Los Alamos High School graduating seniors and their friends celebrated the 31st year of Senior Appreciation Night (SAN) May 28-29.

SAN is co-chaired by the Los Alamos Parks, Recreation & Open Space Division and The Family YMCA.

The event began with a BBQ at Fuller Lodge Saturday, May 28, continued with a variety of activities at locations throughout downtown and ended Sunday morning, May 29, with a Pancake Breakfast sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos at the Betty Ehart Senior Center.

More than 250 students visited the Los Alamos Nature Center May 28. Many had not been there before, but the general consensus was “this place is awesome!” In a conversation overheard as two teens walked from the Discovery Area to the Planetarium, a young woman said, “Dude, you missed my puppet show on the brutality of nature.” The young man replied, “Yeah, nature is totally metal.”

Teens also watched a Fantastic Fractals show in the Planetarium. They were also encouraged to explore the whole Nature Center. The live scorpion got the most attention; its exoskeleton fluoresces with the hand-held black light attached to the tank, so although it tends to hide, it can still be easily seen glowing in the dark. The spider also had a lot of visitors, as well as the digital microscope and the Los Alamos Trails app.