NNMC President Balderas Affiliates With Excelencia In Education’s Presidents For Latino Student Success Network
NNMC President Hector Balderas
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ESPAÑOLA — Excelencia in Education, the nation’s premier authority on efforts accelerating Latino student success in higher education, announced today that President Hector Balderas of Northern New Mexico College has chosen to affiliate with the national network of Presidents for Latino Student Success (P4LSS).
The network comprises a group of presidents and chancellors who have committed to making their campuses Read More
Tony Hinojosa Receives 2024 Spirit Of The West Award
Champions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA) hosted the Community Asset Awards ceremony earlier today at historic Fuller Lodge. Tony Hinojosa of Mountain Elementary School took home the 2024 Spirit of the West Award. Hinojosa is the Physical Education teacher at Mountain. He is engaged in the community and the state like no nominee ever seen before. The Spirit of the West is named for former County Councilor Jim West. The award is handcrafted by Richard Ronquillo and staff at Rich Welding, LLC. The Pride of the Mountain Lions was nominated by Principal Megan Lee. Look for more on the 42 award nominees this Read More
LAHS Swim/Dive Team Steps Up At District Meet
Seniors competing at their last District championship, from left, Nikolai Nelson, Nora Johnson, Anna Wetteland, Emily McLaughlin, Ella Javernick, Neil Barber and Hayden Sutton. Courtesy photo
LAHS SPORTS News:
For some swimmers on the Los Alamos High School Hilltopper Swim/Dive Team, the District championship competition at Farmington Feb. 9 and 10 was their last meet of the season.
For others, Districts gave them a last chance to make it to the State Championships in two weeks. For those who already had State cuts, District offered a competition to show their stuff and they did, setting Read More
Registration Now Open For Los Alamos Mountaineers 2024 Climbing School
A Mountaineer approaches the top of her climb in the 2023 Mountaineers Climbing School. Courtesy photo
By BILL PRIEDHORSKY
Los Alamos Mountaineers
The Los Alamos Mountaineers are again offering a climbing school following last year’s successful revival of the school, in conjunction with Mountain Skills Rock Climbing Adventures of Taos. Details can be found on the climbing school page at https://lamountaineers.org/drupal7/node/1169.
Mountain Skills, supported by Mountaineers volunteers, will teach rock climbing with a safety first attitude, including movement on rock, belaying, Read More
Enterprise Bank & Trust Announces Enterprise University 2024 Spring Course Lineup
Enterprise University live, interactive webinars are available at no cost, with registration open at www.enterprisebank.com/eu. Courtesy/Enterprise Bank & Trust
Enterprise Bank & Trust News:
- Register for No-Cost Career Development Courses Starting Today
Enterprise Bank & Trust has launched the 2024 spring semester of Enterprise University, its innovative series of business courses designed to help professionals better their businesses and communities. The live, interactive webinars are available at no cost, with registration open at www.enterprisebank.com/eu Read More
Daily Postcard: Enhanced Colors Of Abiquiu Lake
Daily Postcard: Enhanced colors of Abiquiu Lake viewed on Feb. 5, 2024. Photo by Johnnie Martinez Read More
LAHS Girls Basketball Vs. Moriarty Moved To Feb. 20
LAHS SPORTS News:
The Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Girls Basketball games against Moriarty High School have been rescheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 20 in Griffith Gymnasium.
The JV game will start at 4 p.m., followed by the Varsity game at 5:30 p.m.
These games were postponed last Saturday due to inclement weather.
Purchase tickets here.
Contact the LAHS Athletic Office at 505.663.2531 with any questions. Read More
Gold Masses And Public Talks On Science & Faith By Author Christopher Baglow Friday Feb. 23 & Saturday Feb. 24
Author Christopher BaglowY Earth Service Corps For 7th-9th Graders June 10-July 19
LAHS Sophomore Selected Into 2024 Dionisio Chavez New Mexico Lorenzo De Zavala Youth Legislative Session
Los Alamos High School sophomore Tevita Funaki. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Tevita Funaki, a sophomore at Los Alamos High School, has been selected into the 2024 Dionisio “Dennis” Chavez New Mexico Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session (LDZ).
Funaki is one of 150 students from New Mexico named as a United States Senator Dennis Chavez Scholar, entitling him to participate in the nationally and internationally recognized leadership initiative of the National Hispanic Institute being held at the University of New Mexico in June.
