Education

LAHS News:

The Los Alamos Hilltalkers Speech and Debate team will be holding a bake sale fundraiser 3-6 p.m. Friday, May 29 in the lobby of Los Alamos National Bank at 1200 Trinity Dr.

The high school speech and debate team will be accepting donations in exchange for homemade treats including brownies, cookies, breads and cakes. Baked goods will be available in small portions, as well as whole cakes and loaves.

The speech and debate team is raising money to send 10 students from Los Alamos High School to the National Speech and Debate Association Tournament in Dallas, Texas this June.

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Los Alamos Middle School Principal Rex Kilburn remarks at how much he and Gerry Washburn do NOT look alike. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com

Gerry Washburn receives a pillow from teacher Bernadette Ziomek and her 5th grade class. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com

Gerry and Audrey Washburn. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

The community turned out with members of Los Alamos Public Schools to say good-bye Thursday to Assistant Superintendent Gerry Washburn and his wife Audrey.

The farewell event was celebrated in the gymnasium at Mountain Elementary

The Leadership Los Alamos Board of Directors gathered for its annual retreat at the home of LLA Co-founder Sharon Stover. Board members include Brian D’Andrea, Cheryl Sowder, Debbie Reiss, Hawes, Deborah, Debbie Huling, Martha Katko, Carol A. Clark, Jason Lott, Melissa Metcalf, Nancy Coombs, Sharon Stover and Terry B. Priestley. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Bill Wadt, left, facilitates Thursday’s LLA Board Retreat. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

Members of the Leadership Los Alamos Board of Directors held their annual retreat facilitated

Los Alamos High School graduate William K. Cooper, center, known as Billy by family and friends, is a 2011 graduate of Los Alamos High School. He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps, May 9, after graduating from the University of New Mexico (magna cum laude). Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com

Billy Cooper is the oldest son of Frances and Lt.Col. Bill Cooper USMC (ret), second from left, of Los Alamos. Family and friends from Los Alamos gathered at Cooper’s May 9 commissioning event. Cooper will

The Family YMCA’s YCC Garden Crew meet with Co+op’s Sandra West. The Co-Op has donated its small green house to the YCC Garden Crew. Courtesy photo

YMCA News:

The Family YMCA’s Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) Garden Crew is holding a community informational meeting 6-7 p.m. Thursday, May 28, at an educational garden site it is developing that is immediately next to the North Mesa tennis courts. 

The meeting will brief the community about crew activities, current garden design, and demonstration greenhouse choices. The crew will collect input from community members on all plans

Site of memorial bench to be decidated Tuesday. Courtesy photo.

LAHS News:

Two esteemed Los Alamos High School teachers, Marilyn Fabry and Dave Thurston, who lost their lives to cancer will be honored with a memorial bench dedication at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 26.

Former LAHS Principal Sandy Warnock headed the fundraising and effort to place the bench near a beautiful willow tree that sits between the IMC and the Speech Theater at LAHS. The cost of the bench and its installation were jointly paid for by donations raised and a gift from the LAPS Foundation.

Fabry’s and Thurston’s family, friends,