Education

LAHS Students Help Give Safety Town A New Look

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LAPS Superintendent Jennifer Guy, along with teacher James Steritz, police officers and students pose with the new buildings that will be unveiled at this year’s Safety Town. Courtesy/LAPS

Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone, left,  poses with the new Safety Town buildings along with Officers Harris, Smith and Weiss. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Los Alamos High School students in the Stagecraft and Theatrical Building Trades class, in collaboration with Los Alamos County and the Los Alamos Police Department, have been busy building new props for this year’s Safety Town. Safety Town Read More

Enjoy The Sounds Of Summertime Music With Hummingbird Camp Students At Jemez Historic Site

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NMDCA News:

Jemez Historic Site and Hummingbird Music Camp offer summer youth concerts to everyone 6-7 p.m., Saturdays, June 6 to July 25.

Enjoy a free concert series performed by campers from Hummingbird Music Camp at Jemez Historic Site while strolling the site after hours.

This free event is open to the public. Hummingbird Music Camp is an eight-week-long summer sleep-away camp in Jemez Springs for children 8-14 years old. Campers receive daily private lessons on an instrument and participate in group rehearsals and concerts.

The Site partners with local organizations to provide cultural Read More

Five LAHS DECA Students Earn Marketing Certification

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Los Alamos High School DECA students from left, Jasmine Heft, Lance Metcalf, Presley Haight, Rocco Del Mauro, and Sawyer Brunette earned the American Marketing Association (AMA) ‘Associate in Marketing’ Certification. This is the first year that National DECA has partnered with the AMA to award the credential, said LAHS DECA Advisor Dr. Sharon Hurley. Courtesy/LAPS 

LAPS News:

Five Los Alamos High School DECA students earned the American Marketing Association (AMA) “Associate in Marketing” Certification.

Seniors Rocco Del Mauro, Jasmine Heft, and Lance Metcalf, junior Presley Haight, Read More

Los Alamos Phi Beta Kappa Association Announces Winners Of Regional Scholarships

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By WENDEE BRUNISH 
Los Alamos Phi Beta Kappa Association

The Los Alamos Phi Beta Kappa Association announces the winners of its regional scholarship awards for 2026. In just the fourth year of awarding regional scholarships, due to generous donations from its members, the Los Alamos Phi Beta Kappa Association was able to award six $1,000 scholarships.

Its goal is to support historically under-represented groups in fulfilling their educational and career goals and making significant contributions to their communities, the nation and the planet in all areas of the liberal arts and sciences. Read More

IAIA Announces Pueblo Homelands Scholarship Endowment Established By Rose B. Simpson

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Artwork by David Naranjo (Santa Clara Pueblo) ’17. Courtesy the artist; Photo by Jason S. Ordaz/IAIA

IAIA students in 2015. Photograph by Jason S. Ordaz/IAIA

IAIA News:

The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), the University for Indigenous Creative Excellence, is pleased to announce the establishment of the Pueblo Homelands Scholarship Endowment, created through an initial $50,000 gift from Rose B. Simpson (Santa Clara Pueblo) ’07, ’18, an IAIA alum, Trustee, and renowned artist. The new standalone endowed scholarship is intended to support undergraduate students at IAIA from Read More

Glisten Honors Locals Making A Difference

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From left, Suzanne Lynne, 2026 Los Alamos Public Schools Teacher of the Year Beth Combs and Glisten Skin and Beauty Bar Owner Anesia Cope celebrate Combs’ award with a pre-selected service at the local spa. Courtesy/Glisten Skin and Beauty Bar

Los Alamos Public Schools 2026 Classified Employee of the Year Claire Schappert, left, is recognized by Glisten Skin and Beauty Bar Owner Anesia Cope. Courtesy/Glisten Skin and Beauty Bar

Glisten Skin and Beauty Bar News:

Glisten Skin and Beauty Bar at 1789 Central Ave #6 recently launched a new quarterly community recognition program to celebrate individuals Read More

New Mexico Posts One Of Nation’s Largest FAFSA Completion Gains 

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NMHED News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico achieved one of the largest year-over-year FAFSA completion increases in the country this year, joining just three other states to hit a 20% gain as national completion rates reached an all-time high.  

The National College Attainment Network (NCAN) reported that 54.7% of high school seniors nationwide completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as of May 1, nearly two months ahead of the June 30 benchmark. New Mexico stands out as one of only four states, alongside Alaska, Arizona and Florida—to record at least a 20% increase over last year, Read More

JROMC’s 53rd Oppenheimer Memorial Lecture To Feature Internationally Known Space Scientist Dr. Dante S. Lauretta

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OSIRIS-REx launches from Cape Canaveral. Courtesy/United Launch Alliance

JROMC News:

The J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC) announces its 53rd Annual Public Lecture is 7 p.m. Monday, June 22, at Duane Smith Auditorium in Los Alamos.

In this free lecture, “Origins of Our Solar System: The NASA OSIRIS-REx Mission,” Dr. Dante S. Lauretta will discuss his work as the Principal Investigator of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. 

OSIRIS-REx, a robotic spacecraft, traveled to near-Earth asteroid Bennu to collect and study carbon-based compounds that date from the very earliest times Read More