Trinidad High School crowns prom queen at Roaring Twenties celebration

Trinidad High School named 18-year-old Jaidyn Trujillo, the daughter of Antionette Galasso, as its 2026 prom queen as the school prepared for a Roaring Twenties coronation at Donnelly Gym in Trinidad.

The prom is scheduled for Saturday, April 25, with the coronation set to begin at 8:30 p.m. The theme gives this year’s dance a period look that fits a night built around style, music and a little pageantry, turning one school event into a centerpiece for students and families across Las Animas County.

For Trinidad High, the announcement is more than a name on a court list. Prom season has long carried the weight of a shared milestone, the kind that draws students, parents, relatives and teachers into the same place to mark the end of one school chapter and the start of another. In a town where school life often anchors community life, the coronation gives students a public moment of recognition that reaches well beyond the gym floor.

Donnelly Gym adds to that sense of continuity. Trinidad High School used the same venue for its 2022 commencement exercises, and the school’s homecoming celebrations have also brought parents and alumni downtown in past years. Those events show how Trinidad High turns school traditions into townwide occasions, with one building and one school serving as gathering points for more than just students.

This year’s prom court announcement keeps that pattern going. By placing Jaidyn Trujillo at the center of the evening, Trinidad High spotlighted a student from the class of 2026 while setting the stage for a formal, themed celebration that will bring the school community together under the Roaring Twenties banner.