UNM-Los Alamos Announces Matching Gift Opportunity
Courtesy/UNM-LA
UNM-LA News:
As part of the U.S. Department of Education Title V grant received by UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA), there is a unique opportunity for donations to the UNM-LA endowment account to be matched dollar for dollar up to $250,000 over five years.
This specific Title V grant program provides funding to assist Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) to expand educational opportunities and improve the academic attainment of Hispanic and other students.
Per the guidelines, the program enables HSIs to “expand and enhance the academic offerings, program quality, faculty quality, Read More
PED Secretary Congratulate Students For Food Distribution
PED Secretary Designate Kurt Steinhaus
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — Public Education Secretary Designate Kurt Steinhaus visited Santa Fe High School Nov. 11 to congratulate students who will be packing and distributing food received in their community food drive.
The students also received a donation of 50 turkeys, which will be distributed to the first 50 families arriving at the event.
Santa Fe High is a community school, which is an existing school that implements specific strategies to provide students with whatever they need to be academically successful, often by leveraging community resources. Read More
Ahead Of Holidays, Heinrich Hosts Discussion With UNM Hospital Pediatrician About COVID-19 Vaccines For Kids
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is encouraging New Mexico parents to take action now so that children ages 5 and up can complete their COVID-19 vaccination process in time for December holiday gatherings.
Heinrich hosted a Facebook Live discussion Thursday with Dr. Heather Pratt-Chavez, a pediatrician at the University of New Mexico Hospital about the safe, effective, and approved COVID-19 vaccines for children in this age group.
VIDEO: Heinrich Hosts Discussion With UNM Pediatrician About COVID-19 Vaccines For Kids [HD DOWNLOAD LINK HERE]
“As Read More
LAPS Celebrates Month Of Gratitude And Giving
School Board Vice President Ellen Specter drops off a donation for LAHS Student Council Food Drive. Courtesy/LAPS
Jodi Smith’s PreK class is collecting warm socks and other winter clothing for Inside Out. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
November is traditionally celebrated as a month of Gratitude and Giving. According to a recent article from the Harvard Medical School and Harvard Health Publishing, “each holiday season comes with high expectations for a cozy and festive time of year. However, for many this time of year is tinged with sadness, anxiety or depression. Research (and common sense) Read More
PEEC: Celebrate Upcoming Launch Of James Webb Space Telescope At White Rock Branch Library Saturday Nov. 20
The fully assembled James Webb Space Telescope with its sunshield and unitized pallet structures that fold up around the telescope for launch, are seen partially deployed to an open configuration to enable telescope installation. Courtesy/NASA/Chris Gunn
PEEC News:
The community is invited to join the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and Los Alamos County Library to celebrate the upcoming launch of the James Webb Space Telescope.
This family-friendly celebration is 3:30-5 p.m. Saturday Nov. 20 at the White Rock Public Library on Sherwood Boulevard.
People of all ages Read More
New Mexico Department Of Cultural Affairs Requests $37.25 Million In General Funds For FY23
NMDCA News:
SANTA FE — During testimony Monday before the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC), New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (NMDCA) Secretary Debra Garcia y Griego requested $37.25 million in general funds for the agency’s fiscal year 2023 operating budget.
These funds will ensure ongoing education, protection, and preservation of the state’s rich cultural resources. This represents a 10 percent increase over fiscal year 2022.
“Over the past fiscal year, and indeed over the past 18 months, I’m very proud of the Department’s accomplishments,” Secretary Garcia y Griego said. Read More
PED Challenges Students To Design, Build Little Libraries
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — The Public Education Department Tuesday launched competitions for New Mexico schools to design and build little lending libraries to celebrate the state’s Year of Literacy.
Schools can compete in one or both of two categories to design or build a little library based on specifications provided. Rubrics that include points for in-school and community collaboration will be used to judge both designs and completed libraries.
As an example, in-school collaboration could involve the English department proofreading a design while the art department builds and paints Read More
On The Job In White Rock: At Bilingual Montessori
On the job Tuesday in White Rock is the staff of Bilingual Montessori School, from left, Franchesca Salazar, Rebekah Fernandez, Sarah Oyenque, Marla Duffield, Marsha Vigil (on slide) Diana Martinez, Rosemary Medina and Dora Gonzalez. The Bilingual Montessori School at 115 Longview Dr. is a community where parents, faculty and staff join together to provide a nurturing environment that allows children to grow and discover their place in the world, They encourage independent, self-directed learning for life in a child-centered community valuing peace, respect for others and pride in Read More
LAHS NJROTC Cadets Participate In Major Bill Barker New Mexico State Championship Air Rifle Match
NJROTC Cadets Jenny Stafford, Seth Javernick, William Berninger and Patrick Baker take aim as LAHS’s precision shooting team. Courtesy photo
LAHS NJROTC Cadets from left, Abigail Allen, Natalie Crawford, Adam Deherrera and Ben Galea demonstrate proper kneeling form as they aim down-range. Courtesy photo
LAHS NJROTC precision and sporter shooting teams after a successful competition, front row from left, Ben Galea, Emily Baca, Adam Deherrera, Andrew Galea. Back row from left, LCDR Wes Shumaker (coach), Natalie Crawford, Abigail Allen, Patrick Baker, William Berninger, Jenny Stafford, Read More
LAPS Board Meeting In Person & Online Thursday
LAPS News:
A Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) board meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18.
This meeting will be held in person at Administration Offices, School Board Room 2101 Trinity Dr., Suite V and virtually on Zoom.
This meeting is open to the public.
Find the agenda for this meeting here: Nov. 18, 2021 LAPS Board Meeting Agenda.
