page_title: Los Alamos High School
section_title: Notable alumni
hierarchical_section_title: Los Alamos High School / Notable alumni
caption_attribution_description: English: Her Excellency Kolinda Grabar Kitarović, President of Croatia
context_page_description: Los Alamos High School is the public high school in Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA. The school opened in 1946, and was originally supported by the Atomic Energy Commission. It has been academically recognized by Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, and the New Mexico Public Education Department. The school has been visited by two U.S. Presidents: John F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton. LAHS currently competes in the New Mexico Activities Association's District 2, AAAA division for athletics, and has won 99 state championships in the school's history.
context_section_description: Walt Arnold (class of 1976), NFL tight end
  Lynn Bjorklund National High School record 3000 meters, USA National Cross Country Champion in 1974 and 1975.
  Carol Cady, two time competitor in the Olympic games: shot put in 1984, discus in 1988. Held US Women's discus record for 21 years.
  Susann Cokal, novelist
  Chase Ealey, 2019 indoor and outdoor, 2020 indoor national champion in women's shot put. Qualifier for the World Athletics Championships.
  Drew Goddard (class of 1993), screenwriter and a co-executive producer of Lost.
  Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (class of 1986), 4th President of the Republic of Croatia.
  Kevin Johnson (class of 1978), President and CEO of Starbucks.
  Alex Kirk, professional Basketball player for the Canton Charge.
  Kim Paffenroth, author, winner of the Bram Stoker Award for horror writing.
  Steven Preeg (class of 1989), 81st Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
  Carl Quintanilla, (Class of 1988), American journalist working for CNBC. He is co-anchor and anchor, respectively, of CNBC's morning programs Squawk on the Street and Squawk Alley, both of which broadcast live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
  Harriet Ruiz, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from 2004 to 2006.
  Anthony Sandoval, winner of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Marathon trials, Olympic hopeful for the boycotted Moscow Olympics.
  Andy Thoma, professional soccer player for the Portland Timbers.
  Terry C. Wallace, Jr. (class of 1974) The 11th Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory and current president of Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
caption: Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (née Grabar) attended Los Alamos as an exchange student.
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