68th Annual Session 2015 New Mexico Boys State YEARBOOK 1215 Mountain Road NE Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102 (505) 247-0040 admin@nmlegion.org Officers Steve Bowmen, President Prospero J.J. Sanchez, Vice President Ralph Kemp, Executive Director James Baca, Director Steven Navarrete, Assoc. Director Tony Navarrete, Assoc. Director / Sec. / Treas.
To All Citizens of the American Legion New Mexico Boys State: I said to every one of you on the day you arrived at New Mexico Boys State that you were going to have an experience you would remember for the rest of your life. For most of you it will be a fulfilling life experience. The friends that you made this week will be your friends for life. Your involvement in the democratic system is a responsibility that should never be taken for granted. This week will be a turning point in your life. Remember elected officials must be willing to work hard. Anything worthwhile in life requires hard work and dedication. Some of you will go to college, some of you to vocational schools, and some directly into the workforce, but whatever you do, continue to study and learn and above all remember respect yourself, respect others and always offer a helping hand to anyone that might need it. You never know when the one needing it might be you. May the Almighty God bless you and guide you for the rest of your life. Steve Bowman President The American Legion New Mexico Boys State
Men of 2015 New Mexico Boys State Congratulations on your completion of the 2015 Boys State program. Your enthusiastic participation in this year s program made it a great success. The experience and friendships you have gained will be life-long. I hope and pray that the values of good citizenship and Americanism reinforced here will be of aid to you throughout your lives. Remember: Honesty, Integrity and Responsibility are hallmarks of good citizenship. Get involved in your communities and state affairs and make a difference. Again, congratulations and good luck. Ralph Kemp Executive Director The American Legion New Mexico Boys State Gentleman, It is a great honor and privilege to congratulate you for completing the 2015 Boys State program and placing your signature on a stellar session. As a New Mexico Boys State Alumni, I welcome you to the ranks of an elite group of American citizens who have completed this program. As an American, it warms my heart and eases my mind to know the future of our great state and republic are in such capable hands. If I can ever be of any help in the future, do not hesitate to contact me, after all, we are all alumni now! James Baca DirectorThe American Legion New Mexico Boys State
2015 New Mexico Boys State Staff 5 Name Email Phone City Art Baca admin@nmlegion.org (505) 379-3360 Rio Rancho Caleb Baca caleb.baca@enmu.edu (575) 418-8899 Portales James Baca james@baca.net (505) 510-1223 Deer Park Cleo A. Baker cleo.baker@state.nm.us (575) 403-5301 Portales Dennis Eugene Beaver beavers.nm@comcast.net (575) 313-5910 Silver City Steve Bowman admin@nmlegion.org (505) 899-2108 Corrales Alexander Bruce Caird Acaird12@gmail.com (575) 491-5088 Albuquerque Randy Chavez ranvez11@gmail.com (505) 980-6056 Albuquerque Jacob Coombes jacobosplace@me.com (575) 605-5128 Hobbs Jimmy Docherty jimmy.docherty@state.nm.us (575) 762-1305 Clovis Jordan Dean Dossey jordandossey3@gmail.com (575) 390-9113 Hobbs Paul Leon Espinoza