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School’s first robotics team makes competition
The robotics team at Mountain Mahogany Community School has qualified for the Vex World Championships robotics competition to be held in California later this month.
It’s the first year the small Albuquerque charter school has had a robotics team, and the first time a team from New Mexico has qualified for the competition, according to a news release from the school.
The team is comprised of 16 students in grades 6-8.
As prom nears, Tuxes 4 Teachers raises funds
It’s nearly prom season, and that means the Tuxes 4 Teachers program will help raise money for teachers.
Involved in the effort are the Albuquerque Public Schools Education Foundation, Join-A-School and locally-owned business Suits Unlimited.
With every tuxedo rented at the business, 5406 Menaul NE, Tuxes 4 Teachers contributes $10 toward the Seeds of Learning grant program to help teachers update and enhance curriculum and access much-needed materials and classroom activities. Teachers have often paid for such expenses out of their own pockets.
Tuxes 4 Teachers has raised more than $5,000 in the past two years, and the school that rents the most tuxes receives money directly from the program.
Digital Desert Youth Film Fest deadline is April 19
The Digital Desert Youth Film Festival is accepting film entries from students across New Mexico. The deadline for submission is April 19.
Top entries will be showcased at the annual student film festival on April 26 at the KiMo Theatre. The festival is the brainchild of Valley High’s Digital Film Production class taught by Abel Abeita, who hosted the city’s first youth film festival six years ago, according to Albuquerque Public Schools.
Films must meet entry rules and guidelines, which include a five-minute time limit and royalty-free music. Entries must be sent or hand-delivered to Valley High School by April 19. Send to Digital Desert Youth Film Festival, c/o Valley High School, 1505 Candelaria NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107. For more information, contact Abeita at aabeita@gmail.com.
Raylee Homes’ ‘Apple House’ to benefit APS
Raylee Homes is building a second “Apple House,” which will be sold to benefit the APS Education Foundation.
Ground is to be broken this spring in the Stormcloud community, within walking distance of the new APS Community Stadium complex on Albuquerque’s West Side, according to an APS news release.
The first “Apple House” was built more than two years ago, and the foundation received $60,000 from the company and its partners when the home was sold.
