Educational outreach programs of Los Alamos National Laboratory assist rural educators in strengthening science curricula; encourage students to take science, math, and English courses; and create a good neighbor policy between the laboratory and rural communities/schools in predominantly Hispanic/American Indian northern New Mexico. The program, initiated in 1981, boosts technical competency of rural students to fulfill the laboratory's employment needs and helps regional economy. Laboratory scientific, technical, and support personnel conduct six types of outreach programs. Science Beginnings for grades 4-6 introduces science-related subjects to stimulate imagination. Programs for high school juniors/seniors include credit courses on state-of-the-art technology, summer programs during which students develop/present science projects with a laboratory mentor, and annual open house for students to talk with scientists about careers and research. A summer institute for secondary school science teachers offers graduate credit. Careers in Science uses panel presentations in regional schools to encourage students in grades 7-10 to consider scientific/technical careers. Panels include people with ethnic backgrounds similar to the target community, males, and females representing jobs which require a variety of educational levels. Background information about the laboratory and region, comments of panel members and teachers, and results of a program evaluation are included. (LFL)