Education digest: Students earn seats in honor band

Students earn seats in honor band

Clovis High School band members filled 39 of 89 chairs available in the South East New Mexico Music Educators Association’s High School Honor Band after tryouts last Saturday.

Students will travel to Hobbs Dec. 11-12 for the All District Band clinic and concert.

Clovis qualifiers for SENMMEA honor band:

Joann Knowlden

Courtney Dawkins

Jynae Schuler

Emily Wickham

Sarah Spurgeon

Sarah-Ashley Finch

Savannah Tipton

Anjelica Papageorgiou

Holly Tyler

Martina Barela

Hanna Flatow

Amiah Robinson

Jeremy Urban

Martha Rivas

Aaron Phillips

Killian Richards

Alec Blazek

Jacob Caffrey

Bryan Wygant

Charles Shields

Arthur Kennedy

Sarah Wright

Hailey Difrancesca

James Townsend

Ryan Sanders

Brandon Landrus

Estevan Valesco-Romero

Jared Womak

Joseph Martinez

Ruben Vega

Isiah Artis

Eric Collings

Sam Pallacios

Janee Lewis

J. W. Norberg

Joshua Wickham

Cameron Stewart

Holli Watson

Jared Finch

New flags purchased for cheerleaders

Clovis High School varsity cheerleaders have new Wildcats flags, one flag for each letter.

The flags were purchased with $1,200 raised by the booster club during the past two years.

The old flags were faded and the letters were being held on with clear duct tape.

Job program awarded

New Mexico Jobs for America’s Graduates received two national awards, according to a press release.

The program serves youth at-risk of failing high school. In 2008-2009, JAG-NM served 229 at-risk youth in six high schools including Choices alternative school.

JAG-NM received an award for top four high performing state organization in achieving an extraordinary graduation rate of the class of 2008 with a rate of 98 percent. It was also awarded for being in the top three high performing state organizations achieving an extraordinary full time placement rate for the class of 2008 with a rate of 96 percent.

Education Digest is compiled by CNJ staff writer Liliana Castillo. She may be contacted at 763-6991, or by e-mail:

lcastillo@cnjonline.com