LAHS Presents Our Town By Thornton Wilder Nov. 5-13
By OLIVIA LONG
Head of Advertising and Marketing
Los Alamos High School Olions
Come out and support Los Alamos High School Olions performing Our Town! A Thornton Wilder play that’s entertaining from beginning to end and displays the talent of our local students.
Our Town is truly the perfect combination of modern local talent and enduring timeless values of family, childhood, and romance. It presents the gentleness and humor of wedding jitters and high-school math homework, as well as the calm sadness of time just flying by.
With evening (7 p.m.) performances Friday, Nov. 5; Saturday, Nov. Read More
Chart 526: COVID-19 Update New Mexico Oct. 31
The bars in this chart display the number of COVID-19 diagnoses by school for the seven-day period ending Oct. 31. Source: Los Alamos Public Schools (Summit Garden Club Replays ‘Solstice Astronomy’ Nov. 1
Lavender blooming at the White Rock Community Garden. Courtesy/Summit Garden Club
Summit Garden Club News:
The Summit Garden Club will replay the video Solstice Astronomy at its meeting Monday, Nov. 1.
The film by Chick Keller and Akkana Peck, in conjunction with PEEC Los Alamos Nature Center, is a discussion of the summer solstice and petroglyphs in the nearby area.
The meeting is open to the public and begins at 1:30 p.m. on zoom. Read More
LAPS: Public Schools Building Act Supports Schools
LAPS News:
What is the Public Schools Building Act Tax? Often referred to as HB33, this tax provides important funding for Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS), including projectors, classroom furniture, playground equipment, computers and software.
“The funds we receive through the Public Schools Building Act Tax are critical to the district,” LAPS Interim Superintendent Jennifer Guy said. “Having Public School Buildings Tax Act money available for purchases to support technology and facilities allows LAPS to put more of the operational budget towards hiring staff and purchasing classroom Read More
Jaurigue: Response To Reagor’s Recent Piece On Schools
By ANTONIO JAURIGUE
District 2 Candidate
Los Alamos School Board
Editor’s note: The Los Alamos Daily Post encourages its readers to do their own research into statements made in Columns and Letters.
‘There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics.’ –Mark Twain
A recent letter by David Reagor made an effort to highlight test scores of our district with little effort put forth to understand or reflect on the plight of the humans who are most impacted by his stance. I was sad to even see such a flippant letter disparaging all of the effort of students and educators and was reminded of the Read More
Reagor: How Los Alamos Fits Into US News And World Report 2021 School Rankings
By DAVID REAGOR
Los Alamos
Editor’s note: The Los Alamos Daily Post encourages its readers to do their own research into statements made in Columns and Letters.
Discussions of the overall ranking of Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) have emerged during the candidate forums for the School Board Candidates. The journal US News and World Report has traditionally ranked colleges and high schools and those rankings are widely distributed. The older rankings are not available online, but the 2021 rankings have been published.
The current ranking summary for Los Alamos High School states:
Schools Read More
Kiwanis Aids Local Schools With African Library Project
LAMS Builders Club officers sorting donated books collected for ALP at their school. Courtesy photo
A Kenyan student holds a book from a shipment in March 2020 that due to the pandemic just arrived. Courtesy photo
KIWANIS News:
Over the next two months, Kiwanis-sponsored service clubs (K-Kids, Builders Club and Key Club) at all Los Alamos schools will be conducting a massive drive to collect children’s books to make school libraries in Kenya, East Africa.
Students in Kenyan schools receive all their instruction in English. Supplementary reading books for practicing the use of the language Read More
Library Presents ‘Eat The Rainbow: Colorful Foods And Your Health’ On Zoom Thursday Nov. 4
COUNTY News:
The Staff at Mesa Public Library presents “Eat the Rainbow: Colorful Foods and Your Health” 7-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4 live on Zoom with Certified Health Coach Kate Cleveland.
Nutrition is a complicated topic that can confound even the most dedicated of health aficionados, especially when fad diet trends and misinformation seem to lurk around every corner.
In this workshop, Coach Kate takes us back to basics and draws from scientific research to explain how the phytochemicals found in colorful foods impact the different systems of the human body.
When it comes to nutrition, Coach Read More
Community Invited To Halloweekend Fun With PEEC!
The community is invited to join PEEC Friday, Oct. 29 for Halloweekend fun. The Los Alamos Nature Center will be open 4-6 p.m. for fun activities, crafts and critter encounters. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
The community is invited to join the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) Friday, Oct. 29 at the Los Alamos Nature Center for Halloweekend fun.
The nature center will be open for extended hours Friday, so stop by during the Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet fun. PEEC will have crafts, fun activities and 4-6 p.m. will pass out candy.
PEEC also will host spooky creature encounters at 4:30 Read More
Make Your Vote Count Los Alamos!
COUNTY NEWS:
Voting for the 2021 Regular Local Election has begun. Early and absentee voting is happening now and Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 2.
Turnout to date is low. County Clerk Naomi Maestas would like to remind citizens to “Make Your Vote Count” by setting aside time to vote early or fill out and turn in their absentee votes.
“It is important for citizens to remember that every election is important,” Maestas said, “This election impacts our local education programs and public-school facilities, as well as property taxes.”
