LANL Foundation Honors 16 Area Teachers Receiving National Board Certification
Local NBCT teachers honored May 13 at the LANL Foundation office in Española. Courtesy/LANL Foundation
LANL Foundation News:
ESPAÑOLA — The LANL Foundation honored 16 teachers from Northern New Mexico who have achieved their National Board Certification, alongside their coaches and other support providers, at a luncheon Saturday, May 13, at its Española office.
The 16 teachers have achieved their certification over the past several years, with Saturday’s event being the first time the group has been able to gather to celebrate due to pandemic-era restrictions.
The NBPTS (National Board Read More
Liz Janusz Selected As Aspen Elementary School Principal
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) announced this morning that Liz Janusz has been selected as the new principal of Aspen Elementary School. Janusz is an outstanding leader who brings a passion for working with students and teachers to Aspen.” –LAPS
Janusz has a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from“ Eastern Illinois University. She earned a master’s degree in Reading from Roosevelt University. Most recently, she graduated with her second master’s degree in Educational Leadership from New Mexico Highlands University. She was born and raised in Chicago and moved to Los Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: May 19-25, 2023
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring of old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.
For information, email pac8@losalamos.com, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.
PAC 8 Television schedule for May 19-25, 2023:
Friday, May 19, 2023
- 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
- 10 a.m. — The Tom Hartman Program
- 11 a.m. — County Council Meeting Replay 5-02-23
- 3 p.m. — Democracy Now!
- 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
- 6 p.m. — Los Alamos Senior Center – Chair Yoga with Jackie
- 7 p.m. — Back
JROMC Presents 2023 Educational Scholarship Awards
Christine Hazard Phillips (JROMC member), left, and Abel Chavez (Class of 1970 representative), far right, present J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee Scholarships to LAHS students: Yeanwoo Park, Isaac Gao, Violet Henderson, Adeline Feng, Quinton Geller, Ming Yuan Lo, and Madelyn Crotzer. Not pictured, Sonja Ebey. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
JROMC News:
The J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC) announces the winners of the 2023 scholarship awards for Los Alamos and regional high school seniors.
This year’s winners are:
Los Alamos High School
- Yeanwoo
Los Alamos High School Boys Track & Field Team Wins Third State Championship In A Row!
The LAHS Boys Track & Field 2023 New Mexico State Champion Team! Photo by Blake Wood
By BLAKE WOOD
Assistant Coach
LAHS Track & Field
The LAHS Boys Track & Field team won their third straight Class 4A State Championship at UNM, Friday and Saturday, May 12-13! The Hilltopper Girls team were also State Champions for the third year in a row – see separate article for their results.
In a hard-fought battle with runner-up Albuquerque Academy, the Hilltoppers were behind for all of the first day of the two-day meet, taking the lead only mid-way through Saturday’s competition. Read More
LAPS & LAFSE Complete Negotiations & Ratify School Employees 2023 Contract
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public School Board, Superintendent Jennifer Guy and Los Alamos Federation of School Employees (LAFSE) Presidents Trey Pereyra and Stacy Martens have announced the completion and ratification of the 2023 contract negotiations for school employees.
“I am proud of the hard work and dedication from both negotiating teams,” Superintendent Guy stated. “I believe that this contract benefits both employees and the school district, ultimately benefiting students. I value the partnership that we have with the union. We are a better district because of the work with Read More
Los Alamos High School Girls Track & Field Team Wins Third State Championship In A Row!
The LAHS Girls Track & Field 2023 New Mexico State Champion Team! Photo by Blake Wood
By BLAKE WOOD
Assistant Coach
LAHS Track & Field
The Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Girls Track & Field team won their third State Championship in a row at UNM Friday and Saturday, May 12-13, a feat duplicated by the Hilltopper Boys as well (see separate article for their results).
Ginnie Pickett Awarded Summit Garden Club Scholarship
The Summit Garden Club of Los Alamos has awarded its 2023 Pat Edmonds-Sue Graves scholarship to Ginnie (Gwendolyn) Pickett of Los Alamos. This scholarship has been given to a Los Alamos High School senior majoring in environmental studies each year for 51 years. As early as 7th grade, in Curtis Terrill’s science class, Pickett recognized her interest in insects – their needs and roles in nature. In the summer of her sophomore year of high school, she visited the Albuquerque Bio Park, and spoke with a residing scientist about careers in entomology research, and decided to make that her field of Read More
Rio Rancho Archer Takes Top Honors At National Contest
Rio Rancho 5th grader Bell Savary wins elementary bullseye division at Western Nationals Championship. Courtesy/NMGF
NMGF News:
ALBUQUERQUE — In March, 85 New Mexico youth archers competing at the 2023 New Mexico National Archery in the School Program (NASP) State Championship qualified to participate in the Western Nationals Championship.
Almost 2,000 youth archers from 25 states competed for individual and team awards at the NASP Western Nationals Championship held April 28-29 at the Mountain America Center in Sandy, Utah.
Bell Savary, a fifth grader from Maggie Cordova Elementary Read More
NM Dept. Of Workforce Solutions Looks To Hospitality To Bring Work-Based Learning Program To More Communities
NMDWS News
ALBUQUERQUE – The state is exploring how to expand a Santa Fe work-based learning program that connected young people with the leisure and hospitality industry to more communities.
The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) will begin the process of introducing a mirrored version of the “LevelUP!” program, tabbed “Level Up Your Career,” into Taos and Las Cruces to pilot the program before taking a statewide approach. The New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) will be providing marketing and outreach support.
