SFCC, Kids Campus, Higher Ed Center Closed July 4
SFCC News:
Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) and the Santa Fe Higher Education Center will observe Independence Day Monday, July 4.
No classes will be held, and no student services will be available. SFCC’s child development center, Kids Campus will be closed.
Summer credit and noncredit classes will resume July 5 after the holiday. Staff at SFCC main campus (6401 Richards Ave.) and the HEC (1950 Siringo Road) will resume services beginning 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 5. Kids Campus will be closed July 4 for observance of Independence Day and will resume summer operations July 5.
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PED: NM Course Consortium Launches Online Catalog
PED Secretary Kurt Steinhaus
PED News:
SANTA FE – A new online course catalog will help the New Mexico Course Consortium expand in the 2022-23 school year after helping 245 students take courses previously unavailable to them this year, including 35 who completed a class online that helped them graduate.
In its inaugural year, the consortium provided online courses ranging from art to space science to 34 elementary school students, 110 middle-school students and 101 high school students in 17 school districts and charter schools.
The New Mexico Course Consortium is a growing, state-led network Read More
Los Alamos Public Schools Hires 4 Assistant Principals
Katherine Herring, Shannon Trujillo, Jennifer Kieltyka and Audrey Juliani have been named assistant principals for the upcoming school year at Los Alamos Public Schools. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) has announced the hiring of four assistant principals for the upcoming school year.
New Assistant Principals:
- Shannon Trujillo, Aspen Elementary School;
- Audrey Juliani, Barranca Mesa Elementary School;
- Katie Herring, Mountain Elementary School; and
- Jennifer Kieltyka, Piñon Elementary School.
“On behalf of all instructional leaders at LAPS, I would like Read More
ECECD: Internship Program Graduates First Cohort Of Young New Mexico Parents
ECECD Cabinet Secretary Elizabeth Groginsky
ECECD News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) Home Visiting Division, in collaboration with local nonprofit Future Focused Education and parent advocacy program Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors, graduated its first cohort of young parents from its X3 Home Visiting Internship program.
The innovative, 10-week paid internship program provides training to 15 young parents, all of whom have children from 0-5 years old. The group engaged in weekly professional development from mentors in ECECD’s Read More
Los Alamos High School Hosts Summer PE Classes
A firefighter challenge with the local fire dept. is one of the many activities being offered at the summer physical education classes at Los Alamos High School. Courtesy/LAHS
Rock climbing is one of the many activities being offered at the summer physical education classes at Los Alamos High School. Courtesy/LAHS
LAHS News:
After a two-year hiatus, students are once again participating in summer physical education classes at Los Alamos High School (LAHS).
Participants earn .5 credit and a grade on their transcript for completing a three-week session. Those who complete both sessions fulfill Read More
LAHS Hilltalkers Compete At National Tournament
Hilltalkers celebrate being at the National Speech and Debate Association National Tournament in Louisville, Ky. Front row from left, Philippa Fung, Yunseo Kim, Uxue Sansinena and Talyor Kanzleiter. Back row from left, Luke Favorite, Maximus Posada, Rylee Mechum and Keturah Sherrill. Courtesy/LAPS
Yunseo Kim with Hilltalkers Coach Margo Batha, finished 7th out of 235 competitors in the Program Oral Interpretation event. This is the strongest finish the Hilltalkers have ever had in Interpretation Events. Courtesy/LAHS
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos High School Hilltalkers Speech and Debate Read More
2022 June Ettinger Memorial Scholarship: Kate Whitley
2022 June Ettinger Memorial Scholarship recipient Kate Whitley. Courtesy/Jessica Booton Photography
LAPS News:
The Friends of the Los Alamos County Libraries, in partnership with the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation, have awarded the 2022 June Ettinger Memorial Scholarship to Kate Whitley for her review of the book Field Guide to the Sandia Mountains, edited by Robert Julyan and Mary Stuever.
The scholarship was created to honor those who love books. Applicants were asked to write a personal narrative concerning an age-appropriate book that was not required for school and that has Read More
Two Lady Hilltopper Wrestlers Represent State Of New Mexico At Turf Wars In Farmington, Utah
Gala Nelson, left, and Claire Bullock represented the LAHS Lady Hilltopper Wrestling Team and the state of New Mexico at the Turf Wars in Farmington, Utah. Courtesy Photo
SPORTS News:
Two members of the Los Alamos High School Lady Hilltopper Wrestling team earned the opportunity to represent the state of New Mexico this past week at Turf Wars in Farmington, Utah.
“Both Gala Nelson and Claire Bullock learned a lot from the experience,” Coach Emily Tew said. “It was a tough competition, but they conducted themselves well and the coaching staff looks forward to the future of these two motivated
Los Alamos Public Schools Hiring Variety Of Positions
Los Alamos Public Schools is hiring for a number of positions including teachers, instructional assistants, bus drivers and more. Competitive pay, great benefits and more are offered. Visit www.laschools.net/careers. Read More
Leger Fernández Passes Bill To Support Programs To Prevent Alcohol And Substance Use On College Campuses
Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández
STATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thursday, the House of Representatives passed U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández’s bipartisan Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (H.R. 6493).
