Northern New Mexico College Foundation Exceeds $1M Goal In President’s Eagle Campaign
NNMC News:
ESPAÑOLA — The Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) Foundation proudly announces that the President’s Eagle Campaign has surpassed its ambitious $1,000,000 goal, marking a significant milestone in advancing student success and institutional growth.
Launched under the leadership of President Hector Balderas, the campaign brought together donors, community partners and supporters across the region who share a commitment to expanding educational opportunity in Northern New Mexico.
Funds raised through the President’s Eagle Campaign will directly support student scholarships, Read More
LANL Foundation Awards Over $1 Million In Scholarships To Northern New Mexico Students
LANL Foundation News:
ESPAÑOLA — The LANL Foundation is pleased to announce the 2026 recipients of its scholarship awards, recognizing the achievements of outstanding students across Northern New Mexico as they pursue higher education.
This year, 163 students have been awarded scholarships totaling nearly $1.2 million to pursue bachelor’s degrees.
Since 1999, the LANL Foundation has awarded nearly 2,900 scholarships, approaching $15 million in total funding. These scholarships are made possible through the generosity of the workforce of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Read More
Construction Work Continues At Chamisa Elementary
Sidewalk work underway last week at Chamisa Elementary School on Meadow Lane in White Rock. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen
A belly dump truck is loaded with dirt last week in front of Chamisa Elementary School on Meadow Lane in White Rock. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen Read More
Celebrate 2026 Earth Day Festival At Nature Center April 18
PEEC News:
The community is invited to explore, play, learn, and celebrate at the 2026 Earth Day Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 18, at Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road.
This annual event will offer engaging activities, fun entertainment, and delicious food.
To learn more, click Earth Day Festival.
Y Fitness Instructor Raj Vaidya Shares Health & Wellness Philosophy With Lori Thompson’s Sports Lit Classes
Los Alamos High School English Teacher Lori Thompson on Friday introducing longtime YMCA fitness instructor Raj Vaidya to her students. Vaidya, a LANL retiree, shared his philosophy on health and wellness during his presentations to all three of Thompson’s Sports Lit classes. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
PEEC To Host Spring Wildlife Tracking Program With Certified Specialist Ann Hunkins May 1
Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) will offer Discovering Wildlife Through Tracks and Signs from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Friday, May 1, 2026, beginning at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
This immersive, field‐based program invites participants to explore the Spring landscape through the perspective of a wildlife tracker, uncovering the subtle clues and stories left behind by animals active in the warming season.
Led by Certified Wildlife Tracker Ann Hunkins, the outing introduces participants to far more than footprints. Attendees will learn to recognize Read More
SFCC To Host Rattlesnake Avoidance Clinic For Dogs
SFCC Splash Spring Glass Club Sale April 29-30
A selection of glass artwork from a previous SFCC Glass Club Sale. Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) Splash Spring Glass Club Sale is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., April 29 and April 30.
This student sale features functional bowls, platters and vessels, jewelry, games, outdoor accent pieces and sculptures.
Exhibiting artists include Barbara Bloomberg, Bob Carson, Luetta Donalds, Gurudaya Khalsa, Nina Mastrangelo, Diana Shepherd, Yahne McLemore, Jayne Nordstrom, Andrea Polli, Ellen Premack, Fred Roensch and Leslie Walker Hirsch.
This free event is in the SFCC Main Hallway Read More
RDC To Host Business Booster Workshop At SALA April 14
From Regional Development Corporation:
Los Alamos and surrounding area businesses—we hear you! Join us from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, at SALA Los Alamos Event Center for a free Business Booster Workshop Intensive & Networking Lunch to boost your business.
Workshop topics:
- Getting Seen: Marketing Workshop
- Business Chops: Business Workshop
- Success Stories: How Did They Make It Happen?
- Networking Lunch with Key Resource Partners
Registration: www.rdcnm.org/events-1
More information: www.rdcnm.org/business-booster-workshops Read More
UNM-LA Front Entrance Ribbon Cutting April 29
PEEC Awarded Outdoor Equity Fund Grant To Expand Outdoor Access For Northern New Mexico Youth
Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is proud to be named a recipient of the New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division’s Outdoor Equity Fund (OEF). Through this grant, PEEC will support both in-school and out-of-school programming for K–12 students across five counties, including Rio Arriba and Los Alamos Counties, increasing access to meaningful outdoor learning experiences for youth. These programs connect young people to the outdoors through accessible, hands-on, place-based learning experiences that support academic learning, social-emotional Read More
Los Alamos Middle School Students Explore Engineering And Technology At UNM College Of Engineering Field Trip
Los Alamos Middle School student Cassie Salazar on the tour of the UNM College of Engineering. Courtesy photo
LAMS students Gabriel Hamilton, Daniel Yampolsky and Witness Awuzing on the UNM College of Engineering tour. Courtesy photo
LAPS News:
Forty students from Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS) recently had a hands-on opportunity to explore the frontiers of science and engineering during a field trip to the University of New Mexico (UNM) College of Engineering. The trip was designed to connect the concepts taught in LAMS’s computer science, robotics, and engineering classes with Read More
Explore New Mexico’s French Connection At Brown Bag Lecture April 15
NMOAS News:
James Bruseth, author of From a Watery Grave, the Discovery & Excavation of La Salle’s Shipwreck, La Belle, presents details of 22-year-long analysis and conservation of the recovered 1.8 million artifacts—representing an explorer’s “kit” for building a colony in the seventeenth-century New World
In 1686, the ill-fated La Salle expedition found itself stranded on a Texas beach. What followed was years of desperation, starvation, and the murder of La Salle by his own crew.
