Reminder parents: There is no drop-off or pick-up at the fire line in front of the building by the flagpole. Use the first two spaces to park if you need to drop off/pick up for extenuating circumstances only. Otherwise, use the bus loop or west parking lot for drop off/pick up thank you.

Students driving to school are required to park in the west parking lot. The lot is secured at 8:30 every morning. If you need in or out of the lot or any accommodations call the front office at 505-830-3128. Students are not allowed to access the parking lot or vehicles during the school day. If you need something from your car come to the front office for an escort.

Students, this is a friendly reminder that you must have a pass when you are out of class during class time. Check with your teacher for a pass.

Parents, please give staff 24 – 48 hours to respond to emails or phone calls. If you have not received an email or call back please call the front office for further assistance.

Possession or distribution of tobacco products, e-cigarettes, nicotine liquid containers, alcohol, mood-altering substances, and illicit drugs in school buildings, school premises, and away from school grounds at school-sponsored activities is prohibited for all. This includes students, staff, and families.

PAPA families, we have revamped the front office to be more inviting and inclusive for our students, parents, and staff. Stop by and say hello when you are here. If you do not receive positive customer service in the office, please let us know through email at tlopez@paparts.org or jmolina@paparts.org. We want students and parents to get help or what they need when they come visit the front office. This is a work in progress. Thank you for your patience while we refine the processes. You can let us know when things go right too!

Today is the day EVERYONE dresses out in appropriate dance clothes!
Male identifying students will be dressing out in North Portable (Mr. Sisneros’s studio) and female students will change in South Portable (Mr. Bennett’s studio). Non-binary students may change in the portable they are most comfortable using. There will also be small tents available(coming soon!) in the portable for a person to change out in privacy. Under no circumstance should someone have to change in the bathrooms. All dance students will have 3 minutes after the late bell to complete their change out to dance attire. Treat this like a quick change in a show, this is good training for the Spring Dance Concert. Have a great day dancing.

Hello, this is for all NHS members. Just a reminder we will be having a lunch meeting today in Ms. Hennig’s room. NHS members have permission to pass to the front of the line, but just on meeting days.

Seniors! If you have purchased a parking spot for this year, NHS is hosting an opportunity for you to paint your spot to make it uniquely yours during a painting party! You may come to campus on Saturday, September 7th from 8:00 am-noon. Please make sure you come prepared with your paint, rollers, trays, etc. If you have any questions, please check in with Alma (NHS President), Ms. Hennig, or Ms. Labog. We hope to see you there!

Every Friday show your school spirit by wearing anything with our school mascot, the panda, or a PAPA shirt. You can buy a school shirt or make your own d.i.y. spirit shirt.

Breakfast and lunch are free for students thanks to the federal lunch program and the state of New Mexico. In accordance with national school lunch guidelines, we will not allow competing food, or outside food deliveries. Students may bring their own food from home or eat in the cafe’. We encourage all students to eat during lunchtime to fuel their brains for the full school day.

We are seeking candidates to Substitute Teach for grades 6-12 for the 2024-2025 School Year. Applicants must be licensed through the New Mexico Public Education Department. If interested please call Financial Assistant Jackie Danfelser at (505) 830-3128 ext 3 to set up an appointment to pick up the Substitute Teacher package.

Open auditions for High School Musical Theatre’s production of CHICAGO are coming up soon! If you would like to be a part of the CHICAGO cast, look for the Audition Notice and Audition Form posted on the call boards outside of the front office and Ms. Sunny’s Classroom (Room 19). Anyone in high school who is interested in being a part of our production of CHICAGO, please read the Audition Information, take a picture of it, review the information with your parents, and if our schedule works with you, use the posted QR code to access the audition form. Auditions will take place September 18th, 19th, and 20th. The last date to submit your audition form is September 13th. If you have any questions, please speak with Mr. Bennett or Mr. Heard.

Your PAPA 2025 Yearbook Staff is super excited to document your year! Save the Date for 9.24.24 for our PAPA Headshot Day. It’s like a school photo but soooooo much better. It’s a professional Headshot for auditions, casting calls, CV’s!