paul64espi@yahoo.com (505) 836-4270 Albuquerque Kevin Fredekind macgyver1082@gmail.com (505) 480-3420 Albuquerque Gabriel M Gallegos ggallegos13@unm.edu (575) 636-4706 Albuquerque John W. Guetersloh johnwgueter@gmail.com (505) 382-4365 Albuquerque Kenneth Russell Hart kenneth.hart@hollyfrontier.com (575) 513-4105 Artesia Ricardo Hidalgo ricardohidalgo@icloud.com (575) 219-7605 Clovis Jacob Holderman jcoleholderman@gmail.com (505) 850-9280 Rio Rancho Hebrews Josue hebrews.josue@usdoj.gov (575) 649-0267 Albuquerque Ralph Kemp admin@nmlegion.org (505) 238-6062 Albuquerque Enriquez Maes enriquezmaes96@gmail.com (505) 974-5801 Albuquerque David Christian Maestas david90@nmsu.edu (505) 429-3057 Las Cruces Tyler Morris mr.tyler.morris@gmail.com (505) 944-5836 Albuquerque James M Moye jmoye6@comcast.net (505) 269-1058 Albuquerque Carol Eve Moye cemoyrn@comcast.net (505) 269-0474 Albuquerque Tony R Navarrete tony.r.navarrete@nmlegion.org (505) 247-0400 Albuquerque Joseph R Navarrete jrnavarr@yahoo.com (505) 301-7903 Albuquerque Antonio Jose Navarrete ajnava17@comcast.net (505) 877-0090 Albuquerque Santiago Damian Navarrete santinava17@comcast.net (505) 877-0090 Albuquerque Steven Navarrete nav902@comcast.net (505) 877-0090 Albuquerque Sean P Nebus sean.nebus@enmu.edu (505) 750-9487 Rio Rancho Daniel O'Rourke danmo42455@yahoo.com (505) 453-7554 Albuquerque Jacob Andrew Portillo lovatoj89@yahoo.com (505) 659-5228 Albuquerque Prospero Sanchez prosperosanchez@comcast.net (505) 221-4425 Albuquerque Roland E Smith rolsmith@eatel.net (225) 698-6633 French Settlement Brandon Joe Stalder brandonstalder4@gmail.com (575) 639-1851 Las Cruces John P. Sterle johnsterle@comcast.net (623) 293-1639 Silver City Thien-Dang N Vu dang.vu96@gmail.com (575) 680-2580 White Sands Michael Ray Zaragoza zeus1987@icloud.com (575) 652-7118 Las Cruces
2015 New Mexico Boys State Staff 6 Art Baca Caleb Baca Cleo Baker Horacio Baca (James) Dennis Beaver Steve Bowman Alexander Caird Randy Chavez Jacob Coombes Jimmy Docherty Jordan Dossey Paul Espinoza Kevin Fredekind Gabriel Gallegos John Guetersloh Kenneth Hart Ricardo Hidalgo Jacob Holderman Hebrews Josue Ralph Kemp
2015 New Mexico Boys State Staff 7 Enriquez Maes David Maestas Tyler Morris Carol Moye Mike Moye Antonio Navarrete Joseph Navarrete Santiago Navarrete Steven Navarrete Tony Navarrete Sean Nebus Daniel O Rourke Jacob Portillo Prospero Sanchez Roland Smith Brandon Stalder John Sterle Thien-Dang Vu Michael Zaragoza
Activities 8 National Guard Wait Staff City Crests Cortez Castillo Trujillo Armijo
Armijo City of Loyalty 9 City Government MAYOR Henry Stull COUNCILMAN Nick Alling COUNCILMAN Raymond Drake COUNCILMAN Isaac Dunwoody COUNCILMAN Morgan Weber CITY CLERK Lucas Cudia CITY TREASURER Michael Quintana MUNICIPAL JUDGE Marco Lueras Staff Counselor Paul Espinosa Counselor Gabriel Gallegos Counselor David Maestas Counselor Jacob Holderman Counselor Enriquez Maes Citizens Name Email Address High School Anthony Overton atomicab1989@hotmail.com Eldorado High School - Albuquerque Anthony Rivera anthonyr33.ar@gmail.com West Las Vegas High School - Las Vegas Derrick Bustos derrickabustos@hotmail.com Mora High School - Mora Francisco Lopez franciscoalopez07@gmail.com West Mesa High School - Albuquerque Freddie Chacon patlchacon@outlook.com Loving High School - Loving Henry Stull boomboxrpg14@gmail.com Hope Christian High School - Albuquerque