Working with Belen Consolidated Schools to build the Family School in one of the city’s business districts
February 02, 2011
Dunk tank fundraiser to soak locals
August 26, 2010
The Belen High School Class of 2012 is giving you the chance to sink some of your elected officials and others into a tank full of water. During the Valencia County Fair this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the fairgrounds in Belen, citizens will get a chance to toss balls at a target to dunk [...]
Belen Schools: No decision yet on cuts
August 12, 2010
The Belen Consolidated Schools Board of Education said on Tuesday night they aren’t ready to announce any budget cuts, even with cuts looming from the state. The board sought to halt “rumors” around the district about where the cuts might be made. Board President Jamie Goldberg said no decisions were made on where to cut [...]
Goldberg pushes for more board transparency
July 29, 2010
Belen Consolidated Schools Board President Jamie Goldberg announced a new measure he and the board are taking to ensure the public is informed about what the school district is doing. According to Goldberg, the board and public will now get regular updates during board meetings about the discussions and decisions made by the district’s various [...]
Parents ask board for new band uniforms
July 29, 2010
Parents of students in the Belen High School Intensity Marching Band are asking for help from both the community and the Belen Consolidated Schools Board of Education to replace worn out band uniforms. New uniforms haven’t been purchased in more than 10 years, which means the uniforms band students are using are tattered and torn, [...]
BHS students looking to soak public figures
July 26, 2010
The Belen High School Class of 2012 is looking for targets. Yes, targets. Read below: BHS Class of 2012 Presents: “SPLASH CLASS” At the 2010 Valencia County Fair the Belen High School Class of 2012 will operate a dunking tank “Classroom.” Several local residents, including many public figures and elected officials have volunteered to serve [...]
Old middle school classrooms to be demolished
July 15, 2010
Buildings once used as classrooms for Belen Middle School students will soon be demolished. The Belen Consolidated Schools Board of Education this week approved a $115,220 bid to have the former classrooms at the current site of Belen Middle School knocked down. The buildings, located at the southeast corner of the school’s grounds, hadn’t been [...]
Infinity High School construction completed
June 17, 2010
Belen Consolidated Schools began moving into its newest school this week. Construction on Infinity High School ended last week, with school board members and staff walking through the new building to take a look at the work. The two-story alternative high school, located at the intersection of Baca Avenue and Fourth Street, has commons areas, [...]
Belen Schools secures funding for solar power
June 11, 2010
Belen Consolidated Schools has secured stimulus money to install solar technology at one of its schools, according to the Office of Governor Bill Richardson. The district will get approximately $300,000 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for a 50-kilowatt, nearly 20,000-square-foot photovoltaic solar power system. Late last year, the district submitted an application to [...]
Belen summer food program starts June 7
June 04, 2010
The Belen Consolidated Schools summer food service program will start on June 7 at more sites for local families to get meals. Meals will be free for children 18 years old or younger. Families can get meals at Belen High School, Rio Grande Elementary School, H.T. Jaramillo Community School, Logsdon Hall Park, Anna Becker Park, [...]