Tiger Moms Honor Student Athletes

Student Athletes honored by Tiger Moms

By Marty Mayfield

KRTN Multi-Media

            Each year about this time of year Raton High student athletes are honored at a banquet put on by a small-dedicated group of Moms who spend the school year tirelessly fund raising just to put on this event.

            The athletic banquet has been a yearly tradition for many years where students often receive their first athletic letter and a pin for each year of play in a given sport. It gives the coaches an opportunity to thank those who have helped or supported each team during the year.

            The Tiger Moms put on this great banquet through various fund raising activities each year and support the kids in various other ways. This year they also presented the 27 athletic seniors with plaques provided by First National Bank and a great meal catered by Mr “C’s”.

            Yet the future of the banquet may be in question, as it seems harder and harder for Tiger Moms to put together a dedicated group of moms after their kids graduate. The logistics for such a banquet takes the better part of the year to prepare and set up. Like many other organizations Tiger Moms needs volunteers.

Each year I see the smiles on those moms’ faces and see the joy and pride they take in what they do. Yes quite often they don’t get a thank you for the many things they do, but when they do get that thank you I know it makes them feel it is worth the trouble.

            There are well over 70 athletes that participate in sports at Raton High School yet this year only 12 moms came together to put on the fund raising to make this event possible.

            How many volunteers will step up and help out next year? I sure hope there are a bunch because when it comes to honoring the accomplishments of our student athletes at the end of the year this event makes it all that much more special.

             It is a pleasure to work with these ladies and I hope to see them again next year.

To you, Tiger Moms, Thank You, Thank You for all you do through out the year.  

Tiger Moms Thank You so very much!!  Jennifer Valentine, Michelle Valdez,Stephanie Jansen, Wanda Henson, Lillian Maldonado, Vicki Walton, Aimee Feldman, Shelly Wood, Kathy Parker, Bernadette Romero.  Not pictured are Bonnie Sanchez and Wendy Mileta