🏃🏽‍♂️🏃🏽‍♀️ Hawks on the Rise! 🦅💪🏽

Congratulations to our LAHS Cross Country team on a great showing at the Ramah Mustang Invitational on Saturday, September 12!

🏆 Boys Varsity — 1st Place out of 9 teams!

Our runners continue to work hard, build confidence, and make progress—not only as individual athletes, but as a team. Their dedication, teamwork, and commitment are something our entire GCCS community can be proud of.

A special congratulations to our athletes for their outstanding finishes, and thank you to our coaches, families, and supporters who continue to encourage our students every step of the way!

Keep running, keep improving, and keep Higher Expectations for Everyone!🦅

Here are the cross-country results from the Ramah Mustang Invitational on Saturday, September 12, 2026.

LAHS Boys Varsity - 1st place out of 9 teams.

Boys Individual Results - N. Vicente, 2nd place, Time: 19:21
T. Lewis, 3rd place, Time: 19:24
A. Vallo, 4th place, Time: 19:37
T. Garcia, 16th place, Time: 21:38
D. Analla, 17th place, Time: 21:49

Girls Individual Results - M. Smith, 7th place, Time: 24:31

#GCCS #LAHSCrossCountry #HawksOnTheRise #Teamwork #StudentAthletes
1 day ago, Steve Brown
Hawks finish 1st!
📣 Grants Cibola County Schools families and community members!

Please join us for our upcoming Indian Parent Advisory Committee (IPAC) Meeting as we kick off the new school year together!

📅 Wednesday, September 16, 2026
⏰ 6:00–7:00 p.m.
📍 GCCS Training Room

We look forward to connecting, collaborating, and supporting our students and families. We hope to see you there!

#GCCS #IPAC #FamilyEngagement #CommunityCollaboration #SupportingStudents
2 days ago, Steve Brown
IPAC Meeting
🏀 JOIN THE LOS ALAMITOS COACHING TEAM! 🏴‍☠️

Grants Cibola County Schools is seeking enthusiastic and dedicated individuals to serve as:

🏀 Boys Basketball Coach
🏀 Girls Basketball Coach
📍 Los Alamitos Middle School

Help develop our student-athletes, strengthen our basketball programs, and inspire the next generation of Pirates!

✅ An active NMPED coaching license is required.

📲 Scan the QR code on the graphic or apply online:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeY8xp11PI4o3CrQ4TujyVEFYenggzfobzK9JVSxHNJUYCt6w/viewform

Please share and help us find our next LAMS basketball coaches!

#GCCS #LosAlamitosMiddleSchool #LAMSBucs #NowHiring #BasketballCoaches #NewMexicoEducation #GoBucs
5 days ago, Steve Brown
LAMS Basketball
🎟️ FREE ADMISSION 🎟️
🤝 LET’S SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS TOGETHER! 🤝

We love seeing our students and community members come out to support GCCS Athletics! 🏆

Through our partnership with ORCNM, admission to athletic events at Los Alamitos Middle School, Laguna-Acoma High School, and Grants High School is FREE to our community. 🎉

While we are excited to make our athletic events accessible to everyone, we want to remind families that:

⚠️ Elementary and middle school students MUST be accompanied by an adult when attending athletic events.

⚠️ Students in elementary or middle school may not attend athletic events on their own or be dropped off at an event.

✅ Admission is FREE.
👨‍👩‍👧 Parent/Guardian supervision is REQUIRED.

Thank you to our families and community for helping us maintain a safe, positive, and welcoming environment at all GCCS athletic events. ❤️

👏 Thank you, ORCNM, for partnering with GCCS Athletics!

🏴‍☠️ Go Pirates! 🦅 Go Hawks! ☠️ Go Buccaneers!

GCCS Athletics
5 days ago, Steve Brown
Fall Sports Flyer
📶🏡 GET CONNECTED, GRANTS-CIBOLA FAMILIES!

High-speed internet may be available for qualifying rural households within Grants-Cibola County Schools through a partnership with ReSound Networks.

Reliable internet helps students learn, families stay connected, and communities thrive! 💻📚

✅ See if your household qualifies:
https://resoundnetworks.com/connect-grants-cibola

Please share this opportunity with families who may benefit!

#GCCS #GrantsCibolaCountySchools #ReSoundNetworks #GetConnected #HighSpeedInternet #DigitalLearning #CommunityConnections
8 days ago, Steve Brown
Get Connected
🏴‍☠️ PIRATE FANS & SUPPORTERS — THE X-GRAIN TEAM STORE IS OPEN! ❤️🖤

Gear up and show your Pirate pride! X-Grain offers high-quality apparel with personalization and customization options so you can make your gear your own.

