Graduating Los Alamos High School senior Claire Bluhm was born and raised in Los Alamos. She started playing softball in grade school and lettered in that sport all four years in high school. During that time, she also worked part time jobs, cared for her cats and hung out with close friends. Bluhm starts her college career in August at New Mexico State University where she will major in criminal justice. Her interests are forensic science and psychology. She is the daughter of Elizabeth Bluhm and Brian Bluhm. Photo by Samantha D’Anna