Museum Of Indian Arts & Culture: Screening, Discussion
MIAC News:
Museum of Indian Arts & Culture to host May installment of the Native Narratives Speaker Series featuring Cara Romero (Chemehuevi) and Kaela Waldstein, 1-3 p.m. Saturday, May 18 at 710 Camino Lejo in Santa Fe.
“Cara Romero (Chemehuevi): Following the Light”- A film by Kaela Waldstein. The film will be followed by a discussion about photography and film with Cara and Kaela.
Cara Romero (Chemehuevi) is a contemporary fine art photographer. An enrolled citizen of the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, Romero was raised between contrasting settings: the rural of the Chemehuevi reservation Read More
LAHS Students Educate Board About School Of Choice
From left, Los Alamos High School (LAHS) students Mairen Hoch, Lauran Norman, Dylan Pacheco and Mariana Medina present to the School Board the merits of the School of Choice (SOC) program during Tuesday night’s meeting. SOC, according to agenda documents, is an alternate program within LAHS intended to reach students who have a strong desire to learn and to graduate but who are failing their core classes. Typically, these are students who work hard, participate well and are creative but struggle with homework and tests. Most SOC students have high academic ability but have outside factors Read More
Hundreds Of Instructors Sought For Free Summer Reading Program As Part Of New Mexico’s Literacy Effort
Public Education Secretary Arsenio Romero
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — Monday, the New Mexico Public Education Department, Higher Education Department and Early Childhood Education and Care Department announced that they are seeking hundreds of additional instructors for the Free Summer Reading Program, an innovative program set to empower 10,000 students, from incoming kindergarteners to ninth graders, with focused reading instruction in small groups with trained literacy instructors.
Participating students are expected to make meaningful gains in reading during the four-to-six-week Read More
C’YA To Host Free Suicide Prevention Training May 29
Los Alamos Geological Society To Meet May 21
COMMUNITY News:Los Alamos County & LANL To Conduct Joint Emergency Preparedness Exercise Around Town Wednesday May 22
County/LANL News:
Los Alamos County and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) have scheduled a joint emergency preparedness exercise for Wednesday, May 22.
The exercise will test the preparedness of the County and Laboratory personnel, and their response in the case of an actual emergency.
The exercise will begin at 9 a.m. and last approximately five hours.
The event is only an exercise.
While several divisions across the County are participating, no County services or facilities will be impacted, including emergency and public safety services. Likewise, there will be no disruption to Read More
LAHS Track & Field Teams Win 2024 District Championships
Jehoran Quintana was District Champion in the javelin. With this performance, the Hilltopper Boys have an athlete qualified in all 20 events competed at State. Photo by Blake Wood
Matt Brousseau was District Champion in both the discus and shot put. He is one of three Hilltopper boy athletes who have scored more than 100 points this season, along with Melaki Gutierrez and Daniel Kim. Photo by Blake Wood
Gianna Benelli was District Champion in the triple jump. Photo by Blake Wood
SPORTS News:
Deteriorating weather couldn’t put a crimp in the Los Alamos High School Hilltopper Boys and Girls Track Read More
Mesa Public Library Storytime To Feature Nikoli Carr May 18
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos Public Library announces a special guest for Storytime at 10:15 a.m. Saturday, May 18 in Mesa Public Library. Local Author Nikoli Carr will join library staff to read his recently published storybook “Wally the Wake-up Pup.”
Carr is a southern New Mexico native who has been writing stories since he was in second grade. A former employee of Los Alamos Public Library, he now lives in northern New Mexico with his wife and son, and their two dogs—one of whom is named Wally. “Wally the Wake-up Pup” is his first publication.
After Storytime, Nikoli Carr will answer any questions Read More
Sunset Colors Sky Tonight Over Griffith Gymnasium
The sunset colors the sky tonight over Griffith Gymnasium at Los Alamos High School. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Scene From 2024 Los Alamos High School Music Festival
Scene from the 2024 Los Alamos High School Music Festival held May 9 at the school. Courtesy/John Courtright Read More
Annual Kindergarten Event ‘Teddy Bear Clinic’ Returns To Los Alamos Medical Center Tuesday May 21
Students attend to a fuzzy patient at a previous Teddy Bear Clinic at LAMC. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
LAMC News:
Los Alamos Medical Center (LAMC) has announced that it will host its annual Teddy Bear Clinic for the youngest students from Los Alamos and White Rock elementary schools on Tuesday, May 21.
Approximately 225 kindergarteners, their teachers and parent chaperones will get a fun and educational look at their local hospital, all while gaining a comfort level within a healthcare setting and being exposed to medical careers.
