Ignacio Ruiz Superintendent of Las Cruces Public Schools | Official Website
Ignacio Ruiz Superintendent of Las Cruces Public Schools | Official Website
Organ Mountain High School is set to host the Third Annual Dr. Karen M. Trujillo Poetry Contest ceremony and reading on Monday, May 20, from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
The event will take place in the Performing Arts Center at OMHS, where guests are invited to gather for the reading. Five high school poets will present their winning poems, introduced by Ben Trujillo of the Dr. Karen M. Trujillo Memorial Foundation. Ben, who is Dr. Trujillo’s surviving husband, represents the Foundation alongside their three children and other community members.
Since its establishment in 2022, the Foundation has raised $430,000 for endowed scholarships for prospective teachers in New Mexico across seven universities.
Dr. Karen Trujillo was a lifelong educator and accomplished poet. In honor of her legacy, a poetry contest was initiated in 2022 and is open to all high school students in Las Cruces Public Schools. Winners are eligible for cash prizes.
The contest is overseen by Tim Staley, an LCPS educator and area poet.
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