St. John’s College Raises More Than $326 Million During ‘Freeing Minds’ Campaign
SJC News:
SANTA FE — St. John’s College (SJC) Monday announced that the “Freeing Minds” capital campaign has met and exceeded its original $300 million goal and $325 million stretch goal, ultimately raising more than $326 million for the third oldest college in America, with campuses in Annapolis, Md. and Santa Fe.
“A $325 million campaign goal for a college of our size is nearly unheard of,” says collegewide and Santa Fe President Mark Roosevelt. “And to have even exceeded that goal—it’s stupendous.”
Publicly launched in 2018, Freeing Minds is the most successful campaign in the college’s Read More
Skolnik: Open Letter To LAPS School Board On Its July 11, 2023 Meeting
RICHARD SKOLNIK
White Rock
During the last school year, the LAPS faced an exceptionally high rate of absenteeism, at least an important part of which appears to have been due to health issues, such as COVID, RSV, and a range of other viruses.
In addition, COVID is not over, much of the US population has waning immunity to COVID, and the latest studies make clear that children are major spreaders of COVID and can suffer both short-run and long-run consequences from it.
Moreover, Los Alamos seems to be in the grip of a fentanyl epidemic, which has led to the tragic deaths of a number of young people.
In Read More
LAHS Student Emily McLaughlin Completes Girl Scout Gold Award Project … ‘Being Human: A Down Syndrome Story’
Cover of ‘Being Human: A Down Syndrome Story’, written & illustrated by Emily McLaughlin. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Emily McLaughlin, an incoming senior at Los Alamos High School, has just completed her Girl Scout Gold Award Project, which includes the writing, illustrating and publishing of her children’s book “Being Human: A Down Syndrome Story”.
The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award a Girl Scout can achieve with only 5.4 percent of eligible Girl Scouts fully achieving their award. To be eligible for the Gold Award, scouts must be of the senior or ambassador level (11th-12th Read More
LAPS Notice & Agenda For July 11 Board Meeting
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) announces the next School Board is 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, in the Administration Offices, School Board Room at 2101 Trinity Drive, Suite V.
The meeting is open to the public.
To submit comments for items not on the agenda, see email address in item 6.
For comments during the meeting, use: public.comments@laschools.net.
Agenda:
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Call to Order President Antonio Jaurigue will call the meeting to order and review the meeting protocols.
- Roll Call
- Routine Business/Approval of Agenda Approval of Agenda Action Item
- Recognition
Acclaimed Shanghai String Quartet Arriving In Taos Monday
Juilliard built this multipurpose center in Tianjin, China that provides rehearsal, teaching and performance spaces. (‘Music is liquid architecture; Architecture is frozen music.’ —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe). Courtesy/Taos School of Music
Taos School of Music News:
The acclaimed Shanghai String Quartet will be arriving in Taos Monday to teach during the next two-week session of the Taos School of Music.
The Quartet is coming from China, where the ensemble is on the teaching faculty of the Tianjin Juilliard School in Tianjin.
To support its expansion into Asia, Juilliard built a stunning Read More
LALT Acting Classes Continue Monday July 10
Instructor Jazmine Torres gives feedback on a scene presented by two class participants. LALT file photo
LALT News:
The next in a series of acting classes presented by Los Alamos Little Theatre (LALT) will be 5:30-7 p.m. Monday, July 10 at the Performing Arts Center, 1670 Nectar Drive.
Jazmine Torres is the course instructor. Each class focuses on a different aspect of acting and includes exercises, instruction, and scene work. There is no cost for the class, but participants are encouraged to make a donation to LALT, which will be collected at the class, if so moved.
The first class, held June Read More
Bethlehem Lutheran Church Day Camp Runs July 31-Aug. 4
Bethlehem Lutheran Church Day Camp begins July 31. Courtesy/BLC
COMMUNITY News:
All children entering kindergarten through 6th grade this Fall are invited to learn about God’s Grace, July 31 through Aug. 4, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church Day Camp.
Activities include games, crafts, Bible stories and songs, all led by trained counselors from Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp.
The Day Camp launches Sunday, July 30 with a barbecue dinner 4-6 p.m. at the church. All participants are invited to attend this event and meet the camp counselors. The Day Camp sessions run 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday, Read More
LAPS Notice Of Possible Quorum: Monday July 10, 2023
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools has announced that members of the Los Alamos School Board may attend the Public School Capital Outlay Council Meeting, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday, July 10, 2023, in Room 317 at the State Capitol Building in Santa Fe.
A quorum may be present, however no action will be taken. Read More
Los Alamos Faith And Science Forum Presents: ‘Your Monides? No Maimonides!: The Great Jewish Philosopher And Scientist’ Lecture By Rabbi Jack Shlachter July 11
Sculpture of Jewish Philosopher & Scientist Maimonides
Los Alamos Faith And Science Forum News:
Los Alamos Faith And Science Forum Presents: ‘Your Monides? No Maimonides!: The Great Jewish Philosopher And Scientist’ lecture by Rabbi Jack Shlachter, PhD, Tuesday July 11, in the Roxy Movie Theater at SALA.
