December 2024 Newsletter
Youth Coding League a Success
- With More to Come!
Pictured is 5th grade YCL student Gianaleigh, who won "Most Improved Coder" for an award of $25, and is featured here filming a video for next year's curriculum.
ERMW's first season of Youth Coding League at Raton Intermediate School (RIS) wrapped up this month with Raton Youth Coding Team taking 27th place nationally, and the best in New Mexico! The pilot program was graciously funded by UNM Taos HIVE and coached by the ERMW Team members, Elizabeth Holloway and Jose Lopez.
And more great news - the students can continue to expand their skills next year thanks to a grant provided by The Encantado Foundation, 5th and 6th grade students can sign up for this free, tech skill-building after-school program in Spring and Fall 2025!
Learn more about our YCL Program and how to sign up:
www.elratonmediaworks.org/youth-coding-league-raton
Read the full press release:
Press Release: El Raton Media Works Receives Grant to Expand Youth Coding League in Raton, NM
November's Events
Pictured is Max Hass, an entertainment, trademark, and business lawyer and a founding partner of the law firm Holon Law Partners LLP, presenting in Raton, NM on November 10, 2024
Max Hass Visit to Casa Lemus
Attorney Max Hass visited Raton and gave a vastly informative workshop at Casa Lemus on November 10th. He provided a fantastic Q&A to the eager participants with answers to questions about Intellectual Property Rights and more. Thanks to Max for making the trip from Denver and spreading the knowledge!
See the event page with photos on our website
Pictured is Chicky Lee Gomez being interviewed by his son during the Storytelling and Story Recording Event.
Storytelling and Story Recording at the Festival of Lights
We celebrated the magic of Raton’s Festival of Lights with an evening of warmth, memories, and community connections. The Arthur Johnson Memorial Library, El Raton Media Works, and the Rotary Club teamed up to present Storytelling and Story-Recording. As part of the event, participants enjoy beverages, storytelling, and took place in a local intergenerational storytelling video project, where family members shared the stories of their childhood holidays in Raton with their children and grandchildren on camera for generation to come.
Visit our YouTube page to view some wonderful Raton holiday moments shared by our participants
Highlights from 2024
As we reflect back on another wonderful year in Raton, we'd love to share some of our favorite highlights from 2024!
SPRING
Film Prize Junior New Mexico
Our First Networking Mixer
Cinco de Mayo Live Stream
Bronco de Mayo Live Stream
Improv Workshop
SUMMER
Pop Up @ Kearny
Ledger-Fernandez Visit to Kearny
4th of July Parade
Drone & 360 Workshop
Filmmaker Alain Martin in Raton
Run to Raton Live Stream
FALL
Open Screen Night
Gate City Farewell Event
John Wallace Green Grave Dedication
The Woods Premiere + Youth Films Showcase
WINTER
IP Rights & Media Law with Max Hass
Raton Regional Summit
Storytelling and Story Recording
Recovery & Remembrance Live Stream
Youth Coding League
New Coding Resources Webpage on our Site
In celebration of the successful completion of our first Youth Coding League Season we created a resource guide with over 70 Free, Online, and Local coding programs.
Check it out at www.elratonmediaworks.com/coding
Local Highlights of the Month
Goat Hill is our Highlighted Location of the Month and it's likely in everyone's top favorite places to film in Raton, after all it is very reminiscent of the Hollywood sign everyone knows, but of course with a New Mexico twist!
View some awesome photos of Goat Hill on our website!
Have a favorite Filmmaker, Business, Location, or Resource in Raton and the surrounding area? Click here to nominate them for our next Highlight of Month.
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