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Sunrise30 · Joined: 09 May 2026 Posts: 1 Location: Mesa, AZ

I am hoping that enough people read this and visit this site to help out. My husband has been working in Roswell for about 6 months, and we are planning on moving this summer to Roswell from Phoenix, Arizona. We have 2 children, 1 and almost 5. My oldest son will be starting Kindergarten in the fall, and I am looking for any helpful information about schools, registration, teachers, etc. Any additional info on the town and helpful tips are appreciated more than you know, as this is a hard move for my family.
Please be hnoest and good hearted with information and tips - Thank you!
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If you can help me with information about the "real" Roswell - I am eager to hear from you!
Thank you!

Guest · Posted: Sat May 14, 2026 12:09 pm Post subject:

there isnt much to do here............but the schools aren't too bad

GUEST5 · Guest

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ROSWELL IS DEVELOPING VERY FAST. I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH YOU KNOW SO I'LL INFORM YOU A LITTLE. THE SCHOOL YOUR CHILD WILL GO TO WILL DEPEND ON WHERE YOU LIVE. THERE ARE ABOUT 15 PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS 3 PRIVATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL( VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACEDEMY, GATEWAY CHRISTIAN, AND ST ANDREWS) i'M SUR YOU ARE MORE INTERESTED IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW. BUT GATEWAY AND VALLEY CHRISTIAN BOTH GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH 12TH GRADE. VALLEY IS A WONDERFUL SCHOOL IN ITS 3RD YEAR. THEY ARE GETTING READY TO BUILD A NEW BUILDING THAT SHOULD BE READY WITHIN THE NEXT TWO SCHOOL YEARS. THE SCHOOLS IN ROSWELL ARE WONDERFUL ENVIORNMENTS OF LEARNING AND GROWING. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR CHILDS SCHOOLING AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I WILL CHECK BACK AT THIS WEB SITE ON MONDAY! Smile

Guest · Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2025 2:36 am Post subject: Re: RE SCHOOLS

City court administrator to retire after 31 years
http://roswell-record.com/archives/092805/news07.html
Christopher Cunningham
Record Staff Writer 09/28/05

On Friday, Roswell Municipal Court will lose the woman who has been the backbone of its operations for more than three decades.
Court Administrator Lorraine LeJeune, who began working for Municipal Court during her junior year at Goddard High School, will retire after 31 years of service.
At her office Tuesday, LeJeune said what started as a recommended job by a teacher unexpectedly turned into a long career.
“I didn’t think I’d stay this long,” she said.
As a junior at Goddard in 1974, LeJeune first heard of the job at Municipal Court through the Office Education Association. A teacher told her she might enjoy working as a court clerk, LeJeune said, so she called then-Judge Earl Tankersley for an interview.
“He just told me, ‘Come on down right away,’” she said, adding that a short time later, she received a letter saying she was hired as the new part-time clerk.
In those days, Roswell Municipal Court was in the basement of the historic Chaves County Courthouse. The sheriff’s office and the jail were in the building, LeJeune recalled.
Dockets and other administrative paperwork were written mostly by hand, she said, without the help of computers and other technology.
“Our automation was an IBM typewriter,” she said.
In 1976, LeJeune became a full-time clerk and witnessed more developments such as the court’s moving to the corner of East Second Street and Garden Avenue, and the introduction of computers, which were only used for data entry, in the early 1980s.
“No Internet of course,” she said. “Nothing like that.”

As her career went on, she became known for her expertise in court administration and she helped found the New Mexico Municipal Court Clerks Association in 1984; she was president of the association for the 1987-1988 year.
The purpose of the group was to allow clerks to train, network and learn from each other, she said.
“Just to meet people so we could share ideas on how we do things,” she said.
As a member of the association, LeJeune also helped write and publish a clerk handbook, the latest edition of which was published in 2001, and she was named New Mexico Court Clerk Of the Year in 1999.
Now the chief clerk in charge of five others at the municipal court, LeJeune said proper training of clerks is a lesser-known but essential part of the justice system.
For example, careful research has to be done by clerks to determine whether or not a warrant must be issued, she said, which can have a significant impact on a person’s life.
“You’re dealing with their freedom,” she said.
As she grew more experienced in her job, LeJeune sometimes was called on to perform at another level; she was designated as an alternate judge in the 1980s and often presided if Judge Bobby Ramirez was unavailable. She also has served as an alternate for current Judge Hector Pineda.
In that position, LeJeune said, she often had to deal with the same people committing the same crimes repeatedly, which became frustrating.
“You see the same things over and over,” she said.
At the same time, working as a clerk and an alternate judge gave her an opportunity to have a positive impact in people’s lives. Often, she said, people came into the court frustrated, confused and on the verge of giving up on solving a legal problem.
And that’s where she and the other clerks stepped in to untangle a person’s life.
“Helping the people is what I enjoy most,” she said.
“I enjoy working with the public to help resolve issues that they might be facing.”

Pineda said Tuesday that when he started in his current position 10 years ago, it was the first time he had served as a judge and he relied on LeJeune, whom he called the “heart” of the court, to show him the ropes.
Most of his legal knowledge has come from her, he said, along with plenty of advice.
“And she’s always been right on the money,” he said.
Pineda added that he hoped to keep LeJeune around on a contract basis until a new chief clerk could be found.
“It’s going to be hard to replace this lady,” he said.
LeJeune said she had no set plans for her retirement and felt good as she prepared to move on.
At the same time, she said, she will miss her co-workers. Leaving the career she started while still in high school will take some getting used to, she added.
“It’s going to be different for me,” she said.

