Education

LAYSL Launches Important New Fundraising Campaign

From Los Alamos Youth Soccer League:

The Los Alamos Youth Soccer League is excited to announce a new fundraising campaign aimed at improving our soccer fields and supporting the hundreds of local kids who play each year.

Right now, our volunteer coaches spend hours every week painting field lines by hand so our athletes have a safe and enjoyable place to play. While we’re grateful for their dedication, we’d love to give them more time to focus on what matters most: coaching and developing our players.

We’re raising funds to purchase professional field painting equipment that will improve Read More

Four LAHS Seniors Awarded 2026 LASO Scholarships

By JOYCE ANN GUZIK
Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra

The Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra awarded four scholarships to Los Alamos High School Seniors in 2026. These scholarships recognize seniors who have demonstrated exceptional interest and accomplishments in music. The student must attend Los Alamos High School or live in Los Alamos County. The scholarships are intended to encourage the recipients to continue their musical activities, regardless of whether they pursue music as a career. Three of these scholarships were made possible by donations in memory of LASO members who have passed Read More

LA Wild And Pojoaque Venom Faceoff As Minors Softball 2026 Season Comes To A Close

LA Wild and Pojoaque Venom Team, front row from left, Kiana Salazar, Amelia Leyba, Kamilah Lujan, Mila Branch, Porscha Sanchez, Audrey Artnak, Hayden Anderson, Morgan Stewart, and Natalie Rodarte. Center row from left, Flora Samuel, Ayriss Maestas, Ayla Bustos, Tessa Maes, Adalynn Pacheco, Addison Lowe, Ava Zadina, Addison Martinez, Maren Hanson, and Gemma Gutierrez. Back row from left, Coaches Loren Maes, Kim Sanchez, Julian Sanchez, Adam Branch, Shawn Lowe, and Joe Artnak. Not pictured, Emery Apperson, Rebekah Silva, and Coach Ric Rodarte. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

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State To Hold First Listening Session On Black Student Success In New Mexico June 11

NMPED News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico will hold its first statewide community listening session June 11 to hear directly from students, families and community centers about how schools can better support Black education across the state.

Co-hosted by the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) and the New Mexico Office of African American Affairs, the event will be held from 6-8 p.m. at the African American Performing Arts Center (AAPAC) in Albuquerque. All community members are invited. A virtual participation option will also be available.

The listening session is designed to identify Read More

SFCC Opens UNHOUSED Exhibition With Event June 11

Scene of a 2025 Santa Fe Community College opening reception for the unhoused community. Courtesy/SFCC

Scene of a 2025 Santa Fe Community College opening reception for the unhoused community. Courtesy/SFCC

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College’s (SFCC) Art on Campus will open UNHOUSED, an exhibition of artwork made by members of Santa Fe’s unhoused community, with a festive opening reception 4-6 p.m. Thursday, June 11, in the Dean’s Gallery, in the lobby of the Fine Arts Center on campus at 6401 Richards Ave.

The opening is free to the public. All artwork in the exhibition is available Read More

Sam Houston State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine Receives Award To Bring Artificial Intelligence Into Residency Training

SHSU News:

HUNTSVILLE — Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (SHSU-COM) has been awarded $25,000 through the Innovations in Graduate Medical Education (GME) Development Grant from the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM).

The three-year award will support a new initiative, AI Across Residency, focused on bringing artificial intelligence training into residency programs.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already showing up in healthcare, helping with diagnosis, patient communication and everyday clinical work. But while many Read More

SFCC Art On Campus To Host Free Lecture ‘The Bed As A Universe: Frida Kahlo’s Intimate Spaces’ Friday June 26

Art historian and professor Carlos Rovelo will present a lecture as part of Frida Fest and will talk about the commemorative bed art installation created at SFCC, noon to 1 p.m. Friday, June 26. Courtesy/SFCC

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College’s (SFCC) Art on Campus will host a free lecture, “The Bed as Universe: Frida Kahlo’s Intimate Spaces” presented by art historian and professor Carlos Rovelo from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, June 26, in the Jemez Rooms on campus at 6401 Richards Ave. The lecture is part of the Second Annual Frida Fest, June 26-28.

Rovelo’s lecture will explore Frida Read More

Scenes From 2026 Los Alamos High School Graduation

The Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Class of 2026 lined up for their graduation ceremony Saturday at Sullivan Field. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Scene from the LAHS Class of 2026 graduation ceremony Saturday at Sullivan Field. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Scene from the LAHS Class of 2026 graduation ceremony Saturday at Sullivan Field. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

LAHS NJROTC Color Guard presents the colors at midfield for the National Anthem. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

The New Mexico State Champion Choir, LAHS Shola Cantorium, performs the National Read More

Hear From Seed Library’s Expert Gardening Panel Sunday

A previous expert panel from the Los Alamos Community Seed Library. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos Public Library is hosting the Seed Library’s annual expert gardening panel 1:30-3 p.m. Sunday, May 31 at Mesa Public Library.

This year’s focus is Defensive Gardening and the experts chosen as panelists have extensive history with gardening in Los Alamos County and northern New Mexico.

The Los Alamos Community Seed Library is a volunteer-driven project hosted at Los Alamos Public Library’s two branches and at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center. The volunteers, many of Read More

Los Alamos High School Freshman Linus Plohr Earns 3rd Place At 2026 Regeneron International Science And Engineering Fair

Los Alamos High School freshman Linus Plohr placed 3rd in the Behavioral and Social Science category at the 2026 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). Courtesy/LAPS

Brothers Tate and Linus Plohr find their names among the more than 1,700 competitors at the 76th Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Linus Plohr, a freshman at Los Alamos High School, placed 3rd in the Behavioral and Social Science category at the 2026 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Phoenix, Ariz. This was the 76th year for the Read More