Education

April Wade Withdraws From Los Alamos School Board Race

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POLITICAL News:

Los Alamos County Clerk Michael Redondo confirmed this morning that District 1 Candidate April Wade has withdrawn from the Los Alamos School Board race.

Wade is the director of Little Forest Playschool. She explained why she decided to withdraw from the race.

“After extensive discussions with my family, we ultimately decided now was not a good time for this commitment,” Wade stated in an email to the Post. “My youngest daughter is a senior, I’m in Leadership Los Alamos, and Little Forest Playschool is turning 75 years old, and we are raising money for an infant/toddler playground.
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Los Alamos HS Students Gather At Flagpole To Pray

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Los Alamos High School students gathered to pray around the flagpole before school this morning, Sept. 24, for the annual, nationwide, student-led See You at the Pole event. Students prayed for their school, town, and country, particularly for unification. Courtesy/Courtney Richardson 

Another scene of Los Alamos High School students gathered to pray around the flagpole before school this morning, Sept. 24, for the annual, nationwide, student-led See You at the Pole event. Students prayed for their school, town, and country, particularly for unification. Courtesy/Courtney Richardson  Read More

Spark Change Awards Spotlight New Mexico Schools Beating The Odds With Improved Student Outcomes

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CHANGEMAKERS News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Despite New Mexico’s long history of low academic performance, a coalition of community leaders is determined to spark change and rewrite the narrative about what is possible for the state’s students. Alumni of the Changemakers Fellowship are proud to launch the Spark Change Awards, a new initiative to honor schools that demonstrate improved student outcomes can be achieved for all students.

Sponsored by ConocoPhillips, the awards highlight schools that are either the highest-performing or the fastest-improving in literacy and math for Yazzie Martinez Read More

New Mexico Chapter Of The Society Of Catholic Scientists To Host Gold Mass, Public Talk, Conference Sept. 26-27

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By LUCY FREY
President
NM Chapter Society of Catholic Scientists

The New Mexico Chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists invites Catholic scientists and all those interested in the relation between science and the Catholic Faith to a Gold Mass, public talk, and conference this weekend.

Friday, Sept. 26
Gold Mass, dinner, and public talk

5:30 p.m. Mass, celebrant Fr. John Daniel, pastor, homilist Deacon Jim O’Hara.

The Mass will be offered for the repose of the soul of Deacon Ray Alcouffe, who was one of the first members of our NM SCS Chapter.

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Fr. Theophan Mackey: Struggle To Center

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By Fr. Theophan
Rector
Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church

My first beginning throwing class at the Los Alamos Arts Council/Fuller Lodge has finished. I had a great time helping the students work through the mechanics of making their first pottery on the potter’s wheel, centering, trimming, and pulling handles. I hope they feel the same way. 

A person I taught before called me an “earthbender”. I’ll take that. We’re making earthbenders!

What I have found is that each person needs a different approach in learning. Some need diagrams, some need verbal instruction, and some just Read More

Season 5 Of Awkward Conversation Launches Sept. 24

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DEA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, in partnership with the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, will release Season 5 of the video podcast Awkward Conversations on Sept. 24, 2025.

The unscripted Season 5 of Awkward Conversations is once again hosted by Jodie Sweetin (Full House, Fuller House) and will feature twenty-one weekly video podcasts on the Elks Drug Awareness Prevention YouTube channel through March 26, 2026.

Watch the trailer for Awkward Conversations, Season 5

Each week Jodie is joined by Amy McCarthy, Director of Clinical Social Work, Read More