The Film Prize Jr. competition is here! Watch and vote for these incredible student-created videos from:

Gallup High School

Find My Way – Gallup High School

Love and Rage – Gallup High School

Hiroshi Miyamura High School

The Mysterious Bottle – Hiroshi Miyamura High School

The Walk Home – Hiroshi Miyamura High School

Party of Four – Hiroshi Miyamura High School

Thoreau High School

Always There – Thoreau High School

Tohatchi High School

Ts’in Yadi – Tohatchi High School

Vote for your favorites now! -> Voting Form

Voting closes April 2nd. Let’s support our students’ creativity!

about 12 hours ago, Gallup McKinley County Schools
Film Prize Jr. New Mexico campaign with schools listed. A clapperboard icon is centered below the text. The poster reads: "Vote Now! Film Prize Junior New Mexico Gallup HIgh School, Hiroshi Miyamura High School ,Thoreau High School, Tohatchi High School".

GMCS staff and members of the Tohatchi community, including Tohatchi Chapter President Elvis Bitsilly and Vice President Lee Rodgers, enjoyed a walkthrough of the new Tohatchi High School. We are very excited to see the progress and cannot wait to welcome students back into an environment designed for their success.

1 day ago, Gallup McKinley County Schools
People on a construction site in front of a building that has a sign that reads "Tohatchi High School".
A group of individuals in hard hats sit on a concrete step in front of a building.
People in hard hats standing in front of a building under construction.
Building with a brick wall and large windows. The name "Tonatchi High School" is on the wall.
People wearing white hard hats are standing outside a tan building with large glass doors.
Indoor basketball court with hardwood flooring and white and red bleachers. Large windows and bright lighting.
A group of people in white hard hats walk in a large, unfinished room with exposed pipes.
An outdoor basketball court with empty baskets, a building with windows, and a clear blue sky.
Four individuals in a room, all wearing white hard hats. One man in a blue shirt points upward.
A group of individuals, all wearing white hard hats, seated on a red bleacher. Some wear face masks.
GMCS is hosting a Vitalant Blood Drive on April 7th in our Boardroom! Please scan the QR code for available appointments. There are still a few spots open for those that would like to come in and donate. Thank you for saving a life!
2 days ago, Gallup McKinley County Schools
Poster for a blood drive with an adult and child tending to flowers. Date, time, and location details are included.
Here is your chance to watch college volleyball ! April 3rd @ 6PM. Miyamura Gym
2 days ago, Gallup McKinley County Schools
UNM vs. NAU volleyball April 3rd 6Pm at Miyamura
Hawk Nation showed up in a big way for the Sports Banquet. We are grateful for our student-athletes, their families, and the community members who continue to support and uplift our students. Thank you for being part of what makes this program so special.
2 days ago, Gallup McKinley County Schools
A man in a suit stands with a woman and a boy in a white shirt in a gym.
A group of people stand on a basketball court as a person speaks at a table. Audience members watch from the bleachers.
Eleven individuals, dressed in various outfits, hold papers in a gymnasium. They stand in front of a table with items.
An indoor basketball court hosts an event with people standing around tables, including two individuals shaking hands.
A group of people in a gymnasium. Some are standing, and others are walking. Tables with items are set up.
Several people stand on a basketball court holding papers, one speaking at a podium. Audience sits on chairs.
A man in a suit stands with a woman and a boy in a white shirt in a gym.
A man in a suit hands an award to a student on a basketball court, with a woman and a uniformed person nearby.
A man in a suit hands a jacket to a boy. They are in a gym with a blue and yellow wall.

Celebrating GMCS SkillsUSA State Winners!
Gallup-McKinley County Schools proudly recognizes our outstanding SkillsUSA students and chapters who competed at the New Mexico SkillsUSA State Leadership & Skills Conference in Albuquerque!
These students demonstrated exceptional skill, determination, and professionalism—representing their schools and our district with pride.

