LAHS NJROTC Cadets Host Food Drive For LA Cares
Los Alamos High School NJROTC cadets with the results of their annual food drive for LA Cares. Topper Company set a goal for themselves to donate 1,000 items, which they greatly exceeded by donating more than 3,200 items for the community. Courtesy/NJROTC Read More
State Offers $1.6 Million+ To 8 Companies For Job Training
BlueHalo EVP and Sector President, Mary Clum, spoke to 35 middle school students from Southwest Secondary and Prep Learning Center Charter School in Albuquerque. They discussed the significance of pursuing careers in STEAM and she encouraged the students to start their careers in New Mexico. Courtesy/BlueHalo LLC
EDD News:
SANTA FE — The Job Training Incentive Program Board approved $1,628,287 of funding in February to assist eight New Mexico companies in the training of 94 employees, New Mexico Economic Development Department Acting Cabinet Secretary Mark Roper announced Thursday. Read More
Dannemann: A Little Change For Better Schools
By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
Back in the era of Susanna Martinez’ governorship, there was a push for a law that would allow New Mexico public schools to hold students back in third grade if they couldn’t meet reading criteria.
I wondered why there was any need for that to be in legislation, when such matters should be handled locally by the school. Somebody told me teachers or principals who tried to hold students back received death threats from parents.
I never tried to verify that claim, but the story was a sharp reminder that for some New Mexico parents, Read More
Regulation And Licensing Department Offers Financial Education Workshops For New Mexico’s Native Communities
NMRLD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department’s (NMRLD) Financial Institutions Division (FID) extends its financial education workshops, train-the-trainer seminars, and technical assistance services to Native communities for another year.
These services are free of charge and customized and conducted by Vickie K. Oldman, a Diné organizational practitioner, facilitator, and trainer with more than 25 years of expertise in finance, planning, training, and executive coaching to Native and rural communities.
“Our Native communities have had a long history, Read More
NMAA Foundation To Award $75,000 In Student Scholarships
NMAA News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Activities Association has announced the recipients of the 2023-2024 NMAA Foundation Scholarships.
The NMAA Foundation will recognize most of the students receiving these scholarships during the Nusenda Credit Union State Basketball Championships. Some will also be honored during the NMAA State Spirit or Spring Championships.
Approximately 450 students submitted applications, with a total of $76,000 being distributed through 68 different scholarships. There were 22 scholarship categories, with one being the special Together We Read More
LAPS Jazz Faculty Perform For LAHS Students
Ryan Finn and the Los Alamos Jazz faculty performed at Los Alamos High School during lunch Wednesday, featuring the music of Thelonious Monk. The performance was a part of the school’s celebration of Black History Month. Thelonious Monk was a Black American jazz pianist and composer. Monk’s compositions and improvisations feature dissonances and angular melodic twists and are consistent with his unorthodox approach to the piano, which combined a highly percussive attack with abrupt, dramatic use of switched key releases, silences, and hesitations. Monk’s distinct look included suits, Read More
Learn About Diné & Ndé At Bosque Redondo Ranger Tours
NMHS News:
New Mexico Historic Sites (NMHS) announces that Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Historic Site is offering a new series of ranger-led tours.
Join Ranger Lily and Instructional Coordinator Rebekha on Saturdays for a guided tour of the new permanent exhibition, “Bosque Redondo…A Place of Suffering…A Place of Survival” and exterior grounds at Fort Sumner Historic Site, 1-3 p.m., Saturdays, March 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2024.
Directions:
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Historic Site, I-40 to Santa Rosa, south on US 84 to the village of Fort Sumner. Take Hwy 60/84 3 miles east Read More
Los Alamos High School Literature Students Participate In African America Read-In At Mesa Public Library
Students from LAHS’s AP Literature classes at Mesa Public Library last week participating in the African American Read-In. Courtesy/LAPS
Students from LAHS’s AP Literature classes participating in the African American Read-In. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
This past week students from Los Alamos High School’s AP Literature classes took a field trip to Mesa Public Library to participate in the African American Read-In, a nationwide movement begun in 1990 by the National Council of Teachers of English. The read-ins foster community celebration and engagement in works written and illustrated Read More
LAPS: Registration For 2024-25 School Year Opens Monday
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) will open online registration for the 2024-2025 school year at 8 a.m. Monday, March 4, 2024, for students planning to attend LAPS in the fall. This includes new students, kindergarten and preschool.
Registration for returning students will open later in the week.
Go to www.laschools.net/registration for more information and to register beginning March 4 using either a computer or smartphone.
LAPS is using PowerSchool Enrollment for registration. The district has streamlined this process for parents to minimize the time it takes for parents Read More
ENMU Presents ‘University Juried Art Exhibition’
ENMU News:
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) presents the “University Juried Art Exhibition” through Thursday, March 21, at the Runnells Gallery in the Golden Student Success Center.
“Art often serves as an active lens through which identity and time are explored and expressed. Artists navigate myriad choices to anchor their creative expression, ranging from color, narrative, material, depiction of ancestry, evolution, personal growth, traumas, and triumphs,” Jurist and Professional Artist Alyssa Eble said. “In curating this exhibition, I have selected a range of artworks, Read More
City On The Road To Recruitment At NNMC
Mayor Tim Keller and city leaders at NNMC. Courtesy photo
ONE ALBUQUERQUE News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Friday, Feb. 23, Mayor Tim Keller and City leaders from various departments visited Northern New Mexico College to engage with students and share job opportunities with the City of Albuquerque at an on-campus job fair.
