Los Alamos Public Schools Transportation Department Announces Adjustments To Bus Routes
Los Alamos Public Schools announces adjustments to bus routes. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
With the return of students to school following the winter break, the Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) Transportation Department reminds drivers to stop when the lights are flashing, and the stop arm is out to ensure the safety of students who ride the school bus.
Drivers also should never pass a bus that is stopped with the red lights flashing and the stop arm out.
Drivers should follow school bus safety rules:
- First, drive slowly and look for children waiting at the bus stop, walking or riding their bicycles
LAHS Basketball Shuts Out Aztec In Second Half To Win Big
Team captain Abby Martinez leads the Toppers onto the court Saturday evening in Griffith Gymnasium to play the Aztec Tigers. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Tara McDonald takes control of the ball in the tipoff and the Toppers never gave up control winning a big 49-9. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
By Mike Cote
Sports
Los Alamos Daily Post
For three of the four quarters Saturday night, the Los Alamos Hilltopper girls’ basketball team allowed a combined one point.
Los Alamos blew out the visiting Aztec Tigers, holding the Tigers scoreless in the second half and giving up a lone point Read More
In Its First Year Of Grantmaking The Encantado Foundation Awards More Than $440,000 To STEM Efforts
The Encantado Foundation News:
SANTA FE – In its first year of grantmaking, The Encantado Foundation announced Monday that it awarded more than $440,000 to New Mexico nonprofit organizations through its 2022 Community Based Grant and Impact Grant Programs.
The recipients of these grants, which were selected from among applications received between April 2022 and November of 2022, represent a variety of STEM-oriented organizations, initiatives and events from Santa Fe, Bernalillo, Sandoval and Taos counties.
Through its two grantmaking programs, The Encantado Foundation strives Read More
IAIA: Master Of Fine Arts In Creative Writing–Evening Reading Series Runs Jan. 9 Through Jan. 13
IAIA News:
Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) announces its Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (MFACW) program – Evening Reading Series featuring mentors and Lannan Visiting Writers beginning this evening Jan. 9 through Friday, Jan. 13.
Each evening will engage its audience with poetry, memoir or fiction from some of today’s most vibrant and vital writers. View writing program presenter bios on the IAIA website.
Evening Reading Series Events:
- Monday, January 9, 6 pm–7:15 pm (MST): Screening of Reservation Dogs with Migizi Pensoneau (Ponca and Ojibwe)—CLE Commons
- Tuesday, January
Registration Now Open For 2023 Los Alamos Mountaineers Climbing School
The Mountaineers climbing schools date to the late 1950s. Shown here is a climber on the Portrillo Cliffs in the early 2010s. Courtesy/Mountaineers
By BILL PRIEDHORSKY
Los Alamos Mountaineers
The Los Alamos Mountaineers are thrilled to bring back a full, month-long climbing school, for the first time since 2017. For decades, the school was a significant event for the community and the club, and brought one generation after another to the sport of rock climbing.
The school will be put on in conjunction with Mountain Skills Rock Climbing Adventures of Taos. Details can be found on the climbing Read More
LAPS Board Meeting Notice: Tuesday Jan. 10
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools is inviting the community to a scheduled school board meeting via Zoom 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan 10 at the Administration Offices, School Board Room, 2101 Trinity Drive, Suite V.
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To submit comments for items not on the agenda, see email address in item 6. Read More
UNM-LA Advisory Board Meets Monday In Wallace Hall
UNM-LA News:
The UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) Advisory Board will meet 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9 in Wallace Hall, in Building 5, on the campus at 1000 University Drive.
Agenda items include a presentation about UNM-LA fees and tuition, as well as administrative reports from each member of the Executive Team.
Direct questions to Sarah Jimenez at 505.662.0334 or sarahjimenez@unm.edu.
Community Invited To Meet Northern New Mexico College New President Hector Balderas
Hector Balderas
NNMC News:
ESPAÑOLA — Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) is hosting receptions for new president Hector Balderas, JD, CFE.
NNMC Board President Michael A. Martin and the Board of Regents invite the community to join them for Welcome Receptions at the Española and El Rito campuses.
Receptions 3-4 p.m. Jan. 10, 2003, in the Administration Building Rotunda on the Española campus and 3-4 p.m. Jan. 18, at Alumni Hall on the El Rito campus. Read More
PED: 2023 Teacher Of The Year Initiation Ceremony Jan. 13
Education Secretary Kurt Steinhaus, second from left, and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, right, with New Mexico Teacher of the Year Tara Hughes, center, who will be honored Jan. 13 in Rotunda Hall at the State Capitol. Courtesy/SFPS
PED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) announces that Tara Hughes, New Mexico’s Teacher of the Year, will be honored at 3:30-5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13 in Rotunda Hall of the New Mexico State Capitol at 490 Old Santa Fe Trail.
Among those in attendance will be her family, colleagues from the Nye Early Childhood Learning Center where she teaches, Read More
Children’s Hour Launches Six-Episode Podcast Series
The Children’s Hour ‘A Brief History of the American Southwest for Kids’ podcast series covers 23,000 years of history and provides multiple resources for educators, students and families. Courtesy/TCH
EDUCATION News:
The Children’s Hour, an internationally syndicated, award-winning Kids Public Radio show, has launched a new podcast series “A Brief History of the American Southwest for Kids”.