🛒 Shop here:
https://stores.inksoft.com/WS140746/shop/home

⏰ STORE CLOSES OCTOBER 19, 2026!

Don’t wait—get your Pirate gear ordered before the store closes!

ORDER • CUSTOMIZE • REPRESENT 🏴‍☠️❤️🖤
13 days ago, Steve Brown
GHS Team Store
🏈🔥 GAME DAY AT THE NEST! 🔥🏈

The stage is set for an exciting matchup as the #13 Laguna Acoma Hawks take on the #5 Santa Rosa Lions! 🦅🆚🦁

💥 BATTLE AT THE NEST 💥
📅 Friday, September 4, 2026
📍 The Nest – Laguna Acoma
⏰ Kickoff: 7:00 PM
🎟️ FREE ADMISSION! 🎟️

Bring your family, bring your friends, and bring the noise! 📣 Let’s pack The Nest and show our Hawks what home-field support looks like!

💙🤍 COME OUT. BE LOUD. SUPPORT THE HAWKS! 🦅

#GoHawks #LagunaAcomaHawks #BattleAtTheNest #GameDay #FreeAdmission #FridayNightLights #TheNest #HawksFootball
13 days ago, Steve Brown
The Nest GAme
🏟️ FREE ADMISSION TO ALL GCCS HOME SPORTING EVENTS! 🎉

We are excited to announce a new partnership with ORCNM that will allow free admission to all Grants Cibola County Schools home sporting events, effective September 1, 2026!

That means you can come out, support our student-athletes, and cheer on our teams FREE OF CHARGE through the end of the current fiscal year. 🙌

📅 Effective: September 1, 2026
🎟️ Admission: FREE
🏆 Applies to: All GCCS Home Sporting Events
⏳ Valid through: The end of the current fiscal year

⚠️ Please Note: This free-admission opportunity is for the 2026–2027 school year ONLY. Beginning with the 2027–2028 school year, athletic admission fees will return to the same structure used in previous years.

🍿Take advantage of the money saved at the gate and support our concessions while supporting our student/athletes.

Bring your family, bring your friends, and COME SUPPORT OUR GCCS STUDENT-ATHLETES! ❤️💙

#GCCS #GCCSAthletics #GoPirates #GoBucs #GoHawks #SupportOurStudents #FreeAdmission
15 days ago, Steve Brown
Free Admission
📢 GCCS FAMILY — NO SCHOOL WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND!

A reminder to our GCCS families that all Grants Cibola County Schools will be closed on Wednesday, September 2nd, in observance of Cultural Day. 🎉

We encourage our students, staff, and families to take this opportunity to celebrate and appreciate the rich cultures, traditions, and heritage that make our community so special. ❤️💙💛

📅 No School: Wednesday, September 2nd
🏫 School Resumes: Thursday, September 3rd

Enjoy the day, GCCS Family! We look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Thursday!

WE ARE GCCS. WE ARE FAMILY. ❤️

#GCCSFamily #CulturalDay #NoSchool #GrantsCibolaCountySchools #WeAreGCCS #WeAreFamily
15 days ago, Steve Brown
Cultural Day
🏴‍☠️⛳ Calling All Golfers, Businesses & Pirate Supporters! ⛳🏴‍☠️

Join us for the Grants High School Pirates Golf Tournament and help make a lasting impact on our student-athletes!

📅 Saturday, November 7, 2026
📍 Coyote Del Malpais Golf Course — Grants, NM
⏰ 9:00 a.m. Shotgun Start
🏌️ Four-Person Scramble
💲 $400 per team
🍽️ Lunch provided
🏆 Prizes and giveaways

We are also seeking tournament sponsors! Your support helps provide equipment, travel, tournament expenses, and valuable opportunities for our Pirate golfers.

🔴 Title Sponsor: $500
⚫ Hole Sponsor: $250
🔴 Title & Hole Sponsorship: $750
⚫ Other donations are also welcome!

Sponsorship forms are due no later than October 26, 2026.

Register at Coyote Golf Course or contact Troy Kennington at Troy.kennington@gccs.k12.nm.us for registration and sponsorship information.