ABQ RIDE also provided the college with a bus that will be used to start a brand new CDL training program at the school, helping to build a needed workforce of drivers and mechanics. This visit was part of the City’s statewide higher education roadshow, aimed at bolstering the local workforce Read More
Officials Cut Ribbon On Bilingual Montessori School Los Alamos Campus
Participating in Tuesday’s ribbon cutting on the Bilingual Montessori School Los Alamos campus, from left, NNSA Los Alamos Field Office Manager Ted Wyka, Vice President of the University of California Office of the National Laboratories Craig Leasure, Laboratory Staff Director Frances Chadwick, LANL Director Thom Mason, Triad Board Chair Jay Sures and Bilingual Montessori’s Odalys González Fernández, Juan Carlos Fernández, Rebekah Seitz and Dora Gonzalez. Courtesy/LANL
Attendees gather in a room at the new Bilingual Montessori School Los Alamos campus. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
New Mexico Science Educators Invited To Apply To Participate In Hands-On Summer Research Program At UNM
PED Secretary Arsenio Romero
PED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) announces that applications are now open for the Research Opportunities for Science Educators (ROSE) Program Summer 2024, a collaborative initiative with the University of New Mexico (UNM).
“This is one of the innovative ways we can promote science education in New Mexico,” Public Education Secretary Arsenio Romero said. “By encouraging our science teachers to follow their passion, we are helping them expand their knowledge and skills, which strengthens their teaching in the classroom. Read More
LAHS Spotlight: School Resource Officer Cpl. Amos Smith
Cpl. Amos Smith shown here Feb. 20 at Los Alamos High School. Photo by Andy McBride/ladailypost.com
By Andy McBride
Los Alamos Daily Post
Student Reporter
Born and raised in Roswell, Cpl. Amos Smith from the Los Alamos Police Department has a story.
He is creating a safe place for students at Los Alamos High School (LAHS) working as the School Resource Officer (SRO).
Starting with the New Mexico Game and Fish, Smith had a purpose as a Game Warden for 14 years. He then worked for the Los Alamos Police Department as a patrol officer for four years before transferring to the SRO position at Los Alamos Read More
Los Alamos Hilltoppers Top Moriarty Pintos 56-43 As Josiah Fresquez Scores 1000th Career Point!
The Los Alamos High School Hilltoppers had little trouble beating the Moriarty Pintos in the District 2-4A Tournament Quarterfinal game played Tuesday night in Griffith Gymnasium. The game was all Toppers as they won 56-43. Josiah Fresquez shown here scores his 1000th career point during this game. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Niko Garcia was hot, scoring 27 points to lead the Toppers to victory. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Los Alamos High School Key Clubbers Work With JJAB On Fentanyl Harm Reduction
Los Alamos High School Key Club President Rebecca Li, right, on behalf of the LAHS Key Club, presents a check to JJAB Executive Director Rachel Mohr-Richards for the ‘How to Save a Life’ presentation. Courtesy/LAHS
Key Clubbers raising money for fentanyl harm reduction. Courtesy/LAHS
LAHS News:
Early in her term as President of the Los Alamos High School Key Club, Rebecca Li listened to the school resource officer talk of the dangers of fentanyl and the resultant deaths of young people.
The LAHS Key Clubbers are part of the Southwest District of Key Club International, and while the district Read More
Lincoln Tech And Tesla Visit LAHS Auto Shop Class
Lincoln Tech Representative John Vasquez, left, with LAHS Teacher Scott Pomeroy during Pomeroy’s Feb. 13 Auto Shop class. Photo by Andy McBride/ladailypost.com
By Andy McBride
Los Alamos Daily Post
Student Reporter
On Monday, Feb. 13, Lincoln Tech School from Denver, Colo., and Tesla associates visited the Los Alamos High School Auto Shop class taught by teacher Scott Pomeroy.
Lincoln Tech Representative John Vasquez briefed students about Lincoln Tech’s opportunities and demonstrated what Tesla can do. Vasquez shared stories about Lincoln Tech’s “All Americans”, which are the best-performing Read More
Santa Fe Community College Foundation Announces Two Presentations By Michael Zeiler About Upcoming Eclipse
Geographer and cartographer Michael Zeiler
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College Foundation will present eclipse-chasing geographer and cartographer Michael Zeiler and his multi-media tour of the path of the April 8, 2024 eclipse at two separate presentations at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19 and at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 20 in the SFCC Planetarium, 6401 Richards Avenue.
Attendees must pre-register at bit.ly/4bU7de1. The $25 admission will benefit SFCC Foundation, which supports students through scholarships and other initiatives.
The approximately one-hour program Read More
Hilltopper Jade Blackhart Caps Off Perfect Season Making History As First LAHS Female Wrestler To Win State Title!
Jade Blackhart makes history as first LAHS female wrestler to win state championship. Courtesy/Vigil Photography
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Los Alamos High School Junior Jade Blackhart has accomplished something no other student has done in Los Alamos Public Schools’ history: earned a state championship first place finish in girls wrestling.
Blackhart and two of her teammates: Wendy Sheppard and Gala Nelson competed at the state championship held Feb. 23-24 at Rio Rancho Events Center.
Sheppard earned third place in her division and Nelson was just Read More
