Los Alamos High School Student Elijah Phillips Wins First Place In 2021 Congressional Art Competition - 5:33 am
2021 Winning Entry ‘Ancient Wisdom’ created with pen and pencil by Los Alamos High School student Elijah Phillips will hang in the Capitol in Washington, D.C. for the next year. Courtesy photo
STATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández announced Wednesday the 2021 Congressional Art Competition winners for New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District.
A number of Los Alamos High School (LAHS) students excelled in the competition. Elijah Phillips created this year’s winning entry, Esperanza Chavarria won second place and several LAHS students garnered honorable mention.
LAHS Seniors Honored During NAPAC Sash Ceremony - 7:39 am
LAPS Native American Parent Advisory Council hosted the 3rd annual Sash Ceremony last Wednesday to recognize Native American students who are members of the Los Alamos High School Class of 2021. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools Native American Parent Advisory Council (NAPAC) hosted the 3rd annual Sash Ceremony last Wednesday to recognize Native American students who are members of the Los Alamos High School Class of 2021.
Each student was presented a handmade sash made by Cris Velarde, Santa Clara Pueblo and Jicarilla Apache, which they will wear for the graduation ceremony May 29. Velarde has made sashes to honor graduating seniors for the past three years. “It is a privilege to create these sashes each year,” he said. “Every year I make them unique and different, just like the students.”