With the help of a Classic Air Medical helicopter Read More
Martinez: Never Too Early To Start Building Your Nest Egg
By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
President, Los Alamos Region
Enterprise Bank & Trust, Member FDIC
It’s never too early to start building your nest egg. Whether you’re a parent or a high school student, saving for life events like college or retirement is a long financial journey. When you’re ready to start saving, you’ll want to be sure to choose a savings account that fits your financial goals.
At Enterprise, we have several savings accounts to choose from, with flexible interest rates to help you keep reserves for both planned and unexpected expenses. By starting to proactively build up your savings, Read More
Los Alamos Hilltoppers Place Second In 2024 Tennis State Team Championships
The team and coaches display the runner-up trophy. Photo by Gowri Srinivasan
By Gowri Srinivasan
Los Alamos
The high school tennis season drew to a close with the state championships being held in Albuquerque May 8-11, 2024. The Los Alamos High School boys Varsity team placed second overall losing to Albuquerque Academy 5-0. The Academy Chargers were unstoppable all season as they won an impressive 21st consecutive title this year, which is a new National record.
The Toppers beat old rivals Española (5-3) in the Quarterfinals and avenged their District finals defeat to Santa Fe Prep by beating Read More
The Santa Fe Opera And Northern New Mexico College Partner To Create Internship Program
Intern Natalia Tealer among set pieces at the Santa Fe Opera. Courtesy/NNMC
Intern Nicholas Taylor addresses film industry professionals at the announcement of the new NNMC Film Studio during the 2024 New Mexico legislative session. Courtesy/NNMC
NNMC News:
- Northern students benefit from mentorships and hands-on experience
ESPAÑOLA — A unique partnership between the Santa Fe Opera and Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) is giving Northern students the chance to experience backstage production firsthand. A new internship program provides mentoring and hands-on training to NNMC Film Read More
YMCA Shares Senior Appreciation Night Fundraising Update
YMCA News:
The Family YMCA officially thanks all those who have donated to SAN 2024 thus far.
“We have recently received a generous donation from Bruce Norman at Plateau Property Management and we are hoping this can inspire matching donations for SAN.” –YMCA
SAN costs a little over $12,000 to produce and is strictly organized by volunteers and financed fully by donations from the community, parents, organizations and businesses. While the Y has almost reached this year’s goal, 2024 also marks the 40th anniversary of SAN and it would love to shower the graduates with more grand prizes to commemorate Read More
Los Alamos High School Native American Students Honored During 2024 Sash Ceremony
Ten LAHS Native American seniors were honored Wednesday evening during the 5th Sash Ceremony. Students received hand-woven sashes created by Cris Velarde Students receiving sashes, pictured with Josett Monette, Cabinet Secretary for the New Mexico Indian Affairs Department, left, and Cris Velarde, Santa Clara Pueblo/Jicarilla Apache, fourth from right, include, left to right, Dayna Reano, Carlissa Epperson, Seneca Tsoodle, Jared Muzzie, Siena Rolfe, Malachi Laskie, Angelina Ulibarri, David Gonzales, Jimmy Wilson and Benjamin Catron Romero. Courtesy/LAPS
Cris Velarde, Santa Read More
25 Los Alamos High School Students Recognized For Earning 2024 New Mexico Bilingualism-Biliteracy State Seal
LAHS French students who received their bilingual state seal pictured with their French teacher Louise Foliot (center) include from left, Nicholas Witkowski, Eibhleann Hinrichs, Angelique Schappert, Emma Frost, Tessa Lemke and Akshay Swaminarayan. (Not pictured, Lucy Kelly and Alexandra Simakov). Courtesy/LAPS
LAHS students Hana Raby and Esther Grow, two recipients of the German bilingual seal, pose with their German teacher Cristine Faseler, center. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Twenty-five Los Alamos High School seniors were recognized at a ceremony for earning the New Mexico Bilingualism-Biliteracy Read More
New Mexico Supreme Court Justice Bacon Urges Law School Graduates To Help Others In Their Legal Careers
Court Justice C. Shannon Bacon. Courtesy/NMSC
NMSC News:
ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Supreme Court (NMSC) Justice C. Shannon Bacon encouraged law school graduates today to “engage in the law of people” to help others and strive to become a “servant leader” to accomplish positive change.
“Servant leadership, which is an altruistic approach to leading by focusing on the support and growth of others, is urgently needed in our legal community. Servant leadership values listening, empathy, healing, foresight, awareness, and building community,” Justice Bacon said in prepared remarks as the Read More