New Mexico History Museum Screens Student-Produced Documentaries Touching On Themes Connected To America’s 250th July 10
NMDCA News:
The New Mexico History Museum is hosting a screening of documentaries created by eight National History Day students in honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Visitors can watch eight short documentaries 4:30–6:45 p.m., Friday, July 10, created by students from sixth to eleventh grades, that explore themes of freedom, democracy, revolution, reaction, and reform, offering insight into how today’s young people interpret the ideals and legacy of America’s founding documents.
After the screening, six of the students will give a talk Read More
Community Invited To Tour County Water Systems Tour
COUNTY News:
The community is invited to take a tour provided by Los Alamos County on Friday, July 10 to learn all about how water makes the journey to local faucets.
The tour runs from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., starting at the Water Production Division office at the Pajarito Cliffs Site that includes a visit to the water system control room for an overview of SCADA and seeing remote monitoring of a very large system in real time.
Next, the tour travels to the Guaje Well Field in Rendija Canyon where participants will step inside a well house and its neighboring booster station to learn how water is taken from Read More
New Mexico Historic Preservation Division To Host Flood Adaptation Workshop July 16
NMDCA News:
In coordination with a pair of federal agencies, the New Mexico Historic Preservation Division (NMHPD) will sponsor an in-person workshop on flood adaptation for historic buildings in Ruidoso.
The authors of the Department of Interior’s Guidelines on Flood Adaptation for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings, which takes an in-depth look at preservation guidance specific to historic properties at risk of flooding, will lead this all-day workshop.
This will be a full day of in-person sessions, with snacks and lunch provided. Participants will receive a copy of the Guidelines Read More
Project Y Robotics Team To Host New Mexico Competition
Project Y Robotics Team 4153 of Los Alamos. Courtesy photo
Scene of a robotics competition. Courtesy photo
Robotics News:
For years, New Mexico high school robotics teams have traveled hundreds of miles to compete in Texas. Saturday, July 11, Project Y Robotics Team 4153 of Los Alamos is changing that by hosting ABQ RoboRumble, New Mexico’s premier FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC) off-season event at St. Pius X High School in Albuquerque.
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is an international organization that inspires students through competitive robotics. Read More
LANL 2026 Summer Physics Camp Celebrates 10 Years Of Student Curiosity And Creativity
A Music House: Student Aryl L. Villa of Silver City demonstrates the electronic grand piano in her Santa Fe Opera House model to LANL Director Thom Mason and U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich. Photo by David Moore/LANL
Robotic Hand Meet Your Creator: A robotic hand was created and decorated by 8th grader Hina Sherhata, of Hilo, HI with floral motifs inspired by the legends and volcanic landscapes of the Big Island. Photo by Mark MacInnes/ladailypost.com
Group Shot: Students, mentors, and invited guests celebrate the conclusion of the 10th Annual Summer Physics Camp in Santa Fe. Photo by David Moore/ Read More
SFCC Selects Mandie R. Pritchard As Associate Vice President For Student Affairs
Mandie R. Pritchard, SFCC Associate Vice President for Student Affairs
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) has selected Mandie R. Pritchard as Associate Vice President (AVP) for Student Affairs. Pritchard was one of several candidates who participated in online forums with faculty and staff. Pritchard started working as AVP for Student Affairs on Monday, June 29.
Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs Margaret Peters said, “SFCC is delighted that Mandie Pritchard has accepted the position. She brings an impressive combination of strategic leadership skills, Read More
Brian Easton Memorial Scholarship Established To Honor Beloved Los Alamos Educator
Los Alamos High School graduate Cecilia Pratt, center, poses with LAHS teacher Lynn Ovaska and community members Karyl Ann Armbruster and Ellen Mills after receiving the inaugural Brian Easton Memorial Scholarship during the 2026 Local Scholarship Award Ceremony. Courtesy photo
Ovaska, Armbruster, and Mills present Pratt with a pair of suspenders in tribute to the late Dr. Brian Easton. Courtesy photo
LAPSF News:
The Los Alamos community has come together to honor the life and legacy of longtime Los Alamos High School educator Dr. Brian Easton through the creation of the Brian Easton Memorial Read More
Op-Ed: The Sounds Of Summer And The Promise Of New Mexico’s Future
By MISSI CURRIER
President & CEO
New Mexico Oil and Gas Association
Summer has a soundtrack.
It’s the splash of a cannonball into a pool. The laughter of kids chasing each other through a park. The crack of a bat at a Little League game. The pages of a favorite book turning on a warm afternoon.
Across New Mexico, summer is a season of memories in the making.
It’s also a season of continued learning.
While school may be out, students across our state are participating in summer reading programs, visiting libraries, attending camps, and discovering new interests that will help shape their futures Read More
Chamisa School Prepares For Paving Project
Today marks a new phase of removal of large rocks and dirt from Chamisa Elementary School on Meadow Lane in White Rock prior to the start of paving. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen
Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen Read More
LAHS Class Of 1986 Is Hosting 40th Reunion July 9-12
LAHS Class of 1986 News:
The Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Class of 1986 is hosting its 40th reunion July 9-12, and it won’t be the same without every Hilltopper classmate.
The Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation has been gracious to host the reunion’s registration on its GiveSmart platform: Topper1986.givesmart.com
Do you know a Hilltopper from the Class of 1986 that’s not aware of the upcoming reunion, please share this information with them!
