Attention LAMS 8th Grade Students: Deadline Approaching On Washington, D.C. Spring Break Trip
Courtesy/worldstrides.org
Education News:
Attention Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS) 8th Grade Students. Friday, Jan. 6 is the deadline for this year’s current price for the LAMS Washington, D.C. spring break trip.
It will still be possible to sign up for the trip after this date, however, the price might increase if airline ticket prices change.
To sign up, go to www.worldstrides.org and use trip ID 201900 or call 1.800.468.5899.
For more information, call Roberta Cocking at 505.670.0679. Read More
Three Virginia Tech Researchers Team Up To Visualize Radiation With Virtual Reality
Virginia Tech professors bring together their expertise and inventions to create a highly innovative technology for high-fidelity, real-time monitoring of nuclear power plant cores. Courtesy/Virginia Tech
VIRGINIA TECH News:
Three Virginia Tech professors from nuclear engineering, physics, and industrial engineering are bringing together their expertise and inventions to create a highly innovative technology for high-fidelity, real-time monitoring of nuclear power plant cores.
The project would increase the safety and economy of nuclear reactors and has received funds Read More
This Week In Sports: Jan. 3-8, 2023
This Week in Sports:
Los Alamos High School Hilltopper games are covered by the Los Alamos Daily Post sports team of Gene Mortensen (Voice of the Hilltoppers), Mike Cote, John McHale and Nate Limback.
The Los Alamos High School Hilltopper Sports Schedule for Tuesday, Jan. 3 through Sunday, Jan. 8:
Jan. 3 Tuesday
- Girls Basketball vs Capital Away – 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball vs Capital Home – 7 p.m. – Broadcast on Daily Post YouTube Channel
Jan. 6 Friday
- Boys Basketball vs Goddard Away – 5:30 p.m.
- Hockey vs Cibola at Mid-Season Tournament Away – 7 p.m.
- Wrestling at Cleveland Conflict Tournament TBA
- Swimming
Legislative Preview Brings Senators, Representatives And Think New Mexico’s Kristina Fisher To Fuller Lodge Thursday
Political News:
The League of Women Voters of Los Alamos and the American Association of University Women invite the community to Fuller Lodge for the 2023 Legislative Preview 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5.
Legislators scheduled to participate in the preview include Rep. Christine Chandler and Senators Roberto Gonzales and Leo Jaramillo/ The have agreed to share their views on the upcoming session.
In addition, Associate Director Kristina Fisher of Think New Mexico (TNM), will explain TNM’s legislative recommendations for education reform in the state. All speakers will answer questions Read More
Weaving Colors: Autism & Native Community Free Training
New Mexico Public Education Department Year In Review
PED Secretary Kurt Steinhaus
From the NMPED:
SANTA FE — This year’s focus on mathematics, called Math is Me, led to exciting work in our schools and the notion that everyone can succeed with calculations, manipulatives, and numbers.
As 2022 ends, the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) recognizes our hard-working school employees, staff and many wins for children and families across the state. From competitive salaries for education professionals to balanced assessments for students to increased access to school information for the public, it was a year to remember.
The big Read More
Santa Fe Community Foundation Awards $445,000 To Nonprofits In 2022 Fall Grants Cycle
SFCF News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Community Foundation (SFCF) announced it has awarded $445,000 in grants to 38 nonprofits as a part of its 2022 fall grants cycle.
Through its grantmaking, the Foundation seeks to fund a broad range of nonprofit organizations in Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, San Miguel and Mora counties that are addressing unmet community needs, tracking results and are actively collaborating and aligning their work with other community partners, including the Foundation, to improve outcomes and promote equity.
“This year’s grantees have listened and responded to both ongoing
NMG&F Announce 50th Anniversary Of Hunter Training Act
The Hunter Training Act turned 50 this year. Courtesy/NMGF
NMG&F News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMG&F) announces the the state’s first mandatory hunter education law — the Hunter Training Act — turned 50 this year.
The act has served a major role in ensuring the safety of hunters and hunting activities since its inception.
The New Mexico State Legislature passed the Hunter Training Act in 1972. This act allowed the State Game Commission to adopt regulations requiring all hunters born after Jan. 1, 1958, to complete a hunter education course and possess a certificate Read More
NMMNHS: Trace History Of Chocolate In Southwest Jan. 12
NMMNHS News:
Explore the history of the use of chocolate in the Southwest through a lecture from New Mexico-based archeologist Dr. Patricia Crown 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12 at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS).
“The History and Use of Chocolate in Chaco Canyon and Beyond” is a lecture that ties together a decade of research on chocolate consumption in Chaco Canyon and other parts of North and South America.
The latest research shows cacao was domesticated around 5,000 years ago in South America, with use spreading from there into Mesoamerica and eventually into Read More
AgeNation Of Santa Launches ‘Celebrating Life 2023’
AgeNation News:
AgeNation, an innovative Santa Fe-based company that has been on the forefront of bringing inspiration, education and solutions to “people who weren’t born yesterday” and younger people now inheriting the world since 2009, has just announced the launch of a new global initiative – Celebrating Life 2023.
