Our Mustangs have been absolutely crushing it in April!
We're thrilled to celebrate two outstanding students who represented Sanford at the State Science Fair Competition in Fort Collins this past weekend!
🏆 Congratulations to Clara Miller for earning 3rd Place in Technical Writing and taking home a $25 award!
🏆 Amazing work, Jaelie Jaminet! You received Honorable Mention in Animal Science AND earned:
$500 CSU College of Agricultural Sciences Award
$100 Colorado Veterinary Medicine Association Award
These achievements represent hard work, dedication, and genuine passion for science. We are so proud of you both!
Way to go, Mustangs! 🐴✨
🏆 Go Mustangs! 🏆
Congratulations to our Sanford Schools FBLA Chapter on an amazing showing at the State FBLA Conference in Denver (April 2-4)!
Our 10 students competed against the best and brightest across the state. We are especially proud of Kasey Gylling, who placed 4th in Healthcare Administration and qualified for Nationals!
🌟 Kasey, your hard work and dedication paid off. We can't wait to watch you represent Sanford at the national level!
Thank you goes out to our amazing advisor Ms. Kim Crowther and to all our competitors for making us proud. Keep up that Mustang spirit! 💛
Sanford FCCLA Chapter Success
🎉 WE DID IT! 🎉
What an incredible weekend for the Sanford FCCLA Chapter! We are SO proud of our 43 members who competed at the State FCCLA Conference in Denver (April 2-4) and represented our school with excellence!
The Results Are In:
✨ 28 members qualified for Nationals!
🥇 7 groups took 1st place
🥈 3 groups took 2nd place
🥉 1 group took 3rd place
Beyond placements, we also celebrated:
⭐ 11 groups earned a Gold Rating (90+/100)
⭐ 5 groups earned a Silver Rating (80-89/100)
A HUGE thank you to our amazing advisor JoAnn Bagwell and her incredible helpers Cyndi Larsen and Jennifer Jarvies for their dedication, guidance, and endless support. You made this possible! 💙
Sanford FCCLA—proving that when we work together, we can accomplish ANYTHING!
Congratulations to all our competitors. We can't wait to see you shine at Nationals! 🌟
Emeri Gilleland, Journey Caldon, Keira Ruggles
1st Place GOLD National Qualifiers Chapter Service Project Display L2
Maddison Anderson, Colton Reynolds, Jayden Fairhurst
1st Place SILVER National Qualifiers Chapter Service Project Display L3
Ava Jarvies, Bella Peterson, Hayden Peterson
1st Place GOLD National Qualifiers Chapter Service Project Portfolio L3
Danisa Gomez, Angelita Arellano
GOLD Event Management L3
Huntley Duran, Camry Casias, Raven Medina
2nd Place GOLD National Qualifiers Focus on Children L2
Ciara Reed
GOLD Focus on Children L3
Roman Edgar, Maggie Larsen, McKinley Miller
2nd Place GOLD National Qualifiers Interpersonal Communications L2
Jelissa Peterson, Jewel Caldon
1st Place GOLD National Qualifiers Interpersonal Communications L3
Luz Chavez, JulieAnn Schwartz, Jaelie Jaminet
1st Place GOLD National Qualifiers National Programs in Action L2
Claire Crowther, Ben Faucette
SILVER National Programs in Action L3
Noah Crowther, Ryan McCarroll, Jono Peterson
1st Place GOLD National Qualifiers Professional Presentation L2
Will Malouff, Jared McCarrol, Josh Fairhurst
SILVER Professional Presentation L3
Natalya Madril, Emilee Reynolds, Ayanah Valdez
3rd Place GOLD Promote and Publicize FCCLA L3
Kamry Crowther, McKenzie Mathes
2nd Place GOLD National Qualifiers Repurpose and Redesign L2
Teagan Crowther, Rose Schwartz, Pepper Larsen
1st Place GOLD National Qualifiers Repurpose and Redesign L3
Ryan Cordova, Kaulen Miller, Bella Cordova
SILVER Sports Nutrition L3
We are so proud of our amazing Sanford Schools students for their outstanding performances at the National Civics Bee at ASU!
🥇 Zeke Polley — 1st Place — $500
🥈 Avery Duran — 2nd Place — $250
Your hard work, dedication, and knowledge paid off! You represented Sanford Schools with excellence and brought home some fantastic wins. We are incredibly proud of both of you!
Way to go, students! 👏🏫
Congratulations to our outstanding school counselor, Kristie Duran, on receiving the SLV Educator of the Month award!
Kristie has been a dedicated member of the Sanford Schools family for 12 years, providing compassionate support and guidance to countless students. Her unwavering commitment to our school community and her tireless advocacy for every student makes her an invaluable part of our team.
Kristie's positive impact on student well-being, academic success, and personal growth is felt throughout our halls every day. Her kindness, professionalism, and genuine care for our students truly set her apart.
Thank you, Kristie, for all that you do for Sanford Schools and our students. We are so proud of you and honored to have you on our team!
