LAJI Hosts Webinar On Peace Museums Monday March 7
LAJI News:
The Los Alamos-Japan Institute (LAJI) invites the community to a discussion on Japanese museums’ perspectives on peace, new exhibitions in Kyoto and Fukushima as well as art, artifacts and sacred human stories teaching peace in museums today.
This talk is 5 p.m. Monday, March 7.
Participating in the conversation are Japanese museum leaders from the Kyoto Museum for World Peace at Ritsumeikan University, the International Network of Museums for Peace and Japan’s new Dengonkan Peace Museum in Fukushima.
LAJI Founder Dr. Judith Stauber and LAJI Chair Clifton Truman Daniel, grandson Read More
NMPED Secretary Urges Schools To Add Learning Time
Public Education Secretary Kurt Steinhaus
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Public Education Secretary (NMPED) Kurt Steinhaus concluded a series of regional meetings Wednesday in which he urged school leaders to add learning time for students in order to move the needle on educational outcomes in New Mexico and support student well-being.
“After nearly two years of disrupted learning caused by the pandemic, I think everyone with a stake in education now realizes the best tool for that purpose is time – specifically, time children spend with dedicated, highly educated classroom teachers,” Read More
Los Alamos School Board Prepares For Redistricting
LAHS Principal Carter Payne, Topper Freshman Academy Principal Jill Gonzales, left, and LAHS Vice Principal Renee Dunwoody sport Topper colors for their recent presentation to the School Board. Screenshot/ladailypost.com
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com
The 2020 Census is complete and the data has been analyzed. One use of census data is the redistricting of government bodies and boards. The time has come for the Los Alamos School Board to begin the process of redistricting.
The Board is responsible for its own redistricting and heard a presentation Read More
School Board & County Council Move On Joint Projects
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com
The Los Alamos County Council and the Los Alamos School Board met in joint session Monday, Feb. 28 to discuss three joint projects that are in the planning stage.
The projects, a gymnasium to be used by Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS) and the community as well, a gym or recreational facility in White Rock and building more tennis courts for both public and School District use have been discussed for approximately six years. The two entities are ready to move forward to the initial planning stages, including site selection.
The Read More
LAHS Art Students Win Awards In New Mexico Scholastic Art And Writing Competition
Students in LAHS Art Teacher Mary Grace’s Fine Arts and AP Studio Art classes received numerous awards in the 2022 New Mexico Scholastic Art & Writing Competition, including, back row from left, Savannah Morgan, Aria Warner, Rachel Hamilton, Corrinne Nettleton, Nina Nzekwe, Mary Grace and from left, Tayler Heath, Talus Swans, and Madeline Baker. Courtesy/LAPS
Gold Key winners Corrinne Nettleton and Jennie Gao. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Eleven Los Alamos High School art students won 19 awards this year in the New Mexico Scholastic Art & Writing Competition.
The awards include Read More
Links To LAOLA Virtual Community Meetings March 2-3
Students Promote Operation Winter Shadow Donations
By Thomas Oldham and LAHS Student Leadership:
Los Alamos High School (LAHS) is calling for community support. Two of our Los Alamos community members, Tylerr Jones, RN, and Dr. Chris Hammond are heading to Ukraine to help provide emergency medical assistance to those in need.
As Los Alamos High School students, we are asking for your help by donating to https://www.harprescue.org.
The situation is very urgent, and these donations directly support Operation Winter Shadow and provide Tylerr Jones, RN, and Dr. Chris Hammond with supplies needed for their mission while in Ukraine. Read More
Governor Enacts Historic Raises For New Mexico Teachers, Bolsters State Education Staff
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham was joined Tuesday by educators, students and legislators as she signed multiple pieces of priority legislation into law strengthening the state’s educator pipeline and build up the public education system for students, families and education professionals.
Among those proposals are:
- Senate Bill 1, which increases the minimum salaries by $10,000 for all three tiers of teachers. Coupled with 7 percent raises in the budget, New Mexico teachers will be the highest paid in the region. (Sponsors:
LAHS Pegasus Earns Excellent Ranking
Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
The 2020 and 2021 Pegasus Special Two-year Edition, the Los Alamos High School Literary Magazine, was recently selected to receive the rank of Excellent in the 2021 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines (RELM) program.
Topper Virtual Academy English Teacher Ildiko Nadaskay Goeller is the Pegasus sponsor.
“From all of us at the National Council of Teachers of English, congratulations to you and your students on this exceptional publication,” NCTE Executive Director Emily Kirkpatrick said. “We commend Read More
LAHS NJROTC Cadets Compete In Military Skills Meet
From left, Jenny Stafford, Adam Deherrera, Emily Baca and Kevin Lacy prepare to send rounds down range. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
From left, Patrick Baker, William Berninger, Seth Javernick and Jenny Stafford hone in on their targets. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
LAHS NJROTC News:
The Los Alamos High School Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp (NJROTC) traveled Saturday to West Mesa and Cibola High Schools in Albuquerque to compete in a military skills meet.
