A Message From Our Superintendent

June 2026

Dear Bears,

Well, we made it! We closed out the school year with many celebrations, and now we all get to take a little sigh of relief and enjoy all that summer offers in our beautiful mountain town. However, this is much like our dreams for our graduating class. Our hope is not just for our graduates to get into college or onto a career path, but instead to thrive wherever life takes them. Thus, we recognize that getting to the end of the school year is not the objective – now we rest and refuel with the intention to thrive in the upcoming school year as well.

We celebrated our Kindergartners and 8th graders as they took an important step into their next adventure as learners and members of our Bear community. On May 16, our seniors walked across the stage and earned their diplomas. Some of these students began as Kindergartners with us, and others joined in elementary, middle, or high school. Regardless of where their Bear journey began, I am proud of the impact our staff and community have had on them and am excited for their future. We will benefit from the class of 2026’s future impact on our world near and far. Track and Field had some big wins at State, our middle schoolers took a memorable field trip, and TSA is preparing for an exciting trip to Nationals. Our district earned the distinct honor of being the first in the state to be officially designated as a Project ADAM Heart Safe School. As always, we are proud of the impact we are making in our state!

This month, we have some fun and enriching opportunities:

• June 1, 2: Basketball camps
• June 6, 7: Pickleball tournament/fundraiser for Cloudcroft basketball
• June 9–July 10: Summer Youth Program, grades K–6
• June 13: Cheer camp
• June 16: BOE regular meeting, 6:00 p.m.
• June 22–26: TSA Nationals
• June 25: Cloudcroft 4-H meeting, 6:00 p.m.

Check our website for full details and updates. We warmly wish you all a restorative summer break; it is much deserved. Many thanks to our students and teachers, support staff and leaders, parents, and community for all your important work to connect and work together to serve our students, schools, and community. As always, I am available and would love to speak with you. Please reach out by email or by phone at 575-601-4416. If you would like to stop by, please make an appointment with our administrative secretary, Grace White. Wishing you a vibrant spring and summer.

Go, Bears!

Jocelyne Driscoll-Gillespie

Jocelyne Driscoll-Gillespie
Superintendent
Cloudcroft Municipal Schools