Mountain To Celebrate 75 Years With Afternoon Tea
Mountain News:
Mountain Elementary School will host an afternoon tea,1-4 p.m. Saturday, March 7, in the gymnasium at Mountain, to celebrate 75 years.
There will be finger foods, music, and school tours for alumni. There will be live music. Current students must be accompanied by a family member.
To RSVP, click here: RSVP 3/7 Tea or email m.lee@laschools.net, also there is information on a drive to send photos, at https://photos.app.goo.gl/CJhhXRgRAVuxi5Vd6.
Anyone with Mountain School memorabilia is asked to drop it off at the office, and please include their name. Thank you!
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State Enacts Literacy, Math And Special Education Reform
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico closed its 2026 legislative session with unanimous, bipartisan passage of two landmark education bills and strong support for a third, codifying the instructional practices behind the state’s largest reading gains and establishing a new statutory framework for math instruction and special education services.
Senate Bills 29, 37 and 64 passed with strong bipartisan support, including unanimous approval of SB 29 and SB 37 in both chambers. Together, these measures modernize and strengthen the state’s framework for literacy, mathematics and special education. Read More
ZYEP Announces Family Engagement Night And Spring Break Youth Programming
ZYEP’s 2025 Family Engagement Night focused on vaping education and included a guided painting session for all ages. Courtesy/ZYEP
ZYEP News:
ZUNI — Intergenerational relationships remain one of the strongest protective factors for Zuni youth. Recognizing the need to create space for young people and their families to learn, reflect and grow together, the Zuni Youth Enrichment Project will host a Family Engagement Night (FEN) on March 5 and free spring break programming March 16–20 for youth ages 6 to 18.
Family Engagement Night: Sketch & Learn
According to Tara Wolfe, ZYEP’s program Read More
FLACL In Partnership With LAPS Foundation Invite High School Seniors To Apply For Scholarships
FLACL News:
When was the last time you read a really great book, just for fun, and found that it changed your way of seeing the world or fundamentally expanded your perception of mankind or the human experience?
This question is a call out to all high school Seniors in Los Alamos County. Each year, via this question, the Friends of Los Alamos County Libraries (FLACL) partners with Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation to award up to five scholarships to college/university-bound high school seniors, for a total sum of $13,500. FLACL would like all seniors to be aware of this opportunity and to apply. Read More
All Student Art Show On Display At Step Up Gallery
STEP UP GALLERY News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools celebrate student art month and the New Mexico Year of Arts in Education with a colorful display of hundreds of artworks made by students from Pre-K through high school seniors. Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library hosts this annual show, which opened today.
The district’s art team goes above and beyond to prepare the show for hanging. The teachers are collecting and labeling the art works, planning how work will be displayed, choosing representative pieces and boxing things up to transport them to the gallery. The art show team is led by middle Read More
From Ballot To Campus: $12M In Voter‑Backed Upgrades Break Ground At UNM‑LA
Construction nears completion at the UNM-LA front entry. Funding comes from statewide and local general obligation bonds passed by voters in the county in Nov. 2024. Courtesy photo
By MARLENE WILDEN
Los Alamos Daily Post
marlene@ladailypost.com
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) is undergoing the most visible transformation in its recent history, a $12 million campus upgrade that Chancellor Mike Holtzclaw calls both practical and symbolic.
At its core, the effort fixes roofs, replaces windows and repairs aging structures. It also prepares the campus for workforce-focused Read More
LAPS: Registration For 2026-2027 School Year Opens March 2
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools will open online registration for the 2026-2027 school year at 8 a.m. on Monday, March 2, 2026, for students planning to attend LAPS in the fall. This includes new and returning students, kindergarten and preschool.
For more information, visit www.laschools.net/families-students/registration and to register beginning on March 2 using either a computer or smartphone.
LAPS is using PowerSchool Enrollment for registration. The district has streamlined this process for parents to minimize the time it takes for parents to complete the registration Read More
Los Alamos Police Department Announces First Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run Golf Tournament Sept. 11
Los Alamos Police Department To Conduct Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols During Next Several Months
LAPD will conduct DWI Operations over the next several months. Post file photo
LAPD News:
The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) will conduct DWI Operations over the next several months.
Citizens can expect to see DWI roadblocks and saturation patrols to combat crimes related to driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, underage drinking, and open container violations.
Citizens can always report suspected drunk drivers by calling the Los Alamos County Emergency Communications Center at 505.662.8222. Read More
Seeking LAHS Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors To Apply For LAMC’s 2026 ‘Multiple Avenues For Successful Healthcare’ Program
LAMC News:
Continuing a community tradition, Los Alamos Medical Center (LAMC) and Los Alamos High School are very pleased to once again offer the Multiple Avenues for Successful Healthcare (MASH) program to interested and eligible high school sophomores, juniors and seniors.
The goal of this annual program is to expose local students to the multiple exciting and rewarding career opportunities available in their hometown hospital.
This one-week job shadowing experience will occur on the LAMC campus, at 3917 West Road, June 1-5. The shadowing program is designed to involve interactive Read More
NMSA Creative Writing Workshop Feb. 28
YMCA News:
The Family YMCA’s Los Alamos Teen Center, located at 475 20th Street, Suite C, Los Alamos, NM, is partnering with the New Mexico School for the Arts to host a free Creative Writing Workshop this from 2–5 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 28.
