Sapphires Dance Team Takes State Title
Posted by & filed under Uncategorized.Prep’s Sapphires dance team took the state championship in division A-AA over the weekend, competing against three other teams for the title. This is the first time the Sapphires have […]
Volunteers Needed for Homelessness TAP
Posted by & filed under Uncategorized.The Junior Homelessness TAP group will be running a “Prep” week at the Santa Fe Interfaith Homeless Shelter the week of April 18th, and student, faculty and parent volunteers are […]
Fred Maas Starts His 30th & Last Terry Fox Run
Posted by & filed under Uncategorized.Fred Maas led his 30th and last Terry Fox Run today at El Rancho de las Golondrinas. The veteran math teacher is retiring after 41 years at the chalk board […]
Speech & Debate Team Takes 2nd in State, Qualifies 1 for Nationals
Posted by & filed under Uncategorized.Prep’s Speech and Debate team wrapped up its second season with strong performances at both the state and district qualifying tournaments. At state, held March 4th in Hobbs, the team […]
Prep Welcomes New Artist-in-Residence
Posted by & filed under Uncategorized.Santa Fe artist Gretchen Wachs began a two-week stint as Prep’s newest artist-in-residence on Monday, March 29th. The ceramicist and mixed-media painter will work with students in ceramics, life drawing […]
First-Ever Student Exchange
Posted by & filed under Uncategorized.Over spring break, twelve Prep freshmen and sophomores participated in Prep’s first-ever student exchange with a school in Spain. Thanks to the ambassadorial efforts of Spanish teacher and Barcelona native […]
“Fame” Opens February 26th
Posted by & filed under Uncategorized.The Performing Arts Department’s production of “Fame, The Musical,” opens Friday, February 26th at 7:30 pm. A cast and crew numbering well over 50 students are busy putting the finishing […]
Student Council Sets Fundraising Record with Haiti Relief Effort
Posted by & filed under Uncategorized.Members of Prep’s Student Council and Social Activism Club recently completed the largest and most successful student-led fundraiser in school history, raising over $5,000 for Mercy Corps and Doctors Without […]
Students March in Support of Stronger DWI Legislation
Posted by & filed under Uncategorized.Nearly all of Prep’s 230 upper school students joined other Santa Fe teens at the Roundhouse today in support of stronger DWI legislation. The DWI Day activities included a press […]
Prep Receives Grant for Faculty Enrichment Program
Posted by & filed under Uncategorized.Santa Fe Prep has received a $50,000 matching grant from the E.E. Ford Foundation to establish a permanent faculty growth and enrichment program. Prep was one of only 14 independent […]
Prep Community Raises $3,000 for Haiti Earthquake Victims
Posted by & filed under Uncategorized.Prep students, faculty, parents and friends have raised $3,000 as a community to help survivors of last week’s devastating earthquake in Haiti. Members of Prep’s Social Activism Club and Student […]
Students Launch Santa Fe Prom Closet
Posted by & filed under Uncategorized.Several Prep students are fulfilling their community service requirement this year by launching the Santa Fe Prom Closet. Working under the direction of Prep’s prom coordinator and physical education department […]
Heart Drummer Ben Smith at Prep
Posted by & filed under Uncategorized.This Saturday evening at 7:30 pm, Heart lead drummer Ben Smith will be in Prep’s auditorium for an evening of music and reminiscences. Besides sharing stories about being on the […]
Indigenous Language Pilot Program Comes to Prep
Posted by & filed under Uncategorized.Santa Fe Prep will be the site of a pilot program in Native American Languages during the 2010 spring semester, thanks to a grant received by the Indigenous Language Institute […]
Middle School Mural Wins at Recycle Santa Fe Art Festival
Posted by & filed under Uncategorized.The “Slam Junk” paper mosaic created by Middle School art students took first place in the 7th-12th grade category at the recent Recycle Santa Fe Art Festival. The mosaic was […]
Prep Students Raise Money for F.A.C.T. in Memory of Classmates
Posted by & filed under Uncategorized.Members of Prep’s student council on Tuesday presented a check for $1,000 to Fine Art for Children and Teens (F.A.C.T.) in memory of the four teens who died in a […]
Students Launch Computer Recycling Program
Posted by & filed under Uncategorized.Thanks to the efforts of a new Teen Action Program (TAP) group, members of the Prep community can now recycle their old computer systems using an EPA-certified recycler who guarantees […]
“Feets On” Activities for Global Studies Classes
Posted by & filed under Uncategorized.It was “all feet on deck” Thursday for 8th-grade global studies classes as students learned about the geography of Asia by walking a giant map of the world’s largest and […]
Five Seniors Named National Merit Semifinalists
Posted by & filed under Uncategorized.Five Prep seniors (10% of the class) have been named National Merit Semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) and are now eligible to continue in the competition for […]
Volleyball Team to Raise Funds for Breast Cancer Research
Posted by & filed under Uncategorized.Members of Prep’s volleyball program are participating in a “Dig Pink” fundraiser on Thursday, October 15th, to benefit breast cancer research and to pack the gym for their games against […]