The “LevelUP!” program was launched by a small group Read More
Scenes From LAECCA Honor Cord Reception At LAHS
Students enrolled in the Emergency Medical Services program include Elizabeth Hatch, Mikaela Brown, Adeline Feng, Kourtney Grazier and Tyson Lujan, Mentors are Brent Collom and Mick Matuszak. Courtesy/LAPS
Robotics students pictured with their mentors Don Davis, right, and Brent Collom, from left, Patrick Scully, Nicolas Rey, Quintin Madsen and Evan Long. Courtesy/LAPS
Mentors Brent Collom and Dr. Sharon Hurley pose with Business/Marketing students Isabella McTeigue and Mia Casados. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Fifteen Los Alamos High School seniors and one junior were recognized Read More
Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos Awards Multiple Scholarships At 2023 LAHS Convocation May 4 At Smith Auditorium
The Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos awarded multiple scholarships to graduating seniors at the Los Alamos High School Convocation Ceremony May 4 at Duane Smith Auditorium. Kiwanis Scholarship Committee Chair Dennis Gill shown here with scholarship recipients, from left, Yunseo Kim, Adeline Feng, Brian Han, Ming-Yuan Lo, Quinton Geller, Madeline Crotzer and Beste Zeytun. Photo by Morrie Pongratz Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: LAHS Principal Renee Dunwoody
On the job in Los Alamos: Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Principal Renee Dunwoody is hard at work today helping the crews from LAPS Facilities, Los Alamos landscaping & More and students in Natural Helpers plant a new Giving Tree on the front lawn at LAHS. The tree was generously donated by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos. Courtesy/Craig Wehner Read More
Military Order Of The World Wars May 16 Meeting To Feature Los Alamos National Laboratory Senior Historian Alan Carr
MOWW News:
The Military Order Of The World Wars (MOWW) featured speaker this month is Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Senior Historian Alan Carr. He will be speaking about:
Introduction to Historical Analysis
What challenges do historians face? How do historians evaluate sources and craft narratives? Should you trust historians? “Introduction to Historical Methods” explores these questions. It is not a lecture on a historical topic: it is a discussion about how historians approach history.
This month’s meeting is Tuesday, May 16. We will meet in American Legion Post 90 2nd floor Read More
Los Alamos Sports Lit Classes Tour Isotopes Park
Scene of students from Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Teacher Lori Thompson’s Literature & Composition in Sports (Sports Lit) class on day 1 of a 2-day educational, behind-the-scenes tour of the stadium and culture of baseball Tuesday, May 9 at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque. Over the 2 days, 120 students and 12 chaperones also visited the press box and dugout among other nonpublic areas at the park. Isotopes Park offers free tours to students on non-game days. Courtesy/Lori Thompson
Scene of LAHS students from Sports Lit class on day 1 of a 2-day educational, behind-the-scenes tour Tuesday, Read More
GEAR UP NM Hosts Native American College Readiness Conference
Courtesy photo
Courtesy photo
NMHED News:
POJOAQUE – More than 120 school staff, indigenous students, and their families gathered at Buffalo Thunder Resort last week to participate in the inaugural Pathways to Success Conference, organized by GEAR UP New Mexico.
The conference marks the first time the GEAR UP program has hosted a conference focused on Native American students and families, which featured more than 25 organizations, including Tewa Women United and the American Indian Chamber of Commerce. The event also featured a college and career fair, where students and parents got Read More
Rotary Club Of Los Alamos Honors LAHS Student Rebecca Li With Distinguished Student Of Service Award
Rotarian Tim Bullock presents a Distinguished Student of Service certificate to LAHS junior Rebecca Li on behalf of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos as her parents Yuhong Qin and Shengtai Li share the moment, April 4 at Cottonwood on the Greens. Photo by Sandy Tobin
BY VINCENT CHIRAVALLE
Rotary Club of Los Alamos
The motto of Rotary is Service Above Self. To support this motto in each academic year, the Rotary Club of Los Alamos honors “Distinguished Students of Service” in their junior year of high school. Students are first nominated by their teachers who are asked to select those who:
- Have given positive
Ethan Nopah (Diné) Selected 2023 IAIA Student Of The Year
2023 IAIA Student of the Year Ethan Nopah (Diné) of Gallup. Courtesy/IAIA
IAIA News:
Ethan Nopah (Diné), a thoughtful and introspective junior pursuing his BFA in Cinematic Arts and Technology at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), was recently named the 2023 IAIA Student of the Year.
“As provost for the Institute of American Indian Arts, I am happy and proud that Ethan Nopah has been selected as the American Indian College Fund IAIA Student of the Year 2023,” states IAIA Provost Felipe J. Estudillo Colón (Laguna Pueblo). “Ethan’s exemplary academic performance and his deep passion Read More
AAU Basketball Team Hosts Fundraiser At Sullivan Saturday!
SPORTS News:
The AAU Basketball Team “Game Day” is holding a fundraiser, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. this Saturday at Sullivan Field.
The fundraiser includes a Mother’s Day Car Wash and Bake Sale.
The team is hoping to raise money to pay for tournament fees for the upcoming season.
The community is encouraged to come out and support the team! Read More
Heinrich, Sanders, Gillibrand And Omar Seek To Expand And Make Permanent Universal School Meals
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
U.S. Senate News
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and U.S. Representative Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) announced the Universal School Meals Program Act, legislation that provides a permanent solution to end child hunger in schools by offering free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack to all students, preschool through high school, regardless of income. Throughout the pandemic, this program provided food-insecurity relief to families across the country but expired in September 2022. Read More