Have questions regarding the reunion events, booking hotel rooms, or registration? Email lahs1986reunion@gmail.com or call 505.525.1986. Read More
Los Alamos MainStreet And Creative District Launches ‘Voltage Visions’ Youth Mural Project
LAMSCD News:
Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District (LAMSCD) is proud to announce the debut of Voltage Visions, the first project in a series of placemaking initiatives rolling out this year.
Funded by a grant from the Creative Industries Division of the New Mexico Economic Development Department (NMEDD), Voltage Visions transforms local electrical transformer boxes into vibrant public art. The murals are strategically located near three upcoming fall placemaking sites.
For this initial project, partnered with the Los Alamos Teen Center and hired local artist Margarita Ryan to Read More
NFHS Honors New Mexico Pair With Citation Awards
Former NMAA Executive Director Sally Marquez is honored by the NFHS for her outstanding service, leadership, and lifelong dedication to high school athletics and activities. Courtesy/NMAA
Lori Mabrey accepts the award from the NFHS for her husband, former NMHSCA Executive Director Dr. Thomas ‘Buster’ Mabrey, honored by the NFHS for his outstanding service, leadership, and lifelong dedication to high school athletics and activities. Courtesy/NMAA
NMAA News:
Today, June 28, in Salt Lake City, Utah, former New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) Executive Director Sally Marquez and Read More
Wonders On Wheels Mobile Museum On The Move In July
NMDCA News:
The Wonders on Wheels Mobile Museum July visits. In honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Wonders on Wheels Mobile Museum, a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, is traveling a new exhibit, “The Arts of Democracy in New Mexico.”
Upcoming Wonders on Wheels locations:
- 7/1: Gallup Public Library, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.
- 7/2: Loma Colorado Public Library, Rio Rancho
- 7/3: UFO Festival, Roswell
- 7/4: Freedom 4th Celebration, Albuquerque
- 7/6: Santa Fe Southside Public Library, 12–6 p.m.
- 7/7: Fort Sumner Public Library,
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UNM-Los Alamos Starts Phase Two Of Outdoor Infrastructure Improvements Project
Arial view of UNM-LA campus. Courtesy/UNM-LA
UNM-LA News:
UNM-Los Alamos has begun the second phase of its outdoor infrastructure improvements project. Construction is currently underway in the campus courtyard, which will affect how visitors and students navigate the area during the summer.
The north parking lot is closed to accommodate construction staging.
All entrances to and from the courtyard, with the exceptions of Building 2 and Building 7 from the front entrance, are closed until the beginning of the fall semester. Visitors are encouraged to follow posted directional and closure Read More
SFI Presents ‘The Beautiful Engineering Of Us: Neurons To Collective Minds’ By Thalia Wheatley This Evening
Camillo Golgi’s “image of a dog’s olfactory bulb (detail)” from Sulla fina anatomia degli organi centrali del sistema nervoso, 1885. Courtesy/SFI
SFI News:
For more than a century, neuroscience has viewed intelligence as a property of individual brains. But brains did not evolve in isolation. Humans are an intensely social species whose minds are continuously shaped by other minds. Increasingly, evidence suggests that our most sophisticated cognitive abilities emerge not from solitary brains, but from networks of interacting people. Human intelligence is fundamentally collective: Read More
PEEC To Host Free Screening Of Documentary ‘The Little Things That Run The World’ June 25
PEEC News:
In celebration of National Pollinator Week, the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) will host a free screening of the 2025 documentary The Little Things that Run the World from 6–7:45 p.m., Thursday, June 25, 2026, at the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium.
This powerful film explores the dramatic global decline of flying insects: an animal group that makes up three‐quarters of all species on Earth and plays an essential role in holding ecosystems together. Through interviews with scientists, gardeners, farmers, and passionate bug enthusiasts, the documentary Read More
Scenes Of JROMC Banquet Honoring Scholarship Recipients
A scene from the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC) annual banquet that included scholarship recipients, donors, a lecturer and members of the committee, Sunday evening at Pig+Fig Cafe in White Rock. Scholarship recipients included, Santa Fe Indian School graduate Raeann Chavez, Capital High School graduate Emily Trevizo, Española Valley High School graduate Kiara Salinas Ontiveros, Santa Fe High School graduate Paige Tomkins, Capital High School graduate Mariah Sofia Chavez, Capital High School graduate Osmel Pacheco, Los Alamos High School graduate Matthea Fung, Read More
Los Alamos JJAB Hosts 2026 School Supply Drive
Los Alamos JJAB staff shopping for school supplies in 2025. Courtesy/Los Alamos JJAB
Los Alamos JJAB News:
Los Alamos JJAB has announced the kickoff of its annual School Supply Drive, a community effort dedicated to helping Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) students start the school year prepared and ready to learn.
As families continue to face rising costs, school supplies can place an added strain on household budgets. JJAB is committed to easing that burden by collecting financial donations to purchase essential items such as backpacks, notebooks, pens, pencils, folders, and other classroom Read More
McQuiston: When The Monsoon Rolls In … Tips For Getting Your Home Ready Before The First Big Storm
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
The sky is clear all morning. Then around 3 p.m. the clouds start stacking up dark over the mountains, the wind kicks up, and 10 minutes later it’s coming down sideways. Hail is ticking off the windows and the street out front is already running like a creek.
If you’ve spent a summer in northern New Mexico, you know the drill. The storms are loud and dramatic, and they can do real damage in about the time it takes to finish a cup of coffee.
Monsoon season officially started in mid-June and runs through September. The good news is that Read More