Good company. Greater impact. Let’s come together to build champions, support our Pirates, and create opportunities! ❤️🖤

#GrantsPirates #PiratePride #PiratesGolf #SupportStudentAthletes #GolfTournament #GrantsNewMexico
21 days ago, Steve Brown
Golf 1 Flyer
Golf 2 Flyer
🎉 GCCS, GET READY FOR BE HERE DAY! 🎉

Grants Cibola County Schools is proud to join schools and districts across New Mexico on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, to celebrate BE HERE DAY and the importance of strong school attendance! 🏫✨

Being present matters! Every day students are in school is another opportunity to learn, connect, grow, and succeed. 💙📚

Let’s come together as a GCCS community to encourage our students, celebrate great attendance, and remind everyone that EVERY DAY COUNTS!

📣 Be here. Be engaged. Be ready to succeed!

Together, we can build a culture of strong attendance and help every GCCS student reach their full potential. Let’s show up, GCCS! 💪🎓

#BeHereDay #BeHereNM #GCCS #GrantsCibolaCountySchools #AttendanceMatters #EveryDayCounts #BeingPresentMatters #StudentSuccess
23 days ago, Steve Brown
Be Here Day
🏈 BIG NEWS FOR ANGRY JACK FOOTBALL! 🏈

We are incredibly excited to share some HUGE news for the Grants High School Pirate Football Program!

Athletic Director Reyes Jaramillo took the initiative to apply and submit our GHS Football Program to the T-Mobile Friday Night Lights 5G Contest — and his efforts have paid off in a BIG way!

🎉 The Pirate Football Program has been selected to receive a $5,000 donation from T-Mobile! 🎉

But that's not all…

🏆 GHS Football is also a FINALIST for the T-Mobile Grand Prize — a $1,000,000 award for facility upgrades! The grand prize winner will be announced at a later date.

We want to extend a HUGE THANK YOU to Mr. Jaramillo for his excellent and continued efforts to put our students, programs, and Grants High School at the top of his priority list. His commitment to finding opportunities and resources for our student-athletes is making a difference!

💙 The $5,000 donation will go a long way toward improving our football program and creating an even better experience for the student-athletes who proudly choose to be part of the Angry Jack Family.

And now… we're keeping our fingers crossed for that $1 MILLION GRAND PRIZE! 🤞🏈💰

THANK YOU AND WAY TO GO, MR. JARAMILLO!
This is what happens when we believe in our kids and invest in their future!

#GrantsPiratesFootball #AngryJackFootball #AngryJackFamily #GrantsHighSchool #GHSFootball #FN5GL #TMobileFridayNightLights #FridayNightLights #GCCS #GoAngryJack
about 1 month ago, Steve Brown
#FN5GL
📣 EQUITY COUNCIL MEMBERS NEEDED!

Grants Cibola County Schools is looking for passionate parents, students, teachers, school staff, community members, and tribal representatives to join our Equity Council! 💙💛

Together, we can help ensure that every student is seen, supported, and empowered to succeed.

As an Equity Council member, you’ll have the opportunity to:
✨ Provide input on district policies and practices
✨ Help identify and address equity gaps
✨ Promote inclusion and cultural responsiveness
✨ Collaborate on solutions that reflect our community’s values
✨ Be a voice for positive change

The Equity Council meets once a month, with both in-person and virtual options available.

Your voice. Your ideas. Our future. Make an impact!

Interested in being part of the change? We’d love to have you! 💙💛

📞 505-285-2769
📧 nolan.valdo@gccs.k12.nm.us
📍 Grants Cibola County Schools Central Office
208 W. Roosevelt Ave., Grants, NM 87020

Collaborate. Commit. Succeed.
#GCCS #EquityCouncil #EveryStudentEveryDay #TogetherForEquity #OurStudents #BeTheChange
about 1 month ago, Steve Brown
Nolan flyer
📢 FREE FURNITURE GIVEAWAY – TODAY & TOMORROW!

Grants Cibola County Schools is offering the community and GCCS staff an opportunity to claim leftover furniture from the former Mesa View Elementary School!

🗓 Today & Tomorrow
🕓 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Drive around to the backside of Mesa View Elementary School and take any available items you'd like. Furniture is available on a first-come, first-served basis and includes items such as:

🪑 Student desks
🪑 Chairs
🗄 Office furniture
📚 And other miscellaneous school furnishings

Our GCCS Maintenance Team will be on site to help load items into your vehicle.

Please drive carefully through the area and follow any directions from staff while on campus.