Two of those crew members, Jean L’Archeveque and Jacques Grollet, settled in New Mexico under the names Read More
UNM-Los Alamos To Host My Favorite Lecture: The Continuing Relevance Of The Federalist Papers
UNMLA News:
The UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) My Favorite Lecture Series 2026 is hosting The Continuing Relevance of the Federalist Papers: The Science (and Art) of Politics from 4:30-6 p.m., Monday, April 13. at SALA Event Center in Los Alamos. The lecture will be presented by Brent Pickett, Ph.D., who is dean of instruction at UNM-LA.
Pickett attended Wichita State University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Then, he attended the University of Colorado at Boulder, earning a master’s and Ph.D., also in political science. He served as assistant professor at Chadron State College Read More
Three Candidates Participate In LAPS School Board Forum
LAPS Board candidates Elisa Baker. left, and Stephanie Galvez listen as LAPS Superintendent Jennifer Guy speaks during Monday night’s school board forum. Candidate Katie Mussack attended virtually. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
From left, LAPS Board President Sondra Wyman, Vice President Lauren Coupland, Secretary Melanie Colgan and member Antonio Jaurigue ask questions to applicants seeking the open board seat in District 1 during a forum Monday night in the board meeting room. Applicants for the seat previously held by Margie Serrato, include Elisa Baker, right, Stephanie Read More
Imagine Autism Lunch & Learn Series 2025-2026 April 17
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UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board To Meet April 13
View of the UNM-Los Alamos campus at 4000 University Drive. Courtesy/UNM/LA
UNM-LA News:
The UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) Advisory Board is holding a board meeting at 5:30 p.m., Monday, April 13, in the Building 2 Lecture Hall (Room 230) on the UNM-LA campus at 4000 University Drive.
The meeting will also be virtual via Zoom. To join the meeting, follow this link: https://unm.zoom.us/j/93628197575.
Agenda items include review and adoption of the upcoming year’s budget.
The board generally meets on the Monday preceding the second Tuesday of each odd calendar month except in July, unless otherwise Read More
State Parks Expand Student Transportation Grants—More Than 170,000 Students Have Participated Since 2007
Kids in Parks at Rio Grande Nature Center State Park. Courtesy photo
EMNRD News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico State Parks has increased funding for its Kids in Parks transportation grant program after school requests surpassed available funds for the 2025–2026 school year.
The program reimburses teachers for transportation costs to bring students to state parks for curriculum-based outdoor learning. For the current 2025-2026 school year, total funding increased to $34,199—a roughly 128% increase over the program’s original $15,00 allocation, with State Parks providing an additional $19,199. Read More
Film Series ‘Indigenous Cinema’ Hosted By St. John’s College With IAIA July 20-24
Filmmaker Chris Eyre
From St. John’s College:
For years, St. John’s College has opened its doors to lifelong learners. There are in-person and online seminars throughout the year. The pinnacle of this program is Summer Classics, which takes place on the beautiful Santa Fe campus, as well as online.
For the most part, these classes, which are beloved by all the people who attend every year, deepen attendees’ knowledge of and delight in classic works.
But the seminars are not confined to the written word, and this year the college is highlighting an examination of Indigenous Cinema, July 20-24, Read More
Jemez Valley High School Marks Six Months Of Success With Wellness Room
Comfortable seating areas in the Wellness Room at Jemez Valley High School gives students a place to step away from class, reset, and refocus during the school day. Courtesy/Jemez Valley Public Schools.
Wall art, tables, and seating create space for reflection in the Wellness Room at Jemez Valley High School, which is designed to support student self-regulation and stress management during the school day. Courtesy/Jemez Valley Public Schools.
JVHS News:
Six months after opening in October, Jemez Valley High School is marking early success with its Wellness Room, which has provided more Read More