Basketball: A Long-Standing Tradition in Sanford
This weekend marks the 77th anniversary of one of the most important moments in Sanford basketball history. In 1949, our Sanford boys captured the Class B State Championship, bringing home the very first state title in school history and starting a proud tradition that continues to this day.
Go Big Green!
Athletic Schedule
Monday, February 16
• C-Team Girls @ Centauri – 6:00 p.m.
• C-Team Boys @ Centauri – 7:00 p.m.
Friday, February 20
HS Basketball vs. Pagosa Springs (Parents' Night)
• JV Girls – 4:00 p.m.
• JV Boys – 5:00 p.m.
• Varsity Girls – 6:00 p.m.
(Parents' Night)
• Varsity Boys – 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 21
C-Team Basketball Tournament
8:30 a.m.
• Sargent JV Girls vs. Sanford JV Girls – Main Gym
• Sierra Grande JV Boys vs. Sanford JV Boys – Aux Gym
9:30 a.m.
• Pagosa C-Team Girls vs. Sanford C-Team Girls – Main Gym
• Alamosa C-Team Girls vs. Centauri C-Team Girls – Aux Gym
10:45 a.m.
• Pagosa C-Team Boys vs. Sanford C-Team Boys – Main Gym
• Alamosa C-Team Boys vs. Centauri C-Team Boys – Aux Gym
12:00 p.m.
• Girls 1st Round Winners – Main Gym
• Girls 1st Round Losers – Aux Gym
1:15 p.m.
• Boys 1st Round Winners – Main Gym
• Boys 1st Round Losers – Aux Gym
GO MUSTANGS!!
Today we honor and celebrate our incredible SROs, Jerry Lujan and Rodney Noga. We are deeply thankful for the daily dedication, care, and vigilance they bring to our school community. Their commitment to student safety, support for staff, and presence on campus help create a secure, welcoming environment where learning can thrive.
Thank you, Jerry and Rodney — we appreciate everything you do to keep our students, staff, and community safe. You make a difference every day! 👏🎉🛡️
Congratulations to our History Fair participants!
We are so proud to announce that 14 of our students placed in this year's History Fair at ASU - an incredible achievement! Thank you to all the students for your hard work and dedication.
Winners:
1st Place - Senior Individual Exhibit: Jaelie Jaminet
2nd Place - Junior Group Documentary: Baylon Canty, Jaxon Vannoy, and Royce Crowther
3rd Place - Junior Group Exhibit: Clara Miller and Avery Duran
3rd Place - Junior Group Documentary: Macy Miller, Gabriella Martinez, and Kristin Atkinson
Honorable Mention - Junior Group Exhibit: Bentley Caldon, Jentry Bond, and Jezlyn Smith
Honorable Mention - Junior Group Documentary: Mackenzie Larson and Paris Gylling
A special shout-out to Mrs. Cyndi Larsen for her outstanding guidance and tireless effort in supporting our students. We appreciate you!
💚✨ Happy National School Counselor Week! ✨💚
This week, we’re celebrating our incredible school counselors who support, guide, and advocate for our students every single day. From academic planning to social-emotional support and everything in between, your dedication makes a lasting difference in our school community.
Thank you for listening, encouraging, and helping our students believe in themselves. We are so grateful for all that you do - today and always!
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Dear Community,
We’re sending this email requesting that you provide feedback as we pilot our new Superintendent Evaluation Process.
This Board has worked diligently to establish a strong governance culture by adopting operations norms and clearly defining its role and that of our Superintendent.
The next step in our work is to evaluate Mr. Cary based on his newly defined role.
To inform our efforts, we ask that you access the completely anonymous survey at this link and respond by no later than the end of the day Friday, January 30th, if you’d like your feedback to be considered as we complete the process.
To aid you, we’ve also attached a copy of our newly defined Superintendent role.
We have asked all employees to respond to the best of their ability, and we kindly ask that our parents and community partners do the same.
With only 10 questions, two of them open-ended, this should take no more than 5 minutes to complete.
You can access the survey at this link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9vcKldkIsCe3i_j1IL7q4pVcEEmILMSCdBwhCvSiWLjFV-g/viewform
Sanford Superintendent Role link:
Sanford Superintendent Role.pdf
Sincerely,
Austin Miller
Board President
kduran@sanfordschools.org
tguerrero@sanfordschools.org
We kicked off the weekend with our cheer team heading to State Cheer — they delivered a fantastic performance that made our whole school proud. Next up, our dance team took the stage with an outstanding routine and finished 5th overall in 2A/3A Dance — congratulations to each dancer for their hard work and poise!
Our weekend continued with the End of Season Tournament for our JH teams. All three teams left everything on the court — we’re so proud of your grit and teamwork.
We closed the weekend in style as both of our HS Varsity Basketball teams played in the championship games at the 2025 La Junta Holiday Shootout — and both teams brought home the championships! Way to go, Sanford School!
Thank you to our student-athletes, coaches, families, and fans for your support. Go Sanford! 🎉🏀💃📣