ATTENTION PAPA 2025 Seniors! Mark Your Calendars for your Senior Cap & Gown Photo Day for the 2025 PAPA Yearbook. 10.18.24. Be there or be square.

2025 Yearbook Group Photo Day 10.22.24. We will take photos of all of the elective classes, after-school clubs, Student Councils and Associations. So be ready with all of your wardrobe, instruments, department t-shirts, and attitudes! It’s an all-day event!

Auditions for SPOTLIGHT are Monday, September 9 during lunch in the East Dance Studio. Selected acts will be performed during both Middle School and High School lunch. SPOTLIGHT is an opportunity to improve your audition and performance skills! Whether your act is comedy, vocal, instrumental, dance, or theatrical, come on out! Do you have a polished act ready to go? Come out to auditions. Then, we’ll see you at both middle school and high school lunches for the show on Friday, September 13.

Hey hey hey PAPA pals and gals! Do you have any old clothes you don’t want anymore? Want to help out people in need? Les Chanteuses is working with the charity organization Clothes Helping Kids! From August 19 through September 6 you can bring in your old or unwanted clothes to your first period! (Parents are also welcome to bring in any unwanted items as well). Avoid bringing underwear, shoes, and old bathing suits! At the end of the drive, the FIRST PERIOD class with the most donations will win. Wait! You think this is just for you, students, well you were wrong! There will be a teacher basket available for the teachers, and they are also eligible to win! a donut party and the title of Koolest Clothes Kids.

We are starting a new middle school club called Cosplay Your Way. It will be a club designing and creating costumes for cosplay which could be used in events like comic con or fundraising fashion shows or anytime we might want to cosplay. We’re gonna meet on Fridays at middle school lunch and today we will be having a planning meeting so anybody that has signed up to be a founding member or anyone else is interested come to room 16 at lunch!

5•7•10 RULE
● Five unexcused absences: When a child has accumulated five unexcused absences, school personnel will arrange a meeting at the school with the parent or legal guardian to discuss the unexcused absences. A plan to improve attendance will be developed and implemented.
● Seven unexcused absences: When a child has accumulated seven unexcused absences, school personnel will arrange a second meeting at the school with the parent or legal guardian to review the attendance plan and discuss the impact of truancy on the future of the child. At this time, the child may enter into an attendance contract requiring him or her to attend school regularly or other consequences may be applied (i.e., removal from PAPA to attend the child’s home school in the case of transportation issues).
● Ten unexcused absences: If a student has accumulated an equivalent of ten or more unexcused absences within a school year, the parent shall be given written notice by personal service or certified mail that the student is habitually truant and is not in compliance with the Compulsory Attendance School Law. At that time, the student shall be reported to the probation services office of the judicial district where the student resides for an investigation as to whether the student shall be considered to be a neglected child or a child in a family in need of services because of habitual truancy.
Being Present Matters!

SEL Once again this year, PAPA’s mental health team will push into classes each month to help students improve their social-emotional skills (SEL). Each month will have a different focus. Please see the student/family handbook for the list of topics. This month, we will teach/review the Alongside app and discuss PAPA’s Graduate Profile. The Alongside app is designed to be a 3-5 minute support to help students calm down, refocus, or discuss concerns. Alongside does not replace a counselor but is helpful for daily frustrations or concerns when accessing a counselor is not necessary. Alongside is accessible to students on the internet on their Chromebooks or can be used on their phones outside of class time. It is available 24/7. This app will be the tool students use to ask for support from the mental health team. Click the link to learn more. https://www.alongside.care/how-it-works
PAPA’s Graduate Profile is a set of skills/abilities our students should possess by the time they are ready to graduate. The five pillars are: Empowered, Confident, Reflective, Purposeful, and Passionate.
Please email Melanie Dunn-Chavez, School Counselor, at mchavez@paparts.org if you have any questions.

Save the Date
School Pictures will be on September 24th.

Health & Wellness
Alongside is a tool available to all students 24/7. Students can chat with the llama Kiwi, request an appointment with a counselor, learn skills, journal, play games, and more. To access the app login with your school email or enter app.alongside.care into any internet browser and log in there.