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More Scenes Of 2023 Hilltoppers Hall Of Fame Inductees

Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Homecoming 2023 this past week included a host of activities and athletic events, including the induction of the 8th annual Athletic Hall of Fame class ceremony held Saturday in the Speech Theater at LAHS. Inductees include Kevin Dotson for track and field, Chase Ealey for track and field, Diane (Wood) Gordon for volleyball and tennis, Sarah Lott for swimming, Katie Schmitt-Gauss for cross country and track and field and Stephen ‘Sid’ Sydoriak for football, swimming and track and field. Sarah Lott, Kevin Datson and Chase Ealey were unable to attend the induction Read More

Scenes From LAHS 2023 Homecoming Court Ceremony

2023 Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Homecoming Queen Angelina Passalacqua and King Luke Favorite Friday night during Homecoming festivities on Sullivan Field. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Members of the LAHS 2023 Homecoming Court Cohen McKown and Cadence Key. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Members of the LAHS 2023 Homecoming Court Jackson Boone and Emily McLaughlin. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Melaki Gutierrez and Angelina Passalacqua. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Members of the LAHS 2023 Homecoming Court Jackson Blair and Nora Johnson. Photo Read More

LAHS Honors Athletic Hall Of Fame Inductees Friday Night

Los Alamos High School 8th annual Athletic Hall of Fame inductees honored at the Homecoming Game Friday night at Sullivan Field, from left, Diane Wood Gordon, Stephen (Sid) Sydoriak and Katie Schmitt Gauss. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com Read More

Scenes From LAHS 2023 Homecoming Parade

Scene from the Los Alamos High School (LAHS) 2023 Homecoming Parade Friday afternoon along Central Avenue in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Scene from the LAHS 2023 Homecoming Parade Friday afternoon along Central Avenue in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Scene from the LAHS 2023 Homecoming Parade Friday afternoon along Central Avenue in downtown Los Alamos.  Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Scene from the LAHS 2023 Homecoming Parade Friday afternoon along Central Avenue in downtown Los Alamos.  Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com Read More

Eastern New Mexico University Recognized In U.S. News And World Report Best Colleges Rankings For 2024

Eastern New Mexico University in Portales. Courtesy/ENMU

ENMU News:

PORTALES—Eastern New Mexico University earned status as a U.S. News and World Report “Best College” because of its excellent standing in the recently published 2024 Best College Rankings.

Eastern New Mexico was ranked 70th of 114 in the social mobility category for regional Universities in the West. Social Mobility rankings focus on economically disadvantaged students who are less likely than others to finish college, even when controlling for other characteristics.

Universities recognized in this category are more Read More

Notice Of Special UNM-LA Advisory Board Meeting Sept. 27

UNM-LA News:

The UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27 in the Lecture Hall, Building 2, on the UNM-LA campus at 1000 University Drive.

Advisory Board members and the UNM-LA executive team will be joining two consultants from Employee Organizational Development from the UNM central campus to conduct a focus group for UNM-Los Alamos’ next strategic plan.

Direct questions to Sarah Jimenez at 505.662.0334 or sarahjimenez@unm.edu. Read More

LANL Foundation Receives ‘Building Capacity’ Award For Supporting And Developing Teachers In New Mexico

LANL Foundation News:

ESPAÑOLA — LANL Foundation has been recognized by the New Mexico National Board-Certified Teacher Network (NM-NBCT) for its work to support and develop teachers in New Mexico.

The Education Enrichment team at the Foundation was singled out for their efforts to recruit and bolster teacher candidates seeking their National Board Certification. Michael Dabrieo, Education Enrichment Director at LANL Foundation, and Paul Le Francois, K12 Program Coordinator, were awarded the “Building Capacity” award at a ceremony in Artesia Sept. 16 during the annual conference Read More

Los Alamos County Public Library System Launches New Community Steward Series … First Event Features ‘An Evening With Angelica Gurule’ Oct. 12

County Sustainability ManagerAngelica Gurule

COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Public Library System is launching a new series featuring leaders of Los Alamos County.

The first event in the series, “An Evening with a Community Steward,” will feature Los Alamos County  Sustainability Manager Angelica Gurule for an open discussion 6-7 p.m., Oct. 12 at Mesa Public Library. 

Gurule, with her professional excellence in environmental stewardship, has recently taken on the role of Sustainability Manager after nearly a decade with Los Alamos County Environmental Services Division.

“One Read More

LAHS Class Of 1973 Celebrates 50th Reunion Sept. 22-24

LAHS News:

LAHS Class of 1973 will be celebrating its 50th reunion this coming weekend for Homecoming.

There are close to 100 classmates who’ll be gathering to enjoy the Homecoming Parade followed by a Drink & Nosh gathering at Fuller Lodge before the Homecoming game. GO Toppers – beat the Chargers!!!

Saturday will be filled with various activities (hiking, tennis, golf & a LAHS campus tour) followed by a fun evening of dinner, music, mingling & mixing at Cottonwood on the Greens.

Sunday morning’s send off will be coffee & bagels at Ashley Pond.

Cheers to a memorable Homecoming Read More

UNM-Los Alamos Invites Community Participation In Strategic Planning Survey

Courtesy Image

UNM-LA News:

UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) is excited to announce the launch of a community-wide survey aimed at gathering valuable insights and input as the campus embarks on the development of a strategic plan. This initiative seeks to engage the local community members in shaping the future of UNM-LA by soliciting their perspectives on the institution’s goals and priorities.

