2025 True Heroes: Roger Montoya
THERE’S MAGIC IN motion at Moving Arts Española, where at-risk kids are harnessing the healing power of art. Each year, in a building bursting with bright colors, beautiful masks, sculptures, and…
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Tag: Education
2025 True Heroes
RAYNA DINEEN The former school principal and teacher launched a nonprofit to tackle the state’s literacy problem head-on. PATRICIA MORALES-CANO A lifelong resident of Silver City found new…
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2025 True Heroes: Rayna Dineen
AS DEMAND FOR READING QUEST’S free tutoring services tripled last year, Rayna Dineen faced a problem—several problems, actually. The nonprofit’s wait list expanded, new schools wanted in, and existing…
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Past Meets Present at Fort Stanton
“THIS PLACE IS A BEAST,” says Oliver Horn, Fort Stanton Historic Site’s regional manager. We’ve just begun our tour of the 240-acre property nestled in the Río Bonito Valley between the Capitán…
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True Heroes 2023: Lynda Spencer
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC was not kind to New Mexico students, and in summer 2021, Lynda Spencer was staring down a dilemma as principal of Blanco Elementary School, located east of Farmington. Many of…
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True Heroes 2023: Dr. Shawn Secatero
DR. SHAWN SECATERO IS ONLY 54, but his students already consider him a treasured elder. A member of Cañoncito Band of Navajos (Diné) and associate professor of education at the University of New…
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Weaving Workshops at Your Fingertips
AT WILD WEST WEAVING, in Silver City, owner Hosana Eilert specializes in Chimayó– and Río Grande–style weavings created with handspun and dyed Churro fleece. Her three-hour Beginner Río Grande Weaving…
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Take Summer School Outdoors
Math Count your catch and compare weights in a fishing derby, held seasonally at parks including Cimarrón Canyon, Eagle Nest Lake, Oasis, and Ute Lake. Art At City of Rocks, a new mural depicts the…
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Back To Campus
A celebration of New Mexico’s Latin American heritage, customs and traditions, ¡Fiesta Latina! is a three-day family event, where participants explore Latin culture, rhythms, flavors and crafts at…
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True Heroes: Wilma Brooks
Wilma Brooks has served the Hobbs Municipal School District since 1967. Photograph by Gabriella Marks. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, Wilma Brooks readies herself for the day and reports to the Harold Murphy…
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