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Check out what our amazing high school students are planning this year for our STEM outreach program! PROJECT BATTLEBOTS is headed to San Antonito Elementary School!

East Mountain senior, Samantha York, was chosen as a College Board BigFuture Ambassador after applying with guidance from Mrs. Marcelain, the College and Career Counselor. A BigFuture Student Ambassador is a student leader who helps classmates explore college, career, and scholarship opportunities through the BigFuture platform. Sam will share resources, tips, and updates to support her peers in planning for life after high school. She will learn valuable leadership and communication skills while helping her peers access valuable college and career planning support.

Miller Millea, a senior at East Mountain, applied and was selected to serve as a Charter School Advocate for the Public Charter Schools of New Mexico (PCSNM). He has worked with PCSNM before and will be advocating for charter schools, sharing his story and the story of East Mountain and its impact on students. He will be visiting the State Legislature in January and February to advocate, lobby, and represent East Mountain, helping to make our school’s voice heard. 

Benjamin Schwebke and Simon Kazakov, seniors at East Mountain, were awarded the National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalist award and we are so proud of them. This award is given to high-achieving high school students recognized for exceptional performance on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). Each year, about 16,000 students, less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors, earn this distinction by scoring among the top in their state. Semifinalists represent the first stage of eligibility for the prestigious National Merit Scholarship Program, which awards scholarships for academic excellence. To advance to Finalist status, students must maintain a strong academic record, submit an application, write an essay, and earn a confirming SAT or ACT score.

EMHS science teacher, Amanda Simmons, participated in the prestigious ROSE program for science educators at UNM this summer. Read more about her experience here!

https://research.unm.edu/news/2025/08/unm-rose-program-from-university-laboratories-to-middle-and-high-school-classrooms.html

EMHS is proud to be a winner of the Model Charter Leadership Award, sponsored by Building Hope!

You can read more about the award at this link.

Chair of the East Mountain Math Department, Jennifer Webb, has been named one of four state-level finalists for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching!

More information on the award can be found here.

KOAT 7 featured the award here.

On June 26, the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce held its Board of Directors meeting at Central New Mexico Community College’s Workforce Training Center, where it presented its 2025 Chamber and Legislative Awards.

More information on the Chamber and Legislative Awards here.