Mackenzie Latimer concentrates on her three-point attempt during the Feb. 22 win over Clovis. The 53-43 victory forced a one-game playoff four days later to determine top seed for the district tournament.

Heizer 8th-grader Pamela Navarro, right, won the Feb. 21 Spanish spelling bee by correctly spelling "paparrucha." Runnerup in the bee was Emelyn Lopez, left, a Jefferson fifth-grader.
Johnathan Howell performed a stand-up comedy routine during the 2013 edition of Golden Revue. The annual variety show features talented HHS students.
The Eagles began a Feb. 15 weekend homestand with a 88-50 victory over Carlsbad, then finished with a Saturday night victory over Las Cruces.

The Freshman High School celebrated their boys Border Conference basketball championship with a Valentine's Day pep rally and net-cutting ceremony.

Stone fifth-graders provided a flash from the past when they spent a week learning dance steps from Maciolek School of Dance, then performed for parents and classmates on Feb. 8.

HHS cheerleaders were up in the air on Feb. 7 during a pep rally preceding the annual rivalry basketball game with Clovis.
State Sen. Gay Kernan, a former Hobbs school teacher, was among the Lea County delegates who gave HHS and HFS students a lesson in the operation of state government during a visit to Santa Fe Feb. 5-6.
Jacob Alfaro zeroes in on the basket during the Feb. 1 matchup against Artesia. Although they fell behind early, the Eagles cruised to an easy, 99-53 victory.