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TACS STEM Team is heading to the NM Governor’s STEM Challenge

by | Feb 6, 2026

To the Lab and Beyond: Cheer on Our STEM Research and Development Team!

Our brightest minds are officially trading the classroom for the competition floor! We are thrilled to announce that our Taos Academy STEM Team “Dragon Coat” is heading to the New Mexico Governor’s STEM Challenge this Saturday.

These students haven’t just been “studying”—they’ve been engineering and problem-solving their way through our wildland fire issues in New Mexico.

It’s time to celebrate their grit and innovation as they prepare to compete against the best to bring home a 7th championship.

 


New Mexico Governor’s STEM Challenge will take place
Saturday, February 7, 2026
8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, NM.

https://newmexicostem.org/
Highlights of a Remarkable Career
● Co-founded Taos Academy Charter School alongside Karin Moulton, c. 2008
● Earned Doctorate of Education in Organizational Leadership
● Named NM Charter School Administrator of the Year, 2016 — NMCCS
● Championed landmark NM legislation: technology tax revenue sharing for all 70+ state charter schools
● Guided Taos Academy to NM Spotlight School designation — top 75th percentile statewide
● Students won the Governor’s STEM Challenge six consecutive years
● Recognized by U.S. News Best High School Rankings, Clayton Christensen Institute & Evergreen Education Group
● Opened Career Technical Education Center, 2023
● Earned school designation as an NM Community School, 2022
● Unveiled new Wellness Building & outdoor Amphitheater, 2025
● Led school through COVID-19 with a nationally noted distance-learning model
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