LAPS: Pumpkin Patch Sales Benefit LAHS/LAMS Choirs
The Pumpkin Patch on the east end of the Canyon Complex. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
LAPS News:
As the Los Alamos Choir Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser heads toward its final weekend, the Choir Boosters thank the community for its strong support so far. The Boosters also want to let those who haven’t come by yet know that the Patch will remain open weekday afternoons and all day Saturday and Sunday until Oct.31, 2023. Open times will generally run from 3:30 p.m. to dusk weekdays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the weekend, depending on staffing.
The annual Pumpkin Patch provides a festive fall event, bringing Read More
J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee Lecture Series To Feature Visual Effects Artist Steve Preeg
Visual Effects Artist and Los Alamos Native Steve Preeg
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Visual effects in films are achieved by doing far more than just hitting a few keys on the keyboard. Just look at the credits roll in a movie and see the long list of names that appear under visual effects.
Los Alamos Native Steve Preeg, who earned an Academy Award for Best Achievement in Visual Effects for his work on the movie, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, will reveal the complexity of creating visual effects during his lecture 7:30 p.m. Monday at SALA Event Center. Read More
Coupland: Next Steps For The School Calendar
By LAUREN COUPLAND
Candidate
Los Alamos School Board
On the agenda for Thursday’s School Board meeting, item 8.3 is entitled “Procedures for Reviewing School Calendar”. In the spring, the calendar items generated large public engagement, and calendar preparations for the 24-25 school year have been highly anticipated.
As a member of the calendar committee and a school board candidate, I’d like to provide some extra context to the school calendar discussions. The LAPS calendar committee met weekly in February and March 2023 to discuss the impacts of the developing legislation, and how Read More
Senators Luján, Welch Applaud FCC Vote To Provide Support For Wi-Fi On School Buses Through E-Rate Program
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media and Broadband and U.S. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) applauded the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) vote to expand eligibility for the E-Rate program to reimburse schools that equip school buses with Wi-Fi technology.
Last Congress, Senators Luján and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and then-U.S. Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced bipartisan legislation to provide E-Rate support for school bus Wi-Fi to help close the homework gap while students travel on their daily Read More
UC Riverside Scientists Engineer Plants To Speak In Color
Plants transformed into detectors of dangerous chemicals … scientists engineer plants to speak in color. Courtesy/UCR
UC RIVERSIDE News:
What if your house plant could tell you your water isn’t safe? Scientists are closer to realizing this vision, having successfully engineered a plant to turn beet red in the presence of a banned toxic pesticide.
To achieve this, UC Riverside researchers had to solve an engineering puzzle: how to enable a plant to sense and react to a chemical in the environment without damaging its ability to function normally in all other respects.
“The biggest piece here Read More
NNMC Receives $700,000 Casa Connection Housing Grant
NNMC News:
ESPAÑOLA — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the second round of her office’s Casa Connection Grant Program Tuesday, which includes a $700,000 award to Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) to renovate buildings on the El Rito campus to develop affordable housing for students, faculty and staff.
“Student homelessness and lack of access to basic needs is a huge problem facing our students,” NNMC President Hector Balderas said. “Governor Lujan Grisham is addressing this critical need, and this assistance will keep our students on a bright pathway to college graduation and economic Read More
New Mexico College Enrollment Rises For Second Straight Year Thanks To Opportunity Scholarship
The Roundhouse in Santa Fe. Post file photo
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE – College and university enrollment is up again in New Mexico, according to data released by the Higher Education Department today, due in large part to the nation’s most expansive college enrollment program.
More than 110,000 New Mexicans are pursuing career training certificates, associate, associate, bachelor’s and graduate degrees at state public and tribal colleges and universities, an increase of 2.3 percent over last year. Over 11,000 New Mexicans are pursuing higher education for the first time Read More
Nature Playtime With PEEC Resumes Beginning Oct. 30
PEEC News:
PEEC’s popular early childhood morning program, Nature Playtime will resume Monday, Oct. 30.
Nature Playtime meets 10-11 a.m. every Monday outside the Los Alamos Nature Center. The program provides an opportunity for toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers to come to the nature center and explore the natural world with PEEC’s educators.
