Education

Hear Tales Of The WASP Fly Girls Who Buzzed New Mexico In Launch Pad Lecture July 3

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NMMSH News:

ALAMOGORDO — New Mexico Museum of Space History invites everyone to a powerful Launch Pad Lecture on the WASP, Women Air Force Service Pilots, from 9-10 a.m., Friday, July 3, 2026, in the New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium.

Veteran U.S. Marine Corps aviator and American Airlines First Officer Jacquelyne Nichols will spotlight the bravery and pioneering spirit of WASP. The lecture will feature the exploits of Dora Dougherty and Dorothea Moorman, two WASP pilots who tamed the troubled B-29 Superfortress at Alamogordo Army Airfield.

Guest speaker Jacquelyne Nichols, a veteran Read More

Area Girl Scouts Gathered For Twilight Camp Last Week

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Local Girl Scouts gathered for annual Twilight Camp. Photo by Lauren McDaniel

Girl Scouts always start camp with singing. Dee Morrison led the evening’s song session. Photo by Lauren McDaniel

By JESSICA CLAYTON
Girl Scout Leader

Local Girl Scouts gathered for their annual Twilight Camp the week of June 1. This year’s theme celebrated the modern cowgirl with a variety of activities including knot-tying, knife safety and whittling, lassoing and hobby horse racing, leather crafts, creating tin punch lanterns, target practice, sending Morse code messages, and beading crafts.

The girls were Read More

A ‘Blast’ Of The ‘Jewish Canon’ 3-Part Class Begins June 15

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Rabbi Jack Shlachter surrounded by books in his home library. Courtesy/LAJC

Los Alamos Jewish Center News:

The Jews have been called “The People of the Book” but more aptly, we should be called the People of the Books! And what better place to learn about many of the books associated with the Jewish people than Los Alamos’s Mesa Public Library?

Rabbi Jack Shlachter will be facilitating a three-part series on consecutive Monday evenings at the library, starting on June 15, highlighting books in the Jewish canon. For all three sessions, the first 15 minutes will be refreshments and informal socializing, Read More

Reminder: May To July Is Elk Calving Season

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COUNTY News:

If you spot a newborn elk calf in the wild, do not approach or touch it. While it may look alone, the mother is almost always nearby.

Picking up or disturbing these calves can seriously harm their survival chances and put you in danger—mother elk fiercely protect their young.

Here’s what you should do:

  • Observe from a distance—don’t go near or pet the calf;
  • Never remove a calf from the wild; and
  • Leave the area quickly and quietly.

If you believe a baby animal is sick or injured, contact New Mexico Game and Fish at 888.248.6866 or 505.476.8000.

Protect elk calves—give them space and help keep Read More

Community Lends A Hand In Creating Justice Center Mural

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Austin-based artist J Muzacz works on a completed tile piece during a workshop Friday afternoon at Mesa Public Library. This tile will become part of a mosaic mural on the exterior wall of the Justice Center. Muzacz and his team guided community members through the process of creating the tile pieces using their templates. Each participant received a grid to put the glass tiles on and a template to follow regarding where to put the tiles and what colors to use. A total of three workshops were held including one Saturday and the final earlier today at the library. To learn more, visit lacnm.com/mosaic Read More

Swimming Lessons Start Monday East Park Pool

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East Park Pool News:

East Park Pool is pleased to announce summer swim lessons begin on Monday, June 8. Swimming instruction will be offered for youth swimmers of all skill levels.

Session dates are June 8-19 and July 6-17. The schedule is 9-11 a.m. Monday through Friday. That’s 20 hours of instruction for just $50 per student. Learn more and register at https://eastparkpool.org/lessons.

Swim lessons are one of the many benefits available to East Park Pool members. Memberships start at $475. Learn more at https://eastparkpool.org/memberships.

East Park Pool is also partnering with local Read More

SFCC, SFHEC To Close June 19 In Honor Of Juneteenth

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SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC), 6401 Richards Ave., and the Santa Fe Higher Education Center (SFHEC), 1950 Siringo Road, will close in honor of Juneteenth on Friday, June 19.

All campus facilities will be closed. No classes, activities or student services will be available. SFCC’s early childhood development center Kids Campus and the William C. Witter Fitness Education Center (FEC) will also be closed.

SFCC, SF HEC, and the FEC will reopen with regular hours after June 19. Scheduled credit and non-credit classes continue beginning on Saturday, June 20. College services Read More

Scenes From ChamberFest 2026

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Kids busy at play on the popular sand pile on Central Avenue, the center piece of ChamberFest sponsored annually by Enterprise Bank & Trust in downtown Los Alamos, and this year also in White Rock. The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce event features local businesses, service organizations and other groups for ChamberFest, this year sponsored by UNIFI, Wingate by Wyndham, North Central Regional Transit District (Blue Bus), N3B and Exit Realty Advantage NM. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Transit Mix and Los Alamos County Public Works coordinated bringing in the sand Read More

Charter Schools Join State’s High-Speed Education Network

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OBAE News:

ALBUQUERQUE — More than 1,100 students, teachers and staff at two Albuquerque charter schools are now connected to the state’s broadband education network, providing the schools access to faster and more secure internet.

The Albuquerque School of Excellence (ASE) and Archer Academy of Accelerated Learning became the latest schools to join the Statewide Education Network (SEN), a comprehensive broadband system that provides school-centric, high-speed internet. The SEN is an education network that’s connecting New Mexico schools and districts. The network enables Read More