Not yet registered to vote? Same-Day-Voter Registration (SDR) Read More
Workshop On The Art Of Parenting – El Arte De Ser Padres For Spanish-speaking Families Nov. 6 At UNM-LA
Event organizers Giselle Martinez of First Born, left, and Christine Martinez of Los Alamos JJAB. Courtesy photo
By GISELLE MARTINEZ
First Born Program of Los Alamos
This Nov. 6, First Born of Los Alamos, in collaboration with Los Alamos JJAB and Los Alamos Family Council will be offering a series of informative workshops for Spanish-speaking families, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at UNM-LA.
We invite Hispanic families from the Los Alamos and Río Arriba areas to register for this free event, where you will have the opportunity to receive information about a wide variety of topics and resources in Spanish. Read More
Los Alamos Federation Of School Employees Urges Los Alamos Voters To Vote ‘YES’ On Mill Levy Bond
LAFSE News:
Los Alamos Federation of School Employees (LAFSE) Union Co-President, Christine Engelbrecht and Union Co-President Trey Pereyra released the following statements:
“The Los Alamos Federation of School Employees supports the mill levy bond for Los Alamos Public Schools because we recognize these funds are critical to support our children’s education through the purchasing of school equipment, school furniture, playground structures, and other needed capital improvement projects. The bond will not increase taxes to the residents of Los Alamos,” Engelbrecht said.
“These Read More
LAHS Rotary Interact Club Thanks Community
The LAHS Rotary Interact Club held a successful car wash and bake sale Oct. 16. Courtesy/LAHS
LAHS Rotary Interact Club News:
The Los Alamos High School Rotary Interact club would like to thank Los Alamos for the huge turnout at their carwash last Saturday and for all the donations they received.
They were able to raise more than $1,000, which will go toward buying a shelter box for earthquake relief in partnering with the ShelterBox project.
This organization provides emergency aid for people all around the world who have been impacted by natural disasters, COVID-19, and more. Check out their Read More
Students File Novel Fossil Fuel Divestment Complaint Aimed At UNM Endowment
UNM LEAF News:
Today, students, faculty, and staff at the University of New Mexico (UNM) asked the New Mexico Attorney General to investigate whether the UNM Foundation’s Endowment investments in fossil fuels violate New Mexico state law.
The complaint, spearheaded by UNM LEAF (Leaders for Environmental Action and Foresight), with the assistance of the Climate Defense Project, calls on Attorney General Hector Balderas to investigate whether the UNM Foundation, as a non-profit public charity, has violated the New Mexico Uniform Prudential Management of Institutional Funds Act (UPMIFA) Read More
Woodring: Collaboration Is Key
By LAURA WOODRING
Candidate for Position 2
UNM-LA Advisory Board
As a part of the UNM-LA Advisory Board, I would bring new ideas to the table. We live in an amazing community, and we have a lot of possibilities for students. We need to work towards creating more of a balanced workforce within the community.
The following are a couple of ideas I have that will help us reach out to new and current students at UNM-LA. We could go well beyond the opportunities provided by our existing welding and machining programs.
We also need to reach out to LANL to extend high school programs here in Los Alamos and Espanola Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: Chamisa Halloween Glow Tunnel
On the Job Thursday at Chamisa Elementary School with Coach Justin Black and Art Teacher Andrea Lynch who created this magical Halloween Glow Tunnel with the help of a many creative students who were learning the bones of the human body. #worklosalamos #wherediscoveriesaremade. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
On the Job Thursday at Chamisa Elementary with Coach Justin Black and Art Teacher Andrea Lynch who created this magical Halloween Glow Tunnel with the help of a lot of creative students who were learning the bones of the human body. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
Coach Read More
New Mexico 2022 Teacher Of The Year: Lorynn Guerrero
New Mexico 2022 Teacher of the Year Lorynn Guerrero
NMPED News:
…Las Cruces educator will represent state in national competition
LAS CRUCES – New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) Secretary Kurt Steinhaus today announced the selection of Las Cruces educator Lorynn Guerrero as New Mexico Teacher of the Year 2022.
Guerrero teaches English Language Arts at New America School-Las Cruces, a charter high school where she also established a program for teen parents that now includes an on-campus, licensed child-care center.
“Ms. Guerrero’s efforts on behalf of her teenage students Read More
(Updated) Chart 522: COVID-19 Update New Mexico Oct. 24
Updated Chart: The bars in this chart display the number of COVID-19 diagnoses by school for the seven-day period ending Oct. 24. Source: Los Alamos Public Schools. Created by Eli Ben-NaimPED Establishes Black Education Advisory Council
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico’s new Black Education Advisory Council will meet for the first time in December to review language in the Black Education Act and set priorities for advising the state on ways to improve academic and social outcomes for Black students.
Twenty-one individuals, including four students, have accepted seats on the 23-member council mandated by the legislation, which Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law last spring.
The Public Education Department is accepting nominations for an additional required position, which must be filled by a charter school Read More
New Mexico Students Score Higher On STEM AP Tests
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico high school students this year gained more than 10 points on average in Advanced Placement tests for computer science and achieved a 72 percent pass rate for in-depth calculus.
Overall, scores increased on 15 AP tests, including eight science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) tests: Calculus BC, Chemistry, Computer Science A, Computer Science Principles, Macroeconomics, Physics Mechanics, Physics 2 and Statistics.
“While the number of students participating in AP testing dropped due to the pandemic, we are encouraged to see across-the-board Read More
