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It was a long night for goalies when
Santa Teresa defeated Hobbs 4-2 at home on Aug. 30.
Highland School Resource Officer Jimmy Jones - during an Aug. 30 presentation - told students that the choices they make today will affect them for the rest of their lives.
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Quarterback Brayden Price gets the play from Coach Bruce Dollar during a season-opening 24-21 victory over Gadsden on Aug. 26.
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HHS students got into the spirt of a new school year with a pep rally on Aug. 26 that preceded that night's home opening victory over Gadsden.
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The Harold Murphy Alternative Learning Center was the first to rise to the musical challenge on Aug. 26 after Superintendent TJ Parks announced a $3,000 prize for the first group to memorize and perform the school song.
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HMS Superintendent TJ Parks welcomed staff back to a new school year on Aug. 24 by offering up words of inspiration and humor while urging employees to have school pride and work together as one unit.
Nick Lopez, a Highland Bear, was one of dozens of players introduced to the crowd during
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the Aug. 19 Eagle Night at Watson Stadium an event that featured cheerleaders and football players from every Hobbs secondary school.
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Braden Price was one of two quarterbacks who took snaps when the Eagles scrimmaged Midland Christian Academy on Aug. 19.
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The Eagles soccer team opened their season on Aug. 18 with a 3-2 victory over Roswell.
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Negotiating a new schedule and new school can be daunting for even the bravest seventh grader. Newbies like this Highland student managed just fine, however, on the first day of school - Aug. 17.
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The halls were packed on Aug. 15. when ninth-graders and their parents got a chance to check out the new Freshman High School during orientation activities.
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MyPower's Quantum Learning camp was laugh-out-loud fun -- as well as character building - for the nearly 170 girls who attended Aug. 8-13.
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Despite temperatures over 100 degrees, Hobbs students were cool at the Aug. 10 Lea County Fair Parade.
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Scott Macatee seems happy to collect a substantial bonus check from teacher Melissa Richards-Doss during the Aug. 2 AP Banquet at Hobbs High School. Macatee also earned a computer, a reward for earning at least a score of 4 on four different AP exams.