NM Colleges Waive Application Fees Through November
NMHED News:
SANTA FE — Most public colleges and universities in New Mexico will waive application fees throughout November, eliminating a financial barrier for prospective students during the annual ‘No Fee November’ initiative.
The program is supported by the New Mexico Higher Education Department, New Mexico Public Education Department and New Mexico Educational Assistance Foundation.
Since the Opportunity Scholarship Act passed in 2022, college enrollment in New Mexico has increased for four consecutive years. Fall enrollment is up 3.6% this year, with more than 40,000 New Mexicans Read More
DALA Opens ‘Sugar Plum On The Hill’ Friday Dec. 5
Jasper Lee and Anabel Irving in costume as the Cavalier and Sugar Plum Fairy at the Santa Fe Botanical Gardens. Courtesy/DALA
Jasper Lee (Cavalier) rehearses the Sugar Plum Grand Pas de Deux with Allyson Harbert (Sugar Plum Fairy). Courtesy/DALA
BY KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Ten years ago, Dance Arts Los Alamos (DALA) premiered “Nutcracker on the Hill”, a ballet that drew from the holiday classic but added in local lore and history. Then came the sequels: “Ratcracker on the Hill” followed by “Sugar Plum on the Hill”, which punted the story to a whole new level Read More
This Week In Sports: Nov. 24-25, 2025
SPORTS News:
This week the Los Alamos High School Hilltoppers Football Team has boys and girls basketball games at home and away.
The Hilltopper sports games and events are covered by the Los Alamos Daily Post sports team, which includes John McHale, Mike Cote and Nate Limback.
This Week’s Hilltopper Sports Schedule:
Nov. 24 – Monday
- Boys Basketball vs Rio Rancho Away – 7 p.m.
Nov. 25 – Tuesday
- Girls Basketball vs St. Michaels Home – 7 p.m.
Las Vegas City Schools Joins High-Speed Internet Network
CNM News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Las Vegas City Schools has connected all five schools and its Early Childhood Center to the state’s new broadband education network, giving more than 1,000 students and nearly 400 teachers and staff access to faster, more secure internet.
The district is the latest to join the Statewide Education Network (SEN), a comprehensive broadband system that launched in July 2024 to provide school-centric high-speed internet across New Mexico. The network will eventually allow students to share classes and resources throughout their district and beyond and gives Read More
Volunteers Needed For 2025 Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival At Northern New Mexico College Dec. 5
Courtesy photo
STEM News:
Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) and STEM Santa Fe are partnering to offer the Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival from 8 a.m.–2 p.m., Friday Dec. 5, 2025, in Española. We already have 160 7th and 8th grade students signed up!
We need volunteers to run the activity tables. No previous experience with the activities or with math is required. Just a love for youth mentoring and exploration.
Below is the link for more information and how to sign up. Please help us spread the word.
https://tinyurl.com/2025JRMFVolunteer
The Mathematics Festival will be held at Northern Read More
PEEC Honored As ‘Outstanding Attraction’ At 2025 New Mexico Top HAT Awards
New Mexico Tourism Department Acting Cabinet Secretary Lancing Adams, with Executive Director Jillian Rubio, center, and Board Member Lauren Winchester as they accept the ‘Outstanding Attraction’ award on behalf of PEEC during Tuesday’s 2025 NM Top HAT Awards Gala in Albuquerque. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC), the nonprofit organization that operates the Los Alamos Nature Center, has been awarded “Outstanding Attraction” at the 2025 New Mexico Top HAT Awards Gala, hosted by the New Mexico Hospitality Association.
On Tuesday night, Executive Read More
Kiwanis Club To Host Aluminum Collection This Saturday
Members of the Kiwanis Club and Key Club in September collecting aluminum cans. Courtesy/Kiwanis
KIWANIS CLUB News:
Members of the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos will be collecting and buying aluminum cans, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 22, in the parking lot of the First United Methodist Church on Diamond Drive (near Sullivan Field).
The community is encouraged to bring the aluminum cans they’ve had accumulating and help support the environment and the Kiwanis Club. Read More
Level 1 Starts Here: Local Voices Shaping Game Design—And Global Security
This image of Pine Lakes Lodge is an example of modeling, texturing, AO/detail maps and collision (Xbox 360, 2007). Environment art by Holly Sheppard
Holly Sheppard, senior world builder at 31st Union. Courtesy photo
By MARLENE WILDEN
Los Alamos Daily Post
marlene@ladailypost.com
When 21-year-old Holly Sheppard began 3D modeling a simple office chair, she didn’t know she was helping lay the groundwork for a new kind of world building, one that could someday help train international nuclear inspectors.
Sheppard, now a senior world builder at 31st Union, was a University of Advancing Technology Read More
Shop Small Business Saturday At PEEC’s Gift Shop Nov. 29
PEEC News:
Celebrate the holiday season by supporting local nonprofits and finding unique gifts 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 29 at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) Gift Shop inside the Los Alamos Nature Center.
Admission is free, and shoppers of all ages are welcome.
PEEC’s gift shop features a variety of nature-themed books, toys, and locally made goods, with all purchases helping to support environmental education programs in the community. Shoppers can enjoy special discounts during this one-day event: 20% off for PEEC members and 10% off for non-members.
No registration Read More
‘Lights Of Gisewa’ Farolito Lighting At Jemez Historic Site Dec. 12 & 13—Limited Tickets Now On Sale
A farolito at dusk at a previous ‘Lights of Gisewa’ annual holiday event at Jemez Historic Site. Courtesy/JHS
NMDCA News:
The community is invited to enjoy farolitos, Pueblo dancers, and Native art and music at Jemez Historic Site’s annual holiday event, Lights of Gisewa, 5-9 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Dec. 12 and 13, in Jemez Springs.