We hope these items find a great new home!
about 1 month ago, Steve Brown
Free Furniture Giveaway MSV
Dear Mesa View Families,

As we are preparing for a successful school year, we want to share our arrival procedures to ensure the safety of all students, families, and staff, as well as maintain an efficient flow of traffic each morning.
Students will arrive at school in one of the following two ways:

1. Front of School Drop-Off Only
Parents who are dropping off students by vehicle must use the front drop-off lane. Due to limited parking availability, parents should not park in the school parking lot during morning arrival. Insufficient parking creates congestion and poses a safety risk for students and families entering and exiting vehicles.
To help keep traffic moving smoothly, please pull all the way forward past the school entrance before unloading your child. This allows multiple vehicles to unload at the same time and helps reduce traffic backups.

2. Park at Future Foundations and Walk Your Student
Families who prefer to walk their students to school may park at Future Foundations and walk their child to the front entrance of the school.
Please remember that Mesa View Elementary is a closed campus. To help maintain a secure learning environment and ensure the safety of all students and staff, parents and visitors will not be permitted to enter the building during morning arrival.
We appreciate your cooperation and support in helping us provide a safe and orderly start to each school day. Thank you for partnering with us to keep our students safe.

3. Staff Parking
Staff arriving after 7:40 AM will have to enter through the Entry Only student drop off and work their way to staff parking to avoid cross-traffic with buses and parents on Washington Ave.
Sincerely,

Mesa View Elementary Administration
about 1 month ago, Steve Brown
MSV Ariel Map
🚨 NOTICE TO THE GCCS COMMUNITY 🚨

Today, the Grants Cibola County Schools Security Team, in partnership with local emergency response agencies, will be conducting an Emergency Preparedness Drill at Mt. Taylor Elementary School.

This is only a drill. There is NO actual emergency.

These training exercises are an important part of our ongoing commitment to maintaining a safe and secure learning environment for our students, staff, and visitors. By working alongside our local emergency partners, we are able to practice our emergency response procedures, strengthen coordination, and ensure we are prepared should a real emergency ever occur.

We appreciate the continued support and cooperation of our GCCS families and community as we work together to keep our schools safe.

Thank you for your understanding.

Grants Cibola County Schools
Committed to Safe Schools. Prepared Together.
about 1 month ago, Steve Brown
Just a drill Flyer
📣 Introducing Edia's AI Attendance Assistant! 🤖📱

Staying connected with families has never been easier. We're excited to introduce Edia's AI Attendance Assistant, a smarter way to improve communication between schools and families while helping reduce chronic absenteeism.

✨ Here's what families can expect:
✅ Instant two-way text conversations with school staff about student absences.
✅ Upload documentation such as doctor's notes, letters, or other attendance-related forms directly through text.
✅ Communicate in any language, making it easier for every family to stay informed.
✅ Automatic updates to school attendance records, saving time for both families and staff.

📋 Important Reminder: Please complete and return your student's Emergency Medical Form and be sure to:
• ⭐ Place an asterisk (*) next to the parent/guardian who should be contacted first.
• 📱 Include a cell phone number to receive attendance text messages.
• 📧 Provide your email address on the form.

Together, we're making school-home communication faster, simpler, and more accessible—because every day in school matters.

#EdiaLearning #AttendanceMatters #FamilyEngagement #SchoolCommunication #StudentSuccess #EducationInnovation #EveryDayCounts #AIinEducation
about 1 month ago, Steve Brown
Edia
Grants Cibola County Schools Want YOU!!!

Come Join our Team!!
about 2 months ago, Steve Brown
Now Hiring
📢 Attention Students, Faculty, and School Staff in New Mexico! 🎓✨
Did you know your household may be eligible for FREE High-Speed Internet for 3 years with Resound Connect?

No monthly bills, no hidden fees—just fast, reliable connectivity to keep you powered up for learning, teaching, and working from home.

What You Get:
📶 FREE Internet for 3 Years: Absolutely $0 monthly bill.
🚀 Fast Speeds: 100Mbps download / 20Mbps upload.
🛠️ Free Installation: Professional setup included at no cost.

Who May Be Eligible?
🎓 Students
👩‍🏫 Faculty
🏫 School Employees

New to Resound? No problem! Eligibility is easily verified right through your school district.

Ready to Get Connected?
Call today to verify your eligibility and schedule your FREE installation!
📞 Call: (800) 806-1719
📧 Email: hello@resoundnetworks.com
🌐 Visit: ResoundNetworks.com
about 2 months ago, Steve Brown
Free Internet

Welcome Back Tigers! We are looking forward to seeing all of you!

Reminder: Registration is open! Only NEW students need to register. All returning students only need to complete Annual Forms and register for Bus Transportation. Below are the web links for the Registrations.

New Student Registration

Bus Registration

about 2 months ago, Angelica Diaz
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