U10 Toppers Are 2025 ABX LAX Fiesta Champions
ABX LAX Fiesta U10 Champions from left, Coach Jennifer Martinez, Liam Hand, Korbin Parton, David Hargather, Aubry Hand, Antonio Martinez, Ronan Parton. Back row from left, Michael Rosenow and Devlin Rosenow (elevated). Rhys Rosenow kneeling and Elijah Martinez chillaxing. Future players Amber Martinez and Isla Rosenow are also featured. Not present Conner Komathy, Brian Cardon and Steven Richardson.
By MICHAEL ROSENOW
LAYLAX Hilltoppers
After two festive games on Saturday and the Championship on Sunday, the U10 Toppers came out on top with a 30-6 spread over three games. The team incorporated Read More
Improve Smartphone Photography Skills Workshop May 25
MIAC News:
The community is invited to learn how to get the most out of phone cameras with Rapheal Begay (Diné), 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, May 25.
Begay is an artist based in Tségháhoodzání (Window Rock, Ariz.). His work uses cultural landscape photography and creative collaboration to celebrate and preserve the Diné way of life. Visual sovereignty, Indigenous storytelling traditions, and land-based knowledge inform his research and practice.
The workshop begins in the Education Classroom and moves to the Arroyo outside the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) in Santa Fe.
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Pages Of Our History: Highlights Of The Life Of Los Alamos Ranch School Student Whitney Ashbridge
Whitney Ashbridge as a boy at the Ranch Schoool. Courtesy/Los Alamos Historical Society Photo Archives
By SHARON SNYDER
Los Alamos
Several Los Alamos Ranch School boys have returned to the site of their school in their adult years, bringing back the memories. One such boy returned in his adult years, but he had very little time to reminisce during the months he spent on the grounds of his old school. That returning Ranch School boy was Col. Whitney Ashbridge, the Post Commander for the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos.
Ashbridge was born in 1904 in Philadelphia, Penn. He attended the Los Alamos Ranch Read More
Los Alamos High School Graduate Lillian Kay Petersen Named 2025 Hertz Fellow
Lillian Kay Petersen
COMMUNITY News:
Lillian Kay Petersen, a 2020 graduate of Los Alamos High School, has been named a 2025 Hertz Fellow.
Petersen aims to reveal the mechanisms of gene regulation by combining high-throughput microfluidic assays and synthetic biology. She is a first-year doctoral student in genetics at Stanford University. In 2024, she graduated from Harvard University, where she studied applied mathematics and molecular biology.
Petersen has written three first-author papers to date, ranging from revealing the genetic underpinnings of disease to predicting crop Read More
Los Alamos Local Business Coalition Invites Community To Forum #4: Tools And Strategies Workshop May 29
LALBC News:
The Los Alamos Local Business Coalition (LALBC) invites all community members, business owners, and local leaders to attend Forum #4: Tools and Strategies Workshop at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, May 29, 2025, at SALA Event Center, with a live Zoom option for remote attendees.
This interactive forum will shift the conversation from identifying problems to building practical solutions. Attendees will participate in group workshops to develop and refine bold, actionable strategies aimed at improving the local business environment. The workshop format will use the “IMAGINE” framework, Read More
PAC 8 Summer Media Classes Start June 2
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PAC 8 News:
PAC 8 summer media classes start June 2 and there are still a few openings for students aged 8-14. Students have opportunities to learn videography, editing using Premiere Pro, drone flying with photography and video, music composition, lighting, special effects, and GoPro video. New classes this year are 2-D and 3-D stop motion animation and Starting a YouTube channel for kids. These classes help students learn about teamwork and provide a creative outlet for them. They also help students to develop their technical skills along with their reading and writing skills. Read More
LAHS Robotics Has Successful 2024-2025 Season
The Project Y team at the FIRST in Texas District Championships. Courtesy photo
The team showing off the robot at the ASME Northern New Mexico Social Mixer. Courtesy photo
LAPS News:
Los Alamos’ local high school robotics team, Project Y, has seen a successful 2024-2025 season. They competed with the For Inspiration of and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) program with the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) division. They spent seven weeks designing, building, and programming a robot able to perform various tasks needed for the FRC game, REEFSCAPE.