The unit placed 1st in female physical fitness, 3rd place in male physical fitness, and 3rd Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: March 4-10, 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 March 4-10:
Friday, March 4, 2022
- 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
- 10 a.m. — The Tom Hartman Program
- 11 a.m. — County Council Replay 2-22-22
- 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. — Global Nuero Science
Stansbury Invites Teachers To Virtual State Of The Union
From the Office of U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury:
ALBUQUERQUE — At 6:30 p.m. MT/8:30 p.m. ET, today, Rep. Melanie Stansbury will host an Instagram Live alongside her virtual State of the Union guests ahead of President Joe Biden’s national address.
Rep. Stansbury’s guests include Sean Thomas, a social studies teacher at Eldorado High School, Sarah Hager, an educator at Cleveland Middle School, and Loyola Cortinas, an educator at Tierra Antigua Elementary School.
Thomas, Hager and Cortinas will join Rep. Stansbury to highlight the educational impacts of the American Rescue Plan and the Bipartisan Read More
UNM-LA Hosts Virtual Career Fair 2022 March 10
Los Alamos Battalion Chief Benjamin Stone Completes National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Los Alamos Fire Battalion Chief Benjamin Stone at his graduation ceremony from National Fire Academy Thursday, Feb. 24 in Emmitsburg, Md. Courtesy/LAFD
Los Alamos Fire Battalion Chief Benjamin Stone with his graduation class at the ceremony from National Fire Academy Thursday, Feb. 24 in Emmitsburg, Md. Courtesy/LAFD
LAFD News:
The Los Alamos Fire Department congratulates Fire Battalion Chief Benjamin Stone on his graduation from National Fire Academy (NFA) and completion of the Executive Fire Officer Program (EFO).
Battalion Chief Stone completed his EFO Program Thursday, Feb. 24, Read More
LAPS: Special School Board Meeting Thursday March 3
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos School Board will hold a special board meeting 9-11 a.m. Thursday, March 3 at the Administrative Offices School Board Room, 2101 Trinity Dr., Suite V.
To submit comments for items not on the agenda, see email address in item 5 For comments during the meeting, use: public.comments@laschools.net
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. *Call to Order
- President Melanie Colgan will call the meeting to order and review the meeting protocols.
3. Roll Call
4. *Routine Business/Approval of Agenda
- Approval of Agenda
5. Public Comment for items not on the agenda
- Please submit comments
UNM-Los Alamos Hits Record Spring 2022 Enrollment!
View of the UNM-Los Alamos campus on a beautiful snowy morning Thursday. Photo by Sarah Jimenez
UNM-LA News:
The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) hit record enrollment this Spring Semester with its unofficial numbers released after the first 15 days of this semester. This is despite the nationwide trend of declining enrollments, especially at two-year institutions.
The total number of students taking classes this semester is 1,290, up from 1,110 last Spring. The previous record was 1,151 in Spring of 2018. The largest growth is in the number of part-time students.
UNM-LA students Read More
Los Alamos STEAM Lab Offering Weekly Coding Club
Courtesy/LA Steam Lab
Los Alamos STEAM Lab News:
Los Alamos STEAM Lab will be offering a weekly coding club at its new location in Central Park Square.
The club is appropriate for kids in first through eighth grade and at all levels of coding experience and interests.
Possible activities include:
- Bitsbox cards – quick and shareable template based projects using a javascript derivative
- CMU Academy – fully featured curriculum using Python and a drawing library
- Scratch – online block based coding suitable for emerging readers
- Bring your own project – mentored support
New Mexico Education Leaders Investing $3 Million In State’s Youngest Learners
ECECD News:
SANTA FE — The Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) is partnering with education nonprofit Waterford.org to help more children prepare for kindergarten in New Mexico.
ECECD is investing $3 million, while Waterford is investing an additional $1 million into the program. Research shows that Waterford Upstart has helped hundreds of children in New Mexico prepare for kindergarten, and now the state is hoping the program will work for thousands more.
ECECD is investing in the program with federal relief funds designated for pandemic relief. Right now, roughly 45% Read More
Chart 614: COVID-19 Diagnoses For LAPS Feb. 19-25
This chart displays the number of COVID-19 diagnoses by school in Los Alamos and White Rock for the past week. Source: Los Alamos Public Schools. Created by Eli Ben-NaimLAPS Brings Hummingbird Music Camp To LAMS
Band students attend Hummingbird Music Camp at LAMS. Courtesy/LAPS
LAMS News:
Although members of the jazz band and jazz orchestra weren’t able to travel to the Hummingbird Music Camp in the Jemez Mountains this year, music teachers brought Hummingbird to Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS).
LAMS music teacher Ryan Finn conducted the Jazz Orchestra, while Will Finn led the Jazz Band.
“The students did a fantastic job and worked hard to hone their skills,” Finn said. “They were a little disappointed that we didn’t get to go to the Hummingbird Camp, but this was a good alternative to not having this Read More
