🔥🏈 VIP Tailgate Parking Alert! 🏈🔥
This season don’t just watch the 3 Redhawks home games… experience them VIP-style!
✨ Imagine this: instead of sitting in the bleachers, you and your crew are front and center, field-side, with your very own reserved tailgate space. Roll in with your vehicle, set up camp chairs and coolers, fire up the grill, and cheer on the Redhawks like never before.
🎉 Only 5 reserved spaces are up for grabs—and each one is better than the last! Perfect for families, superfans, and businesses looking to show their school spirit. Business owners—deck out your vehicle and turn your spot into an unbeatable advertising opportunity!
📍 Important: You must be parked 30-minutes before kickoff.
🚫 Please remember: No alcohol, tobacco/vaping permitted on school property. CHSSA sportsmanship rules apply. No electrical outlet access. Your reserved space is limited to a single (one) 2-axel vehicle, no RV’s. Tailgate responsibly and clean up after your group.
Let’s pack the field with Redhawk pride—see you under the lights in your reserved space September 26th : Homecoming VS Cotopaxi, October 3nd : HS VS Branson + parent’s night , and October 10th : JH VS Kit Carson ! ❤️🖤
👉 Copy the following URL's to bid now on and secure your prime gameday tailgate spot before it’s gone! Auction closes 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 24th.
Space 1: https://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/auction/view?auc=3856810
Space 2: https://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/auction/view?auc=3856813
Space 3: https://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/auction/view?auc=3856814
Space 4: https://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/auction/view?auc=3856816
Space 5: https://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/auction/view?auc=3856828
For questions, please contact Lon Goemmer (719) 989.0485, lon.goemmer@lvk12.org
*By placing a bid and/or winning the auction, you agree to hold harmless La Veta School District and its employee for any damages to your vehicle or property while on school property.
* Please note Public Surplus Auctions collects an additional 10% final bidding fee.
This season don’t just watch the 3 Redhawks home games… experience them VIP-style in your very own reserved Tailgate parking space!
✨ Imagine this: instead of sitting in the bleachers, you and your crew are front and center, field-side, with your very own reserved tailgate space. Roll in with your vehicle, set up camp chairs and coolers, fire up the grill, and cheer on the Redhawks like never before.
🎉 Only 5 reserved spaces are up for grabs—and each one is better than the last! Perfect for families, superfans, and businesses looking to show their school spirit. Business owners—deck out your vehicle and turn your spot into an unbeatable advertising opportunity!
More information and live auction links coming tomorrow afternoon - be on the lookout!
La Veta Staff Feature:
Hello! My name is Mark Lofgren and I am your friendly Head Custodian at LVHS. I have been working here for the last 3 years.
What do I like about working here? Definitely the people. I enjoy my co workers. Of course, the job does have its messy moments, but I like to keep a good sense of humor about it!
In my free time I enjoy golfing with my friends, spending time with my wife....and I guess my kids are ok sometimes too!
Meet Ben Ouellette, a super stellar custodian who has worked for the school for 3 years.
Ben says, "One of the things I like most about working as a Custodian at the school is having a real impact on the health of my community. Keeping the school clean and surfaces disinfected keeps the children from spreading illness both at school and at home."
Outside of work, Ben's hobbies include gardening, studying music, helping care for a TNR (Trap, Neuter, and Release) cat colony, Dungeons & Dragons, and writing.
The HS Volleyball game at Sanford originally scheduled for Aug 22nd has been rescheduled to Sept 18th. Please see below.
Thursday, Sept 18th
Class release - 2:15pm
Bus Departs - 2:30pm
JV starts at 5pm
Varsity follows
UPDATE: La Veta School District has extra yearbooks available from various past years (2004, 2007, 2010–2021). Copies are $5.00 each, first-come, first-served, while supplies last. To purchase, please contact Ashley Hansen at 719.742.6411 or ashley.hansen@lvk12.org, and pick up your yearbook between 4:00–4:30 p.m., Monday–Thursday, through September 30. Happy reminiscing!
Gerald Eugene Arnold
Russell Boring
Kathy Jean Brown
Charles Morris
Carolyn Rominger
Thank you for staying informed and engaged in our local schools!
