Education

Three Board Members Want Superintendent Applications Released

  Update: The Española School Board said Jan. 21 the school district will release all superintendent applications.     The Española School Board has taken no...

Española Valley High School Mariachi Band Plays for Obama

    The Española Valley High School mariachi band braved a reported minus-10 windchill in the nation’s capital to play before newly sworn-in President Barack ...

Lindrith School Student Wins Rio Arriba Spelling Bee

    The smile on Alycia Davis’ face said it all after she correctly spelled “adjacent” at the 2009 Rio Arriba County Spelling Bee.     Upon...

$500,000 in Damage KO’s Old Sombrillo Elementary

    Española School District administrators and law enforcement officials have scarce details on how unidentified thieves caused about $500,000 in damage last fall scavenging...

Boiler Meltdown Costs Española Schools $110,000

    A boiler gone berserk left behind at least $110,000 in flood damage at Española middle school that took a “small army” of Española...

Governments Fork over Thousands To Help Mariachis Get to Inauguration

    Española Valley High School’s Mariachi Sol del Valle needs to raise roughly $25,000 for its travel expenses when it plays at President-elect Barack...

Contract Freeze Ties Superintendent’s Hands

    For some New Mexico school districts, potential budget cuts related to the economic downturn have led to conservation measures and hiring freezes. But...

Former Special Ed Director Still Has Contract with Española Schools

    When former Special Education Director Pat Lopez handed the Española School District her resignation July 14, she never really left the District.     She...

Northern Drops Proposal To Tax Rio Arribans

    A plan to raise funds for Northern New Mexico College by giving it the ability to tax Rio Arriba County residents has been...

Española Valley Mariachis Asked To Play at Inauguration

    Española Valley High School’s mariachi band played once for Barack Obama when he was a presidential candidate. Now the band might get to...

Jemez Mountains Pushes Tax Levy

     The Jemez Mountain School District will ask voters Feb. 3 to keep in place another six years a property tax administrators say is...

Española Students Take on Challenge of City Evacuation

    Imagine the Española Valley is struck by a major natural disaster. Or worse, picture a meltdown at the Los Alamos National Laboratory that...

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