“I found out about the program via the National Honor Society Read More
LAPS Notice Of Possible Quorum: Congressional Record Certificate Presentation Feb. 20
LAPS News:
Members of the Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) Board of Education may attend the event being held 1:15-2:45 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20 at Los Alamos High School.
U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez will be presenting the Congressional Record Certificate to recognize Los Alamos High School for being named College Board Small District of the Year for 2023.
A quorum may be present; however, no action will be taken. Read More
YMCA Youth Basketball Open Gym Begins In March
Free Concealed Carry & Home Defense Class April 13
Ten Los Alamos High School Seniors Named Finalists In 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program
2024 National Merit finalists from LAHS include from left, Daniel Kim, Rebecca Li, Rosario Dodd, Lucy Kelley, Jinheon Kim, John Cawkwell, Minhtet Htoon, Andres Iturregui and Shiv Antar Khalsa. Not pictured Finley Inglis. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Ten Los Alamos High School seniors have been named National Merit finalists. They join more than 15,000 other finalists now eligible to receive National Merit scholarships.
The finalists are John Cawkwell, Rosario Dodd, Minhtet Htoon, Finley Inglis, Andres Iturregui, Lucy Kelley, Shiv Antar Khalsa, Daniel Kim, Jinheon Kim and Rebecca Li.
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Los Alamos High School Spotlight: Teacher Ruth Silver
LAHS English Teacher Ruth Silver
By Andy McBride
Los Alamos Daily Post
Ruth Silver, an English teacher at Los Alamos High School (LAHS), is a third-generation teacher – and not just any ordinary teacher. She is one of a kind to many people around her and an inspiration to her students.
Born in Las Cruces and raised in Albuquerque, she grew up in a home with a high focus on education, religion, and strict standards for behavioral expectations. She mentioned being a rather rebellious child for her parents.
From a young age, she questioned just about everything put before her and was always curious about Read More
LAHS 1984 Class Reunion Set For June 21-22
LAPS Celebrates Today’s School Resource Officer Day
LAPS School Resource Officers include from left, Cpl. Amos Smith, Cpl. James Keane, Cpl. Samantha Terrazas, Cpl. Joseph (Joey) Robinson and Sgt. Chris Ross. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
The community is invited to join Los Alamos Public Schools in recognizing the district’s School Resource Officers on School Resource Officer Day today, Feb. 15.
LAPS School Resource Officers include Cpl. Amos Smith (Los Alamos High School), Cpl. James Keane (Los Alamos Middle School), Cpl. Samantha Terrazas (Barranca Mesa Elementary, Mountain Elementary, Chamisa Elementary), Cpl. Joseph (Joey) Robinson Read More
Wildlife Education: Valentine’s Day For Skunks
Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
Happy Valentine’s Day and #wildlifewednesday!
Nothing says “I love you” more than a strong smelling perfume … or rather “I don’t love you, please go away!” as the skunk believes!
It’s officially skunk mating season, which is roughly two months long, usually beginning in February and ending in March. During mating season, neighborhoods may notice an increase in skunk odors. Males will come from up to six miles away to find a mate. While love is in the air, a female skunk can discourage a male’s advances by emitting an odor. The increased and pungent aroma is actually Read More
LAHS Swim & Dive Team Competes At Tom Casey Memorial
Sophia Pieck leads off with the Backstroke leg of the 200 medley relay while fellow relay-mates Anna Wetteland and Michelle Lo cheer her on. Courtesy Photo
SPORTS News:
A blink of an eye takes about a tenth of a second. For the Hilltopper Swim and Dive team Saturday Feb. 2, a blink here and there added up to a strong third place finish for both the girls and boys teams at Albuquerque Academy’s Tom Casey Memorial Swim Meet.
This was a very fast meet with 10 of the fastest teams in New Mexico invited. Eldorado and Albuquerque Academy are always formidable in the water and so the fact that both the boys and girls Read More
SFCC Library Presents ‘Leaving Utopia: A Reading And Discussion With Miriam Sagan’ Tuesday March 19
Cover image from ‘Commune of the Golden Sun.’ Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) Library presents “Leaving Utopia: A Reading and Discussion with Miriam Sagan” 5:30 p.m., March 19. The 75-minute online reading of the author’s new novella and discussion with writing tips is free to all who register in advance at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SaganMarch2024.
Miriam Sagan will read from and discuss her novella, “Commune of the Golden Sun” (Cholla Needles, 2024). In the novella, four young protagonists leave the commune they were raised in in central New Read More
