Sunday, March 9, 2014 THE NEW MEXICAN
SFPS SCIENCE EXPO WINNERS
Faces and places
Santa Fe Public Schools held its districtwide Science Expo on Thursday at Gonzales Community School. Following are the winners: Grades K-2: First place, Tara Schneider of El Dorado Community School; second place, Annalee Auer of Carlos Gilbert Elementary School; third place, Jackson Reis of Kearny Elementary Third grade: First place, Jonatan Kaare-Rasmussen of Wood Gormley Elementary; second place, Aaron Rosendorf of Wood Gormley; third place, Willow Shaffer of Turqoise Trail Charter School Fourth grade: First place, José Toxpop Lain-Straws of Chaparral Elementary; second place, Joaquin Bas of Carlos Gilbert; third place, Colton Russell of Turquoise Trail Fifth grade: First place, Alma Lopez of Wood Gormley; sec-
uuu Morika Hensley of Santa Fe has been named to the Dean’s List of Emory College, the undergraduate, liberal arts college of Emory University in Atlanta, Ga., for the 2013 fall semester. Students must be have a 3.85 grade-point average or higher to be named to the list.
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Desiree Garcia, right, is the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s New Mexico Youth of the Year. Bianca Cole is New Mexico Junior Youth of the Year. COURTESY PHOTO
Desiree Garcia, 17, daughter of Lionel and Louise Garcia, has been named the New Mexico Youth of the Year by Boys & Girls Clubs of America for her sound character, leadership skills and willingness to give back to the community. She is a senior at Pojoaque Valley High School and maintains a 3.3 GPA. After graduation, Desiree plans to attend Metro State University in Denver, Colo. Bianca Cole, the daughter of Robert and Theresa Cole, was named New Mexico Junior Youth of the Year at the annual banquet held in Ruidoso, hosted by the Boys & Girls Club of Sierra County. Bianca, 13, is an eighth-grader at Pojoaque Valley Middle School and maintains a 4.0 GPA. She received a trophy and laptop computer for her accomplishment.
uuu Rikki Valentine was accepted to participate in the 2014 Miss Teen Albuquerque Pageant on Sunday, March 9, at the Macey Performing Arts Center in Socorro. If she wins the title Rikki of Miss Teen Valentine Albuquerque, Valentine would represent Albuquerque and the surrounding communities at the national competition in Orlando, Fla.
Maslyn Locke, the daughter of Thomas P. and Karen Locke of Los Alamos, has been named to the honor roll for the fall 2013 semester at the University of Kansas.
uuu Melody Hett and Stewart Ottersberg Enriquez, both of Santa Fe, have been awarded merit scholarships based on their grade-point averages and ACT/SAT test scores at Oklahoma City University. Merit scholarships are awarded to students for up to seven consecutive semesters if academic performance is maintained.
ond place, Anderson J. Kurth of E.J. Martinez Elementary; third place, Simon Blaser of Chaparral Sixth grade: First place, Ulysses Yarbrough of La Mariposa Montessori School; second place, Ryan Kennemore of La Mariposa Montessori; third place, Lukas Olausson of Carlos Gilbert Seventh grade: First place, Isabel Ortiz and Betsy RuvalcabaMartinez of Aspen Community Magnet School; second place, Jackson Cary of El Dorado Community School; third place, Danny Cain of El Dorado. Eighth grade: First place, Jared Jones and Eduardo Castillo Estrada of Aspen; second place, Sadie Webb of El Dorado; third grade, Lila Baca of El Dorado Engineering: First place, Aiden Schelton of El Dorado; second place, Lanandra Komis of Wood Gormley; Avery Phillips of Wood Gormley
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The New Mexico State Land Office’s Field Operations Division has hired a new staff manager, Dana Vackar Strang. Strang most recently was director of education for Audubon New Mexico and the Randall Davey Audubon Center. She has a bachelor’s degree in political science with an emphasis in environmental issues from Colorado College and a master’s degree from The University of New Mexico in Parks, Recreation and Environmental Education. Strang was a manager and educator with the State Land Office, where she developed and implemented statewide programs on natural resource conservation and sustainability. She is a former president and board member of the Environmental Education Association of New Mexico, a former chairwoman of the Youth Conserva-
Sophie Fisher, left, and Allyson Gonzales, both fourth-graders at Aspen Community Magnet School, blow bubbles Thursday during Santa Fe Public Schools’ Science Expo, held at Gonzales Community School. The girls’ experiment explored the effects of glycerin on bubbles. LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN
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uuu Ernie LeDoux, a highway maintainer for the New Mexico Department of Transportation, was named Employee of the Month for January. LeDouix demonstrated excellent service to the public when Ernie LeDoux he provided Robin Laws with roadside help, according to a news release. “His efforts prove good people with kind hearts help people because it is the right thing to do,” the release states.
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THE SANTA FE CONCERT ASSOCIATION Presents
CURTIS ON TOUR
Students from Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world’s leading music conservatories, perform selections by Mozart, Poulenc and more.
uuu Elizabeth Allen, the daughter of Richard A. Allen and Jeanine T. Allen of Santa Fe, has been named to the Grinnell College Dean’s List for the fall semester 2013. Allen is one of 286 students honored for outstanding academic achievement at the college in Grinnell, Iowa. To make the Dean’s List, students must have a grade-point average of 3.75 or above.
uuu Kelsie N. Greenough of Santa Fe has been named to the 2013 fall semester honor roll at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, La. Students named to the honor roll have earned at least a 3.0 grade-point average while carrying 12 or more semester hours.
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Family Concert Series
Rachel Franklin of Santa Fe was among 1,664 students at Boston University who were awarded academic degrees in January. She graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience.
March 18, 2014, 6:00 pm • United Church of Santa Fe 1 hour family-friendly performance
Chamber Concert
March 19, 2014, 7:30 pm • St. Francis Auditorium
uuu Mei Liu of Los Alamos has been named to the honor list of Oxford College, the two-year liberal arts division of Emory University, in Oxford, Ga., for the 2013 fall semester. Students must have a cumulative gradepoint average of 3.5 or higher to be named to the list.
TICKETS:
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