Featured Stories
From The Head’s Desk
Posted by & filed under Featured Stories. In the spirit of writing and reflection inspired by Jim Leonard’s Minds Matter publication, please consider this an invitation to open the lines of dialogue between us as we partner in the most important endeavor of educating and inspiring children and launching them into the world to live lives of ...
Spring Sports Roundup
Posted by & filed under Featured Stories. Prep Athletes are State Champions – Again and for the First Time! It was quite a year for high school athletics in New Mexico, and Santa Fe Prep's Blue Griffins have more than a few new pieces of hardware to show for their efforts on the court, on the ...
Congratulations Class of 2021
Posted by & filed under Featured Stories. The Class of 2021 has experienced many firsts for Santa Fe Prep: our first remote start to the school year, the first remote college counseling process, and on Friday, they were the first class to graduate on Brennand Field (as opposed to in the Upper School Quad, to allow for ...
Prep’s Athletics Teams Persevere!
Posted by & filed under Featured Stories. Santa Fe Prep sports seasons were compacted into one this year, so we have much to share as many of our teams finish up their seasons. Here are some updates on all our Blue Griffins: Soccer Congratulations to the boys soccer team! They were undefeated in their district and ...
Spring Musical Showcase
Posted by & filed under Featured Stories. Santa Fe Prep presents this year’s video musical extravaganza! You don’t want to miss this incredible performance of some of your favorite musical numbers from shows like Dear Evan Hanson, Beetlejuice, Mean Girls, The Prom, and many more. ...
41st Annual Danny Maas Run
Posted by & filed under Featured Stories. Put on your running shoes and join us for this year's virtual run! This student-led run is open to all members of the community near and far to support and raise awareness for children affected by cancer. Please click here to register and receive run information. The Danny Maas ...
PaaWee Rivera ’09 Named White House Director of Tribal Affairs
Posted by & filed under Alumni Highlights & News, Featured Stories. Alumnus PaaWee Rivera '09 has been installed as an official member of President Biden's administration, serving the country as Director of Tribal Affairs and Senior Adviser to the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. A graduate of Santa Fe Prep and Dartmouth College, Rivera comes from the Pueblo of Pojoaque. His ...
Anna Swanson ’21 Signs To Play Division 1 Soccer
Posted by & filed under Featured Stories. Congratulations to senior Anna Swanson '21, who has signed a National Letter of Intent to play Division 1 soccer at Wake Forest University, part of the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference). Anna played at Prep through 9th grade, where she scored 49 goals in her freshman year. She opted to play ...
Congratulations to “Counselors That Change Lives” 2021 Award Winners Allie Cooper, Sam Ritter, and Matt Ybarra
Posted by & filed under Featured Stories. Representing Breakthrough Santa Fe, Davis New Mexico Scholarship, and Santa Fe Prep’s College Counseling team, Cooper, Ritter, and Ybarra are three of only 12 recipients from around the country ...
The Adesso Archives
Posted by & filed under Featured Stories. Celebrating Santa Fe Prep's Adesso Archives. What a treat it’s been! I am honored to have my name associated with it. Prep is indeed in my heart and in my soul. When we were first thinking of the value and purpose of the Prep Archives, we saw it as an ...
Virtual Grandparents’ Day
Posted by & filed under Featured Stories. We invite all our Griffin Grandparents to join us this year for our first ever virtual Grandparents' Day on Friday, November 20! The event will start at 9:00am (MST) and will end approximately at 10:00am. Grandparents will have the opportunity to meet our new Head of School Aaron Schubach, ...
Virtual Admissions Open House
Posted by & filed under Featured Stories. Please join us for our next Virtual Admissions Open House on Thursday, January 14, 4:00-5:30 pm MST. Our program is designed to give prospective students ...
Virtual Welcome Ceremony!
Posted by & filed under Featured Stories. The Santa Fe Prep Board of Trustees is pleased to officially welcome Aaron Schubach as our new Head of School. Please join us for a virtual celebration honoring Mr. Schubach on Wednesday, October 7th from 9:00-10:00am. The ceremony includes remarks from Board of Trustees Chair, Elicia Montoya; from Parents' ...
Santa Fe Prep Magazine
Posted by & filed under Featured Stories. The Santa Fe Prep Magazine serves to honor Jim Leonard's 21 years of leadership, celebrate our resilient Class of 2020, and act as a transition document to introduce our new Head of School, Aaron Schubach ...
Head of School Welcome
Posted by & filed under Featured Stories. Whether you are a prospective student, a graduate of the school, a community member, or an educator—Welcome! We are proud to share Santa Fe Prep’s story with you and I am proud to begin my first year at Prep as Head of School. I sought out the chance to lead ...
A Lot To Learn
Posted by & filed under Featured Stories. This spring, we have all been experiencing various forms of cognitive dissonance—holding contradictory beliefs, or acting in a way not consistent with our beliefs—at a level many adults have never encountered . . . not to mention our students. Striving to sustain close relationships that define the Prep community while ...
Looking Forward: From Aaron Schubach
Posted by & filed under Featured Stories. Congratulations to the class of 2020! The Project 2020 video and various tributes to Jim showed your resilience, sense of activism, and humor. It has been a pleasure to celebrate with you from afar, and it is clear you will continue to “let it grow” in the future. The Sass/Schubach ...
Year-End Celebrations at Prep
Posted by & filed under Featured Stories. I hope this finds you and yours well in this time of great challenges. I’m writing to let you know how we are marking the end of this once-in-a-lifetime school year, with special attention to promoting our 8th graders to high school and celebrating the forty-seven seniors in the remarkable ...
Class of 2020 Art Showcase
Posted by & filed under Featured Stories. When it became clear that COVID-19 was shutting down the entire world, including Santa Fe, Prep’s senior class had to make some major pivots to maintain some sense of a senior spring from their homes. In addition to the senior rafting trip, senior ditch day, and more, seniors had planned ...