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Bitsoi honored by USA Today

The player who helped the Tohatchi High School Lady Cougars win the 3A girls state basketball championship signed a letter-of-intent May 4 to attend Mesa Community College in Mesa, Ariz. The signing, Tohatchi’s first since the end of the 2017 girls basketball season, took place in the gymnasium at Tohatchi High and with Begay’s parents and head coach present.

Cheyenne Begay is the first player coached by head basketball coach Tanisha Bitsoi to receive a basketball scholarship. Bitsoi noted that guard Crystal Haley is set to sign with a school in the coming weeks.

“(Cheyenne) is a very versatile player and can play multiple positions,” Bitsoi said...

It’s time for another look at what is coming your way on Blu-ray and DVD. There are several huge movies arriving and you can read all about them below. So if you can’t make it out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

Big New Releases!

Get Out - An African-American man agrees to visit his Caucasian girlfriend’s family in this thriller. Shortly after arriving, he begins witnessing strange behavior from the clan as well as area locals. He slowly begins to fear that something sinister may be lurking beneath the family facade. This low-budget flick written and directed by Jordan Peele was a massive hit at the box-office and scored with...

Rating: «« out of 4

Running Time: 128 min.

It’s important to know when to say when. Back in 2004, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (based on the Disney theme park ride), was far more entertaining and enjoyable a movie than it had any right to be. However, it was soon followed by increasingly flawed and unmemorable sequels. To be completely honest, I can barely remember the last film.

The latest sequel, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, is still not a return to form. The witty banter and humorous pirate shenanigans remains less-than-razor-sharp and can’t match the original’s charm. Most of the new characters aren’t particularly interesting...

New Mexico School for the Deaf High School students, Vergena Chee, Lindsay Hand, and Jacob Stevens, accompanied by NMSD Student Outcomes Specialist Gary Hand, recently attended the second Annual Capitol Hill Advocacy Day in Washington, DC.

Along with the Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf, NMSD’s students met with New Mexico’s U.S. congressmen and women to raise awareness about the Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act of 2013 (H.R. Bill 1120) which advocates for Deaf and Deaf/Blind education and evaluation.

NMSD Superintendent Dr. Rosemary Gallegos determined that this was a powerful opportunity for students to utilize their...