Isaac Dunwoody isaac.dunwoody@studentlaschools.net Los Alamos High School - Los Alamos Javier Gallegos javier.gallegos29@gmail.com Santa Rosa High School - Santa Rosa Larry Thieman jthieman@yahoo.com Vaughn High School - Vaughn Lorenzo Belmontes belmonteslorenzo@live.com Sandia High School - Albuquerque Lucas Anderson andersonlucasrydell74@gmail.com Grants High School - Grants Lucas Cudia charlesbtrippin@gmail.com Academy for Technology and the Classics Marco Lueras marco.lueras@yahoo.com Alamogordo High School - Alamogordo Michael Quintana maq1998@gmail.com Pecos High School - Pecos Morgan Weber morganweber98@gmail.com Silver High School - Silver City Nick Alling NAalling101@gmail.com Sandia High School - Albuquerque Raymond Drake rdrake780@gmail.com Fort Sumner High School - Fort Sumner River O'Connor heavenlyharvest@yahoo.com Cloudcroft High School - Cloudcroft Scott Jun msyeyes@yahoo.com Alamogordo High School - Alamogordo Terrance Baca tjbaca123@gmail.com West Las Vegas High School - Las Vegas Tyler Johnson fredfredburgertyler@yahoo.com Roy High School - Roy Tyler Morris tmorris0613@gmail.com Centennial High School - Las Cruces William Uhrig civ4rules@gmail.com Clovis High School - Clovis
Armijo City of Loyalty 10 Elected Officials City Of Armijo Back: Morgan Weber, Isaac Dunwoody, Nick Alling, Henry Stull Front: Raymond Drake, Lucas Cudia, Michael Quintana, Marco Lueras Nick Alling Lucas Anderson Terrance Baca Lorenzo Belmontes Derrick Bustos Freddie Chacon Lucas Cudia Raymond Drake Isaac Dunwoody Javier Gallegos Tyler Johnson Scott Jun
Armijo City of Loyalty 11 Francisco Lopez Marco Lueras Tyler Morris River O Connor Anthony Overton Michael Quintana Anthony Rivera Henry Stull Larry Thieman William Uhrig Morgan Weber
Trujillo City of Integrity 12 Staff Counselor Mike Zaragoza Counselor Randy Chavez City Government MAYOR COUNCILMAN COUNCILMAN COUNCILMAN COUNCILMAN CITY CLERK CITY TREASURER MUNICIPAL JUDGE Counselor Caleb Baca Christo Luna Noah Beavers Zachary Mead Brennan Townsend Eddie Williams Xy-lan Tam Wesley Smith Forrest McConnell Counselor Jacob Coombes Citizens Name Email Address High School Alexander Olivas alexjrolivas@gmail.com Santa Fe High School - Santa Fe Brennan Townsend brennantownsend.patriot@gmail.com Las Cruces High School - Las Cruces Carlos DeHerrera carlos.999.cr.cr@gmail.com Roy High School - Roy Christo Luna christoluna6@hotmail.com Centennial High School - Las Cruces Clayton Hubbs claytonshubbs@yahoo.com Alamogordo High School - Alamogordo Eddie Williams e30013w@yahoo.com Pojoaque Valley High School - Pojoaque Forrest McConnell forrest1998@live.com Raton High School - Raton Isaiah Joyce my3bbsnme@yahoo.com Clovis High School - Clovis Jacob Solomon jssolo2004@msn.com West Mesa High School - Albuquerque Jared Soseeah jsoseeah35@gmail.com Zuni High School - Zuni Joshua Lopez jlopez0pecosnm@gmail.com Pecos High School - Pecos Kaleb Rigg 16riggkaleb@silverschools.com Silver High School - Silver City Kevin Hindman loretta.hindman@gmail.com Volcano Vista High School - Albuquerque Marcus Baca mbaca228@yahoo.com Sandia High School - Albuquerque Matthew Navarrete loretta.hindman@gmail.com Volcano Vista High School - Albuquerque Noah Beavers noahbeavers30@yahoo.com Grants High School - Grants Ryan Lopez rslopez2016@gmail.com Grants High School - Grants Sidney Sena senasidney@yahoo.com Mora High School - Mora Vidal Gonzales vidal@valornet.com Pojoaque Valley High School - Pojoaque Wesley Smith grizzlee119@gmail.com Hot Springs High School - T or C Xy-Ian Tam xyiantamis@gmail.com Alamogordo High School - Alamogordo Zachary Mead meadbros39@gmail.com The Ask Academy - Albuquerque Zachary Yee yeezac123@hotmail.com West Las Vegas High School - Las Vegas