Congratulations to our State Placers:

Crownpoint High School (Advisor: Verna Sue Casamero)
• Landen Littleben, Austin Begay, Kory Harvey – Welding Fabrication – 🥈 2nd Place

Gallup High School (Advisor: Jeff Taylor)
• Ian Hudson – Individual Welding – 🥉 3rd Place
• Hunter Jack, Tyler Joe, Jace Peters – Welding Fabrication – 🥉 3rd Place


Gallup High School (Advisor: Brendan Moore)
• Taylor Benny – Photography – 🥉 3rd Place

Miyamura High School (Advisor: Monika Tso)
• Lloyd Yazzie, Lucas Voss Pimentel, Demetrio Willie – Career Pathways: Industrial & Engineering Technology – 🥉 3rd Place

Your hard work, technical excellence, and commitment to your craft truly reflect the strength of our Career & Technical Education programs. We also extend a special thank you to our dedicated SkillsUSA advisors for guiding and supporting our students every step of the way. We are incredibly proud of you all—keep striving, keep building, and keep leading!

4 days ago, Gallup McKinley County Schools
Nine young people stand on stage, holding medals, with an audience watching. A decorative backdrop features balloons.
Four people stand in a room with bags. One holds a red bag. Another holds a black bag. One wears a necklace.
Students from Opportunity Career Center (OCC), led by construction teacher Jimmy Carl, competed at the 60th Annual SkillsUSA New Mexico State Leadership and Skills Conference on March 20, 2026, held at Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque.

We are incredibly proud to announce that Maximus King Begay, an OCC student and Thoreau High School student, earned a 🥈 Silver Medal in Carpentry!

This is an outstanding achievement and a testament to the hard work, skill, and dedication of our students at Opportunity Career Center.

📸 Pictured (left to right):

Maximus King Begay – Silver Medal

Student from Hobbs – Gold Medal

Student from Shiprock – Bronze Medal

Please join us in congratulating Maximus on this amazing accomplishment! 👏

#OpportunityCareerCenter #SkillsUSA #Carpentry #StudentSuccess #CTE #ThoreauHighSchool #ProudMoment #FutureBuilders
4 days ago, Gallup McKinley County Schools
Three individuals stand with medals around their necks. One holds a box labeled "SkillUSA State Champions Carpentry."

Gallup-McKinley County Schools and the McKinley County DWI Program present our latest "Above the Influence" video.
Crownpoint High School students Jessica Juan and Jacob Ortega share what it means to them to live a responsible and healthy life.
Watch as these Eagles inspire others to be leaders and make the right choices.
https://youtu.be/yEmD3k-Waow

#AbovetheInfluence #DWIPrevention #PreventionMatters

9 days ago, Gallup McKinley County Schools
Two students pose for a picture. One is wearing a red vest that says "Crownpoint Eagles" the other student is wearing a black blazer with the acronym "H.O.S.A" on it. The McKinley County DWI Prevention Program logo and the Gallup McKinley County Schools logo is in the center of the photo.
We hope everyone is enjoying their break!
Here are some activities you can try.
No matter what you do, have fun, stay active, and make some memories!
We will see you all back on March 23rd. 🌼
10 days ago, Gallup McKinley County Schools
Pink background with white text. "Spring Break Activities" header with star icons. Activities include helping at home, spending time with family, nature scavenger hunt, library visit, and family movie night.
🌸☀️ Spring Break is Almost Here! ☀️🌸
Gallup-McKinley County Schools will be on Spring Break March 16–20, 2026! 🎉
All district sites and schools will be closed during this time.
We hope everyone enjoys a well-deserved break! 📚✨
Use this time to:
🌼 Read a good book
🌄 Go on an adventure
💛 Spend time with loved ones
😎 Relax and recharge
We can’t wait to see everyone refreshed and ready to return! Have a safe and wonderful Spring Break! 🌷🌞
#SpringBreak2026 #GMCS #RestRechargeReturn
14 days ago, Gallup McKinley County Schools
Spring Break notice for Gallup-McKinley County Schools. Dates are March 16-20, 2026. Yellow and orange flowers in background.

Good Luck, GMCS SkillsUSA Competitors!
Next week, students from across Gallup-McKinley County Schools will travel to Albuquerque, NM (March 18–21) to compete in the New Mexico SkillsUSA State Conference.
Even though the conference falls during Spring Break, our students and advisors have chosen to dedicate their time to represent their schools and showcase their technical skills, leadership, and professionalism on the state stage. We are incredibly proud of their commitment and hard work.

