Above, Melody Lipke and Raquel Kunugi, both tenth graders at Alamosa High School, perform on their flutes during the Alamosa Education Foundation staff appreciation dinner held at Ortega Middle School on Tuesday. The dinner coincided with the district-wide teacher appreciation week. AEF raises money for scholarships and grants awarded to teachers and students

Below, high schooler Jasmine Cody plays Billy Joel's "Piano Man" at the AEF staff appreciation dinner at OMS on Tuesday. Roughly 150 people from around the district attended.