Charmine Travers, a first grade teacher at Barranca Mesa Elementary School, left, and Bradley Harlow, the Los Alamos Middle School Security Guard, have been named 2025 LAPS Employees of the Year. Photo Courtesy LAPS
LAPS NEWS RELEASE
Los Alamos Public Schools has announced that Los Alamos Middle School Security Guard Bradley Harlow has been selected as the 2025 LAPS Classified Employee of the Year, and Barranca Mesa Elementary School First Grade Teacher Charmine Travers has been selected LAPS Teacher of the Year.
LAPS hosted a red carpet affair for Employees of the Year from each school site earlier this month, along with recognizing this year’s retirees.
This year’s Classified Staff of the Year nominees:
- Theresa Marquez, Aspen Elementary School
- Ysabel Meana, Barranca Mesa Elementary School
- Gayle Eustis, Chamisa Elementary School
- Gail Lance, Mountain Elementary School
- Darel Madrid, Piñon Elementary School
- Bradley Harlow, Los Alamos Middle School
- Stormy “Blue” McDaniel, Los Alamos High School
- Debbie Bell, LAPS District Office
Teacher of the Year nominees:
- Kelly Wild, Aspen Elementary School
- Charmine Travers, Barranca Mesa Elementary School
- Tricia Javernick, Chamisa Elementary School
- Branden Willman, Mountain Elementary School
- Hayley Schake, Piñon Elementary School
- Marcie Jo Johnson, Los Alamos Online Learning Academy
- Jacqueline Griego, Los Alamos Online Learning Academy
- Naomi Unger, Los Alamos Middle School
- Ellen McBee, Los Alamos High School
The Transportation Team and Facilities Team were also recognized.