Education

Los Alamos National Lab To Host Small Business Event

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NMSBA participants pose for a photo during a previous NMSBA event. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Technical assistance available through program that has provided expertise to over 3,000 New Mexico businesses

Small businesses from across the state are invited to attend and meet scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) who research everything from artificial intelligence to geothermal energy. The Lab’s New Mexico Small Business Assistance (NMSBA) program will host a matchmaking and networking event May 20 in Santa Fe. This event is industry agnostic — it’s not just for tech companies. Read More

The Silent Struggle: Understanding The Mental Health Effects Of Bullying

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STAND FOR THE SILENT News:

OKLAHOMA CITY — May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, making it a great time to put an issue in the spotlight that is leading many of our nation’s youth to suffer mentally.

While some share what they are going through with being bullied or doing the bullying, many others suffer silently, leading to serious issues that may be life threatening. The more we can bring this issue out into the light, the less silent suffering young people will be led to doing.

“Bullying is something that needs to get a lot of attention so that people can prevent and recognize it,” says Kirk Read More

Los Alamos High School Secret City Esports Wraps Up Another Successful Season

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Congratulations to the LAHS Secret City Esports team who placed second in the Class 4A Team State Championship. Courtesy/LAPS

Splatoon competitors N. Stringfellow, Virgil Szinger, Miles Iverson (Captain), Zane Kretz, Kaden Colson, Alice Thieme, Maira Finn and Quinbee Sintay (not pictured) placed 1st. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Congratulations to the Los Alamos High School Secret City Esports team took 2nd place overall in the Class 4A Team State Championship. The Rocket League, Splatoon and Mario Kart teams took first place, white Heathstone garnered a second-place finish.

Street Fighter Read More

Making Learning Fun: Embudo Valley Tutoring Association’s Afterschool Magic

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Billie Bolton tutoring with a group of students. Courtesy/UWNNM

Cynthia Osmundson (EVTA math tutor) working with students using fraction pieces and base 10 blocks. Courtesy/UWNNM

UWNNM News:

At the end of each school day in the quiet community of Dixon, something special begins to unfold behind the Embudo Valley Library. The doors of the community center swing open, and the hum of laughter, learning and connection fills the air.

The Embudo Valley Tutoring Association’s (EVTA) joins the Embudo Valley Library’s Afterschool Program to enhance the space where local children are not only supported Read More

Op-Ed: National Park People … May I Salute You?

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By Steve Scarano
Vista, Calif.

Dear National Park People,

May I salute you? I know that this is a particularly challenging season of service for you, and while mine is certainly not the only voice crying in the wilderness to acknowledge that and may even ring a bit hollow in the short view, the option of silence is just not viable to me. So here we are.

I’m a card-carrying property owner and cherish our parks, monuments, historic sites and recreation areas. Thank you for making them available to us. In fact, for decades it has been my practice to express my gratitude when I’ve either coincidentally met Read More

New Mexico Expands School Broadband Access

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CONNECT NM News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico students and rural communities will gain improved internet access after Gov. Lujan Grisham signed the bipartisan Broadband for Education bill (SB401), transferring the Statewide Education Network (SEN) to the Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE).

“This law ensures all New Mexico students have high-quality broadband while helping schools secure federal funding,” Information Technology Secretary and OBAE Acting Director Manny Barreras said. “It will leverage more school-related broadband programs, improving connectivity for surrounding Read More

McLaughlin: Something Happened Last Night That Took My Breath Away … The World Premier Of La Lune de Bleu

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By ANN MCLAUGHLIN
Los Alamos

Something happened last night that took my breath away: the world premier of La Lune de Bleu, an original ballet by Dance Arts Los Alamos Artistic Director Johnathan Guise.

This three-act ballet and its realization was a marvel from beginning to end. The 75-member cast of DALA students, community members, and 3 guest artists, brought the story of Selene and Endymion to life with astonishing professionalism. What a thrill it must be for young people to perform in a production of such high quality. Some of the young dancers are clearly destined to continue studying their Read More

Twenty-nine Los Alamos High School Seniors Awarded New Mexico Bilingualism-Biliteracy State Seal

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Latin student Sarah Berning and her teacher, Peninah Wolpo. Courtesy/LAPS photo

Sabrina Wilcox, Sophia Pieck and Lena Ronning, recipients of the German bilingual seal, pose with their German teacher Cristine Faseler. (Not pictured: Felix Lorenc). Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Twenty-nine Los Alamos High School seniors were recognized at a ceremony for earning the New Mexico Bilingualism-Biliteracy State Seal. This seal will be printed on their high school diplomas. Students were presented certificates and cords which they will wear during the graduation ceremony May 24.

Families, friends, Read More

Los Alamos High School 2025 Graduation Ceremony May 24

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Scene from Los Alamos High School 2024 graduation ceremony. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Los Alamos High School will host its 2025 graduation Saturday, May 24 at Sullivan Field. The ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. Tickets are not required to attend the graduation ceremony.

Gates will open at 8 a.m. Families with graduates with last names beginning with A – Lo are asked to enter through the gates closest to the United Methodist Church. For families with graduates with last names beginning with Lu – Z, please enter through the gates closest to Mesa Field. Seating will be on a first come, first Read More