survey Seeks Guidance on School Culture, Climate](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/las_cruces_public_schools%2C_nm_ar/article/image/large_d1fa81a8-3e72-4879-ac27-417cbb089470.jpg)
November 8, 2022
Las Cruces Public Schools is asking parents, community members,
staff and select students to share their thoughts and perceptions
of the district’s culture and learning environm...
![Mayfield vs Santa Teresa 1st Round State 5A Football Championships](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/las_cruces_public_schools%2C_nm_ar/article/image/large_64a2619b-9436-4839-bf1f-69e6139691fc.png)
November 3, 2022
Mayfield High School will be taking on Santa Teresa for the 1 st round of the State 5A Football Championships on Friday, November 4, 2022. Kickoff is at 7:00 p.m. at the Field of...
![The University of New Mexico and the National Hispanic Institute present Dionisio "Dennis" Chavez New Mexico LDZ June 11-18, 2023](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/las_cruces_public_schools%2C_nm_ar/article/image/large_61fd5378-452b-4e9f-8dd6-94f626b58fb7.jpg)
November 2, 2022
The National Hispanic Institute (NHI) and the University of New Mexico are partnering to host the 2023 Dionisio "Dennis" Chavez New Mexico LDZ for New Mexico high school students....
![Second Public Meeting Seeks Design Input on Columbia Elementary](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/las_cruces_public_schools%2C_nm_ar/article/image/large_7c9980d1-075d-4667-92d3-a3a4ab14405a.jpg)
October 27, 2022
Vigil and Associates, the architectural firm contracted by Las
Cruces Public Schools to design the new Columbia Elementary School, will host a
public meeting Thursday, Oct. 27 a...
October 21, 2022
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — For Sonoma Elementary School fourth grade teacher Christopher Nunez , education has been a part of his life since he was a young boy. Both Nunez' parents teac...
![Dress the Child ‘Yacht Party’ tickets on sale; Gala fundraiser is Oct. 23 at Amador Live](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/las_cruces_public_schools%2C_nm_ar/article/image/large_d8318f32-f402-47f3-b826-cb27e789ef0c.jpg)
October 19, 2022
Tickets are on sale for “Yacht Party,” the 32 annual Las Cruces Dress the Child fundraising dinner.
The event is 5-9 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, at Amador Live, 302 S. Main St. in do...
![Plan My Future: Students Explore Career Opportunities — Event targets middle and high school students](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/las_cruces_public_schools%2C_nm_ar/article/image/large_59b399a8-9ca4-43eb-b612-4d5d520bed15.jpg)
October 18, 2022
Nearly 1,400
students are expected to tour a maze of career opportunities at Las Cruces
Public Schools’ Plan My Future career exploration fair Oct. 18 and
19 at the LCPS Field ...