NMHSRA
NEWSLETTER
May 2008
www.nmhighschoolrodeo.com
Dear Members and Parents,
As you can see by the standings
it has been a very exciting season and the Finals should be great watching. I can’t wait! I want to wish everyone the
best of luck and once again say CONGRATULATIONS to our seniors.
NMHSFR
The State Finals will be in Carlsbad, NM at the Eddy County Sheriff’s Posse grounds on June 5th-8th, 2008. The Complete Finals schedule is included in this newsletter, so read it very carefully. We have some really
fun events planned and it should be a great rodeo!!! There are deadlines you will need to meet and procedures you need to follow, so please make it easy
on all of us and follow the directions.
Entering the finals:
- Complete Finals Entry
Form available on website if you did not pick one up in Roswell.
www.nmhighschoolrodeo.com.
- Attach payment to
entry form. Checks will not be cashed until June
3, 2008.
- Mail to: Retha Coburn
77 Sioux Trail
Tularosa, NM 88352
- Entries
must be postmarked no later than Wednesday, May 21,
2008 to prevent a $20 late fee.
- Entries
received will be posted on the website @ www.nmhighschoolrodeo.com
- If you
do not have internet access, call back before 7:00 pm on Wednesday, May 28, 2008. Call
Back Number: (575) 439-6220
- No entries will be accepted after
7:00 pm on Wednesday, May 28, 2008.
Qualifying for the State Finals:
- Compete
in that event in at least two rodeos during the 2007-2008 rodeo year. No points are required.
- Must be
eligible per New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) guidelines.
- Proof of eligibility (School Certification of Eligibility and official
grades for the last grading period of the 2007-2008 school year) must be submitted prior to competing at Finals. Certification and grades may be mailed to Retha Coburn no later than Wednesday,
May 21, 2008 or may be hand delivered at check in at Finals on Thursday, June 4, 2008. CONTESTANTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE WITHOUT THE SCHOOL CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY AND OFFICIAL
GRADE REPORT. School certification form is available on website@ www.nmhighschoolrodeo.com
Raffle Tockets: Please remember to turn in your raffle tickets. The sooner the better!!!! The individuals that sell the most raffle tickets
over 10 will receive a cash prize:
1st -$250.00 2nd-$ 175.00 3rd
-$100.00
Tickets should be turned in and picked up from Nellie Smith. Tickets will be required to be sold to
enter the finals. If you haven’t picked up your raffle tickets, you need to ASAP.
State Finals Pullover Jackets- Every athlete that enters the finals will receive
a FREE hoodie as long as they signed up for it by May 12th, 2008. YOU MUST HAVE SIGNED UP FOR YOUR HOODIE TO RECEIVE ONE- WE CANNOT WAIT UNTIL
ENTRIES ARE POSTED DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS!!
Carlsbad Cavern National Park Tour- we are planning on taking a tour of the caverns on Saturday, June 7th from 12:00pm to 4:40pm. We will be leaving from the rodeo grounds at that time. You will
have to provide your own transportation. The cost is $6.00 per person, under 16 is FREE! If you are interested in going please
CALL 1-505-760-8169 after 4:00pm by May 23rd, 2008. We have to have a head count by then. Families welcome.
Check in and Mandatory Contestant Meeting: Check in will be from 9:00am to 2:00pm on Thursday, June 5th at the arena. The MANDATORY CONTESTANTS
MEETING, Queen Modeling and Speeches begin at 3:00pm at the Pecos River Conference Center. (You must be in dress code).
Fees: Your entry fees, Carlsbad Cavern admission, RAFFLE
TICKETS and any other miscellaneous fees such as bad checks, late fees, or anything else will be collected at the finals
or you will NOT be allowed to compete.
Team Ropers: You must have a partner to enter the finals. We will not find someone for you to rope with.
Stock Contractor: Richard Hodgson- Bucking H Rodeos
RV SPOTS- RV spots are free but limited. Please note if you would like an RV spot on your
entry form.
Stalls- are free- please sign up on your entry form. PLEASE DO NOT bring extra
horses just because the stalls are free. We have a very limited number of stalls and we want everyone that needs one to have
one.
Seniors: You received your Senior Packets in March. Please pay close
attention to the deadlines. Do not forget Senior Recognition night on Saturday, June 7th, 2008. If you have not turned in your form yet, you
need to do that immediately (forms available on the web site). Turn your forms into
Connie Whipple at cwhipple03@yahoo.com. Please plan on dressing up and decorating your horse. This is your night…..make
it special!
Scholarships: The senior scholarship applications need to be turned in by May 24th, 2008. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!! (It must be postmarked by this date.). You received your senior packets several weeks ago so NO EXCUSES and NO EXEMPTIONS! Scholarship interviews
will be held on Thursday, June 5th, 2008 at the Pecos River Conference Center. Interview times will be from 9:00am until 2:00pm. You may call Linda Carrillo anytime after 5:00 p.m. on June 2nd, 2008 to get your interview time. It is your responsibility to get your interview time.
