Bio

Santa Fe native and proud SMHS alumna (Class of 1995), Sonya Ruiz has spent more than 25 years teaching and coaching at St. Michael’s. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Briar Cliff University and a Master of Arts from Concordia University. Sonya teaches Pre-Algebra and Algebra I and also coaches girls’ basketball, inspiring her students both in academics and athletics. Her earliest learning memories include teachers who helped her believe in herself and the support of her own parents, lessons she carries into her work today. She and her husband, Augustin, are raising four children, two of whom are SMHS graduates, with two still enrolled. Augustin also coaches SMHS baseball, making the school a true family tradition. Sonya values St. Michael’s for its faith and legacy and hopes her students remember her as a teacher who cared deeply and pushed them to be their best.