Trujillo City of Integrity 13 Elected Officials City Of Trujillo Back: Forrest McConnell, Zachary Mead, Noah Beavers, Wesley Smith Front: Brennan Townsend, Xy-Ian Tam, Christo Luna, Eddie Williams Marcus Baca Noah Beavers Carlos DeHerrera Vidal Gonzales Kevin Hindman Clayton Hubbs Isaiah Joyce Joshua Lopez Ryan Lopez Christo Luna Forrest McConnell Zachary Mead
Trujillo City of Integrity 14 Matthew Navarrete Alexander Olivas Kaleb Rigg Sidney Sena Wesley Smith Jacob Solomon Jared Soseeah Xy-lan Tam Brennan Townsend Eddie Williams Zachary Yee
DeLeon County Government 15 Position COUNTY ASSESSOR COUNTY CLERK COUNTY COMMISSIONER COUNTY COMMISSIONER COUNTY COMMISSIONER COUNTY SHERIFF COUNTY TREASURER DISTRICT ATTORNEY DISTRICT JUDGE MAGISTRATE JUDGE PROBATE JUDGE PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMISSION PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE SENATOR SENATOR SENATOR Name Scott Jun Brennan Townsend Tyler C Morris Forrest G McConnell Noah A Beavers Kaleb L Rigg William K Uhrig Marcus A Baca Francisco A Lopez Tyler J Johnson Isaiah S Joyce Sidney J Sena Kevin Hindman Xy-Ian D Tam Joshua J Lopez Vidal Gonzales Javier F Gallegos Lucas Cudia Isaac Dunwoody Zachary M Mead Raymond J Drake
Castillo City of Perseverance 16 City Government MAYOR Clifford Courvoisier COUNCILMAN Jamie Kelley COUNCILMAN Riley Finnegan COUNCILMAN Joshua Madrid COUNCILMAN Isaiah Thomas CITY CLERK Jonah Ng CITY TREASURER Shadi Jawad MUNICIPAL JUDGE Joshua Tario Staff Counselor Kenneth Hart Counselor Brandon Stalder Counselor John Guetersloh Counselor Jacob Portillo Citizens Name Email Address High School Carlos Garcia CalmGarcia117@gmail.com Pojoaque Valley High School - Pojoaque Chase Cordova guzimo74@gmail.com Grants High School - Grants Clifford Courvoisier scottycourvoisier@yahoo.com Cloudcroft High School - Cloudcroft Coleton DerGregorian cderg@live.com Rio Rancho High School - Rio Rancho Gabriel Blea gabriel7blea@gmail.com West Las Vegas High School - Las Vegas Gavin Lambert gjnl567@hotmail.com Las Cruces High School - Las Cruces Isaiah Thomas isaiah.thomas1@mesd.us Moriarty High School - Moriarty Jamie Kelley Kelleys1947@yahoo.com Alamogordo High School - Alamogordo Jonah Ng jjng18@gmail.com Las Cruces High School - Las Cruces Joseph Apodaca angieapodaca76@yahoo.com Santa Rosa High School - Santa Rosa Joseph Sena joseph.sena@texicoschools.com Texico High School - Texico Joshua Madrid joshmad2016@gmail.com Santa Rosa High School - Santa Rosa Joshua Tario jt.tario@gmail.com McCurdy High School - Española Kevin George kevingeorge2974@yahoo.com Goddard High School - Roswell Mario Avila mavila0135@gmail.com Gadsden High School - Anthony Matthew Bublis ss-matthew@hotmail.com Hobbs High School - Hobbs Rafael Colón rafaelmscolon@gmail.com Albuquerque High School - Albuquerque Raul Martinez martinezr.rbhay@gmail.com Alamogordo High School - Alamogordo Riley Finnegan rtfinn34@gmail.com Alamogordo High School - Alamogordo Sean Martin seanantawn@gmail.com Laguna Acoma High School - New Laguna Seung Heon Kim victorkim360@gmail.com Los Alamos High School - Los Alamos Shadi Jawad majedajawad@icloud.com Miyamura High School - Gallup Tyler Graves tylergr2198@gmail.com Estancia High School - Estancia
