Aspen Elementary Odyssey Of The Mind Team Takes 1st!
Aspen Elementary Odyssey of the Mind team members Sadie Vest, Kai Bain-Zink Kamira Johnson, Grace Virgilio, Xander Wilson, Kaya Wilson and Gianna Rolfe. Courtesy/LAPS
Aspen Elementary School Odyssey of the Mind team members include, front row from left, Sadie Vest and Kai Bain-Zink and back row from left, Kamira Johnson, Grace Virgilio, Xander Wilson, Kaya Wilson and Gianna Rolfe. Also pictured are coaches Matt Allen and Victoria Daley. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
The Aspen Elementary School Odyssey of the Mind team took first place in the middle school division at the Colorado state competition Read More
PEEC Gears Up For Earth Day With Family Friendly Planetarium Movie Night April 16
This trash compactor named WALL-E, romances a sleek, high-tech android is the family friendly Oscar-winning CGI-animated film, 4:40-6 p.m. today in the planetarium at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Join the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) for a screening of the Oscar-winning CGI-animated film, WALL-E, 4:40-6 p.m. today, April 16 in the planetarium at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
Set on a wasteland Earth circa 2800, where the last robot on the planet, a centuries-old trash compactor named WALL-E, romances a sleek, high-tech android.
Prior to the Read More
UNM-Los Alamos Hosts Free Workshop For Adults
Courtesy/UNM-LA
UNM-LA News:
UNM-Los Alamos is hosting a FREE workshop for adults who are re-entering the workforce. The “Personalize Your Network” workshop will be held April 27.
Information about the location will be provided after registration.
Those who attend will get help updating resumes and learn how to fill in employment gaps with experience. They will also learn how to personalize networks, break down myths/fears, find tools, and map out trusted contacts.
Register online by visiting tinyurl.com/
Direct questions to UNM-LA Student Services Read More
Summer Family Evenings Return To Nature Center!
Summer Family Evenings will return fully in-person every Wednesday, June through July, as well as one in August at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Who wants to pet a baby goat? Thanks to the generosity of Del Norte LOV Foundation, Summer Family Evenings will return fully in-person every Wednesday in June and July (and one in August) to the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road.
Del Norte Credit Union and now the Del Norte LOV Foundation have sponsored this popular series of events every summer since 2015.
Summer Family Evenings happen at 6 p.m. Read More
Los Alamos High School 2016 Alumnus To Lead Free ‘Forget Algebra’ Professional Development And Adulting Workshop
EDUCATION News:
Los Alamos High School (LAHS) 2016 alumnus and D.C.-based cybersecurity professional Nate Delgado is returning to his hometown this spring to host a free financial literacy and professional development workshop aimed at helping graduating seniors and other students from Los Alamos and Pojoaque Valley high schools. The free “Forget Algebra” workshop, sponsored by Del Norte Credit Union and taking place at projectY cowork, will be held 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 21.
Delgado returns to New Mexico to share his passion for helping students apply strategy to their careers. Read More
Rodents Of Unusual Size – NMMNHS Publishes Study On ‘Island Gigantism’ In Voles
Example of a meadow vole. Photo by Phil Myers
NMMNHS News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Scientists with the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) published new research this week in the scientific journal Oikos.
They found a pattern common to isolated systems where small organisms often get larger (gigantism) and large organisms typically get smaller (dwarfism), known as the Island Rule or Island Syndrome.
“Research such as this at the NMMNHS furthers our understanding of the environment and provides opportunities for students to engage with the museum curators to gain significant Read More
New LAPS Superintendent Visits Los Alamos Daily Post
New Los Alamos Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jose Delfin paid a visit this morning to the Los Alamos Daily Post newsroom to meet the staff, from left, Bonnie Gordon, John McHale, KayLinda Crawford, Carol A. Clark, Dr. Delfin, Delbert Romero and Kirsten Laskey. Post photo
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com
The new Superintendent of Los Alamos Public Schools, Dr. Jose Delfin, paid a visit to the Los Alamos Daily Post this morning to meet the staff. He agreed to a short interview, sandwiched into his busy schedule.
It’s been a long road, but Dr. Delfin is finally Read More
LAPS Notice Of Possible Quorum: Monday April 18
LAPS News:
Members of the Los Alamos School Board may attend the Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) Welcome event for new Superintendent Dr. Jose Delfin, 3:30-6:30 p.m. Monday, April 18 at the Sullivan Fieldhouse.
A Quorum may be present; however, no action will be taken. Read More
LANL: 70 Years Of Electronic Computing
Lois Cook (Leurgans) was a programmer, operator, and problem analyst. She is pictured here next to the MANIAC’s arithmetic unit in the 1950s. Courtesy/LANL
The MANIAC’s chassis under construction in 1950. Courtesy/LANL
By NICHOLAS LEWIS
Historian
National Security Research Center
Seventy years ago this spring, the first fully electronic computer at what is today Los Alamos National Laboratory came online. Called the MANIAC, it was constructed when electronic computing and its associated industry were still in their infancy.
