Steve Robert Duran is heavy into Zumba. While attending one of his Zumba classes, a group of women approached him about forming a women’s slow pitch softball league in town. Duran is a local Little League umpire and fitness guru who stepped in to help the women get a league off the ground. "We posted it on Facebook and it blew up,” Duran said. Deming had not seen a women’s …
Deming Public Schools confirmed in a news release Thursday morning that Red Mountain Middle School and Bataan Elementary School, located next to each other on New Mexico Highway 418, were evacuated earlier this morning while the Deming Fire Department and city personnel investigated a gas smell in the area.According to the district, both school sites were cleared by authorities, students and staff have returned to the buildings and normal operations …
One Deming High student is making a push to bring archery under the athletics and activities umbrella. Backed in her efforts through the National Archery in Schools program, Ashlynn McGinnis rode a wave of success during last year’s first-ever competitive season through a Red Mountain Middle School afterschool program. McGinnis, 14, was an eighth grader last year when she saw a poster on a wall for an archery program at …
Last week was the fourth week of the school year, and Deming Public Schools will now proceed from weekly to monthly drills. So far, the Deming Fire Department has attended a total of 35 drills across the district, according to Benny Jasso, the DPS safety director. Safety drills include fire, evacuation, active shooter, shelter in place and lockdown procedures. To further assist, first responders and local law enforcement may be …
Building character will be the focus for coaches as they enter a new athletic and activities year in the Deming Public Schools. During a recent activities meeting at the school that invited student athletes, coaches and parents, DPS Athletic/Activities Director Bernie Chavez outlined expectations for student athletes, accountability for coaches and a set of standards for parents and spectators to follow as handed down by the New Mexico Activities Association. …