Castillo City of Perseverance 17 Elected Officials City Of Castillo Back: Joshua Tario, Joshua Madrid, Riley Finnegan, Isaiah Thomas Front: Jamie Kelley, Jonah Ng, Clifford Courvoisier, Shadi Jawad Joseph Apodaca Mario Avila Gabriel Blea Matthew Bublis Rafael Colón Chase Cordova Clifford Courvoisier Coleton DerGregorian Riley Finnegan Carlos Garcia Kevin George Tyler Graves
Castillo City of Perseverance 18 Shadi Jawad Jamie Kelley Seung Heon Kim Gavin Lambert Joshua Madrid Sean Martin Raul Martinez Jonah Ng Joseph Sena Joshua Tario Isaiah Thomas
Cortez City of Hope 19 City Government MAYOR Andrew Conticelli COUNCILMAN Danny Gray COUNCILMAN Gabriel Partido COUNCILMAN Jacob Holderman COUNCILMAN Phillip Mendez CITY CLERK Brett Baca CITY TREASURER Jacob Walsh MUNICIPAL JUDGE Daniel Rodriguez Staff Counselor Thien-Dang Vu Counselor Tyler Morris Counselor Alexander Caird Counselor Jordan Dossey Citizens Name Email Address High School Alexander Velarde avelarde32@gmail.com McCurdy High School - Española Andrew Phillips andrewjphillips88@gmail.com Centennial High School - Las Cruces Casimiro Fresquez casimirfres@gmail.com Mora High School - Mora Chris Catanach chriscatanach@live.com Mayfield High School - Las Cruces Cyrus Kirkman cyruskirkman@gmail.com Academy for Technology and the Classics Dalton Wright wright@tularosa.net Cloudcroft High School - Cloudcroft Daniel Garcia d.garcia.joseph@gmail.com Eldorado High School - Albuquerque Dillon Perez clperez@plateautel.net Vaughn High School - Vaughn Dylan Overheim dylanoverheim@yahoo.com Miyamura High School - Gallup Elijah Martinez elijah_s_martinez@hotmail.com Volcano Vista High School - Albuquerque Izzac Larry larry-izzac69@gmail.com Grants High School - Grants Jacob Aragon jacob_aragon@yahoo.com Laguna Acoma High School - New Laguna Jacob Guin jacobleeguin@hotmail.com Alamogordo High School - Alamogordo James O'Brien james.p.l.obrien@gmail.com Los Alamos High School - Los Alamos Jeremy Alire jalire98@gmail.com Manzano High School - Albuquerque Jorge Gallardo jlgtco97@gmail.com West Las Vegas High School - Las Vegas Juwan Riley juwanr74@gmail.com Laguna Acoma High School - New Laguna Kyler Daniel kyler_daniel-3@outlook.com Raton High School - Raton Lathan Romero lathanromero@yahoo.com Hobbs High School - Hobbs Luke Garcia garcialuke14@yahoo.com Pojoaque Valley High School - Pojoaque Michael Eaton clestuff@yahoo.com Hot Springs High School - T or C Michael Goke mgokexc@gmail.com Rio Rancho High School - Rio Rancho Sam Carlton samcarlton1347@gmail.com Hot Springs High School - T or C Sam Phan Tehwinga@gmail.com West Mesa High School - Albuquerque Stephen Power hasthe.power97@gmail.com Alamogordo High School - Alamogordo William Marley wmcort@gmail.com Gateway Christian School - Roswell
Cortez City of Hope 20 Elected Officials City Of Cortez Back: Casimiro Fresquez, Jeremy Alire, Michael Eaton, Daniel Garcia Front: Elijah Martinez, Kyler Daniel, William Marley, Sam Phan Jeremy Alire Jacob Aragon Sam Carlton Chris Catanach Kyler Daniel Michael Eaton Casimiro Fresquez Jorge Gallardo Daniel Garcia Luke Garcia Michael Goke Jacob Guin
Cortez City of Hope 21 Cyrus Kirkman Izzac Larry William Marley Elijah Martinez James O Brien Dylan Overheim Dillon Perez Sam Phan Andrew Phillips Stephen Power Juwan Riley Lathan Romero Alexander Velarde Dalton Wright
