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Grant County Resident Among Online School Graduates

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Published: 24 May 2024 24 May 2024

The New Mexico Connections Academy, a tuition-free online public school serving students in grades 4-12 across the state, celebrated the graduation of more than 200 high school seniors during an in-person commencement ceremony on May 23rd.

Among the Class of 2024 are local graduates from Arenas Valley including:

Maggie Crisp

 NEW MEXICO CONNECTIONS ACADEMY CELEBRATES MORE THAN 200 GRADUATES FROM FULL-TIME ONLINE SCHOOL

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ALCS Honors Scholarship Recipients

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Published: 23 May 2024 23 May 2024

MayaReevesMaya ReevesMaya Reeves and Willow Sprague-Robinson are the 2024 recipients of the Ella, Michael, and Ella Memorial Scholarship. Reeves was awarded $1000 and Sprague-Robinson will receive $500. 

Aldo Leopold Charter School’s Ella, Michael, and Ella Memorial Scholarship was established in loving memory of the Aldo Leopold Charter School students Ella Kirk, Michael Mahl and Ella Myers who lost their lives in a small airplane accident in May of 2014. Their dedication to environmental studies, music and the arts, and their level of community involvement and civic engagement serves as an inspiration to all. 

The scholarship provides Aldo Leopold Charter School graduates the opportunity to reach their own potential. The mission of the scholarship is to inspire young people to follow their passion for the environment, arts, music and community involvement, and to support young people as they begin post-secondary studies. 

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Claire Byer receives degree from University of Alaska Fairbanks

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Published: 23 May 2024 23 May 2024

ClaireByerGraduates line up to receive their diplomas at the University of Alaska Fairbanks 2024 commencement ceremony May 4 - Photo by Leif Van Cise
FAIRBANKS, AK (05/23/2024)-- The University of Alaska Fairbanks honored the Class of 2024 during its 102nd commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 4, at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks.

Claire Byer of Silver City received the following degree(s): Bachelor of Arts, Interdisciplinary Studies.

The university's first commencement took place in 1923, when the sole graduate, John Sexton Shanly, received a bachelor's degree in agriculture. This year, UAF conferred approximately 1,156 degrees on 1,031 students. Some students received more than one degree.

The commencement ceremony included graduates from summer and fall 2023 and spring 2024.

ALCS Celebrates the Class of 2024

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Published: 22 May 2024 22 May 2024

ALCS GradPictured from top to bottom, left to right: Adam Senter, Kevin Peterson, Sonny Sherwood, Zion Lopez, Bodhi Baker, Joshua Estrada, David Pecotte, Sisco Aguilar, Jaime Villanueva, Kai Shaw, Meliani Diaz-Urbina, Willow Sprague-Robinson, Ronan Euler, Pranay Kyasa, Nathaniel Castillo, Siobhan Pyper, Eva Engstrom, Cedar Markham, and Maya Reeves - Photo by Jessi Ann Crocker On Saturday, May 18 Aldo Leopold Charter School (ALCS) held their graduation ceremony at the Ben Altamirano Field on the Western New Mexico University (WNMU) campus.  

The keynote speaker was teacher Zachary Tecca who focused his remarks on the topics of curiosity and motivation, encouraging students to continue to explore the world around them. 

Mr. Tecca concluded, “So here is the lecture where I impress upon you the merits, that I believe, make a person successful. It isn’t the typical senses of achievement, like strictly wealth or education, that make a human successful. It is the motivation that comes from a person’s deep-seated interest in discovering the unknown.

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GRMC Postponing Townhall due to CHNA

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Published: 21 May 2024 21 May 2024

Silver City, NM – Message from Robert Whitaker, CEO:
Dear Gila Regional Community Members,

Gila Regional Medical Center is embarking on its first ever Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). A component of our plan is to have a community townhall to allow you to have input into the assessment. This is in addition to forum groups, surveys, and other modes of hearing from you about the health needs of our community.

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Ketch Bays Named to South Plains College Spring 2024 President's List

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Published: 20 May 2024 20 May 2024

LEVELLAND, TX (05/20/2024)-- Ketch Bays of Hurley, NM (88043) was named to the South Plains College Spring 2024 President's List.

Bays was among more than 400 students named to the list.

To qualify, students must earn a GPA of 4.0 and complete a minimum of 12 credit hours.

South Plains College is a comprehensive, two-year community college that serves the greater South Plains area of Texas with innovative educational programs that span the arts and sciences, technical education, continuing education and workforce development. Serving a 13-county area that comprises the southern portion of the Texas High Plains, the college's main campus is located in Levelland. SPC also offers educational programs at three locations in Lubbock - the SPC Lubbock Downtown Center, SPC Lubbock Career and Technical Center, and the SPC Reese Center - as well as an extension center in Plainview.

Prof. Heather Frankland proclaimed SC and GC sixth Poet Laureate

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Published: 16 May 2024 16 May 2024

Prof. Heather Frankland was proclaimed Silver City and Grant County's sixth Poet Laureate at the Town Council Meeting by Mayor Ladner on May 14, 2024.

The Poet Laureate Program of the Silver City/Grant County area, established in 2011 by the Steering Committee of the Southwest Festival of the Written Word, and endorsed by the Mayor and Town Council of the Town of Silver City, strives to promote a meaningful poetic presence as part of the diverse cultural fabric of our town and region.

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Diego Esqueda Named to SNHU Dean's List

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Published: 16 May 2024 16 May 2024

MANCHESTER, NH (05/15/2024)-- Diego Esqueda of SilverCity (88061) has been named to Southern New Hampshire University's Winter 2024 Dean's List. The winter terms run from January to May.

Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 for the reporting term are named to the Dean's List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired 8-week terms grouped in fall, winter/spring, and summer.

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