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High school seniors motivate elementary students at Jornada. in Las Cruces.
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico - Ahead of their graduations from high schools across Las Cruces, fifteen seniors inspired, motivated and encouraged Jornada Elementary School to excel in their classes.
“At the beginning of the year, I didn’t think we were going to have a graduation, said Camryn Viramontes, a senior at Centennial High School. It’s very heartfelt to me, because I get to see my friends and family.”
During her visit, Viramontes was reunited with her fourth grade teacher, Danis Saenz. Camryn has always been such a kind and sweet child, said Saenz. She was always very excited to come to school.
Investigators said the abuse began Thursday evening and lasted through much of the night.
The victim surreptitiously slipped the note to one of her two elementary school children, with instructions to pass it on to the bus driver, Trujillo said.
Alvarado is accused of threatening to kill the woman and trying to suffocate her with a pillow and then a shirt. Investigators also allege that he took her cellphone to prevent her from calling for help, Trujillo said.
The abuse may have occurred in the presence of two schoolchildren as well as a toddler, Trujillo said.
Van Wamel, the contract manager for the STS bus service for the Las Cruces Public Schools, said the driver who alerted police worked for the company for about four years. The two children, he said, are students at Jornada Elementary School.