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We are looking for individuals that would like to make a difference in our student’s lives while getting paid to do so! Substitute teaching is the way you can be involved!

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Cloudcroft Schools Spotlight

Spring is just around the corner, and this semester is flying by! We still have a lot going on to finish out the 2023–2024 School Year so, take a look at our website for all the events happening this spring.

March is busy with Track and Field starting practice and beginning competitions this month. Powerlifting is underway. We also have the end of this third nine weeks, the On-A-Roll Assembly at the Elementary/Middle School, and of course, everyone is looking forward to Spring Break March 11 through March 15.

Cloudcroft High School will be administering the SAT/PSAT (NM Graduation Exam) to all students on Wednesday, March 27, and the NM-ASR (NM Science Readiness Assessment) on Thursday, March 28 as part of the required ESSA testing.

February saw many events starting with our FFA Students attending the Roundhouse in Santa Fe on FFA Day and getting to meet with Representative Harlan Vincent who represents Lincoln County.

FFA students attending Roundhouse in Santa Fe

Our Advanced Placement Students also got to visit the Roundhouse in Santa Fe last month to advocate for the AP program. Representing Cloudcroft was Bryanna Bradshaw, Dominic Romero, Alex Smith, Ari Hannah, and Sofia Newton.

AP students visiting Roundhouse in Santa Fe
Students exploring ENMU-Ruidoso campus

Our Cloudcroft freshmen joined 206 ninth graders last month from other small regional schools to explore the ENMU-Ruidoso campus and tour thirteen different industries, including those that we offer here at CHS: Welding, Health Sciences, Hospitality & Culinary, and Fire & Emergency Response. Thank you, ENMU-Ruidoso, for hosting us! We look forward to visiting again next school year!

Woman hugging student at the Valentine Dance

The PTO’s Family Valentine Dance was a huge success. We had lots of families, students, and community members in attendance. Thank you to our PTO for hosting this fun event.

Meet the Professionals was a great success again this year. We had many professionals from our community who showed up to discuss their careers and answer our eighth through twelfth-grade students’ questions. I would like to thank all of those who took time out of their day to be with our students.

Professionals from the community speaking to students

We were able to bring back the Ski Program for our students at Ski Cloudcroft to get lessons and lift tickets on Mondays for a fraction of the cost. I would like to Thank the Adams family (owners of Ski Cloudcroft) for their generosity, and I need to thank the volunteers and staff members who gave up their Mondays to supervise our students.

We are very excited for our High School Gymnasium “make over” by local artist Sam Odom. She presently teaches “Commercial Art: Murals Start to Finish” at our high school, and she will have some of her students working alongside her on our new mural. We are looking forward to seeing the gym’s new facelift! Thank you to Ms. Odom!

At press time, our Science Olympiad Team was heading off to the State Competition! Good luck, Students! We are proud of all of you!

We also have some incredible opportunities for individuals to join our Bear Team. We have a few employment listings on our website under “Resources”. Please help to spread the word!

Until next time, enjoy our beautiful mountain in the Spring, and come out and support your Cloudcroft Students!

Go, Bears!

Sincerely,

Tana Daugherty

Tana Daugherty
Superintendent
Cloudcroft Municipal Schools

Welcome to the Cloudcroft Municipal Schools Website

We are located in the Village of Cloudcroft, approximately 16 miles east of Alamogordo, New Mexico. We are proud to be the kindergarten through 12th grade education center for a large portion of the Southern Sacramento Mountains. Our schools serve Cloudcroft and the outlying communities of Mayhill, Weed, Piñon, Sacramento, and Timberon—an area covering roughly 850 square miles. 

It is our honor to live in a region of great beauty within the boundaries of the Lincoln National Forest. We are also proud of the dedication our student-focused staff members display each day as they educate our students. Our teachers encourage opportunities for growth and believe in teaching from a holistic approach to nurture our students’ minds, bodies, and spirits. While we embrace our rural small town lifestyle, we also prepare our students to be well-equipped to thrive in the 21st century.

We invite you to explore our website and learn more about our schools and our people. If you have any questions, we welcome you to stop by or give us a call.