Instructor Craig Barnes will guide teens through exercises designed to spark imagination and get ideas flowing. This is a great opportunity for young writers to explore storytelling in a supportive, creative environment right here at the Teen Center. Read More
Los Alamos Middle School Engineering Students Complete Service Project With Nonprofit Mesa To Mesa
LAMS students taking an Advanced Engineering class are working on building an accessibility ramp as part of a service project with Mesa to Mesa. Courtesy/LAPS
LAMS students lift the frame of an accessibility ramp they are building for Mesa to Mesa. Courtesy/LAPS
From Los Alamos Public Schools:
Seventeen Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS) students from Dr. Brent Collom’s Advanced Engineering classes recently completed a service project with the nonprofit Mesa to Mesa. They built several accessibility ramps, an activity that brought together hands-on, project-based, and service learning. Read More
New Mexico Museum Of Natural History & Science To Reopen April 4 Following Major State-Funded Renovation
NMMNHS News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs today announced the reopening of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science Saturday, April 4, following a major state-funded renovation that strengthens the museum’s infrastructure and enhances the visitor experience.
The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) serves as a key destination for New Mexicans and out-of-state visitors alike, drawing more than 175,000 ticketed visitors during FY 2025. The museum also served approximately 40,000 school children over that same period. Read More
SFIS & MIAC Form New Partnership
EDUCATION News:
AstroTour [AR]: Indigenous Cosmologies Through Code is a 6-week transdisciplinary youth workshop that fuses augmented reality, coding, and sky observation.
This powerful new collaboration brings together cultural perspectives, space science, and creative technology in partnership with the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) and the Santa Fe Indian School (SFIS).
Students from SFIS’s Advanced Computer Science class visited the Makowa exhibit at the museum for inspiration.
Bethany Rivera and the STEMarts team with Dr. Julia Blue Bird, Lakota Astrophysicist Read More
Los Alamos Scout Troop 122 Goes To Carlsbad Caverns
Los Alamos Scout Troop 122 recently went on a trip to Carlsbad Caverns in southern New Mexico. Pictured: Alex Euler at an exhibit at the Carlsbad Caverns visitor center. Courtesy photo
Steve Mosier, Broderick Euler, Brandon Keller, Javier Chacon, and Christopher Delgado look over a diorama of the caverns. Courtesy photo
Scout Troop 122 descends into the mouth of Caverns. Courtesy photo Read More
Mikey Aslam Scholarship Submissions Due Thursday For LAHS Graduating Seniors
Mikey Aslam. Courtesy photo
C’YA News:
The Mikey Aslam Scholarship is due this Thursday for LAHS graduating seniors. Champions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA) oversees the scholarship for the family and applications are being accepted via mail (postmarked by the 27th) or sent by email before midnight.
While many students stress over the letter of support, the C‘YA application simply requests a letter or email from someone that knows them well and can sing their praises. Requirements mostly include some type of community service, volunteer work, church activities, or Scouting.
While you Read More
UNM-LA Adds New Classes At Adult Learning Center
UNM-LA News:
The UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) Adult Learning Center has four new English as a Second Language classes, two for beginners and two for intermediate/advanced learners. With morning, evening and online options, students will find a class that fits both their skill level and their schedule.
Looking to earn a high school equivalency? UNM-LA has added two new afternoon GED/HiSET prep classes, including in-person science instruction. Plus, flexible online courses and digital learning tools make it easier than ever to finish a credential.
Spring classes run through June 12, and registration Read More
Helping Butterfly Conservation Take Flight: PEEC Invites Community To Free Virtual Talk By Xerces Society March 5
A juniper hairstreak butterfly. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) invites the community to a free virtual program, Helping Butterfly Conservation Take Flight, 6-7 p.m., Thursday, March 5. This online talk explores the beauty, importance, and vulnerability of New Mexico’s butterflies and the meaningful steps each of us can take to help protect them.
New Mexico is home to nearly half of all butterfly species found in the United States, making it a hotspot for pollinator diversity. These charismatic insects pollinate crops and gardens, support Read More
Op-Ed: Thank You, Los Alamos
By KAREN WILLIAMS
Director of Development
UNM-Los Alamos
Since beginning fundraising efforts for UNM-LA in 2023, we’ve had wonderful responses and great results! This community is uniquely caring and aware, and we are very grateful that so many have been moved to include UNM-LA in their philanthropic budgets!
In 2023, we began campaigning in the community with individual donors, the Los Alamos Community Foundation, and local corporations (SMSI and N3B) and successfully established a $500,000 endowment fund for the long-term financial well-being of our campus.
Did you know that though Read More
Los Alamos Makers Launches Creative Workforce Development Program
3D-printed ice cream cone and Oreo cookie storage boxes, laser-cut wood carving and personalized laser-engraved cutting board are a few of the many fabricated products showcased by Los Alamos Makers at last year’s Science Fest. Courtesy photo
Los Alamos Makers News:
- Sponsored by New Mexico Creative Industries Division to strengthen creative industry clusters and diversify the state economy
Los Alamos Makers launched today, Feb. 23, its new Creative Workforce Development Program, a hands-on training initiative designed to expand economic opportunity within New Mexico’s creative Read More
