U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos today announced the selection of Donavin Mendez of Raton, New Mexico, who attends Raton High School in Raton, as a 2019 U.S. Presidential Scholar. Mendez is one of 161 outstanding American high school seniors who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, artistic excellence, technical expertise,…
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By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Youth in Art Exhibition was held at the Raton Intermediate School and opened to the public Tuesday evening with sponsors of the show donating over $800 in prize money to be awarded to the Raton High Art Students. Brenda Ferri was honored with judging…
Scholarship applications are still being accepted for the Angie Guara Scholarship! Details below: Must be a current Raton High School graduate or a graduate of Raton High School who is currently pursuing a degree in an agricultural field. Up to $10,000.00 can be be awarded each year, monies may be…
May 3, 2019 Written by Margaret Sanderson (GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK, COLORADO) – Thirteen years ago, when the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, with its Mars-like terrain, was deemed a good site for robot practice, the Colorado Robotics Challenge was born. NASA had originally tested the Mars…
The following letter is one of many that have been received by Jeff McLean and Linda Headly on their heart felt trek across the Midwest in search of funds, ideas and support from our community to start a youth center in Raton. They have trekked over 1000k miles to date!…
By Page Gandy RHS Chess Teacher Some 48 Raton High students participated in the fourth annual Raton High Chess tournament on Tuesday March 19, in the RHS Krivokapich Media Center. Twenty four of those students went on to amaze spectators in an exciting second match. After Spring Break, the third and…
Donavin Myles Mendez, a graduating senior at Raton High School, has been named one of the 621 semifinalists in the 2019 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The semifinalists were selected from nearly 5,300 candidates expected to graduate from US high schools in the year 2019. There were 3.2 million initial applications…
April 18, 2019 TRINIDAD, Colo – Each year Trinidad State honors two students believed to be on the path to great success in the future. These Rising Stars for 2018-19 are Megan Nunez on the Trinidad Campus and Joelle Valdez from the Alamosa Campus. Nunez came to Trinidad State as…
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 San Isabel Electric awarded a total of $33,000 through its newly expanded scholarship program on Wednesday, April 17, at 6:00 p.m., at a scholarship banquet at John Mall High School in Walsenburg. Scholarship funding comes from unclaimed capital credits, money that the electric co-op tried to…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Greg Boyce greg.boyce@trinidadstate.edu 719 846-5530 April 16, 2019 Written by Margaret Sanderson (TRINIDAD, COLORADO) As a new student at Trinidad State, Destiny Calderon-Ruiz jumped right in to student government. “I love to be involved. It’s such a small campus and things are hands-on, up close and…