Each Playtime features a craft, story and outside activities. Come and join the fun outside with other local parents and children!
For more information about this program, visit peecnature.org/events, email kristen@peecnature.org Read More
Los Alamos High School NJROTC Presents $7,500 Check To Mission 22 In Support Of Veteran Services
From left, C/ENS Sofia West, C/ENS Yuridia Perez, C/PO2 Kaelin Hanson, C/ENS Natalie Crawford , C/ENS Kevin Lacy, C/PO2 Maya Snowden, C/ENS Hayden Kim, C/ENS Alana Hinojosa, C/LT Hayden Sutton, C/LT Emily Baca, C/PO2 Melanie Weekley, NJROTC Instructor Petty Officer Matt Bohlen, C/LCDR Jaceena Hornberger, C/CDR Joshua Danforth, Mission 22 Ambassador Jeff Brown, LAHS Assistant Principal Suzanne Montoya, LAHS Assistant Principal Ryan Finn, LAHS Principal Renee Dunwoody, LAHS Dean of Students Eric Ziegler, NJROTC Booster Club Treasurer Shanelle Hornberger, NJROTC Booster Club
Scenes From Pinon Fall Festival Saturday In White Rock
A young student spends time with a small goat at the Pinon Fall Festival held Saturday at Pinon Elementary School at 90 Grand Canyon Drive in White Rock. The festival included the animal petting zoo, games, food and costume contests. Photo by VaLynn Purvis
Mr. & Mrs. Potatoe Head (VaLynn Purvis and Pinon PTO President Whitney Pack) won the Pinon Fall Festival costume contest in the adult category. Courtesy/VaLynn Purvis
Scene of a costume contest at the Pinon Fall Festival held Saturday at Pinon Elementary School in White Rock. Photo by VaLynn Purvis
Scene from the Pinon Fall Festival Saturday Read More
McCumber: Don’t Gamble—Vote FOR the School Bond!
By JENNY MCCUMBER
Executive Director
Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation
Don’t gamble and take for granted your friends, neighbors and others in Los Alamos will go vote to pass the school bond. Please take the time now through Nov. 7 to vote FOR the bond so our community can continue to improve our school facilities.
I’m not much of a gambler but friends recently gave us a couple of powerball tickets. We enjoyed sitting around at dinner and talking about how we would spend the money. Unsurprisingly, our luck was abysmal and none of us won but it was fun to dream for a moment. When I was in a store a couple Read More
Television Academy Foundation Taps Northern New Mexico College’s David Lindblom For Alex Trebek Legacy Fellowship
NNMC Associate Professor David Lindblom
Television Academy Foundation News:
Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) Associate Professor David Lindblom has been selected for an Alex Trebek Legacy Fellowship by the Television Academy Foundation in Hollywood.
Lindblom is an associate professor in the film and digital media arts and arts and human sciences departments at NNMC. He is one of just 12 professors selected from colleges and universities nationwide for the fellowship program.
Named in honor of the late Alex Trebek, longtime host of the quiz show Jeopardy!, the Alex Trebek Legacy Read More
Los Alamos Music Teachers Association Presents 2023 PMTNM, NE-1 District Honors Music Competition Results
Scene of the PMTNM District NE-I Honors Competition Oct. 21 at UNM-Los Alamos. Courtesy/LAMTA
LAMTA News:
The Los Alamos Music Teachers Association (LAMTA) presents some of the results of the 2023 Professional Music Teachers of New Mexico (PMTNM), NE-1 District, Honors music competition.
Students from four of the local studios and one studio from Taos, participated in this event Saturday, Oct. 21 at UNM-Los Alamos.
The judges were Dr. Jessie Lo and Dr. Jacquelyn Helin. Music was performed on the piano.
First Place Winners:
- LEVEL 1 (ages 9 and under): ELIZABETH HSU; Kim Bakkum (Taos, NM),
LAMTA Hosts Masquerade Recital Oct. 28
LAMTA News:
The Los Alamos Music Teachers Association (LAMTA) invites everyone to the Masquerade Recital from 4-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 at Fuller Lodge.
Students from the studios of Kim Bakkum, Aejin Chang, Wendy Ge, Juanita Madland, Janna Warren, Patricia Wood, Dr. Haewon Yang will be performing.
