Roswell Schools

08/06/2026

Excitement was the Word-of-the-Day as the Roswell School District’s youngest learners began their first day of school on Wednesday, August 5. The excitement could be seen on the faces of many parents as they escorted their children into the school. It could be seen on the faces of the Parkview teachers and staff as they greeted the families. And most of all, it could be seen on the faces of some of the three- and four-year old PreK students as they began their educational journey.

Parkview principal Danielle Ortega said the anticipation and excitement associated with the first day of school didn’t just happen at random. “PreK Teachers have been spending the last couple of days in Family Visits meeting students and their Families to build strong relationships in order to support students and families throughout the year,” said Ms. Ortega. “We appreciate that parents chose to bring their child to our program. We couldn’t be prouder of our students and their parents as we recognize this is a big step for them.”

While school began for the remainder of the district two days earlier on Monday, August 3, The PreK students 2026-27 year began on Wednesday.

08/04/2026

Two coaches and two administrators from the Roswell Independent School District were honored recently at the New Mexico Athletic Association’s annual banquet in Albuquerque. Coaches Gilbert Alvarado of Goddard High School and Aaron Payne of Roswell High each received Coach of the Year Awards, while Britt Cooper and Micah Trujillo were recognized for exemplary administrative work in the district’s athletic offices.

Alvarado, head Baseball coach at GHS, was named the 4A Baseball Coach of the Year after his team claimed the 2026 4A state baseball championship. Alvarado’s teams have advanced to the state semi-finals twice in recent years.

During this year’s run to the state championship, Alvarado credited his team for coming from behind in nearly every game. “At some point in that tournament, every player on the squad made something happen,” said Alvarado. Because of that, I feel this Coach of the Year Award is more of a team award. We all pulled together to make it happen.”

During the 2026 season, Alvarado became the winningest baseball coach in the history of Goddard High School.

Roswell High’s Payne took his 2026 powerlifting team to the state meet, where they finished as the state runner-up. Even though he fell two points short of winning the title, he was named that state’s Powerlifting Coach of the Year.

Payne has done a lot with his program in a very short period of time. “I started this program in 2021 during the Covid year,” he said. “We had four lifters that year, and everything was done at our gym because we couldn’t travel anywhere. We had one lifter win a state championship during that initial year, and we’ve grown from there. This was our best year as a team.”

On the administrative side, RISD Athletic Director Britt Cooper claimed the Southeast Region’s Athletic Director of the Year Award. It was the third time Cooper was named the top AD in recent years.

RISD’s Micah Trujillo was named the New Mexico Assistant Athletic Director of the year.

Having the Roswell district’s athletic office bring home the two top awards for athletic administration is a testimony to the effectiveness of the leadership in that office.

08/03/2026

The 2026-27 school year began today as nearly 8,500 students enrolled in 21 schools made their way into schools across Roswell.
Nancy Lopez Elementary welcomed students into its new building for the first time. The recently completed structure, which was relocated from the corner of Bland and Atkinson streets to 301 S. Hinkle, directly north of Mesa Middle School, will provide 41,000 square feet in a facility designed for 300 students.
The new school was built at a cost of $22 million. The Public School Capital Outlay Council, a state organization that the RISD partners with, assumed 71 percent of the expense, or more than $15 million. The remainder of the expense comes from the RISD budget.
The Architect for Nancy Lopez Elementary was PA Architects from Albuquerque. Waide Construction from Roswell was the construction firm.
The school’s groundbreaking took place two years ago in 2024. The school is named after Roswell native Nancy Lopez, a professional golfer who dominated the sport in the 80’s. She is a member of the LPGA Hall of Fame.

07/31/2026

05/20/2026

📚 Exciting News for Roswell ISD Families! 📚
Every student in New Mexico now has FREE access to Rally Reader through the New Mexico Public Education Department!
Families can access:
✅ 50,000+ books for K–12 students
✅ Reading support tools built into the app
✅ Daily reading progress updates

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