To all of our competitors and advisors—
compete with confidence, support one another, and represent GMCS with pride. You are already champions to us!
Good luck to all of our SkillsUSA chapters representing:
Gallup HS
Miyamura HS
Tohatchi HS
Crownpoint HS
Navajo Pine HS
Opportunity Career Center


Go GMCS! Bring home the gold!

14 days ago, Gallup McKinley County Schools
"Best of luck to our GMCS Skills USA Competitors and Advisors! School logos shown: Hiroshi Miyamura Patriots, Tohatchi Cougars, Crownpoint Eagles, Navajo Pine Warriors, Gallup Central Wildcats, Gallup Bengals. State Leadership and Skills Connference SLSC march 18 through 21 2026 in albuquerque new mexico. Skills USA New Mexico Logo.
The Opportunity Career Center opened its doors for a fantastic Family Night, and the community showed up! 👏
Families had the opportunity to tour programs, meet instructors, and learn about the hands-on career training available to our students. From exploring career pathways to seeing skills in action, it was a night full of learning, excitement, and inspiration.
Thank you to our OCC staff and everyone who attended for making the evening such a success!
15 days ago, Gallup McKinley County Schools
Several people work on wooden house structures inside a workshop. Tools and materials are scattered on the tables.
Group in a workshop, some measuring a wooden house structure. Wooden planks and tools on a workbench.
Monitor displays a slide titled "Earth Science: Building on Our Land". Two papers on a wall, one titled "Family Night".
A large monitor displays a slide titled "Culture & Community: Building With Respect." Below it, posters advertise a family night event.
A screen shows a certificate for "Family Night Science in Construction." The background is a plain, light-colored wall.
A classroom monitor displays a slide titled "Symmetry in Construction" with text and an image of a doghouse.
Monitor displays "RATIOS 3-4-5 RULE" with an image of a house. A U.S. flag hangs on the left, and Easter bunnies are hanging below.
A group of people work on a wooden structure in a workshop. They are standing or bending over a wooden box.
Two people work on a wooden box at a workbench in a workshop. A whiteboard is on the wall behind them.
A group of people work in a workshop on wooden planks, using drills and tools. A house model is under construction in the background.

Congratulations to seniors Carlos Garcia and Joshua Hughbanks for signing to North Dakota State College of Science!!! 🏈 #GoWildcats

15 days ago, Gallup McKinley County Schools
Group photo at Miyamura High. People stand behind a banner with red balloons and a table with footballs and a flag.
Group of people posing behind a table with a football, NOCS letters, and documents.
People in team jerseys, some signing documents on a table with letters "NDHS" and "UNMIDA" on a purple cloth.
Group of people, possibly athletes, gather around a table with a banner reading "Miyamura High".
Group photo of people at a table. The table has a banner reading "Miyamura High". Sports gear and balloons are in the background.

A very gracious thank you to Navajo Pine High School for hosting the last ESV of the school year! We truly appreciate the opportunity to see the progress and ambition Navajo Pine students show firsthand. This was a great way to connect and continue supporting student success. Thank you, Warriors!!