Grace Waters, Gloria Zhang, Elizabeth Wang, Andreas Lee, Alice Sun, Tabitha Chiou, Jiadong Guo, Aylia Stull, Isaac Chu, Glyn Lo, Jia Guo, Cindy Fu, Serenity Tao, Sydney Chen, Eric Xu, Lyla Lo, Alicia Chen, Gavin Hu, Lucy Smith, Jane Smith, Justin Leigh, Alice Chen, Aniuta Dzuiba, Benjamin Jinko,Isaac Read More
Scenes At Governor’s Mansion Of NDI 30-Year Celebration
Santa Fe Superintendent Hilario ‘Larry’ Chavez, left, and NDI Executive Director Russell Baker speak to the importance of the NDI-public schools partnership. Children in Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Pecos, Pojoaque and the Española Valley receive 15-30 weekly classes in their elementary school during the school year and finish their program with exciting culminating performances. NDI promotes four core values: Work Hard, Do Your Best, Never Give Up and Be Healthy. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Scene of the group gathered at the NDI 30th anniversary event Oct. 11 on the Read More
Henderson: Asking For Your Vote – UNM-LA Advisory Board
By KRISTIN HENDERSON
Candidate
UNM-LA Advisory Board
UNM-LA is one of the most important institutions in our town, and we are incredibly fortunate to have it here.
The role of the UNM-LA Advisory Board is to provide input to the UNM Board of Regents on the priorities of Los Alamos. The unofficial role is to also serve as a sounding board to the UNM-LA Chancellor.
I am running for a seat on the Advisory Board because I would like to advocate for the values and priorities of Los Alamos to the Board of Regents, and be a part of the sounding board for the Chancellor. I believe I have a good sense of the advantages Read More
Topper Girls Soccer ‘Kick For The Cure’ Fundraiser Oct. 24
LAHS News:
The Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Girls Soccer Teams “Kick for the Cure” games scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 24 at Sullivan Field – including the 4 p.m. Varsity game against Taos and JV Game against Santa Fe – will raise funds for breast cancer through a raffle and chance to shoot on the goalkeepers.
It was previously announced that funds raised from these “Kick for the Cure” games would go to the Los Alamos Council on Cancer, but there has been a change in charity donation due to unforeseen circumstances.
Diane Hammon, vice president of the Los Alamos Council on Cancer, expressed gratitude Read More
Leger Fernández And Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Lower Cost Of Community College
U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández
From the Office of U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández:
WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M), U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA-03), and Madeleine Dean (D-PA-03) introduced legislation in both the House and Senate chambers to make community college and two-year Tribal Colleges and Universities more accessible by waiving tuition fees for eligible students.
“New Mexico knows how free community college unlocks opportunities for students – from the recent high school graduate to the experienced worker Read More
Hilltopper Boys And Girls Varsity And JV Cross Country Teams Run Personal Bests At Pat Amato Classic
Sophomores, Sam Prada and Cole Luscher. Courtesy/Nicole Allen
Senior Audrey See ran a career best time of 21:35. Courtesy/Nicole Allen
By LINDSEY MONTOYA
LAHS
Co-Head Coach
The Hilltopper boys and girls varsity and JV cross country teams headed to Northglenn, Colorado to face a contingent of strong Colorado teams at the Pat Amato Classic.
This meet has become a tradition of sorts for the top 14 Hilltopper runners and the results this year did not disappoint. Out of 27 Hilltopper runners that completed the 5k course, 20 were able to run career personal bests for the distance.
The girls JV team Read More
Scenes From LASCU Event Celebrating International Credit Union Day
Thursday marked the 75th anniversary of International Credit Union (ICU) Day® and Los Alamos Schools Credit Union (LASCU) celebrated with a special barbecue at the Co-Op Park. LASCU CEO/President Matt Schmidt manned the grill and Supervisory Committee Member Andrea Determan, Executive Vice President Bethany Hayward, Loan Officer Denise Gutierrez and Loan Officer Camille Romero shared side dishes with the crowd that joined the celebration including LASCU members, board members, family and friends. ICU Day® is recognized to reflect upon the credit union movement’s history, promote Read More
