Tag: students

  • NDI NM Annual Gala: Dream Big!

    NDI NM Annual Gala: Dream Big!

    Join National Dance Institute of NM for its annual gala and fundraiser in the big tent! This year is the institute’s 30th birthday, so the event will be extra-special, with 500 school children from Albuquerque and the surrounding areas in a highly energetic musical theater performance.

     

    Dream Big! will explore NDI students’ aspirations and dreams, dreamers who have changed the world, and dreams for our communities. The performance will be followed by a seated dinner, drinks, dancing, and live entertainment.

     

    Fundraiser tickets $300. Full tables available. Click HERE for more info and tickets.

  • KUNM News Youth Election Listening Session

    KUNM News Youth Election Listening Session

    Are you a young person (18-30) of color? KUNM News wants to hear from you to shape their coverage of the next election!

    What election issues are important to you? What questions do you have for candidates and about the voting process? Register HERE.

  • APS African American Youth Empowerment Summit

    APS African American Youth Empowerment Summit

    Build Cultural Understanding, Leadership, and Allyship – the “U” in community – at APS’s 2024 African American Student Empowerment Summit! Build cultural knowledge, develop skills around being a strong ally, learn about and celebrate African American culture and history, and build community understanding and networks. Keynote by Brennan Bowman.

     

    This event is led by the APS Coordinated School Health Department.  All APS high schoolers are invited. Register HERE.

     

  • Whittier Community Diner: New Year, New Whittier

    Whittier Community Diner: New Year, New Whittier

    Join the Whittier community as families meet, eat, and share activities and homework!

    Start in the library for a presentation on Whittier’s Positive Behavior Support plan, then move to the cafeteria to enjoy a pasta-and-cheesecake dinner (prepared by Highland high school students) and make 2024 a vision board.

  • APS Superintendent Search Public Forum

    APS Superintendent Search Public Forum

    Get your voice heard and stay informed in the process of picking a new superintendent for the Albuquerque school districts! Join a forum featuring questions pre-submitted by the general public for the final candidates for APS superintendent.

     

    Submit your questions for the candidates HERE.

  • APS Superintendent Search Employee Forum

    APS Superintendent Search Employee Forum

    Get your voice heard and stay informed in the process of picking a new superintendent for the Albuquerque school districts! Join a forum where the candidate finalists will answer questions pre-submitted by APS faculty and staff.

     

    Submit your questions for the candidates HERE.

  • APS Superintendent Search Town Hall

    APS Superintendent Search Town Hall

    Get your voice heard and stay informed in the process of picking a new superintendent for the Albuquerque school districts! Join a public Town Hall featuring a student panel and pre-submitted questions for the final candidates for APS superintendent.

     

    Submit your questions for the candidates HERE.

  • National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day at UNM

    National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day at UNM

    Join UNM African American Student Services and Truman as we honor the Black folk impacted by HIV/ AIDS.

    Free Confidential Testing available in the SUB. Win a gift card for groceries for learning your status.

  • Application Deadline: True NM Youth Artists

    Application Deadline: True NM Youth Artists

    Calling all AAPINH and Black youth artists! Would you like to share your story and your commitment to anti-racism through your art?

     

    Artist Requirements:

    * AAPINH and African American/Black youth
    * Ages 16-24 years of age
    * Desire to share your culture and express your story through art

    Apply HERE to be part of the fourth annual TrueNM Project!

    * Experiment with different media

    * Participate in workshops and presentations

    * Earn a stipend for your work and participation

  • District 4 School Board Rep Meeting

    District 4 School Board Rep Meeting

    Constituent Meeting with Barbara Petersen and Heather Benavidez!
    Come meet your new representative and say farewell to the outgoing one at the Highland High School cafeteria.
    Also discuss some immediate challenges for the board:
    • Hiring the next superintendent 
    • Developing the budget and calendar for the 2024-2025 school year
    • Finding ways to address the ongoing mental health and academic needs of students
    • Recruiting and retaining our talented educators 
    • Creating an environment of collaboration and respect
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