Hidalgo Herald Sells Mavericks Photo-Based Paintings to Fund Lordsburg High College Visits

Hidalgo Herald is selling a series of original paintings created from previously published Lordsburg Mavericks sports photos, with proceeds earmarked to help pay travel costs for Lordsburg High School juniors and seniors who will be visiting colleges and universities. The fundraiser is being run by the Herald as a direct aid to students from Lordsburg High, and the artwork uses images that ran in the paper during the Mavericks season.

The paintings are offered as unique, one-of-a-kind pieces derived from the Herald’s own sports photography of Lordsburg Mavericks athletes, and the newspaper has designated all proceeds specifically for travel expenses for students in the 11th and 12th grades at Lordsburg High School. Hidalgo Herald editors say the goal is to lower the out-of-pocket cost for campus visits for juniors and seniors who are planning trips to colleges and universities in the coming months.

Lordsburg High School juniors and seniors typically plan campus visits during the spring and fall of their junior and senior years; the Herald’s initiative targets those grade levels so that funds will be available as students arrange transportation and overnight stays. By channeling proceeds from the Mavericks photo-based paintings directly to travel support, Hidalgo Herald aims to reduce a common financial barrier for Lordsburg High students pursuing in-person visits to prospective colleges and universities.

The fundraising model also ties local sports coverage to student opportunity: images of Lordsburg Mavericks games that appeared in the Herald been reworked into original canvases, and those canvases now serve a dual purpose of celebrating local athletics while generating funds for Lordsburg High School juniors and seniors. For community members who purchased or plan to purchase the paintings, the Herald’s program converts local journalism and sports photography into a practical subsidy for college access.

If the series raises the intended money, Lordsburg High juniors and seniors should see a concrete reduction in travel costs for their college and university visits. Hidalgo Herald’s sale of Mavericks photo-based paintings links community arts support to a measurable student benefit, channeling local attention on Lordsburg High students’ next steps in higher education.