Machinists Go From Apprentice To Expert Through Hands-On Training At Los Alamos National Laboratory
Emma Womack, a machinist apprentice since 2022, works on a project in the Prototype Fabrication machine shop at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- On-the-job training at Los Alamos National Laboratory leads to long-term careers
When Alex Galindo emerged from the Machinist Apprentice Program at Los Alamos National Laboratory, he couldn’t have known the unique opportunities that lie ahead.
Galindo graduated from the program in mid-2022. The program trains new machinists in basic and advanced technology through hands-on apprenticeship instruction with veteran Read More
2012 Los Alamos High School Graduate Chase Ealey Jackson To Compete At 2024 Olympic Games In Paris
Los Alamos High School graduate Chase Ealey Jackson acknowledging nearly 9,000 cheering fans in attendance during introductions for the women’s shot put event at the USA Track & Field National Championships in July 2023 in Eugene, Ore. Los Alamos Daily Post photographer/videographer Nate Limback was on scene covering the event. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Staff Report:
2012 Los Alamos High School graduate Chase Ealey Jackson will represent the United States in the shot put at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. She qualified by throwing the shot put 20.10 meters at the trials Read More
Los Alamos Online Learning Academy And Chamisa Elementary Among Schools Spotlighted By Teach Plus New Mexico For Innovation In Early Literacy And Math
Teach Plus New Mexico News:
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- Schools from Albuquerque, Carlsbad, Laguna Pueblo, Los Alamos/White Rock, Reserve, Roswell, Sandia Park and Santa Fe named 2024 Innovation Schools at Teach Plus’s annual summit
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ALBUQUERQUE—Students at Siembra Leadership High School in Albuquerque opened their own businesses while maintaining a focus on academics. At University High School in Roswell specially designated attendance coaches wrapped students in support to put them on track to graduate. These are just two examples of 10 New Mexico schools whose innovative practices Teach Plus is elevating Read More
LAPS Foundation Recognizes 2024 Community Service And Career Technical Scholarship Winners
Community Service Scholarship recipient Luke Favorite and Educator of Distinction Debbie Grothaus. Photo by Jessica Booton
LAPS Foundation News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation (LAPS Foundation) has awarded six community service scholarships and one career technical scholarship for students in the Los Alamos High School Hilltopper Class of 2024.
Each student who received a scholarship wrote an essay about their Educator of Distinction – someone who has had a positive impact on the student during their time in the Los Alamos Public Schools. The Foundation held a reception at Read More
Fuselier: About Grief
By BOB FUSELIER
Los Alamos
If you had asked me before my retirement if I thought that my perspectives of life would change much after my retirement I would’ve answered, “I doubt it, no”. Of course, I never thought then that the death of one of my adult children would be what dictated the timing of my retirement.
Mike’s death flipped our world upside down. My wife Susie and I suddenly found ourselves members of the worst club there could be; parents who have lost a child. Yet, we discovered immediately that the experienced members of the club are some of the most amazing people we ever met.
We feel the sense Read More
Los Alamos Garden Club Announces 2024 Scholarship Winner Cameron Meadows
2024 Los Alamos Garden Club Scholarship winner Cameron Meadows with Club members. Courtesy photo
LAGC News:
It was a busy spring for the Los Alamos Garden Club (LAGC). During our most recent Memorial Rose Garden work party, the 2024 Los Alamos Garden Club’s Scholarship winner, Cameron Meadows, met and thanked those members present at the Garden. Cameron, a 2024 Los Alamos High School graduate, plans to attend the University of Colorado Boulder in the fall, majoring in Environmental Design.
Throughout his LAHS years Cameron participated in the Eco Club and was active in athletics including Read More
Three Los Alamos Companies Among Eleven In New Mexico Awarded State Job Training Funds In July
Installed above plants in a greenhouse, UbiGro®, UbiQD’s first commercial product, is a layer of light that uses fluorescence to create a more optimal light spectrum for crops, converting under-utilized portions of sunlight to more photosynthetically efficient orange light that plants crave. Courtesy/UbiQD, Inc.
EDD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) approved its monthly allocations of job training funds at the July 2024 Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) board meeting.
EDD Acting Secretary Mark Roper announced that 11 companies applied for nearly Read More
PEEC To Host Suds & Shows: Game Night Edition July 25
Stop by the Los Alamos Nature Center at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 25, 2024, for Suds & Shows: Game Night Edition. Thanks to The Family YMCA, Mesa Top Games & Pajarito Brewpub for making this event possible. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
The community is invited to join the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) for an exciting evening of gaming and socializing! Thanks to partners at The Family YMCA, attendees will have the chance to enjoy a wide variety of games, including console favorites on Switch and Xbox, as well as an assortment of board games and party games from Mesa Top Games. Read More
Los Alamos Home Town Hero LCDR Britton A. Girard
Los Alamos native LCDR Britton A. Girard stands near his F/A-18 jet. Courtesy/Molly Girard
LCDR Britton A. Girard with his wife Molly and their daughters Maggie and Evie. Courtesy/Molly Girard
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com
Los Alamos native LCDR Britton A. Girard returned last weekend from the Middle East where he was deployed as a F/A-18 pilot with the United States Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).
The “Ike” and other naval vessels in the Carrier Strike Group (CGS-2) have been deployed to the Middle East and Mediterranean Read More
‘All Individuals First’ 10th Anniversary Fundraiser Aug. 1
COMMUNITY News:
All Individuals First is hosting a 10th Anniversary celebration at 6 p.m., Aug. 1 in the Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church’s Kelly Hall.