DeCastro County Government 22 Position COUNTY ASSESSOR COUNTY CLERK COUNTY COMMISSIONER COUNTY COMMISSIONER COUNTY COMMISSIONER COUNTY SHERIFF COUNTY TREASURER DISTRICT ATTORNEY DISTRICT JUDGE MAGISTRATE JUDGE PROBATE JUDGE PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMISSION PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE SENATOR SENATOR SENATOR Name Luke S Garcia Kyler P Daniel Jeremy E Alire Matthew B Bublis Michael S Eaton Jacob S Aragon Jorge Gallardo Cyrus Kirkman Casimiro C Fresquez Jacob l Guin Juwan J Riley Dylan P Overheim Stephen P Power Gavin Lambert Shadi Jawad Jonah J Ng James L O'Brien Lathan R Romero Seung Heon Kim Riley T Finnegan Andrew Phillips
2015 Boys State - State Government 23 Position GOVERNOR LT. GOVERNOR SECRETARY OF STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL AUDITOR COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS TREASURER CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT JUDGES COURT OF APPEALS JUDGES COURT OF APPEALS JUDGES COURT OF APPEALS PUBLIC REGULATORY COMMISSION PUBLIC REGULATORY COMMISSION PUBLIC REGULATORY COMMISSION PUBLIC REGULATORY COMMISSION PUBLIC REGULATORY COMMISSION U.S. SENATOR U.S. SENATOR U.S. SENATOR ALTERNATE U.S. SENATOR ALTERNATE Name Christo M Luna Rafael M Colón Coleton J DerGregorian Clifford S Courvoisier William C Marley Freddie L Chacon Wesley G Smith Isaiah G Thomas Dalton Wright Sam M Phan Kevin D George Dillon J Perez Matthew Navarrete Elijah Martinez Tyler G Graves Joseph R Apodaca Terrance Baca Zachary A Yee Carlos DeHerrera Eddie L Williams Andrew Phillips Cyrus Kirkman Rafael Colón Riley Finnegan
2015 Boys State - State Government 24 Governor Christo Luna LT. Governor Rafael Colón Boys Nation Senator Andrew Phillips Senator Cyrus Kirkman Boys Nation Alternates Rafael M Colón Riley Finnegan State Senators State House of Representatives
NM Boys State 2015 Scholarship Recipients 25 For proven excellence in academic pursuits and dedication to the community, attributes which are in keeping with the efforts of the American Legion. 2015 Samsung American Legion Scholarship Recipient: Christopher Luna 2015 American Legion Santiago Hidalgo Memorial Scholarship Recipients: Andrew Phillips Dalton Wright 2015 American Legion Gordon-Hidalgo Memorial Scholarship Recipients: Jonah Ng Clifford Scott Courvoisier 2015 Bryan Mudgett T.J. Trevino American Legion Post 7 Scholarship Recipients: Seung Heon Kim Francisco Lopez 2015 American Legion T.J. Trevino Memorial Scholarship Recipient: Kyler Daniel
NM Boys State 2015 Scholarship Recipients 26 2015 American Legion Pospero L. Sanchez Memorial Scholarship Recipient: Forrest Garrett McConnell 2015 Otero-Garcia-Navarrete American Legion Post 72 Scholarship Recipient: Morgan Weber
New Mexico Boys State 2015 Guest Appearances 27 Mary Quintana Deputy Secretary of State Conrad Candelaria United States Marshal Sojourners Hebrews Josue United States Deputy Marshal Lt. Cleo A. Baker New Mexico State Police Jimmy Docherty New Mexico State Police Paul Espinoza American Legion Dept. Commander Jamie C. Laurenz, Ph.D. Vice President for Academic Affairs ENMU
Boys State 2015 Citizens and Staff 28 The Sixty - Eighth Session of The American Legion New Mexico Boys State is closed. Vaya Con Dios, Good Luck, Good Citizenship and God Bless from New Mexico Boys State Staff