Education

SFCC Art On Campus To Host Free Lecture ‘The Bed As A Universe: Frida Kahlo’s Intimate Spaces’ Friday June 26

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Art historian and professor Carlos Rovelo will present a lecture as part of Frida Fest and will talk about the commemorative bed art installation created at SFCC, noon to 1 p.m. Friday, June 26. Courtesy/SFCC

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College’s (SFCC) Art on Campus will host a free lecture, “The Bed as Universe: Frida Kahlo’s Intimate Spaces” presented by art historian and professor Carlos Rovelo from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, June 26, in the Jemez Rooms on campus at 6401 Richards Ave. The lecture is part of the Second Annual Frida Fest, June 26-28.

Rovelo’s lecture will explore Frida Read More

Scenes From 2026 Los Alamos High School Graduation

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The Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Class of 2026 lined up for their graduation ceremony Saturday at Sullivan Field. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Scene from the LAHS Class of 2026 graduation ceremony Saturday at Sullivan Field. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Scene from the LAHS Class of 2026 graduation ceremony Saturday at Sullivan Field. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

LAHS NJROTC Color Guard presents the colors at midfield for the National Anthem. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

The New Mexico State Champion Choir, LAHS Shola Cantorium, performs the National Read More

Hear From Seed Library’s Expert Gardening Panel Sunday

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A previous expert panel from the Los Alamos Community Seed Library. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos Public Library is hosting the Seed Library’s annual expert gardening panel 1:30-3 p.m. Sunday, May 31 at Mesa Public Library.

This year’s focus is Defensive Gardening and the experts chosen as panelists have extensive history with gardening in Los Alamos County and northern New Mexico.

The Los Alamos Community Seed Library is a volunteer-driven project hosted at Los Alamos Public Library’s two branches and at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center. The volunteers, many of Read More

Los Alamos High School Freshman Linus Plohr Earns 3rd Place At 2026 Regeneron International Science And Engineering Fair

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Los Alamos High School freshman Linus Plohr placed 3rd in the Behavioral and Social Science category at the 2026 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). Courtesy/LAPS

Brothers Tate and Linus Plohr find their names among the more than 1,700 competitors at the 76th Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Linus Plohr, a freshman at Los Alamos High School, placed 3rd in the Behavioral and Social Science category at the 2026 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Phoenix, Ariz. This was the 76th year for the Read More

Los Alamos Public Schools’ Liz Janusz Of Aspen Elementary Named 2026 National Distinguished Principal Of New Mexico

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Aspen Elementary School Principal Liz Janusz
2026 National Distinguished Principal for New Mexico

NAESP News:

Aspen Elementary School Principal Liz Janusz has been named the 2026 National Distinguished Principal for New Mexico by the New Mexico Association of Elementary School Principals.

Sponsored by the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), the prestigious National Distinguished Principal program honors exemplary elementary and middle-level administrators who set high standards for instruction, student achievement, character, and climate for the Read More

LAMS Washington, D.C. 2027 Spring Break Trip Sign Up

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EDUCATION News:

Attention current 7th grade students: Sign up is underway for next year’s annual 8th grade Washington, D.C. trip for Los Alamos Middle School and home school students.

Click on the QR code to sign up today to reserve your spot and lock in your price for this wonderful, educational once in a lifetime trip with your friends and classmates to our nation’s capital and Baltimore.

Call Roberta Cocking at 505.670.0679 with questions. Read More

Matthea Fung, Alyssa Sun, And Helena Welch Awarded 2026 Los Alamos Phi Beta Kappa Scholarships

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Phi Beta Kappa scholarship recipients: Matthea Fung, Alyssa Sun, and Helena Welch. Courtesy/LAPS

By JOYCE A. GUZIK
Officer
Phi Beta Kappa

Thanks to the generous support of alumni donors, the Los Alamos Association of Phi Beta Kappa is pleased to announce $1000 scholarship awards to Matthea Fung, Alyssa Sun, and Helena Welch, 2026 graduates of Los Alamos High School.

Matthea Fung will attend Virginia Tech, majoring in mathematics with a focus on math education.

Alyssa Sun will be attending Yale University and majoring in applied math or statistics.

Helena Welch will attend the California Read More

LAHS Junior Andrew Bacrania Awarded 2026 Rensselaer Polytechnic Medal

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LAHS Calculus teacher Stephanie Abney (left) and LAHS Physics teacher Debbie Grothaus pose with the 2026 Rensselaer Medal recipient Andrew Bacrania. Courtesy photo

LAHS Principal Eric Ziegler presented the 2026 Rensselaer Medal Award to junior Andrew Bacrania. Courtesy photo

LAPS News:

Los Alamos High School junior Andrew Bacrania has been selected to receive the Rensselaer Polytechnic Medal for 2026. He was nominated for this honor by the LAHS Mathematics and Science Departments. Principal Eric Ziegler presented Drew with his award during a ceremony attended by his family and members Read More

LAHS DECA Students Attend International Career Development Conference

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LAHS students preparing to attend the closing ceremonies for ICDC. Pictured are (back, left to right) Alianna DeHerrera, August Ovaska, Lance Metcalf, Roccl Del Mauro, Presley Haight, Jayden Burns, Jasmine Heft and (front) Michael Velasquez-Saiz and Luke Creel. Courtesy photo

LAPS News:

Nine Los Alamos High School (LAHS) students attended the 2026 International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Atlanta, Georgia from April 25 – 28.

Seniors Luke Creel, August Ovaska, Jasmine Heft, Rocco Del Mauro, and Lance Metcalf, along with juniors Presley Haight and Michael Velasquez-Saiz, Read More

Los Alamos Arts Council Announces Events For Summer

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A few of the programs that Los Alamos Arts Council will offer this summer. Courtesy/LAAC
LAAC Events for June 2026

It’s nearly June, and the Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) is kicking off the summer already. Its small but mighty team is up to everything from pre-concert lectures to increased social sewing to plein air painting at Bathtub Row Brewing Coop. Not to mention: Summer Camp. Also, there are new activity offerings for teens, families and adults. As a reminder, the community can find the LAAC’s most updated calendar of events here: https://www.losalamosartscouncil.org/events-2-1

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