Six to be inducted into Los Alamos High Athletic Hall of Fame

Los Alamos Public Schools announced that "six inductees will join the Los Alamos High School Athletic Hall of Fame’s ninth class." The induction brunch is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 11, 2026 at Fuller Lodge, giving the community a single public ceremony to recognize this latest group of honorees. The district has not published the names of the six inductees in the materials provided so far; those identities, along with biographies and the sports or roles for which they are being honored, remain to be confirmed.

Inductee slot 1 (name pending) This slot represents one of the six new members to be honored at the April 11 brunch at Fuller Lodge. Per the Hall of Fame policy, each inductee "will receive an individual plaque" at the banquet; if an inductee is deceased, "a relative or friend would be invited to receive the plaque." For transparency, the Hall of Fame program also plans a formal presentation: the Master of Ceremonies "will introduce inductees (if possible, a video presentation will be played) or the Master of Ceremonies will give a brief bio of each inductee, and then introduce the Superintendent, Assistant Superintendents, and Athletic Office Staff."

Inductee slot 2 (name pending) The timeline tied to this slot intersects directly with the district's nomination cycle. Los Alamos Reporter states, "Los Alamos Public Schools will begin accepting nominations for the 2026 Athletic Hall of Fame beginning Wednesday, October 1. All submissions are due no later than Thursday, January 1, 2026." New inductees are expected to be notified by February 1, 2026, giving the district roughly two months to prepare program materials and any video tributes ahead of the April event. Nomination forms are available online and through the Athletic Office; the Reporter notes that "Nomination forms are available on the Athletics webpage or at this link: Hall of Fame Nomination Form."

Inductee slot 3 (name pending) This slot highlights the eligibility rules that determine who may be considered for induction. The Finalsite Hall of Fame policy frames eligibility tightly: nominees must have been associated with Los Alamos High School as a "student-athlete; coach; community member" and "must have made a truly exceptional contribution to Los Alamos High School athletics." Specific waits apply: there is "a five-year waiting period (from high school graduation) for those whose contributions were as Los Alamos High School students," while "Coaches will need to be retired for at least two years before being nominated." The policy also requires that nominees "must consent to a background check and have no infractions other than minor traffic violations."

Inductee slot 4 (name pending) Selection for this slot falls to a committee whose composition and duties are prescribed in the Finalsite policy. The selection body "will be made up of an odd number of members, which will include community members, former or current coaches, faculty members (current or retired), and Athletic office staff." Its explicit duties include screening nominations and selecting recipients; the policy lists that "Committee members will work in collaboration with each other," and will "Screen nominations" and "Select recipients/inductees." The document excerpt stops short of specifying the voting threshold—"Votes needed to for induction -"—which is a material detail that the district should confirm publicly to ensure a clear, accountable process.

Inductee slot 5 (name pending) This slot situates the 2026 class within the broader Hall of Fame and LAHS athletic history. Los Alamos Reporter records that "Since its inception in 2014, there are 60 Los Alamos High School Hall of Fame members," and the Original Report describes the 2026 cohort as the "ninth class." The high school's athletics record is notable in local context: the school's public profile includes statements that LAHS has won both "over 30 state titles" and "111 state championships in the school's history" in different documented excerpts, a numerical discrepancy that requires verification to present an accurate tally. Past honors noted for the program include AAAA Girls all-sports trophies in 2000–01, 2001–02 and 2003–04 and an Athletic Director of the Year award in 2003–04, situating inductees in a program with a decades-long record of competitive success.

Inductee slot 6 (name pending) The final slot underscores administrative details and outstanding confirmations the public and reporters should expect ahead of the brunch. The Finalsite policy clarifies that "Nominations will be held over for a 3-year period. After that period, the nomination will need to be re-submitted to be considered," a rule that affects who remains in contention without re-nomination. Several specifics in the announcement package remain incomplete or truncated in publicly available notices — for example, the Original Report notes that "The Daily Post published the announcement on March 5, 2" with the year truncated — and a number of operational items are missing from the materials provided: the six inductees' names and biographies; ticketing or RSVP instructions for the Fuller Lodge brunch; whether the district will permit media photography; the voting threshold for induction; and confirmation of whether the district prefers the event be called a "brunch" or a "banquet" in official materials. The Finalsite policy language uses "banquet" while the 2026 announcement calls the event an "induction brunch," so the district should confirm labeling and the program format.

Conclusion Los Alamos is set to pause for a community recognition moment at Fuller Lodge on April 11, 2026, when six people will be added to a Hall of Fame that was established in 2014 and—per current public reporting—counts 60 members to date. The public materials specify the nomination calendar, eligibility rules and committee structure but leave several verifiable facts open: the identities of the inductees, the exact number of LAHS state championships, the voting threshold used by the committee, and operational details for attendance. As the district finalizes the April brunch program, confirming those items will be essential for accountability and for providing the full civic context behind each induction.