The six-episode series of 20-minute podcasts comes with a Learn Along Guide that meets and cites national education standards. The series covers 23,000 years of history and provides multiple Read More
PED Receives $300K Grant To Benefit Social Studies & Art
PED Secretary Kurt Steinhaus
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SANTA FE – A $300,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation will make it possible for the New Mexico Public Education Department to partner with educators to expand culturally and linguistically responsive instruction in social studies and art classrooms around the state.
“We are excited about this opportunity for education leaders to help ‘move the needle’ on learning activities that directly relate to a child’s background and culture,” PED Secretary Kurt Steinhaus said.
The grant award fits nicely Read More
SFCC Opens Applications For Free Weekend PROTEC Film & TV Production Assistant Training To Begin Feb. 11
SFCC film students. Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) in partnership with Santa Fe County, Stagecoach Foundation, Inc., and Santa Fe Film Office announce applications are open for a free training program to become a film and television production assistant.
Qualified applicants will get up to 160 hours paid work experience.
The Professional Readiness for Technical Careers (PROTEC) program will run on weekends and begins Saturday, Feb. 11 and continues through Sunday, Feb. 26 at Santa Fe Community College. Applications are due Jan. 31. More information Read More
Los Alamos Education 2022 Year In Review
LAHS teacher Lynn Ovaska during an interview June 9 at the Post. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladaily Post.com
January
With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing, 2022 began with Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) students still receiving remote learning due to an upswing in local cases. This changed Jan. 24 when in a letter to parents, Interim Superintendent Jennifer Guy wrote, “After careful consideration of the costs and benefits associated with returning to school, we have made the decision for all of the Los Alamos Public Schools Read More
Siegfried Hecker To Lecture In Duane Smith Auditorium
Siegfried Hecker. Courtesy/Minesh Bacrania
LAHS News:
“How did North Korea, one of the poorest and most isolated countries in the world, in the crosshairs of every U.S. administration during the past 30 years, progress from no nuclear weapons in 2001 to a threatening arsenal of 30 to 60 weapons today?”
Former Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Siegfried Hecker will address that question and others when he speaks about his forthcoming book written with Elliot Serbin, Hinge Points: An Inside Look at North Korea’s Nuclear Program, at 7 p.m. Jan. 10 in Duane Smith Auditorium .
Dr. Hecker’s Read More
Amateur Naturalist: Snow, Red Wing Blackbirds And Ravens
A raven can sense the impending arrival of a winter weather front even while the day is sunny. Photo by Robert Dryja
By ROBERT DRYA
Los Alamos
Snow has fallen for the past two nights with an accumulation of about four inches. The sun has been shining during the day between the two nights. The actual depth therefore is about two inches except for areas that have been shaded all day. This snow fall has been predicted in different ways.
The length of day has shortened from nearly 15 hours at the peak of summer to less than 10 hours in December. Less daylight means less warming. This supports the development Read More
SFCC Announces Dean’s List For Fall 2022
SFCC News:
Congratulations to these Santa Fe Community College students on the Dean’s List who maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher during the fall 2022 semester.
To see the full list of names of students on the Dean’s List, visit here. Read More
Santa Fe Community College Announces English As A Second Language Classes Begin Jan. 30
SFCC News:
Do you want to learn English as a Second Language?
Whether you speak no English at all, or you only know a little, or even if you know a lot of English, SFCC has classes for you.
Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) will offer a 12-week English as a Second Language (ESL) session Jan. 30 to April 27 to any adult who wants to learn English. New students must attend an orientation session to register for classes. The orientation session will include testing and placement as well as registration for the courses. The $25 registration fee is waived for the Spring 2023 term. The classes are free. Classes Read More
NNSA Announces Funding Opportunity For Community And Junior College Trade Occupation Program
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration’s Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program (MSIPP) issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) titled “Community and Junior College Trade Occupation Program” Dec. 16, 2022.
The FOA encourages grant applications from tribal and minority serving community and junior colleges that diversify student and faculty populations, enhance training programs in trade and skilled labors, and increase the capacity of the Nuclear Security Enterprise workforce.
Eligible tribal and Read More
New Year, New Career At Los Alamos Public Schools
Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Looking for a new career in the new year? Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) is hiring for several positions including bus drivers, bus assistants, instructional assistants, coaching positions and custodians.
LAPS also is hiring substitute bus drivers, substitute bus assistants, substitutes instructional assistants, substitute teachers and substitute custodians.
Los Alamos High School is looking for a school counseling department secretary.
LAPS employees are eligible for PTO, medical, dental and vision coverage, life insurance, YMCA membership and a Read More
Higher Education Department Celebrates Banner Year
Secretary Stephanie M. Rodriguez
NMHED News:
SANTA FE — As 2022 comes to a close, the New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED) is highlighting the many achievements made throughout the year under Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in higher education, from the historic passage of the Opportunity Scholarship Act to record-breaking participation in loan forgiveness programs.
“This has been a monumental year for higher education in New Mexico. We led the nation in providing universal tuition-free college through the Opportunity and Lottery Scholarships, making it possible for our state