From March 7-9, Project Y competed Read More
St. John’s College 58th Commencement Ceremony May 24
Dr. Stephen Forman
SJC News:
SANTA FE — St. John’s College will hold its 58th Commencement ceremony at 10:30 p.m., Saturday, May 24. Approximately 130 members [LS2] of the Class of 2025, including undergraduates and students in the Graduate Institute’s Master of Liberal Arts and Master of Eastern Classics in-person and low-residency programs, will receive their degrees from the college, which recently celebrated its 60th anniversary in the City of Santa Fe.
St. John’s College Class of 1970 alum and emeritus member of the college’s Board of Visitors and Governors, Dr. Stephen Forman Read More
Los Luceros Kids Day Camp June 16-20
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DCA News:
Returning this summer, PEEC and Los Luceros Historic Site are teaming up once again to offer a collaborative day camp filled with hands-on projects and outdoor adventures 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday – Friday, June 16 – 20.
Campers will explore the bosque with friends while diving into themes from the beloved New Mexico Outdoor Pass booklet. Each day highlights a new theme, inspiring curiosity and discovery about the natural world. As they complete activities, campers will earn exciting outdoor prizes like camping mugs, picnic blankets, and multipurpose tools, perfect Read More
Scenes Of School Bus And Car Collision On Diamond Drive
Los Alamos police and firefighters responded to the scene of a school bus and car collision early this afternoon on Diamond Drive near Los Alamos High School. LAPD reports that the bus driver was cited for failure to yield, and the juvenile in the other car was transported to Los Alamos Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Courtesy photo
The school bus involved in a collision with a car early this afternoon on Diamond Drive near Los Alamos High School in which the bus driver was cited for failure to yield, and the juvenile in the other car was transported to Los Alamos Medical Center Read More
LAHS Track & Field Teams Are 2025 District Champions!
The 2025 District Champion Hilltopper Boys Track & Field team! Photo by Blake Wood
The 2025 District Champion Hilltopper Girls Track & Field team! Photo by Blake Wood
By BLAKE WOOD
Assistant Coach
LAHS Track & Field
Both the Boys and Girls Los Alamos High School Hilltopper Track & Field teams were crowned 2025 District Champions on an intermittently rainy evening last Friday at Moriarty High School. The Boys finished ahead of Taos, 198-111, and the Girls bested Moriarty, 206-119.
Although athletes can qualify for next weekend’s State Championship based on meeting a performance Read More
State Broadband Initiative Bridges Digital Divide For Rural Learners Across New Mexico
CONNECT NM News:
ALBUQUERQUE – The Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) announced today a $2,395,072 grant awarded to Santa Fe-based NM Surf, Inc. to deliver high-speed internet access to rural students and school staff.
This funding represents the latest investment through OBAE’s $25 million Student Connect program, specifically addressing the critical disadvantages faced by rural students without home internet access. The nearly $2.4 million award is expected to connect 250 rural students through the Santa Fe Public project.
“This project, funded by our Student Connect Read More
Joshua Posada Receives 2025 Rice University Distinction In Research And Creative Work Award
LAHS Class of 2021 graduate Joshua Posada and recent graduate of Rice University, is the recipient of the Distinction in Research and Creative Work Award. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Los Alamos High School Class of 2021 graduate Joshua Posada, a recent graduate of Rice University in Houston, has been honored with the Distinction in Research and Creative Work Award for his critical research and innovation during his time at Rice. This university award is given to select undergraduates who have demonstrated excellence in research and creative work.
