Education

NM Colleges Waive Application Fees Through November  

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NMHED News:

SANTA FE — Most public colleges and universities in New Mexico will waive application fees throughout November, eliminating a financial barrier for prospective students during the annual ‘No Fee November’ initiative.

The program is supported by the New Mexico Higher Education Department, New Mexico Public Education Department and New Mexico Educational Assistance Foundation.

Since the Opportunity Scholarship Act passed in 2022, college enrollment in New Mexico has increased for four consecutive years. Fall enrollment is up 3.6% this year, with more than 40,000 New Mexicans Read More

DALA Opens ‘Sugar Plum On The Hill’ Friday Dec. 5

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Jasper Lee and Anabel Irving in costume as the Cavalier and Sugar Plum Fairy at the Santa Fe Botanical Gardens. Courtesy/DALA

Jasper Lee (Cavalier) rehearses the Sugar Plum Grand Pas de Deux with Allyson Harbert (Sugar Plum Fairy). Courtesy/DALA

BY KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Ten years ago, Dance Arts Los Alamos (DALA) premiered “Nutcracker on the Hill”, a ballet that drew from the holiday classic but added in local lore and history. Then came the sequels: “Ratcracker on the Hill” followed by “Sugar Plum on the Hill”, which punted the story to a whole new level Read More

This Week In Sports: Nov. 24-25, 2025

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SPORTS News:

This week the Los Alamos High School Hilltoppers Football Team has boys and girls basketball games at home and away.

The Hilltopper sports games and events are covered by the Los Alamos Daily Post sports team, which includes John McHale, Mike Cote and Nate Limback.

This Week’s Hilltopper Sports Schedule:

Nov. 24 – Monday

  • Boys Basketball vs Rio Rancho Away – 7 p.m.

Nov. 25 – Tuesday

  • Girls Basketball vs St. Michaels Home – 7 p.m.
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Las Vegas City Schools Joins High-Speed Internet Network

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CNM News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Las Vegas City Schools has connected all five schools and its Early Childhood Center to the state’s new broadband education network, giving more than 1,000 students and nearly 400 teachers and staff access to faster, more secure internet. 

The district is the latest to join the Statewide Education Network (SEN), a comprehensive broadband system that launched in July 2024 to provide school-centric high-speed internet across New Mexico. The network will eventually allow students to share classes and resources throughout their district and beyond and gives Read More

Volunteers Needed For 2025 Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival At Northern New Mexico College Dec. 5

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STEM News:

Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) and STEM Santa Fe are partnering to offer the Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival from 8 a.m.–2 p.m., Friday Dec. 5, 2025, in Española. We already have 160 7th and 8th grade students signed up!

We need volunteers to run the activity tables. No previous experience with the activities or with math is required. Just a love for youth mentoring and exploration.

Below is the link for more information and how to sign up. Please help us spread the word.

https://tinyurl.com/2025JRMFVolunteer

The Mathematics Festival will be held at Northern Read More

PEEC Honored As ‘Outstanding Attraction’ At 2025 New Mexico Top HAT Awards

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New Mexico Tourism Department Acting Cabinet Secretary Lancing Adams, with Executive Director Jillian Rubio, center, and Board Member Lauren Winchester as they accept the ‘Outstanding Attraction’ award on behalf of PEEC during Tuesday’s 2025 NM Top HAT Awards Gala in Albuquerque. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC), the nonprofit organization that operates the Los Alamos Nature Center, has been awarded “Outstanding Attraction” at the 2025 New Mexico Top HAT Awards Gala, hosted by the New Mexico Hospitality Association.

On Tuesday night, Executive Read More

Kiwanis Club To Host Aluminum Collection This Saturday

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Members of the Kiwanis Club and Key Club in September collecting aluminum cans. Courtesy/Kiwanis

KIWANIS CLUB News:

Members of the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos will be collecting and buying aluminum cans, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 22, in the parking lot of the First United Methodist Church on Diamond Drive (near Sullivan Field).

The community is encouraged to bring the aluminum cans they’ve had accumulating and help support the environment and the Kiwanis Club. Read More

Level 1 Starts Here: Local Voices Shaping Game Design—And Global Security

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This image of Pine Lakes Lodge is an example of modeling, texturing, AO/detail maps and collision (Xbox 360, 2007). Environment art by Holly Sheppard

Holly Sheppard, senior world builder at 31st Union. Courtesy photo

By MARLENE WILDEN
Los Alamos Daily Post
marlene@ladailypost.com

When 21-year-old Holly Sheppard began 3D modeling a simple office chair, she didn’t know she was helping lay the groundwork for a new kind of world building, one that could someday help train international nuclear inspectors.

Sheppard, now a senior world builder at 31st Union, was a University of Advancing Technology Read More

Shop Small Business Saturday At PEEC’s Gift Shop Nov. 29

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PEEC News:

Celebrate the holiday season by supporting local nonprofits and finding unique gifts 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 29 at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) Gift Shop inside the Los Alamos Nature Center.

Admission is free, and shoppers of all ages are welcome.

PEEC’s gift shop features a variety of nature-themed books, toys, and locally made goods, with all purchases helping to support environmental education programs in the community. Shoppers can enjoy special discounts during this one-day event: 20% off for PEEC members and 10% off for non-members.

No registration Read More

‘Lights Of Gisewa’ Farolito Lighting At Jemez Historic Site Dec. 12 & 13—Limited Tickets Now On Sale

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A farolito at dusk at a previous ‘Lights of Gisewa’ annual holiday event at Jemez Historic Site. Courtesy/JHS

NMDCA News:

The community is invited to enjoy farolitos, Pueblo dancers, and Native art and music at Jemez Historic Site’s annual holiday event, Lights of Gisewa, 5-9 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Dec. 12 and 13, in Jemez Springs.

Walk the glowing farolito-lined paths curving around ancient Gisewa Pueblo and the remains of the San José de los Jemez Mission during this special holiday event.

The evening’s program includes Pueblo dances between two bonfires by the Northern-Southern Read More