Community Invited To Free Screening Of Award-Winning Documentary ‘Gratitude Revealed’ Thursday At SALA
LAPS News:
Thursday, May 4, the community is invited to extend its discussion on the power of gratitude with a free showing of the award-winning documentary, Gratitude Revealed at SALA. See the trailer here.
“An epic journey forty years in the making, Gratitude Revealed from acclaimed filmmaker, Louie Schwartzberg, the director of Fantastic Fungi, takes us on a transformational, cinematic experience of how to live a more meaningful life full of Gratitude through his intimate conversations with everyday people, thought leaders, and personalities revealing Gratitude is a proven pathway Read More
Registration For LAHS Summer Programs Now Open
LAPS News:
Registration for Summer PE and TVA programs at Los Alamos High School (LAHS) is now open. Both programs run 8 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday, June 5 through June 23, 2023.
The Summer PE program activities will include swimming, golf, hiking aerobics and jiu jitsu. The cost is $250 (non-refundable). Click here for the Summer PE enrollment form.
The Topper Virtual Academy (TVA) Summer Credit Recovery and Grade Enhancement program requires students to have a LAHS Chromebook and charger, internet access and a comfortable and distraction-free work space.
Students may register Read More
Los Alamos Garden Club Awards 2023 Scholarship To LAHS Senior Solenne Thelliez
Los Alamos Garden Club 2023 scholarship recipient LAHS) senior Solenne Thelliez. Courtesy/LAGC
LAGC News:
Since 1976, the Los Alamos Garden Club (LAGC) has awarded a scholarship to a Los Alamos High School (LAHS) senior. The Club is proud to announce this year’s recipient is Solenne Thelliez.
Thelliez is president of the LAHS Environmental Club and active in community environmental activities and athletics, both school and club.
For Earth Day this year, the Environmental Club organized a clothing drive and hosted a Thrift Sale for LAHS students. Proceeds from the sale will be used toward Read More
LANL Foundation Announces $1.5 Million In Education Enrichment & Community Outreach Grants
LANL FOUNDATION News:
ESPAÑOLA — LANL Foundation has announced $1.5 million in grant awards to 48 schools, school districts, non-profits, Pueblos, and tribal communities in their seven-county service area in Northern New Mexico.
$1.4 million in Education Enrichment grants was awarded and $100,000 in Community Outreach grants was awarded. Education Enrichment grantees will receive $50,000 over two years and Community Outreach grantees will receive a one-time award of $5,000.
“This was a very competitive cycle and we are so inspired by all of the amazing work being done in our communities,” Read More
Los Alamos Middle School Speech & Debate Team Introduces New Community Project: Donation Boxes
Courtesy/LAMS
LAMS News:
A group of students at Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS) are introducing a new project to the community: donation boxes.
So what is this project? This is their Powerful Voices, Powerful Change project, a service project done by the Los Alamos Middle School speech and debate team every year. For their project, they chose a donation drive for homeless families and their children. Over 2,000 people living in New Mexico are currently homeless, and this number is increasing. They want to help these families by donating items to them through different shelters.
So, what can Read More
DOI, Nat’l Endowment For Humanities Partner To Preserve Federal Indian Boarding School Oral History & Records
DOI News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has announced a new inter-agency partnership to expand the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative through the collection of oral histories and digitization of records documenting the experiences of survivors and descendants of federal Indian boarding school policies.
NEH has committed $4 million to support the digitization of records from the United States’ system of 408 federal Indian boarding schools and the creation of a permanent oral history collection, documenting Read More
Students Across New Mexico Use Math, Science, Engineering Skills To Invent Problem-Solving Solutions
A team from Española Valley High School created a glove to help improve the quality of life for people with Parkinson’s Disease. The lightweight, comfortable, inexpensive glove hides wires and can be worn anywhere to help people unlearn patterns of Parkinson’s Disease tremors. Team members, from left, Chelsea Sisneros, Emilio Sameniego, Dafne Rodriguez and Angel Zavala. Courtesy/NMT
A team from Española Valley High School presented their app for people who are visually impaired to use in selecting or purchasing clothing, helping them be more independent and gain self-confidence. The Read More
NNMC Hosts Student Weaving Exhibition May 20-21
Weaver Shiri Klein. Courtesy photo
Weaver Shiri Klein. Courtesy photo
NNMC News:
Students of the Weaving and Fiber Arts Department of Northern New Mexico College will be exhibiting and selling their creations at the 35th annual Arts Festival, Studio Tour and Mercado May 20-21 in El Rito.
This annex to NNMC’s studio tour event is significant since it’s being held on campus in El Rito where the weaving program began in 1925 with one loom and 29 students.
Originally, the school was established by the New Mexico Territorial Legislature in 1909 as the Spanish American Normal School. The El Rito campus Read More
Scenes From LAHS And LAMS Students At National Science Bowl Competitions In Washington D.C.
Students and teachers from LAMS and LAHS pose for a photo while on a trip to Washington, D.C. this weekend for the National Science Bowl Competitions. Courtesy/LAPS
LAMS students in front of The Washington Monument during their trip to D.C. this week. Courtesy/LAPS
LAHS students during their trip to D.C. this week. Courtesy/LAPS Read More
SALA Parallel Cinema Theme In May: Mental Health Matters
LAPS News:
This month SALA’s Parallel Cinema is themed Mental Health Matters – a collaborative program hosted by the LAPS Prevention Program, Los Alamos JJAB, Los Alamos County Municipal Court and Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation.
