Education standouts
Oglala Lakota runner Billy Mills, co-founder of Running Strong for American Indian Youth and an Olympic gold medalist, has announced that JoAnn Bishop from the Institute of American Indian Arts is one of 13 educators to be named Dreamstarter Teachers. Bishop will use the $960 grant for training costs for the IAIA Archery Club. The funds will be applied to shooting range fees and equipment.
LANL Foundation has awarded Regional College/ Returning Student scholarships to 16 Northern New Mexico students. These $1,000 awards from the Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund help local, nontraditional students return to formal education to expand job opportunities or pursue new careers. The July 2017 scholarship winners are:
Pennie Ballinger of Santa Fe, studying business administration at Northern New Mexico College; Bobby Barela of Santa Fe, studying HVAC and plumbing at Santa Fe Community College; Tracy Bell of Taos, studying liberal arts at The University of New MexicoTaos; Annadine Benavidez of Santa Fe, studying hospitality and tourism at SFCC; Kathryn Eustice of Santa Fe, studying nursing at SFCC; Aaron Harford of Las Vegas, studying mathematics at Luna Community College; Rebekah Lane of Santa Fe, studying biological sciences at SFCC; Jennifer Longo of Taos, studying engineering and computer science at UNM-Taos; Carrie Quade of Santa Fe, studying media arts at SFCC; Timmy Salazar of Ranchos de Taos, studying criminal justice at UNM-Taos; and Rosita Sanchez of Española, studying nursing at Northern New Mexico College.
Northern New Mexico semifinalists in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program include the following high school students:
From Los Alamos High School: Cameron Art, Rachel Frankle, David Gao, Radhika Iyer, Matilde Jacobson, Sophia Li, Phillip Martin, Prescott Moore, Kyler Parkinson, Donald Poston, Neelima Prasad, Benjamin Rees, Sarah Russell, Sara Shiina, Sarah Shipley, Olivia Taylor and Miriam Wallstrom. From the Academy for Technology and the Classics in Santa Fe: Ava McCombs and Benjamin Sheffer. From Santa Fe High School: Rowan Cahill and Jonathan Najman. From Santa Fe Preparatory School: Nathan Hayes-Rich, Van Leeson, Benton Lehman, Josephy S. Murray and Landon Tafoya. From Taos Academy: Zachary Benton.