Celebrating Life 2023 is a multi-stage, non-profit initiative that serves as a follow-up to the organization’s award-winning, 40 Episode Ageless Living Television Series that features 22 best-selling authors and experts who share their wisdom, hope and life-enhancing Read More
New Mexico Congressional Democrats Secure Language To Unlock Major Investments In Early Childhood And K-12 Education In Omnibus
New Mexico Congressional News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) secured language to unlock major investments in early childhood and K-12 education in New Mexico in the bipartisan Omnibus Appropriations Agreement for Fiscal Year 2023.
“This effort to provide a long-term, stable funding stream for quality early childhood education is years in the making—backed overwhelmingly by New Mexico voters, the state legislature, and an incredible coalition Read More
UCR: Decoding Secret Language Of Photosynthesis
Basic inputs and outputs of the photosynthesis process. Courtesy/US Riverside
UCR News:
For decades, scientists have been stumped by the signals plants send themselves to initiate photosynthesis, the process of turning sunlight into sugars. University of Cailfornia at Riverside (UCR) researchers have now decoded those previously opaque signals.
For half a century botanists have known that the command center of a plant cell, the nucleus, sends instructions to other parts of the cell, compelling them to move forward with photosynthesis. These instructions come in the form of proteins, Read More
FBI: Former Coach From Pecos Pleads Guilty To Coercion And Enticement Of Minors – Faces Up To Life In Prison
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Joshua Rico pleaded guilty Dec. 22 to five counts of coercion and enticement of minors. Rico, 26, of Pecos, N.M., will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.
Beginning as early as January 2018, Rico used multiple profiles on the social media platform Snapchat to coerce minor girls into sending him sexually explicit photos and videos and engage in sexual acts. Rico used fictitious profiles under the names “Chris Lujan” and “Erik Romero” as well as Read More
SFCC Spring Continuing Education Schedule Now Online
Spring 2023 Continuing Education Catalog Cover. Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) announces the SFCC Spring Continuing Education Schedule is now available online.
Print copies can be found in the racks at Santa Fe Community College, the Santa Fe Higher Education Center and around town. Visit https://www.sfcc.edu/ce
“We are very excited about our spring course offerings. Our most popular instructors are back with some new courses and old favorites. We also have almost a dozen new instructors Read More
OSA: New Mexico Charter School Foundations Risk Advisory
OSA News:
The Office of the State (OSA), together with the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC), issue this joint risk advisory to alert the legislative bodies and policy advisors in the State of New Mexico of risks related to a significant lack of oversight and accountability failures concerning the technical relationships between charter schools and non-profit charter school foundations.
For further information or questions on this Risk Advisory contact the Director of the Government Accountability Office, Stephanie W. Telles at: Stephanie.Telles@osa.state.nm.
To report waste, Read More
AG Balderas Announces Conviction Of Former Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Deputy Who Deployed Taser On Española Special-Needs Student
AG Hector Balderas
AG News:
TIERRA AMARILLA — New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas gas announced that former Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeremy Barnes pled guilty to one felony count of false imprisonment.
As part of the plea agreement, Barnes must relinquish any law-enforcement certification and is not eligible to seek, obtain, or have employment in any law-enforcement position for the rest of his life. Sentencing has been set for Jan. 5, 2023 where Barnes faces up to 18 months in prison.
“There is no excuse for a public officer to abuse his power and use unnecessary force against Read More
NHCC Art Educator Elena Baca Named Art Educator Of The Year By Statewide Organization
Elena Baca works with students. Courtesy/NHCC
NHCC News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) has announced that Elena Baca, Educator & Program Coordinator for the Visual Arts program at the NHCC, has received the Museum Education Art Educator of The Year Award from the New Mexico Art Education Association (NMAEA).
The award is given to an educator whose exemplary practices and contributions to the field of museum education are deserving of recognition. The award is one of six given out annually to educators who work in different educational environments.
“The Read More
Golden Apple Announces Julie Ortega-Lucero As Chief Program Officer For New Mexico
Julie Ortega-Lucero
Golden Apple Foundation News:
The Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching, a leading nonprofit committed to preparing, supporting, and mentoring aspiring teachers, announces Julie Ortega-Lucero as Chief Program Officer for New Mexico.
Lucero’s focus is to aid Golden Apple’s efforts in New Mexico to build a pipeline of highly effective teachers to help address the teacher shortage crisis in New Mexico with the goal that these educators will then serve as teachers in their represented communities.
“Julie comes with a deep understanding of education in Read More
LAPS: Stay Safe This Holiday Season
Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Traveling for the Holidays? Be Prepared! Arrive Safe!
According to the National Safety Council (NSC), “traveling by car during the holidays has the highest fatality rate of any major form of transportation based on fatalities per passenger mile”.
Many of these deaths are preventable by following important safety tips.
The NSC offers these safety tips and more on its website:
- Prepare your car for winter and keep an emergency kit with you;
- Get a good night’s sleep before departing and avoid drowsy driving;
- Leave early, planning ahead for heavy traffic;
- Make sure every
Cotillion Sneddy Of Navajo Nation Appointed New ECECD Assistant Secretary For Native American Early Education And Care
Assistant Secretary Cotillion Sneddy
ECECD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) Monday announced that Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed Cotillion Sneddy as Assistant Secretary for Native American Early Education and Care.
Sneddy was raised in Crownpoint, New Mexico in the eastern region of the Navajo Nation and comes from the Water-Flows Together people and born for the Start-of-the-Red-Streak people. She brings 24 years of experience in early childhood to the position, ranging from roles as a teacher assistant and home visitor Read More