15 days ago, Gallup McKinley County Schools
A group of students in matching blue blazers pose for a photo in a library.
Several people sit around a table, possibly during a panel discussion, in front of a large backdrop.
Two women with pink hair hold a board with pins in front of a classroom.
Four students in blue blazers and name tags discuss something in a hallway. A poster is on the wall.
A classroom with a student writing in a notebook. A teacher stands by, and various papers are on the wall.
Four individuals in blue blazers stand together. One person wears a crown. Three hold papers.
A classroom with a teacher standing at a desk. Students sit at tables, engaged with laptops.
Five people are standing in a room, some wearing lab coats. One person in a blue suit is speaking.
A person in a blue jacket and mask cuts metal with a grinder in a workshop.
Students sit at tables in a room with a blue circuit board mural, wearing blue shirts. One student in green hair.
Interested in attending McKinley Academy next school year? 🎓
Come learn what makes our program unique at our Parent Information Night on April 22 or April 23 from 5:30–6:30 PM in the UNM–Gallup SSTC Building, Room 200.
At McKinley Academy, students have the opportunity to:
Earn college credits while in high school through our partnership with UNM–Gallup
Experience a rigorous early college program that prepares them for university success
Learn in a smaller, supportive academic environment
Save time and money on college by getting a head start on coursework
Join us to learn about the program, tour the campus, meet our staff, and ask questions about how McKinley Academy can help students reach their academic and career goals.
We look forward to meeting you and sharing what McKinley Academy has to offer!
15 days ago, Gallup McKinley County Schools
Black background with red accents. Text: McKinley Academy, Accelerating Futures. Information about Student/Parent Night on April 22nd and 23rd, 5:30-6:30pm, UNM Gallup, SST C Room 200.
Be proud of the effort tonight, Bengals! You showed up, you represented. Stay together and keep working. On to the next chapter. 🐾
16 days ago, Gallup McKinley County Schools
Good work this season Tohatchi Cougars! You all played an amazing game. Thank you family and friends for supporting them! We're very proud of you!
16 days ago, Gallup McKinley County Schools
A basketball team huddles on court, facing spectators. Numbers 20, 30, 31, and 2 on jerseys. A referee stands nearby. Audience in stands.
A basketball team stands in line, facing the audience, with a crowd seated in the background.
A basketball team huddles on the court, wearing maroon uniforms. A referee stands nearby. Audience seated in stands behind them.
Basketball players in maroon and white uniforms play in an arena with an audience watching.
An indoor basketball court with a player wearing number 3 shooting the ball. Spectators sit on bleachers and a digital clock displays the time.
Basketball player in maroon uniform shooting basketball. A crowd of people sits on the bleachers. Digital clock.
Basketball players in maroon uniforms walk across a court, surrounded by spectators seated in stands.
Send off for the Tohatchi Boys Basketball team! Bring it home, Cougars! Tohatchi Boys play St. Michaels at RREC starting at 4:45 pm.
16 days ago, Gallup McKinley County Schools
A group in maroon uniforms poses in front of a building. Some make hand gestures.
A group of people in matching maroon uniforms stand in front of a bus on a sunny day.

What an incredible day for our students!
Gallup-McKinley County Schools proudly hosted the Spring 2026 College & Career Fair, bringing together 58 colleges, universities, workforce agencies, military representatives, industry partners, and nonprofit organizations to connect directly with our 11th-grade students from across the district.

Throughout the day, hundreds of juniors had the opportunity to explore college programs, training opportunities, apprenticeships, and career pathways while engaging in meaningful conversations with professionals and educators.
This was our largest College & Career Fair to date, and it would not have been possible without the incredible support of our community partners who took the time to invest in our students’ futures.
Thank you to all participating organizations, our school leaders, counselors, chaperones, and the Gallup High School staff and custodial team for helping make this event a success.
Together, we are helping our students discover possibilities, build connections, and take the next steps toward their future.

16 days ago, Gallup McKinley County Schools
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People in a gym are gathered around tables. A woman is seated, writing. A man with a backpack stands and converses with a woman in front of him.
A group of people in military and civilian clothing interact at a table in an auditorium.
People gather at a table with brochures in a gym with orange and black walls.
Group of students at a table with documents. Some are seated, others are standing. One student holds a paper.
A man and woman converse at a booth with a blue table displaying various materials, helmets, and a stuffed toy.
Two women at a table with a purple tablecloth. One holds a paper, the other a pen. A sign reads "SJC" on the table.
People review information at a college fair. A woman with long hair views a laptop. A man nearby scratches his head.
Students in a gym with banners, one wearing a firefighter shirt, while others in hoodies.
A gym hosts a job fair with tables and booths. People gather around tables, and some sit in chairs.
Let's keep that momentum going, ladies! Congratulations on making it to the semi-finals. Let's hear it for the Lady Bengals! Lady Bengals won 48 to 38.
17 days ago, Gallup McKinley County Schools