District-wide

• Monday: 6-7:30 p.m., Doña Ana County Parents and Advocates for Gifted Education (PAGE) meets; LCPS Advanced Education Services Professional Development Center, 821 E. Lohman Ave. (just west of Roberto's Restaurant); scheduled presentation: "Perfectionism and the Gifted Child." Contact PAGE President Michele Menges at cavanaughmenges@comcast.net.

• Tuesday: 6:30 p.m., LCPS Board of Education regular meeting; board room, LCPS Administration Building, 505 S. Main St., Loretto Towne Centre, Suite 249. Contact Karen Robles at (575) 527-5906 or krobles@lcps.k12.nm.us.

• Friday: Fall semester ends; half day of classes, all schools.

• Dec. 20-Jan. 4: Winter holiday, all schools. (Staff returns to work on Jan. 3; students return to classes Jan. 5.)

• Dec. 21: 5 p.m., Filing day for candidates for Positions 4 or 5 on

the LCPS Board of Education.

Candidates must file their declarations of candidacy for either position with the Do-a Ana County Clerk,

845 N. Motel Blvd. Contact Karen Robles at (575) 527-5806 or

krobles@lcps.k12.nm.us. Contact County Clerk Lynn Ellins at (575) 647-7421.

Elementary school

• Monday: 9-11 a.m., Las Cruces author Jennifer Cervantes ("Tortilla Sun") visits students at Columbia Elementary School, 4555 Elks Drive. Call the school at

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(575) 527-1561.

• Tuesday: Students at elementary schools participating in the LCPS fruit and vegetable tasting program sample root vegetables, including jicama, carrots and radishes. Contact Barbara Berger at (575) 527-5943 or bberger@lcps.k12.nm.us.

• Wednesday: 10 a.m., East

Picacho Elementary School fourth-grade class performs at Cottonbloom Senior Living, 6525 Cotton Bloom Court in Las Cruces. Contact James Gier at (575) 527-9516 or jgier@lcps.k12.nm.us.

• Through Thursday: University Hills Elementary School Student Council selling paper candy canes for 25 cents each to raise money to a help a student with medical expenses; school parking lot, 2005 S. Locust St. Call the school at (575) 527-9649.

Middle and high school

• Friday: 9 a.m.-noon, Mesilla Valley Training Center Holiday Sale; lobby of the LCPS Administration Building, 505 S. Main St., Loretto Towne Centre, Suite 249; metalwork, woodwork, toys, furniture, gift items. Call (575) 527-6059.

High school

• Monday: LAST DAY. Las Cruces High School Band annual luminaria sales. Visit https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dH

BjNDdiNG9VQlk3MFR0NkNLVHp6a3c6MQ to place your order. Contact Trae Blanco at (575) 528-9711 or cblanco@lcps.k12.nm.us. Visit www.lchsband.com.

• Through Friday: Las Cruces High School FFA selling poinsettias (four-inch: $8), mistletoe ($5) and living trees (four-foot: $35, six-foot: $45, eight-foot: $75). To place order, arrange for pickup, call Phil Beard at (575) 649-7750 or Patrick Howard at (575) 649-5373.