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As the 2021-22 school year winds down, the Silver Consolidated Schools Board of Education looked ahead at their regular meeting Monday evening to the many changes that will come to the district next school year. The district will see a new course offered in June, new principals at Silver High and La Plata, and weekly common planning time for teachers. In a Monday press release, the district announced that current …

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The Silver Consolidated Schools Board of Education opened the new year with an opportunity to attack a relatively new problem — the growing use of nicotine-containing “vaping” devices by underage students. Attorney William B. Shinoff, with the Frantz Law Group out of California, attended the school board meeting remotely to speak about ongoing lawsuits seeking to combat vaping in schools. “I currently represent over 650 school districts across the country …

With the holidays in the air, Silver High School jazz band students performed Christmas songs Monday at the Silver school board meeting, including “Santa Baby,” “Let it Snow,” “Here Comes Santa Claus,” and “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer.” After the performance, the meeting began with recognition of the Kiwanis Student of the Month. Bob Carson of the Kiwanis Club of Silver City handed out the awards to students. …

After a year of being shut down due to COVID restrictions, the Cyber Security Club at Silver High School and La Plata Middle School has returned to action. The club is led by Rusty Nations, who has been the sponsor and coach of the club since its start four years ago. The CyberPatriot Security program has been running nationwide for 14 years, and Silver Schools has been participating for the …

Acting on the recommendation of hospital management company HealthTechS3, the Gila Regional Medical Center Governing Board on Thursday appointed Kathleen Cahill as CEO of the county-owned hospital. “She’s got significant health care experience, both here in New Mexico and, more broadly, as a hospital executive and a hospital market CEO, consultant and, most recently, as an ambulatory clinic executive for UNM,” said Michael Lieb, HealthTechS3 vice president. “She’s got long …

Parents defend Silver coach after ‘boxing’ story Written by Nickolas Seibel on May 24, 2021 More than a dozen parents of Silver High School student-     athletes have come to the defense of strength and conditioning coach Tylon Wilder, who was the subject of an Albuquerque television station story late last week criticizing a “boxing” drill Wilder organized among members of the school’s softball team. Wilder was involved with Silver H...

This a look at some local News brought to you by Silver City Radio. Western New Mexico University held their hybrid commencement at 2pm today. Former Regent Chair Jerry A. Walz and Former Senator John Arthur Smith were  conferred their honorary doctorates along with the more than 250 graduates making up the Western New Mexico University class of 2021. The event was streamed live on Facebook. Special acknowledgement is extended to Keirston Bloomfield graduated with her associates degree in lib...

Schools move closer to normal with graduations Written by Dean Thompson on May 7, 2021 A year ago, high school seniors didn’t get to celebrate with a prom or a normal graduation, and students at Western New Mexico University celebrated getting their degrees virtually from their homes, or wherever else they had a mind to. With vaccination rates rising and the calendar moving into May, it’s time to start thinking about proms, senior days and gr...