Education

LAHS Track & Field Teams Are 2025 District Champions!

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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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Courtesy photo

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