The survey is part of a comprehensive effort to ensure that UNM-LA’s strategic plan accurately reflects the needs and aspirations of its surrounding communities. As UNM-LA strives to create a roadmap Read More

Pearce: Celebrating School Attendance Awareness Month

By KELLY PEARCE 
Teach Plus

When Michael was in my media literacy class, he was quick to contribute his perspectives to our discussions, lended a hand when his peers had glitchy computers, and always had a joke at the ready. 

But Michael wasn’t in school as often as I would have liked. He was absent an average of twice a week. Sometimes he would be gone days at a time. 

I often told him that he was my 7th-grade teaching assistant, and I needed him there for our class to function at its best. He did not like to talk about his mounting absences and correspondence home to share how much I enjoyed having him in class Read More

LANL’s John Sarrao Prepares To Lead SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

LANL Deputy Director John Sarrao during a recent interview at the Los Alamos Daily Post about his move to lead SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory at Stanford University. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

Following a 33-year career at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Deputy Director John Sarrao has been named Director of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. SLAC, originally named the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, is a federally funded research and development center in Menlo Park, Calif., and one Read More

Open Book: Ex Libris – Encyclopedia Britannica

By DAVID IZRAELIVITZ
Los Alamos

Note to Reader: This Open Book column is part of my occasional “Ex Libris” series about books that have made a difference in my life. Hope you enjoy it.

I don’t know whether future generations will put any value or prestige on personal knowledge. Everything that you want to know is already out there on your smartphone. Want to replace some plumbing? Someone on YouTube will show you how. Can’t remember the name of a song playing at the coffee shop? Turn to Shazam. Need to solve a nasty mathematical expression, go to Wolfram Alpha. Want to know the details of a mid-19th-century Read More

LAHS Girls Wrestling Coach Emily Tew Earns National Award

Los Alamos High School girls’ wrestling coach Emily Tew earned the USA Wrestling Women’s Age Group Council Person of the Year. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Los Alamos High School girls wrestling coach Emily Tew earned national recognition during a tournament in July in Fargo, S.D.

Tew received the title, USA Wrestling Women’s Age Group Council Person of the Year. This award is one of two national level awards given out each year by the USA Wrestling Women’s Age Group Council. USA Wrestling is the governing Read More

Kiwanis Children’s Fund President Amy Zimmerman & Kiwanis Youth Programs Chair Karin Church Of Los Alamos Offer Insight Into Leadership Now And In The Future

2023-24 Kiwanis Children’s Fund President Amy Zimmerman, left, and Kiwanis Youth Programs Chair Karin Church of Los Alamos offer insight into leadership now and in the future. Courtesy/Kiwanis

Interviews by JULIE SAETRE
Kiwanis Club 

Amy Zimmerman and Karin Church of Los Alamos set their sights on leadership roles as children and began their leadership journeys through Kiwanis Service Leadership Programs. Now Church is the 2023-24 Kiwanis Youth Programs board chair, and Zimmerman is 2023-24 Kiwanis Children’s Fund board president.

As they begin their terms, they share insights in the Read More

Northern New Mexico College Enrollment Up 12 Percent

NNMC News:

ESPAÑOLA — Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) has announced 12-percent increases in both the number of students attending and its Full Time Equivalent (FTE) calculation, which indicates how many students would be attending if all were enrolled full time.

Fall enrollment is at 1229, with 771.9 FTEs. The increased enrollment shows that Northern is the college of choice for a growing number of students.

Northern exceeded the ambitious goals it submitted to the New Mexico Higher Education Department two months ago in its Strategic Enrollment Plan Update. In addition, these numbers Read More

Screenagers Under The Influence Shows Thursday At SALA

LAPS News:

Screenagers Under the Influence will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21 at SALA as part of the Mental Health Matters series.

All Mental Health Matters series events are free to the public.

This is a new release that examines the impact of our digital age on teens’ decision making in relation to substances such as vaping, alcohol, drugs and gaming. The film explores the latest research, highlights the personal experiences of teens and families, acknowledges the changing landscape of the substances themselves, and offers solutions for how we can best empower teens as they face Read More

Community Conversations Presents: ‘Fentanyl Awareness – Overdose Recognition & Response’ Online Training Sept. 27

COMMUNITY News:

The community is invited to attend an online webinar to learn about fentanyl overdose recognition and response 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27.

This event, with Bernie Lieving, the statewide overdose prevention education coordinator, will discuss myths vs. facts of fentanyl, signs of substance abuse and addiction and your rights as a responder.

No prior registration is required to attend.

Community members who would like to have NARCAN® naloxone nasal spray can pick up the product for free from the Social Services Office (1183 Diamond Dr. # E) or Municipal Court (2500 Trinity Read More

New Mexico Celebrates National Adult Education & Family Literacy Week

NMHED News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Higher Education Department and the New Mexico Adult Education Association celebrate National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, recognizing the many accomplishments of adult and family educators, students, and programs across New Mexico.   

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued a proclamation declaring Sept. 17-23 “Adult Education and Family Literacy Week,” in honor of the remarkable work state-funded adult education and family literacy programs do year-round to improve outcomes for adults and their families.   

“Adult education Read More

LAHS Homecoming Court Promotes ‘Court For A Cause’

The Los Alamos High School 2023 Homecoming Court including Megan Brown, Lyas Eidenbenz, Cohen McKown, Nora Johnson, Angelina Passalacqua, Cadence Key, Luke Favorite, Denaee Chavez, Jackson Blair, Melaki Gutierrez, Jackson Boone and Emily McLaughlin. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Los Alamos High School (LAHS) is celebrating homecoming this week as they prepare to compete against Albuquerque Academy at the football game on Friday and “Unplug the Chargers!”.

Congratulations to the following students who were selected for this year’s homecoming court: Megan Brown, Lyas Eidenbenz, Cohen Read More

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