Volume 89 Issue 1 September –October , 2013
“ The Trojan”
Mr. Martinez
school received. The con’s being the low
enrollment and the elementary overall
grade. This year we have some new
students, new teachers, and a new teacher
evaluation that is going to be challenging
for all.
His plans and hopes for this year are
to help the elementary increase their grade;
he has high hopes to guide the high school
to receive an “A”. He has plans to improve
the baseball field and the irrigation systems
that are in place. He also wants to add on
some more shade and shelter to the
playground, with more equipment. Plans
are being made to put security cameras
around campus.
This summer was a very productive
summer for Mr. Martinez, he planned a lot.
There is new training on the teacher
evaluation system. Mr. Martinez shared
this new information. He had a lot of
excitement this summer; he says that he did
too much dancing.
Mr. Martinez helped me figure out
some pros and cons of our school; pro’s
being the new and improved structure of
the elementary, the new school lunch
menus and the great grade that the high
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New teachers this year are Mary Jo
Edwards and Nicole Duran. Mary Jo is a
reading interventionist; she is very
knowledgeable and will help the struggling
students with their reading skills. Nicole is
very strong with her instructional
approaches and will positively improve the
NMSBA scores.
Mr. Martinez’ goal is to retire at the
end of this school year. He is excited to
retire so that he can go out and buy an
electric scooter.
New Students
We have a few new students this year and they are; Kylen Davis, Amber Alcon, Destiny
Montano, Miraya Lucero and Alex Crespin. I had the opportunity to interview them and see
how they are doing.
Kylen Davis came from Odessa,
Texas and moved in with her
grandparents to experience a
new atmosphere. She is sixteen
years old and is a sophomore.
She likes the color purple and
her hobbies are playing sports
and riding horses. She hopes to have a good
experience in our school. She doesn’t have
any specific new friends, but gets along with
everyone.
Destiny Montano came
from Las Vegas, New Mexico.
She lives with her aunt and
wanted a new place to be in.
She is twelve years old and is
in the seventh grade. So far
she likes our school and has new friends;
Shantelle, Miraya, and Jenina. She likes the
color orange and her hobby is to dance. She
hopes that this will be a good experience
for her.
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Amber Alcon came from
Albuquerque, New
Mexico and lives with
her grandma. She had to
move here but so far she enjoys it. She is
eighteen years old and is a senior. Her
hobby is shopping and she loves sparkly
things. She expects this year to be a good
and happy year. She has a few friends here
too.
Alex Crespin came from Las
Vegas, New Mexico. He came
here because there are more
opportunities. He lives with his mother and
brother. He is seventeen years old and is a
junior. His favorite color is blue and his
hobbies are working out, running, hanging
out with friends and playing games. So far
he likes our school and his friends are Elijah,
Jessie P, Danny, etc. He plans to graduate
from here.
New Teacher
Nicole Duran
The first question Nicole
was asked, “ if she likes
Wagon Mound Schools.”
she responded , “It’s great, I like it”. The next
question asked was what her experience is like
as a teacher; she responded, “This is my third
year of teaching.” She teaches the fifth and
sixth grade class here in the elementary.
Nicole’s goals are to hopefully, bring all her
students in the fifth and sixth grade class to
become proficient in both reading and math.
Nicole’s response when I asked her if she was
going to work here again next year was “Only
time will tell.” The one thing that Nicole kept on
saying was that she loves to teach and loves
helping the kids. Nicole worked up in Clayton at
Kiser Elementary. Nicole is from Wagon Mound
N.M., born in Las Vegas. Nicole is the mother of
a 15 month old baby boy, Nicholas. Nicole’s
summer was great; she spent every day with
her son Nicholas.
Mrs. Mary Joe Edwards
Reading interventionists
work extensively with students to
help them improve specific
reading skills such as letternaming, initial sounds, phoneme
segmentation, and
comprehension strategies. An
interventionist addresses the
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specific needs of a particular
child when
regular classroom instruction is
not sufficient. Interventionists
work with the teacher to design
methods of learning that are most
appropriate for each child.
Bean Day
Bean day is celebrated here in Wagon
Mound during Labor Day weekend.
Bean day began in 1090, they would
cook beans behind the school every
year and it finally just became a
tradition, Bean day was born! Bean
day starts off with the “Bean Cleaning
Party” on Friday afternoon. A street
dance in front of the firehouse
follows. On Saturday they start off
with the softball tournaments (Which
are sponsored by the senior class).
While these activities are going on
they have the Veterans Memorial
Service, Music in the park, a rodeo
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and at the end of the day they have a
dance at the school.
