THANK YOU, LAURA!
Foundation Appreciation Week is Back!
To show its gratitude to the LAPS Foundation for 14 years of support, Los Alamos Public Schools is celebrating Foundation Appreciation Week Dec. 2-6. As the 2019 year comes to a close, LAPS asks the community to consider giving up one thing a month and instead use that money to make a valuable donation to […]
Nearly $20K Given Out For Fall Semester Grants So Far
Through many generous contributions, the Foundation has been able to continue, and even grow, our grants program for the 2019-20 school year. This fall, we’re pleased to be able to support 38 grant ideas so far. As a result of your kind and continuous donations, we are having a huge impact on the quality of […]
Wellness is the Name of the Game
Last spring, our Board had an exercise to identify 1-, 3- and 5-year goals for our organization. One of the 1-year goals that rose to the top time and time again was to improve student and staff wellness, which is also a primary goal of Los Alamos Public Schools district-wide. We got to work right […]
Surprise! The LAPS Foundation Refreshed the Staff Lounges Over the Summer
What could be more fun than giving money away to help our schools? That’s our mission and purpose at the LAPS Foundation. Our board members are always hard at work raising money and giving it away to schools to benefit students, staff, and facilities. This funding makes a difference in the lives of teachers and […]
Thank You For Another Successful Taste Of Knowledge!
On August 25, you came out to wholeheartedly support the the Foundation’s mission at our annual fundraiser, a Taste of Knowledge. The event was a great success, and it raised a record-breaking $50,000 for Los Alamos Public Schools. With these funds, we are able to offer more grants to support our schools. This year there […]
LAHS Alumni, Do You Accept the Challenge?
The Los Alamos High School classes of 1969 and 1979 will be holding their reunions in Los Alamos during homecoming weekend, September 20-22, 2019. Alumni from both classes are encouraged to attend and catch up with friends and classmates. Additionally, the LAHS class of 1989 is issuing a friendly challenge to their fellow classes to help raise […]
Fall Grants Now Open!
Fall grants are now open, and over $21,000 is available! Applications for the following grants will be accepted through September 30: Great Ideas, Professional Development and Professional Book Group. Mini grants ($100 each) applications will be accepted until the $1,500 budgeted for the fall has been allocated. The above grants are open to certified LAPS […]
Taste of Knowledge Tickets Now on Sale
Once again we have teamed up with Pig + Fig Café to present our signature fundraising event, Taste of Knowledge. It will be held Sunday, August 25 at the Pig + Fig Café in White Rock. This year there will be two events: “An Afternoon in Provence” from 2:00 to 4:00pm, and “An Evening in […]
An Interview with Jessica Keller, LAHS Class of 2004
Recently our executive director, Laura Loy, conducted an interview with Jessica Keller, LAHS class of 2004, to learn what she’s up to now. LL: Tell us what you’ve been doing since graduating LAHS. Where are you now, and what are you doing? JK: I’m living in Sacramento CA where I’m a lead line cook at […]