Belen, Los Lunas claim team district wrestling titles
The Los Lunas Tigers and Belen Eagles both secured boys wrestling district titles last weekend during their march to the state championships, which began on Thursday.
Valencia also earned an individual district championship to complement nine-state qualifiers.
Belen dominated the district 4A-5 meet, finishing with a team score of 241.5 to take the district title.
Valencia, the host school, finished in second place with a score of 107.
In total, the Eagles took home 11 individual district titles, winning in all but three weight classes.
BHS didn’t have a wrestler finish outside of the top two. Marcus Rimorin, Julian Sisneros, Josiah Pemble, Peter Duran, Diego Avila, Ely Gutierrez, Damien Wood, Coleton Gonzalez, Gabriel Tharnish, Bobby Orona and Tregg Johnson all earned district titles for their efforts in their respective weight classes.
SISD superintendent steps down after word that newly-elected board desired leadership change
EL PASO, Texas At a special meeting of the Socorro Independent School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday evening, Superintendent Jose Espinoza agreed to resign in a voluntary separation deal that results in his immediate departure from the district despite having time still remaining on his contract.
The separation agreement was approved by the board following an executive session for which the lone agenda item was listed as action regarding the contract of Superintendent Jose Espinoza, Ed.D. However, the board did not initially indicate why Espinoza s contract, which ran through 2025, had come up as a discussion topic.
SISD superintendent gets paid $629,308 to resign after election of new school board members
UPDATE, May 6: Socorro Independent School District Superintendent Jose Espinoza, who resigned from his post at a school board meeting Wednesday night, is being paid $629,308 to depart.
That s according to a copy of his separation agreement with the school district, which was obtained Thursday by ABC-7.
The payout reflected in the agreement is the equivalent of one year s salary and benefits under Espinoza s contract.
Below is the copy of the agreement for viewing.
ORIGINAL REPORT, May 5: EL PASO, Texas At a special meeting of the Socorro Independent School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday evening, Superintendent Jose Espinoza agreed to resign in a voluntary separation deal that results in his immediate departure from the district despite having time still remaining on his contract.
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