On Sunday of that weekend, again,
they have the softball tournaments
going, and they hold breakfast at the
firehouse in the morning. In the
afternoon they have an amateur
horseshoe tournament, a car show,
the mud bogs, music in the park and
a rodeo. Finally they hold a dance
that night at the school. Then on
Monday, they have the whole Bean
Day Celebration which consists of; a
parade in the morning, street races, a
free barbeque in the park, a bingo at
the parish hall and finally the rodeo.
KINDERGARTEN NEWS
Mrs. J. Maestas summer was very relaxing, I got
to spend time with my family and I rested.
When the time came to come back to work I
was ready to face another school year with
more vigor because my summer had been a
restful one.
This school year I have been assigned to teach
the Kindergarten class. There are eight students
in my class. Their names are Benito, Eugene,
Jericho, Colton, Hayley, Nathaniel, Audrea and
Josiah. I am very happy to have been given this
class. Many of the students in this class are
children of parents that I have worked with in
the previous years through my educational
career. I taught Kindergarten when I first
started my teaching experience. Back then the
class was a combination class (K/1st); this year
the Kindergarten has been separated. I feel
that this was a good decision on behalf of Mr.
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Martinez. This way I can concentrate on one
grade level and provide these students with an
educational foundation that will benefit them in
the years to come.
The Kindergarten students are working hard at
reviewing and learning new routines and ideas.
Kindergarten students are being exposed to the
Common Core State Standards.
The question about the Elementary grade will
be the last remark for Kindergarten News.
When I first saw the grade I was very sad
because I know that my students and I had
worked very hard last year. It has provided me
a higher goal for my students. I know we have
to give it 110% in order to make a bigger
difference.
I’m hoping that the changes
implemented this year will move the
Elementary out of the “F” grade.
1st and 2nd Grades News
News for Ms. Nicaea Chavez 3rd & 4th
Grades
.
Mrs. Louisa Maestas class does not have any
News.
Our class is starting an anti-bullying campaign in
October to stand up against Bullies.
Ms. Duran’s
5th – 6th grade Class News
The 5th and 6th grade class has been working
hard to get acquainted with their new
teacher, Ms. Duran. There are three 5th
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grade students: Elias Armijo, Amaliah Cruz,
and Isabella Moleski. The 6th grade class
consists of four students: Faith Armijo,
Malaika Armijo, Carissa Duran, and Diego
Rivera. All students had a great summer and
were eager to get back to school. The
students will be working hard to meet all
the expectations of the Common Core State
Standards. The 5th and 6th grade students
are really excited to continue learning
Spanish and having PE, which is most of
their favorite subject.
FROM THE COUNSELING OFFICE
Welcome to the 2013-2014 school year. My
hope is always that students come back to
school with a clear understanding that their
academic success is tied directly to their
future success. This said, it is important
that every student from kindergarten to the
twelfth grade realize their potential.
Realizing potential is not a ‘whatever’
endeavor. Realizing potential has a student
actively participating in their education.
The old adage of attending classes, being
prepared for classes, paying attention in
classes, participating in classes, completing
classroom and homework assignments,
asking for help/making time for help, and
studying for tests goes a long way in having
a successful school experience. There really
is not an excuse for students earning below
a ‘C’ in any of their classes IF they are
willing to work.
COLLEGE DAY
Seniors attended College Day at Robertson
High School in Las Vegas on September 9,
2013.
For those students unable to attend a
College Night is scheduled sometime in
January.
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ACT Testing
Seniors will need to register for the October
26, 2013 ACT test by September 27, 2013.
Students should make arrangements to
stop by the counseling office for assistance
before that date. I always recommend that
seniors test at one of the first ACT
scheduled test dates. I recommend that
juniors test at one of the last ACT scheduled
test dates. Fee Waivers are available to
students who are interested. These waivers
are valued at $40.00 each and students can
use one for both the junior and senior
testing’s. There is one condition for the use
of these waivers. Should a student register
for the first test and fail to attend, they
forfeit the second waiver.
TESTING
DISCOVERY EDUCATION ASSESSMENT
Discovery Assessment testing is scheduled
for September 10 – September 19, 2013.
This year students in grades 2 through 10
will be tested. The Discovery Assessment
satisfies the NM Public Education
Department’s mandated short-term cycle
assessments. The Discovery Assessment is
administered in the fall (September), winter
(January), and also in the spring (April-May).
Parents will receive test results shortly after
the testing.
