Senate Confirms New Mexico State Land Trusts Advisory Board Appointments
Newly appointed SLTAB members from left, Dr. Heather Miller, Beverly Allen, Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard and Mayane Barudin. Courtesy/SLO
STATE News:
- Board members provide feedback to Commissioner of Public Lands on state land issues
SANTA FE – New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard announced today that the Senate has confirmed three of her nominees to serve on the State Land Trusts Advisory Board (SLTAB).
Under state law, members serve in an advisory capacity, meeting three times per year to provide feedback and insights to the Commissioner Read More
Three LAHS Students Qualify For Biolympiad Semifinals
LAHS students from left, Willow Chartrand, Linnhtet Htoon and Mary Couture met or exceeded the score to become semifinalists in the 2023 USA Biolympiad. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Three Los Alamos High School (LAHS) students qualified for the semifinals for the 2023 USA Biolympiad (USABO):
- Senior Mary Couture;
- Junior Willow Chartrand; and
- Sophomore Linnhtet Htoon.
It has been eight years since any LAHS students have qualified for the semifinals in the USABO.
The open exam cutoff scores are 24 to 50 for semifinalists; 21 to 23 for Honorable Mention certificates; and 19 to 20 for Certificates Read More
Op Ed: Revamp New Mexico’s Colleges Of Education
By MANDI TORREZ
Think New Mexico
(2020 New Mexico Teacher of the Year)
Quality teachers not only raise student performance through skilled instruction and engagement practices, but the best teachers are also capable of transforming lives.
Developing such excellent teachers requires exemplary foundational training that is hands-on, practical and that addresses the many challenges teachers will face daily in their classrooms.
This is why we must enact House Bill 460, to ensure that new teachers are equipped with the best research-based practices throughout their preparation. The bill Read More
Art Camp Students Have Lunch With Oppie And Groves
Students attending art camp at the Fuller Lodge Art Center Wednesday take a break for lunch with Oppie and Groves. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
LAPS To Host Community Meeting Monday March 20
Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) invites the public to attend a community input and information session about the LAPS budget for the upcoming fiscal year and the 2023-2024 School Calendar.
The community input and information session is 5:30-7 p.m. Monday, March 20. Click here for a link to the meeting.
The session will begin with a summary of legislative actions impacting the LAPS budget for the 2023-2024 school year. Building the budget proposal is a collaborative process involving many stakeholders. The objective is to develop an Operational Budget that supports Read More
PRC To Host Workshop With Investor-Owned Utilities On Resource Adequacy For Upcoming Peak Energy Demands
PRC News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) will hold a special workshop 1:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, to hear from the state’s three investor-owned utility companies (Public Service Company of New Mexico, El Paso Electric Company and Southwestern Public Service Company).
The state’s three investor-owned utility companies will discuss resource adequacy in preparation of upcoming energy demands:
- In the summer of 2023;
- The winter of 2023-2024;
- The summer of 2024;
- The winter of 2024-2025; and
- The summer of 2025.
This workshop will be held in person and online. Read More
Scenes From EAA Chapter 691 Young Eagles Workshop Saturday At Los Alamos County Airport
Will Fox speaks to Young Eagles at a locally sponsored Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 691 workshop Saturday at the Los Alamos County Airport Terminal Building. The goal of the workshop is to introduce the kids to the world of aviation and the opportunity that awaits them. They are introduced to how airplanes fly and are controlled. They also learn about various forms of navigation and how pilots communicate with each other and Air Traffic Control. They learn how aircraft are built and each build a wooden rib for a wing. There is another EAA Chapter 691 workshop in the works for Read More
New Mexico Breaks Another Enrollment Record Continuing Trend Following Passage Of Opportunity Scholarship Act
STATE News:
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Friday that spring enrollment at New Mexico’s public colleges and universities is up by 6 percent compared to last spring, continuing an upward trend following the passage of the Opportunity Scholarship Act.
According to preliminary data provided by the state’s public colleges and universities and compiled by the New Mexico Higher Education Department, overall college enrollment for the Spring 2023 semester increased by more than six percent over the same time last year. Prior to this year, spring-to-spring enrollment declined annually Read More
Los Alamos Historical Society Hosts Lecture On Groves And Oppenheimer With Historian James Kunetka March 14
Historian James Kunetka
Los Alamos Historical Society News:
Historian James Kunetka, a familiar face around the Los Alamos Historical Society and author of The General and the Genius, will present a lecture titled “Groves and Oppenheimer, Friends and Foes?” March 14 in Fuller Lodge.
Kunetka, who grew up in Los Alamos after his father joined the Laboratory in 1948, has authored three popular books on America’s nuclear weapons development.
The General and the Genius: Groves and Oppenheimer – The Unlikely Partnership that Built the Atomic Bomb, brought out in 2015, chronicles the extraordinary Read More
One More Week To Shower LAPS Teachers With Love!
LAHS teacher Lynn Ovaska received a coffee urn to have hot water in her classroom for her students. Courtesy/LAPS Foundation
By Jenny McCumber
Executive Director
LAPS Foundation
Have you fulfilled a teacher’s wish yet? Go to https://showerlove23.givesmart.com and check out all the items teachers need for their students and classrooms.
