Education

SFCC Accepting Applications For Free Environmental Technician Training

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Participants in an EPA job training exercise. Courtesy photo

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) is accepting applications for its free Environmental Technician training program, which provides the training, skills and certifications necessary to enter a wide range of job opportunities in the environmental profession. Applications will be accepted through April 14, 2026. The free training runs April 20 through May 22 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays at the Santa Fe Higher Education Center, 1950 Siringo Road. This intensive 5-week training program provides Read More

NMED 2025 Emissions Inventory Training Session March 12

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NMED News:

NM Environment Department — Air Quality Bureau – Emissions Inventory Section is conducting several live training sessions for the 2025 Emission Inventory. The fourth live training session is scheduled for 1:30-2:30 p.m., March 12, 2026. All live training sessions will be conducted on MS Teams.

Click here to join the March 12 live training session.

For more information about the 2025 Emissions Inventory, please refer to the NMED Emissions Inventory. Read More

Hilltoppers Softball Dominate Chargers In Home Matchup

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Reyana Naranjo gets ready at bat in the 1st inning. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Starting pitcher Adia Fortin sends in a strike in the top of the 2nd. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

SPORTS News:

The Los Alamos High School Hilltoppers girls varsity softball team hosted the Academy Chargers Saturday at Overlook Park in White Rock.

The Chargers jumped out to an early three-run lead in the top of the first inning, but the Toppers quickly responded in a big way.

In a dominant bottom half of the inning, the Hilltoppers exploded offensively, crossing home plate 19 times to take control Read More

This Week In Sports: March 9-14, 2026

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SPORTS News:

This week the Los Alamos High School Hilltoppers have baseball and softball games away and Track and Field in Albuquerque. 

The Topper sports games are covered by the Los Alamos Daily Post sports team, which includes John McHale, Mike Cote and Nate Limback.

This Week’s Hilltopper Sports Schedule:

March 9 Monday

  • Baseball vs Capital Away – 3 p.m.

March 10 Tuesday

  • Softball vs East Mountain Away – 4 p.m.

March 13 Friday

  • Girls/Boys Track and Field vs Cleveland Invite – 3 p.m.

March 14 Saturday

  • Baseball vs Grants Away 11 – a.m.
  • Baseball vs Grants Away – 1 p.m.
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LADP News:

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Los Alamos High School Hosts ‘Arrive Alive Tour’ To Raise Awareness About The Serious Risks Of Impaired Driving

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Two students compare their results after participating in the impaired driving simulator exercise, which raises awareness about the serious risks of impaired driving. Courtesy/LAPS

A student participant receives his ticket after driving impaired as part of the ‘Arrive Alive Tour’ impaired driving simulator hosted by LAHS Feb. 27 to raise awareness about the serious risks of impaired driving. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Los Alamos High School (LAHS) hosted the “Arrive Alive Tour” impaired driving simulator on Friday, Feb. 27, to raise awareness about the serious risks of impaired driving. Read More

SFCC To Host ‘Wellness Wednesday: One Brain, One Day’ On Campus March 18

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SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) will host “Wellness Wednesday 3.18: One Brain, One Day” – a special brain health and brain injury awareness event, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 18 in the Jemez Rooms on campus at 6400 Richards Ave.

The event will bring together community partners, health advocates and residents from across Northern New Mexico to learn more about brain injury, prevention and recovery. Partners include the State of New Mexico Governor’s Commission on Disability, Stagecoach Foundation, Presbyterian, SFCC Foundation and Christus St. Vincent. Read More

Los Alamos High School To Honor 2026 Athletic Hall Of Fame Class

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LAPS News:

Six new inductees will be joining the sixty Los Alamos High School Athletic Hall of Fame members next month. They will be honored at a brunch banquet at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 11 at Fuller Lodge.

Members of the 9th Hall of Fame class include:

  • Paul Anderson
  • Kathy Hipwood
  • Rob Hipwood
  • Carmen Nogar
  • Josh Nogar
  • Gretchen Torres

This event will be open to the public. Tickets are on sale for $35 per person and may be purchased at 2026 LAHS Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Tickets.

Seating is limited so purchase tickets soon to guarantee your seat. Read More

UNM-LA To Host My Favorite Lecture: Signals In A Sea Of Stars

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UNM-LA News:

The UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) My Favorite Lecture Series 2026 is hosting Signals in a Sea of Stars: Finding Exoplanets from 4–5:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 10, in Wallace Hall on the UNM-LA campus. The lecture will be presented by Lorraine Bowman, Ph.D., who is assistant professor of physics at UNM-LA.

Bowman earned a master’s in geophysics and astrophysics in France and an all-but-dissertation Ph.D. in astrophysics at New Mexico Tech. In between degrees, she worked as a geophysicist and as a planetary scientist at JPL. However, her passion lies in outreach and education, leading Read More