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EDUCATION
Remembering Coach Mac
Two northern New Mexico High School baseball fields share a name. The Pojoaque Valley field has a sign at the press box labeling Thomas McReynolds Baseball Field. At McCurdy’s field, behind left field, the scoreboard has a sign labeling Thomas McReynolds Baseball/Softball Complex. The man for whom these fields...
Los Alamos High School French Students Receive National Recognition In 2024 Le Grand Concours Competition
Los Alamos High School (LAHS) French students competed in the national French competition, Le Grand Concours, receiving national recognition. LAHS students Cecelia Pietryga (ranked 8th nationally), Tabitha Gelfand (ranked 9th nationally), Nailah Quartey (ranked 14th nationally), Uxue Sansinena (ranked 6th nationally), Irina Maiorov (ranked 10th nationally), Maddalena Mereghetti (ranked 10th nationally), and Kieran Gattiker (ranked 13th nationally), placed nationally in Levels 2A and 3A.
LAHS Junior Jane Mocko Awarded 2024 Rensselaer Medal
LAHS Junior Jane Mocko receives the Rensselaer medal for 2024 as well as a Society of Women Engineers Certificate of Merit. Celebrating with her are Physics Teacher Debbie Grothaus, Chemistry Teacher Michela Ombelli, Principal Renee Dunwoody, Math Teacher Ethan Honnell, Biology Teacher Stephanie Mitchell and Math Teacher Stephanie Abney. Courtesy/LAPS.
Zia Credit Union Congratulates Scholarship Recipients
Back row from left, Matias Vigil, Emma Kitchens, Araya Vigil and J.C. Garcia (Zia CU Chairman of the Board), Nathaniel Romero. Middle row from left, Arthur Valencia (Zia CU Marketing Coordinator), Elizabeth Lujan-Towels, Lauryn Branch, Cienna Muller, Jennifer Aylmer (Zia CU Los Alamos Branch Manager), Svetlana Nina Backhaus, Angelina Aguilar, Joshua Montoya and Dominic Valdez. Kneeling from left, Valerie Martinez (Zia CU VP of Member Experience), Audry See and Kaya Loy. Courtesy/ZCU.
Los Alamos Community Winds Announces 2024 ‘Music-Filled Life’ Scholarship Award Recipients
LACW Scholarship Committee Chair Bryan Fearey, left, with 2024 LACW ‘Music-Filled Life’ Scholarship winners from Los Alamos High School, from left, John Cawkwell, Jamie Meana, Nathan McCulloch and Anna Miller. Photo by Maureen Connolly. LACW News:. The Los Alamos Community Winds (LACW) has announced this year’s scholarship winners...
PAC 8’s Summer Media Classes Start June 10
Openings remain in PAC 8’s Summer Media Classes, which start June 10. Courtesy/PAC 8. Openings remain in PAC 8’s Summer Media Classes, which start June 10. Courtesy/PAC 8. Openings remain in PAC 8’s Summer Media Classes, which start June 10. In Session 1, students will be producing...
LAPS Board Selects Ryan Adams To Fill Dist. 2 Vacancy
The Los Alamos Public Schools Board of Education has selected Ryan Adams to fill the vacancy in District 2, which resulted from the resignation of former School Board President Antonio Jaurigue. District 2 includes Chamisa Elementary School in White Rock. Adams will be sworn in at the start of the...
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