La Veta School District RE 2 – Board of Education Election
Date/Time: 11:30 a.m., Friday, September 5, 2025
Location: La Veta School Commons
Conducted by: Ashley Hansen (Designated Election Official)
A public drawing will be held to determine the order of candidate names on the ballot for the nonpartisan school director election. The drawing will be conducted by the Designated Election Official (or designee) by lot, as required by C.R.S. § 1-5-406. Candidates will be notified of the time and place of the drawing. The public is welcome to attend.
Welcome to the Redhawks Team, Casey Huff!
Casey teaches 4th, 5th, & 6th grade literacy W.I.N. (What I Need) groups. Casey says the best part of her role is getting to be part of such a genuine, enthusiastic team of staff who really care about the students. She values having a chance to connect with and make a difference for the kids in our close-knit community.
Outside of work, she loves being mom to her three kids, being involved in youth sports, traveling with her family, reading, and writing.
Welcome to the Redhawks Team, Liz Talafuse!
Liz's role is a Secondary Special Education Teacher, working with students in grades 6-12. She believes the best part of teaching is seeing students succeed! "Sometimes it takes several years to see the impact you've made, but this is the most rewarding part about teaching. I love when students transform their thinking to a growth mindset! "
Outside of work, Liz enjoys spending time with her family and dog, reading fan fiction, and watching hilarious movies or tv shows!
Welcome back to the Redhawks Team, Travette Wells!
Travette is a La Veta High School graduate, class of 1989, and taught for the district in 2018-2019, 2013-2014, and 1995-1997.
This year she will be teaching 6th - 11th grade math. For her, the best part of teaching is getting to know her students as individuals because each student brings their own unique personality, strengths, and life stories into the classroom.
Travette's hobbies include horseback riding, hiking, kayaking, traveling, and spending time with here son, Zac, as well as the rest of her wonderful family and amazing friends.
Welcome to the La Veta Redhawk Team, Sophie Krauth!
This year, Sophie will be working with two grade levels! She will have a 5th grade homeroom and be teaching 4th and 5th graders ELA and Math.
Sophie believes the best part of teaching are those moments when a student’s face lights up because something finally makes sense. She loves watching them gain confidence and realizing, “Hey, I can do this!” Being a part of that process never gets old for Sophia.
Her hobbies and interests are yoga, good books, traveling and games-equal parts relaxation, adventure and friendly rivalry.
Welcome to the Redhawks Staff, Aubrey Fassotto!
Aubrey is starting her first week as the Front Office Secretary.
She love working with people, and her hobbies include singing in the Community Choir and being a mommy to her 3 kiddos - Presley (5), Macie (3) & Brady (1).
Are you interested in making a difference in our school district? We are looking for dedicated individuals to join our District Accountability Committee (DAC) to help guide important decisions that impact our students, staff, and community.
Composition of the District Accountability Committee
These committees must consist of the following:
• At least three parents of students enrolled in the district (out-of-district parents may serve)
• At least one teacher employed by the district;
• At least one school administrator employed by the district; and
• At least one person involved in business in the community within the district boundaries.
Meetings are scheduled the second Monday of each month from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., September 2025 – June 2026. The first meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 8 at 6:00 p.m.
If you’d like to get involved, please submit a letter of interest to Board of Education Secretary Ashley Hansen at ashley.hansen@lvk12.org.
Your voice matters, and we’d love to have your input in shaping the future of our schools. Let us know if you're interested!
The La Veta School District RE 2 in the County of Huerfano, State of Colorado, calls for nomination of candidates for school directors to be placed on the ballot for the regular biennial school election to be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
At this election two (2) directors will be elected for a term of office of four (4) years, and two (2) directors will be elected for a term of office of two (2) years. To be qualified, a candidate must have been a registered elector of the school district for at least 12 consecutive months before the election and a resident of the director district which will be represented. A person is ineligible to run for school director if he or she has been convicted of committing a sexual offense against a child.
A person who desires to be a candidate for school director shall file a written notice of intention to be a candidate and a nomination petition signed by at least 25 eligible electors who are registered to vote in the regular biennial school election.
Nomination petitions may be obtained at 200 E Stadium Drive. La Veta, CO, 81055. Office hours are Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Please call Ashley Hansen to make an appointment: 719.742.6411.
Completed petitions shall be submitted to Ashley Hansen at the above address no later than 4:00 p.m. Friday, August 29, 2025.
Snap Mobile Fundraising
ALL ATHLETES Grades 6 thru 12. Please get registered for our fundraiser using the attached information. More info to come AUG 14th at Back To School Night!
