I walk by this school two or three days a week. It's the elementary school for the Berrendo district. There is also a middle school east of Main Street and North of East Pine Lodge Road that I haven't seen.
According to the Roswell City website, Roswell has four high schools, four middle schools and twelve elementary schools. The high schools have options for traditional classes, college bound curricula, or advanced placement. I'll be visiting some of these schools in my explorations (actually, I've already been by Goddard High School to check out their rockets). There are also three Christian schools.
In higher education, there are the New Mexico Military Institute and the Eastern New Mexico University. There is also the Roswell Job Corps Center.
As bad as people talk about New Mexico schools, I have noticed that students and faculty members in these schools seem to enjoy being there. The Roswell schools have more fine art programs than any other schools in the state.
There are far too many sports programs in Roswell, either in schools and out, sponsored by the community and independent. I will be talking about some as I explore the town. For instance I've already seen two golf courses and more than one big sports complexes.
This is the desert. The nearest sizable towns (Ruidoso and Carlsbad) are 75 miles away. People need something to do. And people are out doing things here. I I never get to ignore car or foot traffic when I walk.
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