The goal of this series is to raise awareness and offer strategies to improve children, teen and family mental health. The first three Thursdays in May SALA will feature a film and discussion about the factors that support and present challenges to mental health. The final Thursday will be hosted by a panel of local mental health support providers.
All Read More
LAHS NJROTC Ends Year With A Bang
LAHS NJROTC team poses for a photo with all of their awards from the past school year. Courtesy/NJROTC
LAHS NJROTC team poses for a photo with all of their awards from the past school year. Courtesy/NJROTC
By C/ENS Miranda Lopez
Public Affairs Officer
LAHS NJROTC
April 1, Los Alamos NJROTC competed in the New Mexico State JROTC Military Skills Meet at Cibola High School.
Topper Company competed in marksmanship, color guard, physical fitness, unit personnel inspection, unarmed regulation drill, and, for the first time this year, armed regulation drill. The cadets were eager to show off their Read More
LAPS And NMDOH Host Harm Reduction Overdose Response Training For Parents & Community Members
Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Los Alamos County has recently experienced an increase in cases of Fentanyl abuse.
To help parents and community members become more educated about this problem and understand what measures to follow to protect students and families, Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS), in conjunction with the New Mexico Department of Health, will host a response training session.
Harm Reduction Overdose Response Training will be held 5 p.m. Monday, May 1 in the Los Alamos Middle School Cafeteria. This family training session is open to all parents and community members.
Paul Maldonado Read More
New Mexico Joins National Computer Education Organization
NMPED News:week to join the
SANTA FE — New Mexico is one of seven new states this Expanding Computing Education Pathways (ECEP) Alliance, dedicated to education equity in schools across the country.
The new members, which also include Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, elevate the organization to 29 states and the territory of Puerto Rico. Collaborating with the U.S. National Science Foundation and Google.org, the alliance partners with each of them to boost student participation in quality computing programs.
As the Public Education Department’s Math Is Me Read More
2023 Topper Soccer Academy Sessions Begin June 5
State Science Fair Results For Los Alamos Public Schools
Daniel Kim presents his project during the State Science Fair. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Twelve students from Los Alamos Public Schools participated in the New Mexico State Science Fair held earlier this month on the campus of New Mexico Tech in Socorro.
There were 11 participants in the Junior division and one participant in the Senior division
Daniel Kim, a junior at Los Alamos High School placed 1st in the Paper Competition in the Senior Division. He also received the Ocean Naval Research award and the US Stockholm, Jr. Water Prize. His project is titled “Mapping Anthropogenic Ocean Litter Read More
Topper Softball Closes Out 2023 Season With 16-0 Victory
It was Senior night at Hope Field in White Rock as the only senior Lindsay Ferran was recognized before the game. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Nadia Cedillo was the leadoff pitcher for the Toppers and pitched the entire game. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Maria DeHerrera was behind the plate for the Toppers. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Lindsay Ferran slides in under the tag by Arianna Gutierrez as she was nearly caught off base in the 2nd inning. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Jamie Cisneros grabs for 2nd base and she beats the ball for the tag by Arianna Gutierrez Read More
Los Alamos High School Juniors Maximus Posada And Luke Favorite Named Academic All-Americans
LAHS Juniors Maximus Posada, left, and Luke Favorite have been recognized as Academic All-Americans by the National Speech and Debate Organization (NSDA). Courtesy/LAPS
LAHS News:
Los Alamos High School Juniors Luke Favorite and Maximus Posada have been recognized as Academic All-Americans by the National Speech and Debate Organization (NSDA).
The Academic All-American award recognizes high school students who have earned the degree of Superior Distinction by receiving 750 NSDA points through Speech and Debate tournaments and service projects. This award also requires students Read More
Students Take Field Trips To Learn About Los Alamos Courts
Judge Elizabeth Allen, left, and Judge Catherine Taylor welcome 2nd graders from Barranca School. Courtesy photo
Judge Elizabeth Allen speaks with 2nd graders from Barranca Elementary School. Courtesy photo
COUNTY News:
Judge Elizabeth Allen and Judge Catherine Taylor welcomed 2nd grade classes from Barranca Mesa Elementary School recently for a field trip.
Children learned about the functions of government and acted as a jury in the trial of the Big Bad Wolf and the 3 Little Pigs.
For other classes interested in court field trips, contact Elizabeth.allen@lacnm.us to schedule a time. Read More
Students Rally To Raise Minimum Wage In Los Alamos
By LAMS StudentsStudents at Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS) are working on a project to gather support to raise the minimum wage in Los Alamos County.
The students have created a Google Form for online viewers to fill out, or physical viewers can email mrluen@gmail.com for a form to be sent to them, or for answers to any questions about sources, clarification or any other topic.
Below is a quick list of the student’s reasoning:
- The living wage in our county is much higher than the minimum wage;
- Helps lift people out of poverty;
- Increases consumer spending;
- Increases employee satisfaction + productivity;
NNSA To Award $100 Million For Stewardship Science Academic Alliances Centers Of Excellence
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration selected eight universities to receive cooperative agreements totaling $100 million to establish nine Stewardship Science Academic Alliances (SSAA) Centers of Excellence to support research activities in areas of physical sciences and engineering.
The SSAA program funds research grants and cooperative agreements to provide opportunities for scientific collaboration between the academic community and scientists at the DOE and NNSA national laboratories. A main objective Read More
