Once a Horsemen, Always a Horsemen

May 2026

Dear Fellow Horsemen,

Close your eyes for a moment and go back, back to the halls of 100 Siringo Road. The sound of a teacher who believed in you before you believed in yourself. The friendships forged in classrooms, on athletic fields, and in the chapel that, for many of us, have never broken.

For 165 years, St. Michael’s High School has stood as one of Santa Fe’s most enduring institutions, living out the Lasallian mission of St. John Baptist de La Salle: to provide a human and Christian education to the young, especially the underserved. Generations of Horsemen have walked through those doors and walked out as better men and women, better students, better citizens, better human beings.

That legacy belongs to all of us. And today, it needs us.

THE NEED IS REAL — AND IT IS NOW

1. Tuition Assistance: Open the Door for the Next Horseman

Every year, Santa Fe families make a difficult calculation: “Can we afford to send our child to St. Mike’s?” Without support, the answer is no for too many deserving students. Your gift to the Alumni Association’s Tuition Assistance Program changes that. It opens the door to a Lasallian education and honors the very mission our school was founded to fulfill. The scholarship recipient of today may be the board member, teacher, or community leader who gives back to St. Michael’s tomorrow.

2. Facility Repairs and Campus Improvements: Protect What We Built Together

The campus at 100 Siringo Road is more than buildings, it is sacred ground to thousands of alumni. Maintaining and improving that infrastructure ensures the next generation of Horsemen competes, learns, and grows in an environment worthy of their potential. When you give to campus improvements, you are preserving the very place where your own story began.

3. Faculty Gifts: Honor the Teachers Who Changed Your Life

Think of a teacher at St. Mike’s who made a difference in your life. The dedicated men and women who teach here do so out of mission and love. Recognizing and supporting our faculty tells them the Horsemen community sees their work, values their vocation, and stands behind them. Faculty gifts help recruit and retain exceptional educators who carry the Lasallian spirit into every classroom, every day.

YOUR GIFT IS YOUR LEGACY

Whether you give $25 or $25,000, your gift carries the weight of everything this school means to you. It says: “I was shaped here, and I believe in what happens here.”

You can give today in the following ways:

• Online: Visit https://givebutter.com/preserve-the-horsemen-legacy-uijokg

• By Mail: Send a check payable to SMHS Alumni Association, P.O. Box 23923, Santa Fe, NM 87502

Gifts to the St. Michael’s High School Alumni Association are tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law (EIN: 41-2372925).

Once a Horsemen, always a Horsemen. Be the difference today.

In the Lasallian Spirit,

Walter Cunningham, Class of 1987

President, St. Michael’s High School Alumni Association

100 Siringo Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505

Stmikesalumni@gmail.com

Preserve the Horsemen Legacy!

Keep our traditions alive for our families with your gift to SMHS Alumni Association

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