Find the link to this meeting here.
Meeting ID: 505 663 2222 Read More
Los Alamos Hilltalkers Compete In 2021 New Mexico Model United Nations Conference At Roundhouse
LAHS Hilltalkers with their coach Margo Batha compete in the New Mexico Model United Nations Conference recently at the Roundhouse including Maximus Posada, Minhtet Htoon, Audrey See, Emma Frost, Shane Tobin, and Karl Sinkula, along with Dana Roelofs, Erin Gattis and Elizabeth Frost. Courtesy photo
Hilltalker Minhtet Htoon competing in the Conference at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe. Courtesy/LAHS
LAHS News:
Earlier this month nine Los Alamos High School Hilltalkers traveled to Santa Fe to compete in the annual New Mexico Model United Nations Conference at the Roundhouse.
Dana Roelofs and Read More
LAHS Hosts Food Drive For LA Cares Wednesday
LAHS News:
Los Alamos High School (LAHS) is holding a food drive to benefit LA Cares.
There will be a drop box 9:30-11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17 in front of Duane Smith Auditorium at 1300 Diamond Dr.
Please donate various canned foods.
Desired food donations include:
- 64 oz. Plastic Bottles Cranberry or Grape Juice
- Canned Beans
- Canned Chicken or Tuna
- Canned Corn or Green Beans
- Canned Diced Tomatoes
- Canned Mandarin Oranges or Pineapple
- Canned Mexican Food
- Canned Pasta Sauce (No Glass, Please)
- Cereal – Raisin Bran, Bran Flakes, Cheerios, Shredded Wheat, or Corn Flakes
- Chef Boyardee Pasta
- Chicken
New Mexico History Museum Receives $172,564 Grant To Support Exhibition On Miguel Trujillo Of Isleta Pueblo
NMHM News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) has received a $172,564 grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities’ American Rescue Plan to pursue research related to an upcoming exhibition on Miguel Trujillo (Isleta Pueblo).
This exhibition will explore his victorious 1948 court case against the State of New Mexico to secure voting access for Native Americans living on tribal lands.
Museum staff plan to hire contractors to help with exhibition research. Positions will include a curator assistant, educator, and archivist. Dr. Porter Swentzell (Santa Clara Pueblo) Read More
Nature On Tap: Local Mountain Lion Research Monday
PEEC and Los Alamos Creative District host Nature On Tap at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Los Alamos Nature Center featuring a talk by VCNP’s Mark Peyton and Bandelier’s Sarah Milligan. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Join the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and Los Alamos Creative District Monday, for Nature On Tap at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road.
This event will feature a presentation about the Large Mammal Monitoring Project from Valles Caldera National Preserve’s Mark Peyton and Bandelier National Monument’s Sarah Milligan.
The Large Mammal Read More
U.S. Nuclear Security Agency Expands Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program In Effort To Strengthen Its Workforce
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON — The Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program (MSIPP) of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) has awarded nine new grants totaling $38.8 million to build more partnerships with Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), leverage untapped students, and expand its talent pipeline.
The program now has a total of 24 active consortia partnerships, encompassing 46 schools.
These efforts are designed to support the development of a diverse, highly skilled, and enduring stream of talented students in science, Read More
LAPS: Family Literacy Nights For PreK Students, Families
A student creating a caterpillar during the Mountain Elementary Family Literacy Night. Courtesy/LAPS
Barranca Elementary PreK teachers Secilli Keeler and Abigail Lopez join LAPS Preschool Director Gina Terrazas at the Barranca Elementary Family Literacy Night. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools Preschool program hosted the first of four Family Engagement Nights at all elementary sites. The PreK team chose “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” as the theme for the evening. Chamisa Elementary chose “Five Little Monkeys” as their theme for the evening.
Students and their Read More
Chart 534: COVID-19 Update New Mexico Nov. 14
The bars in this chart display the number of COVID-19 diagnoses by school for the seven-day period ending Nov. 12. Rotary: Interact Students Sort Supplies For Navajo Nation
LAHS Interact Club members met Thursday to sort supplies for delivery to the Navajo Nation. Photo by Oliver Morris
LAHS Interactors organized water, non-perishable foods, and hygiene products for transport to the Navajo Nation as part of a grant received by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos. Photo by Oliver Morris
By LINDA HULL
Vice President
Rotary Club of Los Alamos
Fifteen members of the Los Alamos High School Interact Club, a Rotary service organization, sorted and organized food, water and hygiene products Thursday afternoon, assisting Rotary Club President Oliver Morris pack supplies Read More
Olions Present Final Performance Of Our Town Tonight
LAHS News:
Los Alamos High School Olions presents its final performance of Our Town at 7 p.m. today, Nov. 13 at Duane Smith Auditorium.
Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults. This is a show not to be missed!
Our Town is a classic story by Thornton Wilder about the small town of Grover’s Corners and its residents. It is a show that represents timeless values of family, childhood and romance, in a way that’s both heart-warming and memorable.
Tickets may be purchased at https://our.show/lahsolions/our-town. Read More
UNM Seeks Nominees For 2022 Paul Bartlett Ré Peace Prize
UNM News:
ALBUQUERQUE — University Of New Mexico (UNM) has opened the 2022 nomination cycle for the bi-annual Paul Ré Peace Prize.
Artist Paul Ré is recognized internationally for promoting world peace and harmony through his masterful creations. For five decades, Albuquerque resident Ré has shown how serene and elevating art can act as a model for living and can inspire us to find our inner depth and express it outwardly through good works.
Nominations can be submitted electronically or mailed and must be received no later than 5 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022 for the May 26, 2022 award presentation. Read More