This spring the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation (LAPS Foundation) is sponsoring a community-wide campaign to “Shower” Los Alamos teachers with things they need for their classrooms. We’ve already purchased materials for 30 teachers but there are Read More
UNM-LA Advisory Board To Meet Monday March 13
UNM-LA News:
The UNM-Los Alamos Advisory (UNM-LA) Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 13 in the Lecture Hall, Building 2, on the UNM-LA campus at 1000 University Drive.
Agenda items will include administrative reports from each member of the UNM-LA executive team.
The meeting is open to the public. Read More
Chamisa & Pinon Present Multicultural Fair March 15
ATF NM Legislative Re-Cap: Higher Healthcare Coverage + Supplemental Wage Increase Advance At Roundhouse
AFT NM News:
With just over a week to go in the 2023 Legislative Session, legislation continues to move forward, with three bills making progress Wednesday, HB 533, SB 521 and HB 245.
Things continue to move quickly, and soon floor debates will stretch well into the morning hours. As the session heads toward adjournment March 18, ATF NM continues to advocate for its members, profession and communities every day in the Roundhouse.
Wednesday, March 8:
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Bill 521, carried by Sens. Muñoz and Stewart, would add an additional 1% to the proposed salary increases to the FY Read More
Local New Mexico Organization First Born To Host Second Annual International Symposium April 6-14, 2023
FIRST BORN News:
The First Born® Home Visiting Symposium returns for its second annual virtual event in 2023.
This free international event will be held online April 6-14, 2023, and is designed to provide a platform for professionals, researchers, and policymakers in the field of home visiting, along with early childhood education and development to come together and share best practices and information.
This year’s symposium will take a closer look at home visiting through an equity lens, with experts from across the industry providing insight and strategies to create systems that are Read More
LANL’s Kane Fisher – Fishing For Success
Fisher poses with gear from the various sports he’s supported and coached over the years. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
“My experiences in a harsh place like Alaska have served me well,” explains Kane Fisher, a Yupik Eskimo who now works at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). “It was a place where we played as hard as we worked. I grew up hunting and fishing, taught by my father, who was a school teacher.”
That outdoor education came in handy after Fisher graduated from high school. “I had no trust fund or any reserves of money when I went to college, so I sent myself through school by working as a commercial Read More
DPU Encouraging Youth Leadership With Essay Contest
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) is conducting an essay contest for high school students as part of an effort organized by Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS). A local student may receive a sponsorship to attend a summer leadership rally in Idaho called the ICUA Youth Rally.
UAMPS will select four students from among its member organizations to send to the rally. Each one will also receive a $500 scholarship for college. DPU is a member of UAMPS so high school sophomores and juniors whose parents or guardians are customers of DPU are eligible for the Read More
LANL: Apply For Summer Physics Camp For Young Women
Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Applications are open for the Laboratory’s Summer Physics Camp for Young Women, which offers a great opportunity for high-school age young women (including transgender women or nonbinary) to explore careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with STEM professionals.
The free camp is June 5-16 at the New Mexico School for the Arts in Santa Fe (and Hilo Intermediate School, Hilo for Hawaii residents), exploring topics related to energy and energy Security and offering students a chance to boost their understanding of how STEM improves the world Read More
SFCC & Highlands University Sign Articulation Agreement
Santa Fe Community College at 6401 Richards Ave. Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) and New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU) have signed an articulation agreement so SFCC students who complete either an Associate in Arts in Accounting or Business Administration can easily transfer to NMHU to pursue either a Bachelor of Business Administration or a Bachelor of Sciences in General Business.
Barry Hubbard, Ph.D., SFCC Dean of Trades, Advance Technologies and Sustainability & the School of Business, Professional Studies and Education said, “This Read More
KidWind Competition Held At Mesalands Community College North American Wind Research And Training Center
Group photo from KidWind teacher workshop. Courtesy photo
Kindwind Turbine model. Courtesy photo
Teacher and Kidwind rep test turbine speed. Courtesy photo
MCC News:
The KidWind Challenge was held 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 24 at the North American Wind Research and Training Center on the Mesalands Community College campus. Three schools from the region attended, including Tucumcari Middle School, along with Marshall Middle School and Yucca Middle School in Clovis.
Approximately 88 participants competed, with teams of 2-6 people. Students built wind turbines out of materials Read More
Proposed Education Department Overhaul Faces Last Hurdle
Bill Co-sponsor Sen. Steven Neville, R-Aztec
By ROBERT NOTT
The Santa Fe New Mexican
A proposed overhaul of New Mexico’s public education system — eliminating the Cabinet secretary position and reestablishing a statewide board of education — is headed to its last stop, the House floor.
The House Education Committee voted 9-2 today to support Senate Joint Resolution 1, which calls for a November 2024 general election ballot question asking New Mexico voters to decide on a constitutional amendment making the change. The Senate already has approved the resolution, which does not need the governor’s Read More