Eligibility for the award extends widely Read More
2025 Dorothy Hoard Stewardship Award: Jenna Stanek
2025 Dorothy Hoard Stewardship Award Recipient Jenna Stanek. Courtesy/Friends of Bandelier
From Friends of Bandelier:
It is with honor that the Friends of Bandelier announce the selection of Jenna Stanek as the recipient of the eleventh annual Dorothy Hoard Stewardship Award. The Friends will donate $1,000 to Bandelier in Jenna’s name to support the park’s upcoming Pollinator Week in recognition of Jenna’s extensive work in supporting pollinators on the Pajarito Plateau.
Jenna exemplifies the Dorothy Hoard Stewardship Award criteria in her work fostering conservation and stewardship Read More
Imagining Tomorrow, Inspiring Today: New Exhibit Explores Influence Of Science Fiction On Innovation And Society
NMNSH News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History announces the opening of a new temporary exhibit, “Inspired by Fictional Events”, on Saturday, May 24.
The exhibit delves into the fascinating relationship between science fiction and real-world advancements, demonstrating how speculative narratives have not only entertained but have also sparked technological innovation and prompted critical discussions about our future.
About the Exhibit
The exhibit showcases iconic examples of science fiction that have foreshadowed or inspired actual technologies, Read More
Los Alamos National Lab: Is Terraforming Mars Possible?
Terraforming Mars would require warming the atmosphere to enable engineered microbes to create oxygen through photosynthesis, which would further allow for slow oxygen build-up to support liquid water and more complex life. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- A new paper in Nature Astronomy looks at the science
The possibility of terraforming Mars to make it habitable by humans has captured recent headlines and the imagination — but is there science to support it? In a recent perspective paper in Nature Astronomy, a team of planetary scientists, led by Pioneer Research Labs and the University of Chicago, Read More
McCurdy Ministries Announces Children’s Literacy Initiative For Española Valley With Ribbon Cutting/Open House May 27
McCurdy Ministries News:
LEER (leh-EHR, to read), a Children’s Literacy Program for the Española Valley, aims to improve children’s reading proficiency through access to books and vetted, trained, caring adults (Reading Buddies) who read one on one with elementary students.
LEER has created The Enchanted Forest of Reading Children’s Library, which will host a Ribbon Cutting and Open House, 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, May 27 on the McCurdy Campus at 362A S. McCurdy Road in Española.
Literacy focused programming will begin in the Camp Stars McCurdy summer camp in June and launch into JHR Elementary Read More
Community Invited To Provide Input On Wildfire Prevention
COUNTY News:
A research team from Fire Adapted Communities New Mexico and Northern Arizona University is asking the community’s help in understanding local concerns related to human-caused wildfires in the Los Alamos area.
Los Alamos County is hosting a series of public discussion groups to gather resident perspectives and ideas about wildfire risk, forest restrictions (including closures), and other strategies that could be used to protect the community.
These conversations are confidential. Key points will be summarized and shared with local, state, regional and national wildfire Read More
Youth Thank Community For Supporting Yard Sale Fundraiser
Scene of the April 26 yard sale fundraiser at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Courtesy photo
From the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:
Thank you, Los Alamos!
The Los Alamos youth and leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would like to thank the community for its support and participation in the success of the yard sale fundraiser held April 26, 2025.
The fundraiser brought in enough funds to cover the majority of the upcoming summer camp expenses. Read More
Wall Colmonoy Launches State-Funded Furnace Apprenticeship Program In Los Lunas
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LOS LUNAS News:
LOS LUNAS — Wall Colmonoy is building the next generation of skilled furnace by launching a three-year Furnace Apprenticeship Program at its Los Lunas facility. In partnership with the University of New Mexico—Valencia, Americas Job Center Los Lunas, and the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions, this state—funded apprenticeship program is designed to train and develop skilled furnace operators through a combination of classroom instruction and hands-on experience.
“People know we’re here, but they don’t really know what we do,” Angelica Ordonez Read More
