Aztec Schools

09/01/2026

BE HERE DAY is coming to Aztec Municipal Schools!

On Tuesday, September 8, we’re joining schools across New Mexico for Be Here Day, a statewide initiative focused on celebrating the importance of regular school attendance.

Every day a student is in school is another day to learn, connect, grow, and be part of their school community. We’re encouraging our students to show up, be present, and make every day count!

Aztec Tigers BE HERE! Your presence matters!

📅 Tuesday, September 8
🧡 Be present. Be connected. Be here.

09/01/2026

Park Avenue Families!

Check out the latest Park Avenue Elementary newsletter for upcoming events, reminders, and school updates!

📖 Read it here: https://canva.link/3tkv4yjdsv4vbs6

Have a great week, Tigers! 🐯

Check out this US Letter designed by Jessica Sledzinski.

09/01/2026

💙💛 MAMMA MIA HOMECOMING WEEK IS ALMOST HERE!

Get ready, Aztec! Mamma Mia Homecoming 2026 — “Our Last Summer” is happening next week, and we’ve got a full week of fun planned! ☀️🌊💃🕺

We’re putting ALL of the AHS Homecoming information in one place so you don’t have to hunt down the flyers! 👇

📅 MONDAY – 9/7
Labor Day – NO SCHOOL
BUT… the fun doesn’t stop! 😉
🏈 Powderpuff Game – 7:00 PM at Fred Cook Stadium
💲 $3 admission
🎉 There will be tailgating also!

👑 TUESDAY – 9/8 - “Gimme, Gimme, Gimme”
Dress Like Royalty! 👑
Wear a crown, bring one, grab one, or make one at the Appreciation Stations!

🏖️ WEDNESDAY – 9/9 - “Our Last Summer”
Come dressed in your favorite beach attire - floaties, goggles, beachwear and more! 🌴☀️
👑 Crowning Ceremony
🏐 Peach Fuzz Game – 7:00 PM

✨ THURSDAY – 9/10 - “Super Trouper”
Show your brightest Mamma Mia spirit! 🌟
Wear bright colors, bling, stars & sunglasses! 🕶️✨

💙🧡 FRIDAY – 9/11 - HOMECOMING!
🏫 Pep Rally at the high school
🚗 Homecoming Parade – Line up at 2:30 PM on Mesa Verde
🏈 Aztec Tigers vs. Thoreau Hawks
⏰ 7:00 PM at Fred Cook Stadium
🧡💙 Wear your orange & black and show your Tiger pride!

💃 SATURDAY – 9/12 - Dancing Queen! 👑
💙 Homecoming Dance
📍 AHS Flagpole
⏰ 8:30–11:30 PM
💲 $10 per person
All guests must receive a pass from the office.

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08/31/2026

🐯 THIS WEEK IN AHS ATHLETICS 🐯
August 31–September 5

Wednesday, September 2 — Home

⚽ Girls Soccer vs. Farmington
📍 Fred Cook Memorial Stadium
JV — 4:00 PM
Varsity — 6:00 PM

Friday, September 4

🏐 JV Volleyball — Piedra Vista Tournament
11:00 AM vs. Piedra Vista
1:15 PM vs. Tohatchi
2:45 PM vs. Kirtland Central

🏐 Varsity Volleyball — Farmington Tournament
1:00 PM vs. Miyamura

🏈 Varsity Football at Pojoaque Valley
6:00 PM

Saturday, September 5

🏃 Miyamura Cross Country Invitational
📍 Red Rock Park, Gallup

8:00 AM — Coaches Meeting
8:30 AM — Middle School Girls
9:00 AM — Middle School Boys
9:30 AM — Varsity Girls
10:00 AM — Varsity Boys
10:45 AM — JV Girls/Boys Combined
11:45 AM — Awards

⚽ Varsity Boys Soccer at Pagosa Springs
11:00 AM

Good luck to all our Tigers competing this week! 🧡🖤

Schedules are subject to change.

08/28/2026

Fundraiser forms are going home with McCoy Avenue students today! Be sure to check those backpacks. 😊

It’s the Otis Spunkmeyer fundraiser! 🍪 Students will be selling cookie dough and other treats through the McCoy PTO.

Orders are due back September 11th, and everything will be ready for pickup during October Parent-Teacher Conferences.

If you have any questions about the fundraiser, please reach out to the McCoy PTO!

Thank you for supporting our McCoy Tigers and helping make this fundraiser a success!

08/28/2026

Aztec Board of Education - Working Meeting - September 3, 2026 @ 5:00 P.M.

08/28/2026

Aztec Municipal Schools - Regular Board Meeting - September 3, 2026 @ 6:00 P.M.