Pineda lists Municipal Court improvements
in announcing re-election bid
http://roswell-record.com/archives/112405/news08.html

Christopher Cunningham
Record Staff Writer 11/24/05

Roswell Municipal Court Judge Hector Pineda, who has held the seat since 1996, has announced his candidacy for re-election in March.
Pineda was appointed to the bench by the City Council in 1996 and won elections in 1998 and 2002 to keep the judgeship.
Pineda took the job after completing a 28-year career in the Army, including stints in the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions and the 7th Special Forces Group.
A graduate of the Army’s Sergeants Major Academy, Pineda also holds a master’s degree in education from Eastern New Mexico University.
Pineda said Wednesday he would continue to do what he has promised the city he would do, such as treating people with respect, upholding the decorum of the court and using alternative sentencing, such as community service, “to help people help themselves.”

“I have not deviated from it one centimeter,” he said of his promise.
The court was “in a shambles” when he took over in 1996, he added, and he has worked since then to improve it.
He listed several examples of what he has accomplished since his appointment, including establishment of a dress code in the courtroom, helping design a new facility, utilization of electronic monitoring paid for by defendants, establishment of a work release program, expansion of the community service program, requiring mandatory school attendance in lieu of incarceration and establishing free notary public service.
“I believe my record speaks for itself,” Pineda said.
He said that in his military and civilian careers, he has worked with people of all religious, ethnic and economic backgrounds and that all are treated with respect in his court.
“We have treated people with dignity and respect from the very beginning,” he said.

Pineda said there often are many variables behind a person’s choice to commit a crime and he takes them into consideration. But that does not mean crime should go unpunished, he added.
Lack of opportunity and lack of education may exist in the lives of habitual offenders, he added, but are no excuses for breaking the law.
“The decision is still yours as an individual to pull yourself up and be all you can be,” he said.

Roswell judge disciplined by high court 11/30/05
http://roswell-record.com/archives/113005/news08.html

SANTA FE (AP) — The state Supreme Court has reprimanded a Roswell municipal judge who yelled at a defendant and banged his gavel so hard it sent paper clips flying.
Judge Hector Pineda also was fined $500, placed on supervised probation for six months, and ordered to take remedial training from a state district judge acting as a mentor.
The Supreme Court said
Pineda ‘‘failed to maintain order and decorum in a judicial proceeding and failed to be patient, dignified and courteous’’ to a defendant who was representing himself in court.
The incident occurred March 15, when an agitated Pineda yelled at the defendant, stood up from his chair, and hit his gavel ‘‘so hard that it caused debris, including but not necessarily limited to paper clips, to scatter across the room,’’ according to the formal reprimand issued Tuesday.
Pineda and the Judicial Standards Commission reached an agreement on the discipline, and the high court approved it.
Under its terms, Pineda would be temporarily suspended without pay if the commission brought proceedings against him for any other alleged misconduct.

Pineda tells his side of the story
http://roswell-record.com/archives/120105/news08.html
Mark Cave Record Staff Writer 12/01/05

Municipal Court Judge Hector Pineda wants to set the record straight after the state Supreme Court announced a reprimand because of his actions in court in March.
“People need to know what happened,” Pineda said.
Pineda said he does not deny what happened in court but he did what he did to get the defendant’s attention.
In its ruling Tuesday, the Supreme Court said
Pineda yelled at a defendant, stood and hit his gavel “so hard that it caused debris, including but not necessarily limited to paper clips, to scatter across the room” during a hearing March 15.

The court ruled that Pineda “failed to maintain order and decorum in a judicial proceeding and failed to be patient, dignified and courteous” to a defendant who was representing himself in court.

Pineda said "he does not remember standing" but does remember raising his voice and hitting his gavel hard.

“People get out of hand and I have to keep control,” he said, adding that he is just keeping his promise he made 10 years ago when he was elected to the Municipal Court to get and keep the court in shape.
Pineda recently announced he is running for re-election next year.
Pineda said a police officer came into his court without a uniform or a tie or bow tie on. He said he told the officer that when he comes into court and he is acting as an officer of the court that the officer needs to at least wear a tie.
Pineda said the officer then stated his case against the defendant and rested. The male defendant was charged with possession of less than an ounce of marijuana.
While cross-examining the officer, the defendant was asking question after question and Pineda said he told the defendant to calm down and give the officer time to answer the questions.
Pineda said the defendant started asking question after question again and Pineda said he had to tell the defendant to calm down again.
“The defendant got upset and slammed his notebook on the table,” Pineda recounted. He said the defendant then told him “you are the most unreasonable man I have ever dealt with. Go ahead and find me guilty because I will appeal anyway.”

Pineda said he had to raise his voice and slam his gavel to get the defendant to pay attention.

“It’s my responsibility to hold the decorum of the court by any means possible,” he said.

Pineda said his attorney and the Judicial Standards Commission reached an agreement on a punishment and “I agreed,” without admitting that he acted wrongly.
Pineda was fined $500, placed on supervised probation for six months and ordered to take remedial training from a state District Court judge acting as a mentor.
Pineda said he already has paid the $500 fine but has yet to be assigned a district court judge.
Also under the terms of the agreement, Pineda would be temporarily suspended without pay if the commission brought proceedings against him for any other reports of misconduct.
Pineda said the case against him took so long because the commission needed time to do the necessary investigation.

http://roswell-record.com/archives/112405/news08.html

http://roswell-record.com/archives/113005/news08.html

http://roswell-record.com/archives/120105/news08.html

http://roswell-record.com/archives/092805/news07.html