LAHS NJROTC Conduct Area Manager’s Inspection
Topper Company standing poised and ready for inspection Thursday morning in Griffith Gymnasium at Los Alamos High School. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Color Guard prepares to present the nation’s colors at Thursday’s inspection event. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Cadets march past inspecting officer LCDR Wes Shumaker Thursday morning in Griffith Gymnasium. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
NJROTC News:
The Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp (NJROTC) conducted its annual Area Manager’s Inspection Thursday morning during Read More
New Mexico State Bar: Free Workshop Presented By ‘Legal Resources For The Elderly Program’ April 19
SBNM News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A free workshop presented by the ‘Legal Resources for the Elderly Program’ will be held at 11 a.m., April 19, via video and teleconference.
This presentation will cover the following topics:
- Powers of Attorney;
- Advance Health Care Directives;
- Probate;
- Non-Probate Transfers (including Transfer on Death Deeds); and
- Institutional Medicaid.
To register, call 505.797.6005 and provide first and last name and email address, or register directly by clicking the registration link below and entering first and last name and email address:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0EO-13PvSJ2J085jxqBEGg Read More
Martinez: Enterprise Bank Offers Tools To Help Students Start Financial & Professional Journeys On Right Track
By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
President, Los Alamos Region
Enterprise Bank & Trust, Member FDIC
Whether you’re a college student finishing your first semester or a recent graduate entering the working world, it’s never too early to start building your credit score. Having a good credit score may not be your top priority as a student or young professional, but down the line that will likely change.
When you’re ready to buy a home or start a business, you’ll want to have a history of good credit. By starting to build credit as a young adult, you’ll have plenty of time to be sure you’re prepared for what Read More
Developing Design Tools For Outer Space Structures
Purdue University News:
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Achieving affordable space exploration will require lightweight structures for vehicles, solar arrays and antennas. Lightweight materials also will be used for components of Read More
Los Alamos High School Seniors Shrink-Wrap A Tundra
You can tell its Spring when senior pranks get under way. A longtime tradition at Los Alamos High School (LAHS), senior year students think up pranks without fail. This year is no exception with the winner being a shrink-wrapped Tundra spotted Saturday in the Griffith Gymnasium parking lot in front of the Wellness Center. One of the pranksters, (who for obvious reasons wishes to remain anonymous), said the truck belongs to his good buddy Jared Dominguez who is already aware of it. No damage was done to the Tundra in the making of this prank. Among the best of past senior pranks were a mountain of band Read More
Home On The Range: From Ranches To Rockets Lecture
General Electric employees posing on a V-2 rocket at White Sands Proving Ground (now White Sands Missile Range) in New Mexico. Courtesy/WSMR
NMMSH News:
ALAMAGORDO — At the turn of the 20th century, most of the arid land east of Las Cruces was ranch land. Cattle, sheep, and goat ranches filled the Tularosa Basin, the Oscuro Range and the surrounding countryside.
Most of these ranches were small privately owned pieces of land supplemented by large parcels of federal and state property, which ranchers leased for grazing purposes.
These self-sufficient ranchers had maintained their homes for Read More
Chart 629: COVID-19 Diagnoses For LAPS March 19-25
This chart displays the number of COVID-19 diagnoses by school March 19–March 25. Source: Los Alamos Public Schools. Created by Eli Ben-NaimLos Alamos Family Council CountUP! Week 19
By JORDAN REDMOND
Executive Director
Los Alamos Family Council
As National Women’s History Month continues, we celebrate former Los Alamos Family Council Program Director Cheryl Pongratz. Nineteen years ago, Pongratz joined Los Alamos Family Council after retiring from Los Alamos Public Schools.
Many in town know Pongratz for her wonderful work and community involvement. In 2018, Pongratz was recognized as a Living Treasure of Los Alamos. You can read her Living Treasure biography here.
Pongratz was critical to the health of Los Alamos Family Council through her grant writing efforts. Read More
More Scenes From Pi-rates Of The Caribbean 2022 Pi Day
Participating in the Pi-rates of the Caribbean celebration March 16 in honor of Pi Day at Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS), from left, Los Alamos Schools Credit Union (LASCU) CEO Matt Schmidt, LAMS Principal Suzanne Lynne, LASCU EVP Bethany Hayward and Loan Officer Carissa Meierdierks Wall. Courtesy/LAMS PTO
Scenes from the LAMS Pi-rates of the Caribbean celebration in honor of Pi Day. Courtesy/LAMS PTO
By TANYA SNYDER
Vice President
Los Alamos Middle School PTO
Monday, March 14 in celebration of Pi Day, the Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS) gym was transformed.
The 7th and 8th grade students Read More
New Mexico Student Wins $40K College Scholarship
Lexi Gallegos
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — A Tularosa High School senior was surprised on national television today with news that she’s one of 31 students across the nation to receive a $40,000 college scholarship.
Lexi Gallegos learned she will receive the BigFuture scholarship from the College Board during a virtual appearance with 24 other recipients on ABC’s Good Morning America television show.
“I was pretty stunned,” she said afterward. “I never expected to get a scholarship today.”
Thirty-one students in all will receive $40,000 BigFuture scholarships: 27 are class of 2022 students; Read More
Heinrich, Luján Deliver Over $18 Million In Direct Investments To Support New Mexico Higher Education
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) have secured more than $18 million in Congressionally Directed Spending for New Mexico colleges and universities in the historic bipartisan Omnibus Appropriations Agreement for Fiscal Year 2022.