Walk the glowing farolito-lined paths curving around ancient Gisewa Pueblo and the remains of the San José de los Jemez Mission during this special holiday event.
The evening’s program includes Pueblo dances between two bonfires by the Northern-Southern Read More
Los Alamos Schools Credit Union COO To Speak At UNM-LA Career Series Today Nov. 20
UNM-LA News:
The final UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) “A Day in the Life Of …” speaker is Josh Stringer from Los Alamos Schools Credit Union. The talk will take place from 2-3 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 20, on the UNM-LA campus in room 203 as well as via Zoom.
Community members are welcome to attend. Los Alamos High School students are encouraged to participate during their WIN time via Zoom.
Born in California and raised in New Mexico, Stringer earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from New Mexico State University with a focus in marketing. He started his career in media with MTV and Read More
N.M. College Enrollment Increases For 4th Consecutive Year
NMHED News:
SANTA FE — College enrollment has increased in New Mexico for the fourth consecutive year, the New Mexico Higher Education Department announced today, according to preliminary fall enrollment data from universities throughout the state.
There are 4,016 new students pursuing a degree in the fall 2025 semester, up 3.6% from the fall 2024 semester, bringing the total number of degree-seeking students in New Mexico to 113,991.
College enrollment in New Mexico has increased each year since the fall 2021 semester and 13.6% total over that four-year timeframe, representing 13,727 Read More
Los Alamos High School Cheerleaders To Participate In 84th Annual Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade Dec. 7 In Hawaii
Los Alamos High School Cheerleaders, top row from left, Genesis Fernandez, Kestrel Laesar, Sara Gordon, Alessandra Valencia, Kailea Kobayashi, Angelica Montoya, Madeline Morris. Bottom row from left, Angelee Abeyta, Sophia Sisneros, Jasmine Grey, Faith Archuleta, Allyson Harbert and Holly Martinez. Courtesy photo
TOPPERS News:
The Los Alamos High School Cheerleaders will participate in the 84th annual Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade on Dec. 7, 2025, in Waikiki, Hawaii.
The parade and associated events commemorate the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor during the Second World Read More
New Mexico To Host Farm To Cafeteria Food Conference
NMDOH News:
SANTA FE — The National Farm to School Network will bring its annual National Farm to Cafeteria Conference to Albuquerque this year, spotlighting New Mexico’s leadership in providing students with local, healthy food.
The event will gather hundreds of advocates, educators, farmers and community leaders from across the country to promote local, nutritious food choices in schools. The conference will be held Dec. 1-4 at the Albuquerque Convention Center, 401 2nd St. NW.
The theme of the conference is “Rooted in Culture, Growing for the Future.” Rita Condon, manager of New Mexico Read More
Girl Scouts Troop 10785 Donates Cookies To Animal Shelter
The Girls of Troop 10785 from Los Alamos and White Rock elected to give their donation cookies to the Animal Shelter in Los Alamos. Shelter director Paul Sena gratefully accepts the cookies and has plans to share the cookies with the Los Alamos Police Department. Photo by John McHaleladailypost.com Read More
LAPS Recognizes Employees For Years Of Service
Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) Student Services Director Karla Crane is honored for her 45 years of service to the district. Courtesy/LAPS
Superintendent Jennifer Guy, left, is among those recognizing employees for their years of service to the district. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) presented awards to 83 employees in recognition of their years of service to the district.
Superintendent Jennifer Guy, Assistant Superintendent Carter Payne, Assistant Superintendent Mike Johnson, Director of Curriculum and Instruction Sharon Fogle, Assistant Director Read More
Los Alamos High School Hosts DECA Buddies Day
Los Alamos High School (LAHS) DECA hosted a DECA Buddies Day event, with almost 60 students from LAHS and Capital High School in attendance for a day of activities and team building. LAHS DECA President Jasmine Heft, left, is leading the teams in one of the day’s many activities. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos High School (LAHS) DECA (international business association for high school and college students) recently hosted Capital High School DECA students for a day of activities and team building exercises that has become known as “DECA Buddies Day”.
Last Tuesday, 28 Capital High School Read More
LAHS DECA Collecting Socks For Homeless Shelters
Los Alamos High School DECA President Jasmine Heft displays a collection box for the DECA Sock Drive. Courtesy/LAHS
LAHS News:
The Los Alamos High School (LAHS) DECA Chapter is collecting socks for homeless shelters in Santa Fe and Espanola throughout November.
Collection boxes are located at the high school in A-Wing, D-Wing, and E-Wing (Activities Office), Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS) Front Office and the lobby of Los Alamos Schools Credit Union, 1010 Central Ave.
Each academic year, LAHS DECA Chapter selects a community service project to support. For the fifth consecutive year, DECA Read More
County: How To Be BearWise At Home This Fall
Learn how to be bear wise at home to prevent encounters. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
It’s Fall, and the bears are busy getting ready for their long winter slumber. Be BearWise at home to prevent encounters.
Trash & Recycling:
- All trash containers are cleaned often to reduce odors.
- Recycling is rinsed out and clean.
- Bear-resistant trash containers are always closed and latched.
If containers are not bear-resistant:
- Regular trash cans are stored inside a sturdy, locked building or bear-resistant enclosure.
- Garbage is put out the morning of pick up (not the night before).
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UNM Police Seek Public’s Help Finding 14-Year-Old
