-On Wednesday, September 21st, the class will be taking a hiking field trip on the Rio Santa Barbara trail into the Pecos Wilderness near Peñasco. We’ll hike up along the Middle Fork of the RSB and have a picnic lunch in a large meadow near the trail. It's about 4.5 miles round trip. Students should be prepared for the elements and wear sturdy sneakers or hiking boots, pants, and a warm layer on top as it will be chilly up there in the morning. They should also bring a small backpack with their own lunch, a water bottle or two, and a rain jacket (rain may be in the forecast for that day). Like all the other classes at TCS, we’re asking parents to pay a one-time $35 field trip fee that will cover bus transportation for all the trips and activities that we’ll be taking this year. You can make checks out to Taos Charter School. Cash is accepted. If you can’t pay that amount at this time, please send in $5 to cover this trip and pay the remaining $30 later in the year. Parents are in...