EDUCATION STANDOUTS

Brigit Johnson, the daughter of Gretchen and Brian Johnson and a senior at Santa Fe High School, has been selected by the National Association for Music Educators to participate in the 2018 All National Honor Ensemble this month in Orlando, Fla. This is the third consecutive selection for Brigit. She is the drum major of the Demon Pride Marching Band, plays euphonium and is a private student of Laura Eberhardt.

Luna Community College graduate Jessey Martinez was recognized recently by the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. Martinez was one of 25 Phi Theta Kappa members who will have their writing published in the 2018 issue of the organization’s online literary journal, Nota Bene.

Martinez’s short story, “Chile Rojo,” is centered on Northern New Mexico and her relationship with her great-grandmother and their love for red chile.

Martinez graduated from Luna, earning a degree in criminal justice with a concentration in law enforcement, in May. She is New Mexico’s Phi Theta Kappa regional president. Her term ends in March.

The following local residents recently were initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines, at the University of New Mexico: Tiffany Bracamontes of Santa Fe, Crystal Mallary of Santa Fe and Maxine McReynolds of Los Alamos.

COURTESY PHOTO OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE: As Giving Tuesday approaches, the directors of the four nonprofits that benefited from the 2018 Buckaroo Ball are offering thanks to the Buckaroo Ball Committee and are encouraging the community to give generously on Nov. 27 to organizations that serve local youth and families. From left: Apryl Miller of the New Mexico Suicide Intervention Project, nmsip.org; Maria Jose Rodriguez Cadiz of Solace Crisis Treatment Center, findsolace.org; Tony Dixon of the Mountain Center, TheMountainCenter.org; and Katrina Koehler of Gerard’s House, gerardshouse.org.

Jessey Martinez

Brigit Johnson