East Otero School District

La Junta Primary School added five new staff members this year. When asked what they are most excited about for this school year this is what they said! (See picture below for responses) POSITIONS: Ms. Lovato - Physical Education (P.E.) Mr. Shiflett - Art Mrs. Salinas - Kindergarten Ms. Romero - Family Advocate Ms. Villanueva - Cultural Understanding Beyond School (C.U.B.S) (Art, Music, Culture) Welcome aboard, we are so excited to have you all on our team!

You scream, I scream, we all scream for ICE CREAM!🍦 LJ Primary School families, please join us for an Ice Cream Social this Wednesday August 31st anytime between 4:30PM-6:00PM. Families will enter through the front of the building and head to the cafeteria for FREE ice cream!

Tiger Trades Academy T-shirts for sale. $15 each. We also have Tiger Trades Academy decals, $1 each. Please contact Rita or Katie at 363-1504.

2022 LJ Cross Country Revised Schedule

Revised LJ Golf Schedule

Today, August 22, 2022 JH Volleyball vs Walsenburg 7th & 8th grade at 4:00

Today, August 22, 2022 La Junta JV Softball @ Lamar at 4:30 (DH)

The La Junta Tiger Cheer Team 145th Rocky Ford Parade

La Junta Primary School Parents and/or Guardians, Please do not drop your child off at school before 7:30am. Staff are not on duty until that time. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

ATTENTION 7th and 8th grade Jr. High Football Players and Parents: First day of practice will be this coming Monday, August 8th at 3 pm. We will be meeting in the Tiger Gym locker room to begin practice. You will receive your helmets and lockers on this day. You can only participate in practice if you have both your current physical and information completed on familyid.com. Turn these into either Mrs. Good in the office or Coach Schmidt. Practice will run from 3:00-4:30 pm each day, Monday-Friday. Come dressed to practice with shorts and football cleats. Any questions can be emailed to Coach Schmidt at bschmidt@lajunta.k12.co.us "Ain't it great to be a Tiger?"-P.M.

In Person Registration: LJPS (LJPS) & LJIS (Tiger Gym) 8/4 from 11 to 6 LJHS & TTA 8/8 from 11 to 6 (Tigers Gym) Don’t forget to save yourself time by preregistering online: https://eastoteroco.infinitecampus.org/campus/portal/east_otero.jsp Call 719-384-6906 for help.

Community Eligibility Provision PUBLIC RELEASE SY 2022-2023 Community Eligibility Provision East Otero School District is participating in a Universal Breakfast and Lunch Program for the current school year 2022-2023. If your children attend any of our schools, breakfast/lunch will be available to them at no charge. All students enrolled at this school may participate in the breakfast/lunch program at no charge to them. We do ask that you fill out the Family Economic Survey unless you received a letter stating you were directly certified. The purpose of this form is that it will be used to determine whether the school district is eligible for additional funding on the behalf of the student(s) listed. By filling out this form, you are helping to ensure that the school district receives any additional state funding to which it is entitled, based on the population of students served by the school district. You can do this through your Campus Parent account or via a paper version at registration.

VACANCY The La Junta Public School District is accepting applications for the following position(s) for the 2022-2023 school year: Certified: • Athletic Trainer • Elementary Math Teacher 6th Grade • Elementary Music Teacher • ELL Teacher • Junior High Social Studies Teacher • Secondary English Language Arts Teacher • Secondary Industrial Arts Teacher • Secondary Math Teacher Classified: • Activity Drivers • Bus Drivers Route • Custodian • Paraprofessional • High School Assistant Volleyball Coach • High School Assistant Swimming Coach • High School Head Tennis Coach • High School Head Track Coach • High School Head Wrestling Coach • Junior High Assistant Volleyball Coach • Junior High Head Track Coach If you are interested in applying, please submit a Letter of Interest and your qualifications to the Superintendent’s Office, 301 Raton Ave., La Junta, CO 81050 or by email to Dawn Ortiz at dortiz@lajunta.k12.co.us. Positions are open until filled. East Otero School District complies with the Equal Employment Opportunity Act.

In Person Registration: LJPS and LJIS 8/4 from 11 to 6 LJHS and TTA 8/8 from 11 to 6 Don’t forget to save yourself time by preregistering online: https://eastoteroco.infinitecampus.org/campus/portal/east_otero.jsp Call 719-384-6906 for username and password help.

Reminder: La Junta Jr/Sr High School Physical Day for 7th-12th graders July 27 at LJHS Gym 8 am to 3 pm Athletes must have a completed CHSAA physical form. Cost $20 CASH or CHECK ONLY Dr. Jeff Reeder, DC will be performing the physicals

Bring your child's school supplies with you when you come to the La Junta Primary School Registration & Open House on August 4, 2022. Below are the K-2 school supply lists posted for your convenience!

Volleyball Camp Information

Updated 2022 LJHS Softball Schedule

The Woodruff Memorial Library is now part of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library!! The partnership covers all of Otero County. Anyone with a child under the age of 5 years old will receive a FREE book in the mail EVERY MONTH until the child turns 5.

Updated HS Football, Volleyball and Boys' Golf Schedules