In other words you need to call Linda; she will NOT be calling you!!! Linda: Home=(505)
334-3588 or Cell= (505) 486-2393
Volleyball Tourney: The volleyball tourney and PICNIC is Friday, June 6th, at 12:00pm on the Pecos River. (Maps will be available at check-in.) If you would like to play on a team
please let Mylynda Walraven know as she will be assigning coaches soon. The picnic is for everyone so please come out and
enjoy yourselves.
Cowboy Church- 8:00am- Pecos River Conference Center
Members and Family Breakfast- 9:00am- Sunday Morning- Pecos River Conference Center
Silent Auction: Every year we hold a silent auction at the finals where you can place a silent bid on items donated. We are
asking that every member bring at least one item for the National basket OR the Silent Auction. The highest bidder at the
end of the rodeo will get to purchase that item. All the money for the auction goes to the finals fund. Please try to bring
something nice for the auction. It can be ANYTHING but make sure it is something you would purchase.
National Basket
We are asking that every member bring at least one item for the National basket OR the Silent Auction. New Mexico will be taking a basket to the National High
School Finals rodeo in Farmington this summer, but I need your help in filling it up. Each state brings a basket filled with fun things and food
that are native to their state, and then they are judged. After the judging, people can come by and place bids on the baskets.
All the money goes to the NHSRA Crisis Fund. Our state basket brought in over $400.00 last year. So, if you could bring something
that is unique to your area it would sure help us out. Some ideas might be: Pistachio’s from Alamogordo, chili products from Las Cruces and Hatch, Peanuts from Portales, Native American
items, western themed products, etc. Please help us out with our National Basket!
Cutters: Make sure you check out the Finals Schedule to know when the cuttings are to be held.
National Packet: For those of you that are fortunate enough to qualify for Nationals, you need to be prepared to pay
for stalls, your room deposit or camping deposits and any jackpot fees (if you chose to jackpot-it is optional), at the State
Finals. I will also need your jacket size and shirt size. I have to send all the money and forms to Nationals on Monday
morning!!! There will be a MANDATORY
NATIONAL CONTESTANTS meeting on Sunday, June 8th, 2008
following the awards breakfast and you
will need to COMPLETE your packets before you leave Carlsbad Sunday morning. If I do not have your completed packet by the time I leave, you will NOT be going to Nationals and the next
person in line will take your place. Unfortunately, I DO NOT have time to be tracking you down with unanswered
questions, so take care of business before you leave!!!!!!
EACH STATE HAS ONLY BEEN ALLOTTED 9 HOTEL ROOMS IN THE BLOCK AND 14 CAMPING SPACES. We will be doing a draw at the Finals. If you do NOT draw a camping
site or a hotel room in the block, there will be a list of motels in your packets that are affiliated with the Nationals.
We will be keeping a waiting list after the first people drawn. Last year we got quite a few camping spots over our allotted
14.
For those who qualify for Nationals, there area several fun contests that you might want to participate in. These include: Knowledge Bowl Competition, Trap Shooting Competition,
Small Bore Caliber Shooting Competition, Student Delegates, to sing the National Anthem at one of the perfs, Talent contest,
Prom, Volleyball Tourney and 3 on 3 Basketball Challenge. We will decide on our teams at the MANDATORY NATIONAL CONTESTANTS
meeting on Sunday, June 8th, 2008, so be thinking about it!
Silver State Rodeo: This rodeo is in Fallon, Nevada and is for contestants who have finished 5th-10th. The people
what have gone in the past say it is great fun and good competition. In addition to tons of prizes, including saddles in each
event, they are giving two three-horse slant horse trailers to the all around cowboy and cowgirl. I have all of the information
if you are interested. The dates are June 30th- July 5th, 2008.
PANGUITCH INVITATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL RODEO- JULY 23rd- 26th, 2008,
This rodeo is in Panguitch, Utah and is
for contestants who have finished 5th-10thin their state finals. Each
contestant will be allowed to carry one event in addition to their qualifying event(s).
Entries will be accepted beginning with the 5th place at state and going down the list until
all slots are filled. PRIZES: SADDLES will be given to the first place average
winner in each event, BUCKLES for second and third place and a JACKET to the fourth place winner. Ten dollars of each entry fee will be jackpotted and paid to the go-around winners. Prizes for the all-around
girl and boy. I have all the information if you are interested.
Host Motel: Best Western Stevens Inn- 1829 South Canal • Carlsbad, NM 88220
TEL:
1-800-730-2851, (505) 887-2851
www.stevensinn.com
Help: If any mom (or dad) would like to help during check in we sure could
use some extra hands. Please contact Becky King at Home- 505-671-4877 or Cell-505-430-0661.
I know this is TONS of information to read and assimilate so PLEASE
take your time and spend some time reviewing all the info. I sure would hate for somebody to miss the finals or nationals
because of silly mistakes that could have been avoided by TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS!!!
If you have any questions at all just give me a call.
Thanks, Lori
505-864-7913
