National Merit Scholarships Awarded To LAHS Seniors - 7:29 am
LAHS senior Isaac Ortega is awarded a $2,500 National Merit Scholarship for his strong combination of academic skills and achievements, extracurricular accomplishments and potential for success in rigorous college studies. Courtesy/LAHS
LAHS News:
Isaac Ortega, a senior at Los Alamos High School (LAHS), is one of 14 New Mexico students named as winners of National Merit $2,500 Scholarships.
In addition, nine LAHS seniors are among 1,000 distinguished students receiving corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards financed by about 140 corporations, company foundations and other business organizations.
Filippo Delzanno, Karin Ebey, Mirabell Gerts, Shena Han, Anthony Lestone, Griffin Light, Aidan McCleskey, Konstantin Nelson and Audrey Nolen were selected as winners of the National Merit Battelle Scholarship.
LAHS Senior Named To All-National Concert Band - 8:34 pm
LAHS Senior Griffin Light is the only student selected to perform in the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) 2020 All-National Concert Band Honor Ensemble. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Los Alamos High School Senior Griffin Light has been selected as a Flute 1 in the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) 2020 All-National Concert Band Honor Ensemble.
Light is the only student selection from New Mexico.
“I’m ecstatic at having been selected, and although there have been moments where I’ve doubted myself and even occasionally considered the possibility that this was a fluke, I think that the work I put into this specific audition, as well as during my entire nine years playing the flute, were enough to get me awarded this honor,” Light said. “In short, I’m very proud of myself and the work I’ve put into this, and thankful for the teachers who have supported and taught