Los Alamos High School Totally Explained

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Los Alamos High School (or LAHS) is a nationally ranked Additionally, 63% of LAHS faculty have earned an advanced degree.
LAHS isn't a magnet school, but occasionally students from other school districts commute to attend there. Because the school is well known.
The mascot of Los Alamos High School is the Hilltopper, often depicted as a rugged Mountain Man with a walking stick atop the scenic Jemez Mountains that overlook LAHS.

History

During the Second World War Los Alamos was the site of the Manhattan project. During wartime, structures in Los Alamos were temporary because people were expecting to leave after the wartime project was completed. In August 1945, following the Allied victory in Japan, it was decided the Los Alamos Laboratory's nuclear research would continue in order to counter a rising Soviet threat. In 1946 Los Alamos begin erecting permanent structures, including Los Alamos High School.
   In 1946, much of the budget for construction and operation of the high school was provided directly by the Atomic Energy Commission instead of state or local taxes. This arrangement persisted under the Department of Energy and Washington has traditionally paid for a third of the school system's budget.
   In October of 1995, after the cold war had ended, a delegation of nuclear scientists from Sarov (Los Alamos's Russian sister city) visited Los Alamos to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Allied Victory in WWII. During their visit members of the delegation both attended and taught classes at Los Alamos High School and UNM-LA.
   Two U.S. Presidents have visited Los Alamos High School: John F. Kennedy in 1962 and William Jefferson Clinton in 1993 and also 1998.

Student body statistics

Ethnic composition

European American, Not Hispanic: 78%
Hispanic: 17%
Asian American/Pacific Islander: 3%
American Indian/Alaskan Native: 1%
African American, Not Hispanic: 1%

Gender composition

Male: 51%

Female: 49% Future Plans (2004 Graduating Class)

4 year college: 86.4 %

2 year college: 3.7%

Technical / Vocational School: 3.2 %

Military: 4.3 %

Undecided: 2.3 %

Nothing: .2%

Clubs and Organizations

Anime Club

Art Club

Astronomy Club

Ballroom Dance Club

Band

Business Professionals of America

Chess Club

Choir

DECA

Environmental Club

FCCLA (Family & Consumer Science)

Fencing Club

Fellowship of Christian Athletes

French Club

Gay Straight Alliance

German Club

Hilltalkers (Debate Team)

International Club

Juggling Club

Juntos

Key Club

LAHS Coalition for Peace

LAHS Film Society

Lookout Student Newsletter

Los Alamos Youth Leadership (LAYL)

Math Club

Mock Trial

Movement to Bring Back the Big Band Era

National Honor Society

Natural Helpers

NJROTC

Olions (Drama Club)

Orchestra

Pegasus (Art & Literary Magazine)

Political Discussions Society

Rave Club

Robotics Club

Snow Club

Spanish Club

Student Council

Supercomputing Challenge

Woo Club For life

X-Scape Landscaping Club

Yearbook

Athletics

Los Alamos High School competes in the NMAA District 2-AAAA.
   Since its transition from a AAA to a AAAA school in 2001, the students of LAHS have won over 30 state titles in competitive high school sports (see below). LAHS was honored with the AAAA Girls all-sports trophy in 2000-01, 2001-02, and 2003-04. In 2003-04 LAHS also received The "New Mexico Athletic Director of the Year" award.
   In 2002 the LAHS Girls Cross Country team led by coaches Rob and Kathy Hipwood won the AAAA State Championship with a perfect score of 15. Rob Hipwood was a 1982 LAHS graduate. That season the Girls Cross Country Team was ranked second nationally among high school teams.
   In 2000 the Hilltoppers won state in AAA boys' bastetball led by star player Chris Jackson

. Jackson went on to play in the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship for Utah.
In 1995 Kevin Dotson set the national high school record for the high jump at 7'2". In 1975 Lynn Bjorklund set the national high school record for the women's outdoor 3000 meter at 9:08.6. This record still stands.

LAHS Athletic Districts	Year:
A	1946-1969
1AAAA	1970-1991
2AAA	1991-2000
2AAAA	2001-present

State Championships

Rank In State	# of State Championships	# of Boys Titles	# of Girls Titles
2	79	33	46

State titles (since 2001) AAAA

Boys

Cross Country: 2007, 2003

Football:

Soccer:

Basketball:

Swimming: 2005, 2004

Golf: 2005, 2004

Baseball:

Tennis: 2003,2002,2001

Track & Field: 2008

Wrestling:
Girls

Cross Country: 2006, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001

Cheerleading:

Volleyball:

Soccer: 2003,2002, 2001

Basketball:

Swimming: 2004

Golf: 2001, 2002, 2003

Softball:

Tennis: 2008, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001

Track & Field: 2003, 2002, 2001

Recent awards

LAHS was awarded Silver Medal in US News and World Report's Best High School Search 2008.

In 2005 LAHS was named one of the "1,000 Best High Schools in America" (#649) by Newsweek Magazine.

A recent LAHS history teacher, Nancy Schick, was named the 2005 New Mexico Teacher of the Year.

LAHS graduating classes of 2004 and 2005 had 12 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists each.

An LAHS student is one of six New Mexico semifinalists in the 2005 Presidential Scholars competition.

Five LAHS students were awarded Scholar designation in the National Hispanic Recognition Program, based on their performance on the 2004 PSAT and their five-semester transcripts.

The National Achievement Scholarship Program, established to recognized outstanding African-American students, has given a designation of commended student to an LAHS student.

In 2005 Los Alamos High School had 28 AP Scholar awards. 16 AP Scholar with Honor awards, 26 AP Scholar with Distinction awards, and 4 National AP Scholar awards.

LAHS literary magazine, Pegasus 2004, was "Recommended for Highest Award" in the 2004 NCTE Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines.

LAHS NJROTC Unit was designated a "Distinguished Unit" for the second year in a row. This year's designation includes academic honors, which is reserved for only a handful of units.

All four LAHS choirs received superior ratings at the District Large Group Festival. Two of these choirs also received "Best in Class" for Class AAAA schools.

LAHS Wind Ensemble Band received a superior rating from the New Mexico Music Educators Association Large Group Festival; Symphonic Band received an excellent rating.

LAHS Topper Marching Band won first place in their category at the tournament of the bands in 2006.

No Child Left Behind Act

LAHS has a history of meeting the AYP requirements of No Child Left Behind, often achieving exemplary ratings from the New Mexico Public Education Department. In 2004, LAHS failed to meet AYP. The 2004 AYP math and reading proficiency scores of 89% and 92% both exceeded the respective NCLB proficiency goals of 35% and 44%, but a participation rate of 95% of students is required to pass.

Notable alumni

Ari Turner, Putnam Fellow of the 1998 William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition (class of 1996)

Anthony Sandoval, Marathon Runner and Olympic hopeful during the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics

Nelson Martinez, Local anchorman of KOAT "Action 7" News Further Information

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