08/28/2026

Congratulations to our very own Angela Park at Koogler Middle School!

We are so excited to celebrate Angela for being selected as the winner of Goodwill NM’s “Who’s Your Favorite Teacher?” contest!

Angela is someone who makes a difference every day, and it’s so special to see her recognized by her students and community. We’re lucky to have her on our team!

Congratulations, Angela Park! Well deserved!

🍎🎉 WINNERS!
We asked New Mexicans to tell us about the teachers who inspire, encourage, and make a difference, and you answered! 💙📚Please join us in congratulating the winners of our “Who’s Your Favorite Teacher?” Contest! Each of these amazing educators will receive a $100 Goodwill gift card. 🎉And check out who also scored one in the random drawing of all contest entrants!

🏆 Alejandra Padilla, Jackson Middle, Albuquerque
🏆 Edith Reyes, Emerson Elementary, Albuquerque
🏆 Jerricka Guiterrez, The Montessori Academy, Albuquerque
🏆 Michael Royce, Bernalillo High, Bernalillo
🏆 Maria Ortiz, Ocotillo Elementary, Carlsbad
🏆 Angela Park, Koogler Middle, Aztec (Farmington area)
🏆 Eric Diaz, Lincoln Elementary, Gallup
🏆 Destiny Burton, Ann Parish Elementary, Los Lunas
🏆 Tessa Cogburn, Cielo Azul Elementary, Rio Rancho
🏆 Debbie Luevano, University High, Roswell
🏆 Angelina Duran, Piñon Elementary, Santa Fe

🏆Beatrice Herrera of Albuquerque won the random drawing of all entrants!

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who nominated a teacher and helped us celebrate the people who help New Mexico students learn, grow, and thrive. ✏️❤️

08/27/2026

🏐🐅 GAME DAY — AHS Volleyball! 🐅🏐

Tiger Nation, come out tonight and support Aztec Volleyball as the Lady Tigers take on Dulce at Lilly White Gymnasium!

📅 Thursday, August 27, 2026
📍 Lilly White Gymnasium
500 E. Chaco St., Aztec, NM

Game times:

C-Team — 4:00 PM
JV — 5:00 PM
Varsity — 6:00 PM

Let’s pack the gym, bring the energy, and support our student-athletes!

🧡🖤 Go Tigers! 🖤🧡

08/26/2026

Parents and student-athletes, I want to make sure everyone understands how Spring 2026 grades affect fall athletic eligibility and what we will be doing moving forward.

For most students, eligibility for the fall is based on the previous semester. Under NMAA requirements, a student generally must have earned a 2.0 GPA with no F’s during the preceding semester.

There are also several provisions that can affect individual situations, including the cumulative eligibility provision for students in grades 10–12, qualifying summer-school course replacement, and the fall-semester clean-slate provision.

One important exception involves freshmen. Incoming 9th graders who did not participate in high school sports as an 8th grader receive a fall-semester clean slate under NMAA rules.

I will review those situations individually when they apply.

Right now, we have approximately 248 student-athletes whose records need to be checked. Because the district changed Student Information Systems, this is also a new eligibility process for us this year. I am working through individual records as quickly and carefully as I can.

Technology is helping me build a much faster system for reviewing eligibility, but getting that system set up correctly takes time. In the meantime, coaches will be talking with athletes about grades this week.

I am asking parents to please review your student-athlete’s Spring 2026 semester grades as well. If you already know there may be an eligibility concern, please communicate with your coach or the Athletic Department so we can look at that situation.

If a student does not meet NMAA eligibility requirements from the spring semester, that student cannot participate in games or competitions until eligibility is regained. This matters beyond the individual athlete. Playing an academically ineligible athlete can put the entire team’s results at risk.

We still want those students involved. They should remain with their teams, continue practicing, attending, learning, improving, and participating in the program as permitted. The goal is to help them get academically eligible again while keeping them connected to their teammates and coaches.

An academically ineligible student may regain eligibility at the next regular marking period by earning at least a 2.0 GPA with NO F’s.

We will also begin weekly grade checks shortly for our student-athletes. These checks are intended to catch academic concerns early and give students an opportunity to address problems before they become eligibility issues.

Coaches will be communicating with athletes about their grades throughout the season. Maintaining eligibility is not just something we check once at the beginning of a season; it is an ongoing responsibility for our student-athletes.

We are working through a large number of records, and we want to make sure we handle each one correctly. Athletes, parents, coaches, and the Athletic Department all have a role in protecting eligibility.

Academics come first, and we want every Tiger able to compete the right way and eligible to play.

Go Tigers! 🐯