The new law also makes a number of investments in college access, affordability, and completion, including the largest increase in the maximum Pell grant award in more than a decade.
“Growing the workforce grows the economy. New Mexico’s colleges and universities are key to increasing economic Read More
LAMS Marks Pi Day With Pi-rates Of Caribbean Theme
LAMS gym was transformed for Pi-rates of the Caribbean March 14 in celebration of Pi Day. Students moved among 14 stations to take measurements and make calculations. Here students at the Trinidad station find the volume of a cone and then enjoy an ice cream cone decorated with frosting. Courtesy/LAMS
LAMS News:
The Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS) gym was transformed for Pi-rates of the Caribbean Monday, March 14 in celebration of Pi Day.
Students moved among 14 stations where they took measurements and made calculations, and participated in other fun activities centered around the irrational Read More
LAHS Senior Andy Corliss Shines In 2022 USA Biolympiad
Andy Corliss
LAPS News:
Los Alamos High School Senior Andy Corliss was awarded an Honorable Mention in the 2022 USA Biolympiad. He scored in the top 20 percent in the nation on the USABO exam, and was just one point away from the cutoff for being a semifinalist.
“Andy is amazing,” said LAHS Science Teacher Alison Renner, who also is the sponsor of the high school Science Olympiad club. “I am lucky enough to coach him in Science Bowl and he is equally awesome at physics, chemistry, biology and math. Even better than that, he is just a really great kid and is always willing to help others with the material.” Read More
LAPS Celebrates ‘Music In Our Schools Month’
An Aspen Elementary School student tries out the guitar. Courtesy/LAPS
The Los Alamos High School Symphonic Strings perform under the direction of Michelle Rosette. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
March is designated as Music in Our Schools month, and Los Alamos Public Schools is celebrating the music programs and the teachers who lead them at the elementary, middle and high schools.
Led by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), music educators and students throughout the United States and overseas are demonstrating this March, the powerful role a quality music program plays Read More
Piñon Elementary 6th Grader Julia Zou Among Top 16 Mathematicians In New Mexico In Mathcounts Competition
Julia Zou
LAPS News:
Piñon Elementary School 6th grader Julia Zou was among the top 16 mathematicians in New Mexico in the recent Mathcounts competition.
This was Zou’s first year participating in the competition. Even though she didn’t qualify for the countdown round at the state level, she is looking forward to participating in the program again next year, her coach Svetlana Martin said.
“Julia had a lot of fun, and it really increased her interest in mathematics,” Martin said.
Martin has been coaching Mathcounts since 2007 at Pinon Elementary and Barranca Mesa Elementary schools.
MATHCOUNTS® Read More
LAHS NJROTC Collects 800+ Items For LA Cares
LAHS NJROTC Cadets are proud of all the donations collected for LA Cares. Front row left, C/LTJG Stephanie Peters and right C/SN Amanda Vasquez and back row left, C/ENS Megan Crawford and right, C/CPO Marissa Meierdierks display Topper Company’s contributions to LA Cares. Courtesy/NJROTC
NJROTC News:
The Los Alamos High School Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp (NJROTC) sponsored a food drive for LA Cares recently and collected more than 800 items to be distributed to Los Alamos residents in need.
“The cadets of Topper Company came through big time,” Chief Aron Ayers said. “When the Read More
Los Alamos Public Schools And LAPS Foundation Honor Elementary Teachers For Achieving LETRS Certification
Teachers from Los Alamos Public Schools who have completed LETRS certification were honored by LAPS and the LAPS Foundation Tuesday evening at Pig + Fig Cafe in White Rock. LETRS stands for Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling. It is a training for teachers that provides them with in-depth knowledge and tools, which they can then use with any reading program. It includes eight units of study. The teachers have a printed manual they use, an online platform, and then there are two training sessions, which can either be online or live in person. It is quite extensive, which is why Read More
New Mexico AG Targets Predators On School Campuses
Attorney General Hector Balderas
From the Office 0f the Attorney General:
…Secures 84 Additional Years Against Serial Rapist Gary Gregor
SANTA FE – Today, Attorney General Hector Balderas announced that Gary Gregor, a former elementary teacher at Agua Fria Elementary School in Santa Fe, was sentenced to 84 additional years in prison.
Last week, a jury found Gregor guilty of four counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor, and one count of criminal sexual contact of a minor.
This is the third trial that the Attorney General’s Office has successfully prosecuted against Gregor for Read More
New Mexico Supreme Court To Hear Arguments In Las Cruces With Case Serving As Part Of Student Civics Program
Justice David K. Thomson
COURT News:
SANTA FE — The state Supreme Court resumes a civics education program for students next month when it visits Las Cruces to hear legal arguments in a criminal case.
“The Court is excited to announce the second year of the Rule of the Law program,” Justice David K. Thomson said. “The goal is to help young people better understand the role of the court system and the rule of law in our constitutional democracy.”
April 1, the Court will convene in Las Cruces to hear arguments by attorneys in a case involving three people charged with stealing multiple cattle from their Read More
Safety Town For Incoming Kindergarteners Starts June 6
LAPS News:
Save the date for Safety Town. This year the free program for all children entering kindergarten in the fall is 8:30 a.m. to noon Monday, June 6 through Friday, June 10 at Barranca Mesa Elementary School.
Students will participate in hands-on activities, crafts, interactions with safety personnel, and safety situations to prepare for potential hazards they may encounter at school, at home or in the community.
Safety Town gives children the opportunity to:
- Engage in safety activities to build their self-confidence at school, in the community, and at home;
- Respond to emergencies
