Milestones

Robert and Diana Little of Los Alamos and Glenn and Kerri White of Greely, Colo. are proud to announce the engagement of their children Brittany Little and Nick White. The couple plan to be married on Aug. 5 in Laporte, Colo.

Los Alamos Public Schools and the Los Alamos Monitor are partnering to produce a special commemorative section, “Congratulations Los Alamos High School Class of 2012.”

The publication will feature graduation portraits of each senior as well as messages from the LAPS Board of Education, Superintendent Eugene Schmidt, Principal Sandra Warnock and others.

Some 2,000 copies of this special publication will be distributed at the graduation ceremony Saturday, May 26, 2012, and will be circulated as an insert inside the Los Alamos Monitor Sunday, May 27, 2012.

Lana Martin, who teaches 6th grade at Barranca Mesa Elementary School was selected as the Los Alamos Public Schools 2012 Excellence for Student Achievement Award. The award is presented annually to a staff member, community member, parent, student, or community volunteer for promoting the enhancement of student achievement. The award winner is also credited with focusing on the local school boards efforts to improvement student achievement.
Martin has taught at Barranca for six years. Her students’ parents nominated her. They noted how impressed they were with their children’s achievement over time. They also spoke to her ability to improve the achievement of students, who were below proficiency.

Los Alamos Medical Center reported the following births:

Feb. 29: A boy, Riley Bernard Abney, born to Nicole Allison and Tyrell Abney
March 3: A girl, Lily Christina Grace Nolen, born to Jacqueline and Blake Nolen
March 5: A girl, Lisa Shaelyn Suazo, born to Channa Romeo and Shaun Suazo (siblings Jasmin and Shaun Jr.)
March 7: A boy, Dylan Ryan Thomas Ortiz, born to Adrianna and Nathan Ortiz