The celebration, which also is a fundraiser for the organization, will feature a dinner, silent auction, games and a raffle. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children and can be purchased at allindividualsfirst.org or at the door.
All Individuals First is a day program for adults with developmental disabilities. Its founder, Executive Director Doris Roberts explained she started the organization because “I knew when individuals Read More
UNM School Of Medicine CPR Training At NNMC July 23
Dr. Allen Moss Tapped For Mesalands President
Dr. Allen Moss
TUCUMCARI – The Mesalands Community College Board of Trustees has announced its selection of Dr. Allen Moss president of the college at the July 16, 2024, monthly board meeting. The selection was made from five candidates submitted on June 18, 2024, to the board by the Presidential Search Committee.
Dr. Moss was appointed Interim President on Feb. 14, 2023. He previously served as the Senior Executive Director of Concurrent Enrollment and Academic Outreach beginning July 15, 2022, for Mesalands Community College. As a part of that role, he oversaw both the dual enrollment and Read More
PEEC Summer Family Evening With Hands-On Crafts Tonight
Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
The community is invited to join the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) for a Summer Family Evening at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 17 at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road. In collaboration with the Los Alamos Arts Council, this special event offers creativity and fun for the entire family. Engage in exciting nature crafts that will inspire and entertain both kids and adults, providing a unique opportunity to explore ones artistic side while enjoying the beauty of nature.
This event is generously sponsored by the Del Norte LOV Foundation, the philanthropic Read More
New Mexico’s ‘Bold Approach’ To Align Special Education From Cradle To Career Is Highlighted In Washington, D.C.
Secretary Elizabeth Groginsky
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- A presentation at the National Forum on Education Policy spotlights the alignment of special education services starting in early childhood
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SANTA FE — New Mexico’s cradle-to-career approach to aligning special education was in the spotlight Thursday, July 11, 2024, in Washington, D.C. at the National Forum on Education Policy hosted by the Education Commission of the States (ECS).
Elizabeth Groginsky, Secretary of New Mexico’s Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) and ECS commissioner, and Dr. Tyre’ Jenkins, Deputy Read More
SFCC Fall CE Catalog Features New Classes & Partnerships
Fall CE catalog cover featuring guitarist Jacob Moscartolo. Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — SFCC announces the release of the Fall Continuing Education catalog, showcasing a diverse array of classes and dynamic community partnerships. Returning this fall are many of the community’s favorite immersive classes in collaboration with esteemed partners such as the Four Seasons Resort, Nuevo Mexicano Heritage Arts Museum, Santa Fe Sky Railway, and the Rodrigue Life and Legacy Foundation.
Additionally, SFCC introduces its newest partner, CHOMP Food Hall, which will host a “Fine Art of Read More
PEEC: Felt Art Workshop ‘Head In The Clouds’ July 26
Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
The community is invited to join the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) at 1 p.m. Friday, July 26 for an Art Workshop, “Head in the Clouds” at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road.
This engaging cloud-focused art workshop blends the beauty of nature with the art of needle felting. This unique event begins with a session of sky-gazing, where participants will learn about various cloud formations and what makes clouds look the way they do. With this newfound knowledge, they’ll return to the studio to experiment with different cloud shapes using Read More
UNM-Los Alamos Seeks Advisory Board Member
The UNM-Los Alamos campus at 4000 University Drive. Courtesy/UNM-LA
UNM-LA News:
UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) is seeking applications by Aug. 1, 2024, to fill a seat on its advisory board. The board advises The University of New Mexico Board of Regents on all matters pertaining to the conduct of the Los Alamos campus.
The candidate, selected by the advisory board, will be sworn in at the September 2024 board meeting to serve the remainder of 2024 and all of 2025. The board meets on the Monday preceding the second Tuesday of each odd calendar month except in July, unless otherwise directed. During a regular Read More
Applicants Sought For LLA Class Of 2024/2025
LLA News:
Leadership Los Alamos (LLA) is seeking applicants for the LLA Class of 2024/2025.
The program begins with a two-day orientation Sept. 13-14. Applications are due by Aug. 9.
What is LLA?
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- LLA is a unique opportunity for individuals who live or work in Los Alamos County and are committed to assuming roles of responsibility in civic, charitable, and governmental organizations in the region. Class participants will greatly expand their knowledge of the community and develop or enhance their leadership skills.
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Program Objectives·
- Identify and select highly motivated, emerging leaders
SFCC Presents Cristina Kahlo: Contemporary Mexican Photography Lecture Tuesday Aug. 6
Photographer Cristina Kahlo, in front of an image of her great-grandaunt Frida Kahlo, will give a lecture on Contemporary Mexican Photography Aug. 6 at Santa Fe Community College. Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) will present Cristina Kahlo, who will give a lecture on Contemporary Mexican Photography, 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6 in the Lecture Hall (Room 216). The free lecture is offered by the SFCC’s Art on Campus in collaboration with Carlos Rovelo, Trustee and Chair, Education and Community Engagement Committee of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum.
“SFCC is Read More
Heinrich On New STARBASE Program At Cannon AFB
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is welcoming the U.S. Department of Defense’s decision to establish its newest location for the Science and Technology Academies Reinforcing Basic Aviation and Space Exploration (STARBASE) program at Cannon Air Force Base in Clovis.
In January, Heinrich wrote a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in strong support of Cannon becoming a new location for the STARBASE program.
Heinrich wrote, “The Clovis, New Mexico community and Cannon AFB have long shared a close and warm relationship. Read More
