Lordsburg schools post final week of year, graduation and awards events

Lordsburg Municipal Schools posted a tightly packed final week for Lordsburg High School, with athletic honors, academic awards, a board meeting, robing and scholarship presentations, early release days and commencement all clustered between May 18 and May 21. For families in Hidalgo County, the schedule spelled out exactly when to be at the LHS gym, when to leave early, and when to return for the Class of 2026 graduation ceremony.

The run began Monday, May 18, with LHS Athletic Awards at 6 p.m. in the LHS gym and the regular Lordsburg Municipal Schools Board of Education meeting at 6 p.m. at 401 W. 4th Street in Lordsburg, New Mexico. The board notice said the public could watch the meeting by livestream and submit forum comments by email to boardcomments@lmsed.org by 4 p.m. Monday, keeping governance business open to parents, staff and residents who could not make the meeting in person.

The recognition events continued Tuesday, May 19, with LHS Academic Awards at 6 p.m. in the LHS gym, followed Wednesday, May 20, by the LHS Robing Ceremony and Scholarship Presentations at 6 p.m. in the same venue. The district’s calendar also marked May 20 as an early release day, then showed classes ending Thursday, May 21, along with another early release and Commencement for the Class of 2026 at 6 p.m. in the LHS gymnasium.

That lineup matched the district’s official 2025-2026 student calendar, which confirmed that classes ended Thursday, May 21, 2026. Lordsburg Municipal Schools also kept an official staff calendar and a Senior Year Planning Calendar Checklist on its documents page, underscoring that the final week was part of a broader public planning process rather than a last-minute notice.

The scholarship deadlines posted for seniors added another layer to the season’s logistics. The Darian Rey Jarrott Memorial Scholarship and One Heartbeat Scholarship were due May 4, 2026, while the Hidalgo County DWI Scholarship and American Legion Scholarship were due May 8, 2026. The district also highlighted the Elks National Foundation’s 2026 Most Valuable Student scholarship, with awards ranging from $4,000 to $30,000 over four years.

Lordsburg Municipal Schools said its interscholastic athletic program is meant to give students a wide range of opportunities for development beyond the academic program, and that philosophy was reflected in the timing of athletic awards alongside academic honors and graduation. By placing those events on the public calendar, the district gave families the practical details they needed for the last stretch of the school year and for the final celebration of the Class of 2026.