Principal Update

Last month you may have received a letter from our registrar, Mr. Armijo, indicating your student needs one or more vaccinations. If this has not been addressed, then you will be receiving a second letter indicating that you must take care of these vaccinations with your provider within 14 days of that communication and provide updated documentation to Mr. Armijo. According to state guidelines, students whose vaccinations are not current may be disenrolled. Any parent/guardian requesting an exemption from any/all vaccinations must officially request that exemption from the New Mexico Department of Health. Once approved, the official, notarized certificate of exemption must be on file with the school. 

As part of our preparation for our Accreditation, we have scheduled two late start/delay days this semester for our teachers to work together and complete some necessary work as part of this process. The first late start/delay day will be November 5th and the second late start/delay day will be November 19th. Please see below for more information. 

This weekend is daylight saving. As the days grow shorter and the weather becomes colder, we have a greater concern about students not involved in after school activities remaining on campus well after the school day. There is no supervision in the school lobby after 4:30 p.m. We ask that students who do not have after school activities be picked up as soon after school as possible, and for sure by 4:30 p.m. We appreciate your cooperation.

In addition, we have concerns with students who are left at the school after athletic events. To ensure student safety and maintain the security of the premises, please be aware that gates and buildings will be closed within thirty minutes after the conclusion of the final game of the day. Please ensure that students are picked up within that half hour.

On Tuesday we continued practicing our safety protocols with a lockdown drill ensuring that lockdown protocols were being followed. We will have more of these safety drills throughout the year  and some may be unannounced. Even though they are drills, we always ask that all our students take the drills seriously and act as if they are real occurrences. It is important that our students practice what to do in the event of  real situations to ensure student safety.

Thank you for the continuous support of our school, our students, and the entire St. Michael’s community. Go Horsemen!

Yours in Christ,

Martin C. Sandoval, Principal 

Activities:

Next Wednesday (11/5) our 7th graders will be going on retreat. Campus Ministry has been working hard to plan a day of fun with the theme of Unity and Friendship. The students will be given letters for parents on Monday explaining a little about the retreat and a copy will also be added to their grade google classroom.  If there are any questions or concerns please email Ms. Lopez at elopez@smhs.me

A Message from the Orchestra Program 

"Our small orchestra program of 13 students had 8 students audition for our regional honor orchestra and all 8 were accepted! Danielle Corleto made 4th chair first violin, Asante Cole made principal bass, Mataya Sand made 2nd chair viola, Felix Montoya made 2nd chair cello, John McCabe made 8th chair cello, Ethan Rehrer made 6th chair violin 1, Alejandro Silva Carrasco made 8th chair violin 2, and Val Aboytes made 12th chair violin 2.

Please congratulate these students on a job well done! We are a small program, but more than half of our program will be represented at this regional event in some pretty high rankings as well."

NEWS AND ALERTS

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

NMAA Foundation Scholarship Opportunity 

NOVEMBER 7 DEADLINE APPROACHING!

The Michael L. Danoff Memorial Scholarship Fund recipient will be announced and recognized on December 26, 2025, on the field during the Isleta New Mexico Bowl. It is important the applicant has a strong background in community service during his or her high school career and reflects that of a “stand-up citizen.” The $2,500.00 scholarships may be used toward tuition, fees, books, required equipment/technology and/or room and board at the college or university.

Applicant must:

• Be a New Mexico resident

• Involved in extracurricular activities

• Have a minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA

• Have experience in community service and a reflects “good citizenship” in the community

• Submit an essay (no longer than one-page double spaced size 12 font) reflecting community

service involvement, good citizenship, extracurricular activities and how he or she will give back to the community. It is important to note why this scholarship will help with your future success and why this scholarship will help you to accomplish your goals in education. Your essay should also include your school and year of graduation as well as anything else you feel is important for the selection to consider such as family background, hobbies, career ambitions, etc. Your essay should also provide contact information for how you can be reached if selected.

Application Deadline: All applications shall be submitted to danoffmemorialscholarship@gmail.com by November 7, 2025