The brilliant medieval rabbi, philosopher, physician, and astronomer known as Maimonides or as Rabbi Moshe Ben Maimon (RaMBaM) lived in the mid-late 12th century. Born in Spain, his family fled to north Africa under persecution of the Jews by the Almohads. Maimonides later settled Read More
‘FEMeeting: Women In Art, Science And Technology’ Converging In Taos Sharing Ground-Breaking Work And Research In Bio-Art July 24-28
Courtesy photo
FEMeeting News:
TAOS — An international community of 81 women from nine countries working in diverse disciplines will converge in Taos for “FEMeeting 2023: Women in Art, Science and Technology” July 24-28 with public talks July 29-30 in Taos and Santa Fe to foster international collaboration and knowledge-sharing.
Hosted by FEMeeting founders, Portuguese bio-artist Marta de Menezes, 2023 Fulbright Scholar at University of New Mexico, and media scholar Dalila Honorato, with local coordinators, New Mexico artists Agnes Chavez (Taos) and Andrea Polli (Santa Fe), speakers Read More
Speakers Emphasize Need For Empathy In Addressing Fentanyl Issues
The public filled Fuller Lodge to take part in the Fentanyl Awareness Harm Reduction event Thursday. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
In addressing something as complex as drug use and drug addiction, it would appear the one most effective response is also the most simple: exercising empathy.
During the Fentanyl Awareness Harm Reduction event held Thursday at Fuller Lodge, participants heard from Los Alamos Police Department Det. Jemuel Montoya and Cpl. Jaime Gonzales and from The Mountain Center’s Harm Reduction Read More
Coupland Announces Campaign For School Board Dist. 3
Lauren Coupland is running for a seat on the Los Alamos School Board in District 3 (Aspen). Courtesy photo
By LAUREN COUPLAND
Los Alamos
Since moving to Los Alamos 10 years ago, I have been actively involved in the community and in Los Alamos Public Schools.
In March 2013, our family moved to Los Alamos from Michigan. We immediately felt at home here due to the support and community we found in Family Strengths Network (FSN). Our visit was supposed to be a short postdoctoral appointment before returning to the midwest, but Los Alamos and New Mexico quickly became a place that I never wanted to leave. Read More
Santa Fe Community College Announces Vanessa Rodriguez Selected As FamilyU Student Parent Fellow
Vanessa Rodriguez, FamilyU Student Parent Fellow. Courtesy/Generation Hope
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College announces that Vanessa Rodriguez was selected as the SFCC FamilyU Student Parent Fellow.
Rodriguez, 21, is pursuing a certificate in phlebotomy and an associate degree in biological sciences. In addition to being a student and mom to a 2-year-old son and 10-month-old daughter who she shares with her husband Joab, she also works fulltime.
From an early age, her passion has centered on bettering her community.
“During my Family U fellowship, I am excited to build awareness Read More
2023 Hilltopper Football Camp At LAMS FB Field July 10-11
JJAB: Local Youth Mental Health First Aid Training July 22
LAPS Seeks Input On Proposed Cell Tower Lease Agreement At Pajarito Complex
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) is seeking input on a proposed lease agreement with Sun State Tower to install a cell phone tower at the Pajarito Complex, 3400 Arizona Ave.
Click here to access the comment form.
The form may also be accessed by going to www.laschools.net and clicking on News and Notices.
Comments will be accepted through July 30, 2023.
Courtesy/LAPS
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Los Alamos High School Athlete Jaiya Daniels Named Gatorade New Mexico Girls T&F 2022-23 Player Of The Year!
LAHS athlete Jaiya Daniels has been named Gatorade New Mexico Girls Track & Field 2022-23 Player of the Year. Courtesy/ Luckie Daniels
LAHS award winning athlete Jaiya Daniels with Carl Lewis who has won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal and 10 World Championship medals during his Track & Field career. Courtesy/Luckie Daniels
LAHS athlete Jaiya Daniels with her medals won in track & field competition. Courtesy/ Luckie Daniels
SPORTS News:
CHICAGO — In its 38th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, Gatorade announced Jaiya Daniels of Los Alamos Read More
American Federation Of Teachers NM Secures Victory For Educators Wrongfully Terminated For Exercising Protected Rights
President Whitney Holland
AFT News:
Peñasco — American Federation of Teachers (AFT) New Mexico President Whitney Holland, and Peñasco Federation of United School Employees, Local #4285 (PFUSE) President, Darren Griego, released the following statements:
“Today we are celebrating this important victory on behalf of our members and educators within the Peñasco Independent School District. The judgement by the 8th Judicial District Court is an important reminder that educators have statutory protections under New Mexico law and that engaging in protected activities is a protected Read More
Morales: New Mexico Can Do This Without A Hurricane
Hope Morales with her son Javyn at his graduation. Courtesy/Steve Notz
By HOPE MORALES
Executive Director
Teach Plus New Mexico
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the city of New Orleans coalesced around a new educational system that focused on improved outcomes for students. The system started with vision and commitment.
According to former Louisiana State Superintendent of Education John White, “The state had to be in the game and conversations about schools.”
Louisiana worked with a targeted sense of urgency and did what was right for kids. The state has years of data that prove their Read More
Scenes From LAHS Football Team Car Wash Fundraiser
The Los Alamos High School Football Team sponsored a car wash Saturday in the parking lot of Sullivan Field to raise funds for the football program. The car wash crew posed for a group photo in front of a fire truck whose occupants stopped by to help out the team. Photo by Russ Mortensen
LAHS Football Team members Nate Larson and Matt Brousseau put the finishing touches on Voice of the Hilltoppers Gene Mortensen’s car during Saturday’s car wash fundraiser in the Sullivan Field parking lot. Photo by Russ Mortensen Read More