STANDARDS BASED ASSESSMENT AND
STANDARDS
BASED
ASSESSMENT/GRADUATION ASSESSMENT
Test results for the Standards Based
Assessment (SBA)/Grades 3-8 were sent to
parents in late August.
Test results for the Standards Based
Assessment/Graduation Assessment (SBA/GA)-
Grades 10 and 11 also were sent to parents in
late August.
Unfortunately, not all our
sophomores (H2) and juniors (H3) passed the
Graduation Assessment. Senior student who
did not pass will retest in between September
23 and October 11. This is the last opportunity
for seniors to pass the SBA/HSGA in reading,
math, and science before they can ‘use’ passing
scores from the Alternate Demonstration of
Competency’s End-of-Course exams.
ALTERNATE DEMONSTATION OF
COMPETENCY’S END-OF-COURSE EXAMS
MID-TERM PROGRESS REPORTS
The term is the first nine-week grading
period and mid-term progress reports will
be sent out on September 19, 2013.
Some students are already on a schedule
for regular progress reports which go out
every two weeks.
I am asking students to return a half- sheet
with parent signatures to verify that parents
received the progress report. Progress
reports cannot be mailed because the
grades are usually obsolete within a few
days.
The Alternate Demonstration of Competency’s
End-of-Course exams are scheduled during the
same window as the Standards Based
Assessment/High
School
Graduation
Assessment testing – September 23 through
October 11. Some students will be testing with
both tests. It is imperative that students
needing to test not miss school during this
time. The testing window is mandated by the
NM Public Education Department and all
testing and make-up testing has to be
completed with the given window.
NEW STUDENTS
TUTORIALS AND MATERIALS FOR SBA/HSGA
AND ADC’S EOC
Destiny Montano- is a
seventh grader who came from Las Vegas.
Letters went out to parents of seniors on
September 5, 2013 altering them to the
assistance teachers in the areas of English,
math, science, and social studies are providing
for seniors that will retest with the SBA/HSGA
and ADC’s EOC. Teachers will provide tutorial
assistance and materials for review. Students
are responsible for taking advantage of the
assistance being offered.
Julia Olguin is a sophomore. It is
wonderful to see her in our halls again. We
hope she’s happy to be back as it is to have
her back.
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We would like to welcome/welcome back
five students to the high school this year:
Kylen Davis, is a new sophomore
who comes from Texas.
Alexandre Crespin, is a junior
coming from Las Vegas, NM.
Amber Alcon, returned to
Wagon Mound to finish her senior year.
Amber’s energy is focused on graduating
and attending college.
Sports News
This year we do have a football team their
coach is Matt Baca and assistant coach Perfecto
Olguin. There are eight players on the football
team; six players from Roy and two players
from Wagon Mound.
Editor of “The Trojan”
Editor of “The Mound”
Hello Everyone,
My name is Jessie Peralta. As editor of “ The
Mound” I will devote my time to make “The
Mound” look perfect. As a junior, here at
Wagon Mound Public School I continue to
do my best to achieve most of my goals and
“The Mound” is a major goal I need to
achieve.
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Hello Everyone, My name is Shannon
Sanchez. I am a junior this year, and the
first editor for “The Trojan”. My favorite
color is pink and baby blue, on my spare
time I like to watch movies with friends and
family and I also like to listen to music. This
is my first year in school publication class.
The newsletter has been very difficult for
me, but I accomplished my goals with the
help of Charlene Trujillo and Destiny Lujan. I
thank you both for your help and
goodbye!!!!
Candy Corn Roll-Up cookies Recipe
Ingredients
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 egg
Grated peel of 1 medium orange (1 to 2 tablespoons)
2 1/2 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/8 teaspoon Betty Crocker® orange gel food color
1/8 teaspoon Betty Crocker® yellow gel food color
Coarse sugar, if desired
Directions
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1 In large bowl, beat butter, powdered sugar, egg and orange peel with electric mixer on medium
speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda and cream of tartar.
2 Divide dough into thirds. Tint one portion orange and one portion yellow; leave remaining
portion plain. Flatten each portion into a disk. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate 20 minutes.
3 On separate sheets of lightly floured waxed paper, roll each portion of dough into 12x9-inch
rectangle. Place orange rectangle on top of yellow rectangle, using waxed paper ends to help flip
dough over. Top with plain dough rectangle. Starting on a long side, and using waxed paper as
an aid, roll dough into a cylinder. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate 1 hour.
4 Heat oven to 375°F. Cut dough into 1/4-inch slices. On ungreased cookie sheet, place slices
about 1 inch apart. Sprinkle with coarse sugar.
5 Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until edges are set. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling
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