The bill was introduced in January alongside Representatives Dusty Johnson (SD-At Large), David Trone (MD-06), Michael Guest (MS-03), Chris Pappas (NH-01), John Joyce (PA-13), and Lucy McBath (GA-06).
This bill helps higher education institutions develop prevention and recovery programs to prevent alcohol and substance use and support students with substance Read More
LAHS Teacher’s Simple Act Of Kindness Inspires Students
LAHS teacher Lynn Ovaska during an interview June 9 at the Post. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By CAROL A. CLARK and BONNIE GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
Los Alamos High School teacher Lynn Ovaska was deeply touched by Holocaust Survivor Gerda Weissmann Klein and the inspirational story told in her autobiographical account of the Holocaust, “All But My Life”.
“I first learned about Gerda from my high school teacher Jan Heyerdahl 30 plus years ago,” Ovaska said during a recent interview at the Los Alamos Daily Post. “I went with Ms. Heyerdahl to Europe in the late 1980s, and we visited Read More
High Schoolers Invited To Apply To FBI Teen Academy
Scenes of teens participating in a previous FBI Teen Academy. Courtesy/FBI
FBI News:
High school sophomores, juniors and seniors throughout New Mexico interested in spending a day with the FBI in Albuquerque are encouraged to apply for the agency’s FBI Teen Academy, which will be held Tuesday, July 26.
The deadline to apply is July 7, 2022.
The FBI Teen Academy allows rising 10th, 11th and 12th graders for the 2022-23 school year an opportunity to get a peek into the inner workings of today’s FBI.
FBI special agents and support personnel will provide lively presentations on a range of timely topics, Read More
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LAPS Notice Of School Board Work Session June 23
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools will hold a School Board Work Session 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 23.
This meeting will be held virtually on Zoom and in-person in the Administration Offices, School Board Room 2101 Trinity Drive, Suite V.
Join the Zoom Meeting here.
Meeting ID: 505 663 2222 Read More
Scenes Of LAHS Teacher Lynn Ovaska & Students During 2022 Summer Educational Tour Of Paris, Barcelona, Madrid
Scene of Los Alamos High School teacher Lynn Ovaska, front row right, and 14 of her students in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France during their recent 11-day 2022 summer educational tour. Courtesy/Lynn Ovaska
Scene of LAHS teacher Lynn Ovaska, left, and her students in Paris, France during their 2022 summer educational tour. Courtesy/Lynn Ovaska
Scene of LAHS teacher Lynn Ovaska, left, and her students in Paris, France during their 2022 summer educational tour. Courtesy/Lynn Ovaska
Scene of LAHS teacher Lynn Ovaska, back row left, and her students in Madrid, Spain during their recent Read More
NMPED Invites Public To Help Shape Future Support For Hispanic Education Wednesday June 22
NMPED News:
ESPAÑOLA — The community is invited to join Dual Language Education of New Mexico, New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) and Northern New Mexico College to help provide guidance to NMPED on developing recommendations to shape future support for Hispanic Education in New Mexico.
Northern New Mexico College is hosting the listening session 12-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 22.
NMPED is seeking input regarding:
- Systems that would further support Hispanic students of New Mexico;
- How to engage parents in a meaningful way;
- Critical student needs, concerns, and ideas tied to
NNMC Student Receives 2022 Nightingale Scholarship
2022 Nightingale Scholarship Recipient Alijah Romero
NNMC News:
ESPAÑOLA — Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) student Alijah Romero is one of 20 recipients of the 2022 Nightingale Scholarship from the New Mexico Center for Nursing Excellence.
The Nightingale Scholarship is awarded to students who exemplify outstanding and caring leadership and professionalism as a beginning practitioner in their first 18 months as a registered nurse. According to a statement on the website, this year’s scholarship recipients exhibit “incredible dedication to their work, their studies and their communities.” Read More
Premier: Documentary Film ‘Alamogordo, Center Of The World – Trinity 1945’ July 16 At Fuller Lodge
Documentary Film Director Larry Sheffield
FREINDS OF MAPR-LA News:
The Friends of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Los Alamos (MAPR-LA) will conduct a charitable fundraiser for the benefit of MAPR-LA National Park educational outreach programs.
The fundraising event will be the Los Alamos premiere of the award-winning short documentary film “Alamogordo, Center of the World – Trinity 1945” on the 77th anniversary of the test, by directors Larry Sheffield and Trent Diguilio.
The showing is 5 p.m. Saturday, July 16 at Fuller Lodge starting with a no-host reception Read More
LAPS Foundation Career Technical Scholarship Awarded To 2022 LAHS Graduating Senior Matthew Campbell
LAPS Foundation Career Technical Scholarship recipient Matthew Campbell and his Educator of Distinction Scott Pomeroy. Courtesy/Jessica Booton Photography
LAPS Foundation News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation (LAPS Foundation) announces Matthew Campbell as the graduating senior selected for the Career Technical Scholarship.
Matthew Campbell plans to become a certified welder. This scholarship is new for 2022 graduates and is awarded to students who are planning a career technical path after high school.
Students applying for a Career Technical Scholarship were asked Read More