Early computer centers like Los Alamos had to build their Read More
State Announces Cross-Agency Education And Workforce Data Platform To Identify Trends, Inform Policy To Support New Mexicans From Cradle To Career
STATE News:
SANTA FE – Four state agencies are joining forces to create a shared statewide longitudinal data system, also known as RISE NM, to identify opportunities to improve outcomes for New Mexicans in their journey from early childhood into the workforce.
The New Mexico Departments of Early Childhood Education and Care, Public Education, Higher Education, and Workforce Solutions have established RISE NM – Research Informing Success in Education – to create a centralized resource that will inform policy and close gaps as students transition from each phase of their education and into Read More
LAHS Interact & Rotary Clubs Host Peace Glow Saturday
Rotary Club of Los Alamos and the Los Alamos High School Rotary Interact Club will host a Peace Glow this Saturday, April 16 to raise money for funding relief in Ukraine and its surrounding nations. Courtesy/LAHS
LAHS News:
The Rotary Club of Los Alamos and the Los Alamos High School Rotary Interact Club will be hosting a Peace Glow at 7 p.m. this Saturday, April 16 at Overlook Park in White Rock.
This event is taking place to raise money for funding relief in Ukraine and its surrounding nations.
The Peace Glow will take place on the Spirio soccer fields. Blue and yellow glow sticks may be purchased for Read More
Vote YES For Kids! Campaign Raises $412,428 To Pass Early Childhood And Public School Funding Ballot Initiative
VYFK News:
Monday the Vote YES for Kids! campaign announced raising $412,428 in the first financial reporting period since the campaign’s creation. Vote YES for Kids! reports having $356,540 cash on hand moving into the next reporting period.
Vote YES for Kids! is a New Mexico political action committee organized to support an initiative that will appear on the state’s November general election ballot. If approved, the initiative would increase New Mexico’s distribution from the Permanent School Fund for public schools as well as create a new distribution from the Fund for quality childcare Read More
LAPS Foundation’s Judy Bjarke-McKenzie & Jenny McCumber Go All Out For Education
Judy Bjarke-McKenzie, left, became President of the LAPS Foundation Board April 1 and Jenny McCumber is the Executive Director of the organization. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com
The Los Alamos Public School Foundation (LAPS Foundation) is welcoming a new board president, Judy Bjarke-McKenzie. She took office April 1.
LAPS Foundation Executive Director Jenny McCumber and Bjarke-McKenzie have some interesting history. They were opponents in a Los Alamos School Board race in 2015.
“I decided to support Jenny,” Read More
Los Alamos NJROTC Holds Change Of Command Ceremony … A Time-honored Naval Tradition
The unit bids a farewell to its graduating seniors. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
The 2021-22 Topper Company Cadet Staff. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
The newly instated Topper Company 2022-23 Cadet Staff. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
LAHS NJROTC News:
Los Alamos NJROTC held its end-of-the year awards and change of command ceremonies Friday, April 8, at Duane Smith Auditorium. The unit also promoted cadets who passed their most recent advancement exams and acknowledged their departing seniors.
Topper Company’s annual change of command ceremony is held Read More
Young Chefs Compete In Los Alamos County 4-H Contests
A Los Alamos County 4-H member competes in the Favorite Foods category, one of the most popular contests. The members select and make a dish and create a table setting theme to display their dish. Courtesy/LAC
A Los Alamos County 4-H member shows her dish and the creative table setting theme she created to display her dish. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County 4-H Contests were held April 7-9 in White Rock. This year there were 22 participates grades K-12, who competed in variety of different contests covering areas such as Wildlife and Plant Identification, Cooking and Nutrition and Public Read More
SFCC Announces Fall Registration Begins April 19, 2022
SFCC News:
Santa Fe Community College opens registration for the Fall semester at 8 a.m. Tuesday, April 19.
For details visit: https://www.sfcc.edu/get-started/apply-and-register/.
For information about Financial Aid or the Opportunity Scholarship for the Fall semester, email financialaid@sfcc.edu.
Call 505.428.1270 for registration assistance. Summer registration is ongoing. Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: April 15-21, 2022
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring of old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.
For information, email pac8@losalamos.com, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.
PAC 8 Television schedule for April 15-21:
Friday, April 15, 2022
- 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
- 10 a.m. — The Tom Hartman Program
- 11 a.m. — County Council Replay 4-05-22
- 3 p.m. — Democracy Now!
- 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
- 6 p.m. — Los Alamos Senior Center – “Chair Yoga with Jacci”
- 7 p.m. — Stanford Stem Cell
Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 691 To Host Presentation By CNM On Aircraft And Power Plant Mechanic Program Saturday
Experimental Aircraft Association News:
Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 691 is hosting a presentation by Jeremy Frick and David Ortiz from Central New Mexico College on their Aircraft and Powerplant Mechanic Certification program.
The presentation is 10 a.m. Saturday, April 16 at the Santa Fe Jet Center on the Santa Fe Airport.
Qualified aircraft mechanics are in high demand and that demand is only increasing as Commercial and General Aviation continues to grow.
For more information, contact Will Fox at Tailspinfox@gmail.com or Marc at mbonem7@gmail.com.
For more information Read More
Community Invited To Meet New Los Alamos Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jose Delfin Monday April 18
