Community Invited To Show College & Military Spirit Sept. 10
COMMUNITY News:
Champions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA) invites the community to celebrate College & Military Day.
Wear your College or Military colors and show spirit Friday Sept. 10.
C’YA holds its College & Military Day celebration annually on the second Friday in September.
To learn more about C’YA, visit www.cya.nm.org. Read More
N3B-Los Alamos Sponsors Local Imagination Library
JJAB News:
Los Alamos JJAB has announced that N3B-Los Alamos is sponsoring the Los Alamos affiliate of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
The $3,000 sponsorship donation provides for 525 children to receive books, through the program, in August and September. This donation supports the love of reading and learning for the youngest children in the community.
“N3B is committed to protecting future generations through community support and by cleaning up Northern New Mexico so we have a healthy environment,” said Kim Lebak, N3B president and general manager.
As the prime contractor for Read More
LAPS Hosts Informational Meeting Via Zoom For Potential School Board Candidates Monday Aug. 23
LAPS News:
The election for the Los Alamos School Board is Tuesday, Nov. 2. and four seats are on the ballot.
Four seats on the ballot include:
- District 1 (Pinon Elementary), Position 1 Board Member;
- District 2 (Chamisa Elementary), Position 2 Board Member;
- District 4 (Barranca Elementary and Los Alamos Middle School), Position 4 Board Member; and
- District 5 (Mountain Elementary and Los Alamos High School), Position 5 Board Member.
All positions are four-year terms.
Anyone interested in running for a seat on the Los Alamos School Board is invited to attend an informational meeting via Zoom, Read More
Colgan Announces Candidacy For Los Alamos School Board
By MELANIE COLGAN
Candidate
Los Alamos School Board
My name is Melanie Colgan and I’m humbly asking for your support in the upcoming election to the District 4 (Barranca) Position on Los Alamos Public School Board.
The reason I’m running can be summed up in two words – the kids. I’m not running to promote a political agenda. I’m running to do what is best for the kids. As a parent, a coach, a Girl Scout leader, a Sunday School teacher, a classroom volunteer, a PTO president, and as the current Los Alamos School Board president, I have been deeply involved with LAPS and our community for the last 15 years. Read More
League Of Women Voters Los Alamos Presents: Women’s Votes, Voters’ Voices At Mesa Public Library Step Up Gallery
The League of Women Voters Los Alamos exhibit ‘Women’s Votes, Voters’ Voices’: Alice Paul (depicted by Karyl Ann Armbruster) was jailed for seven months in 1917 for ‘obstructing traffic’ while peacefully picketing the White House for women’s rights. She organized a hunger strike and force-fed through a hose to prevent her starving to death. Learn about the struggle for voting rights at the Mesa Public Library Step Up Gallery, and stand with Alice Paul and the rest of the suffragists as we honor all those who continue to struggle for voting rights here in the US and around the world. Courtesy/LWV Read More
Gessing: Back To School Brings Big Challenges
By PAUL J. GESSING
Executive Director
Rio Grande Foundation
School has begun for most New Mexico students. While every school year is different, this year is certainly more different than most. For starters, students are returning to “semi-normal” classrooms after 1.5 years of remote learning and relative chaos.
Unfortunately, as of this writing schools in Rio Rancho, Carlsbad, Los Lunas, and Roswell have “temporarily” had to again go “virtual”.
Lost classroom time has had a big impact on academic outcomes for New Mexico students.
According to the Legislative Finance Committee, the Legislature’s Read More
EMNRD & 4 Higher Education Institutions Awarded $750K To Expand Energy Conservation Code Training And Education
EMNRD Cabinet Secretary Sarah Cottrell Propst
EMNRD News:
SANTA FE — The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department’s (EMNRD) Energy Conservation and Management Division (ECMD), was awarded $750,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for an exciting new opportunity to train New Mexicans on energy efficiency and energy management.
In cooperation with four higher education institutions, Northern New Mexico College, Santa Fe Community College, Doña Ana Community College and San Juan College, ECMD will facilitate continuing education, training and technical assistance Read More
Highlights From Los Alamos School Board Meeting Aug. 10
As part of the K6+ program, students took a field trip to the Demo Garden to learn about pollination. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
All five members of the Los Alamos School Board met in person Tuesday, Aug. 10 in the School Board Room for a regular meeting, also broadcast via Zoom.
President Melanie Colgan opened the meeting by recognizing “LAPS staff, community members and our own Christine Bernstein who helped with the K6+ program”.
The program, which ran June 1-21, provided students with core instruction in the mornings and more than 100 enrichment programs in the afternoons. Approximately 80 Read More
Candidate Filing Day: LAPS & UNM-LA Boards Aug. 24
E-Squared Club Begins At LAMS Thursday Sept. 1
K-6 After School Good News Club Begins After Labor Day
LAPS/Chartwells Partnership Provides Healthy Meals
Director of Dining Services Oscar Valtierra discusses Chartwells and the LAPS lunch program with a family during last week’s New Family Orientation. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Chartwells Food Service welcomes students and staff back to school and is making lunch nutritious and tasty at all school sites.
“We look forward to serving many of your favorite entrees,” said Director Oscar Valtierra of Dining Services. “We are also planning to introduce some amazing new chef-inspired dishes for students and staff to try this year.”
Los Alamos Public Schools has partnered with Chartwells for the Read More
LAHS Senior Sunrise At Sullivan Field Friday Aug. 20!
NEH Announces $28.4M For Humanities Projects Nationwide
Grant awards support the preservation of historic collections, humanities documentaries and exhibitions, scholarly books and research, and educational opportunities for teachers. Courtesy/NEH
NEH News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $28.4 million in grants for 239 humanities projects across the country. These grants will support a documentary about the 1873 Colfax Massacre, the bloodiest instance of racial violence during Reconstruction, and the development of Archaeorover, an autonomous robot that uses ground-penetrating Read More
Martinez: The Importance Of Teaching Financial Literacy To Young People
By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
President, Los Alamos Region
Enterprise Bank & Trust, Member FDIC
As the new school year begins, it’s important to highlight the value of teaching young people about financial literacy.
From our student banking offerings, to our free Enterprise University: College Edition financial courses, Enterprise Bank & Trust strives to help younger generations understand the importance of managing and protecting their hard-earned money.
For more than eight years, members of Enterprise’s Community Development department have taught a variety of financial courses Read More
Collaborative For Higher Education Shared Services Selects Workday To Transform Student Experience, Operations
Higher Education News:
SANTA FE – Many students face an uphill battle when considering or attending college. From figuring out registration, placement and advising to managing course scheduling, degree completion and transfer, colleges have not made it easy.
The Collaborative for Higher Education Shared Services, or CHESS, has a vision to transform the student experience and modernize operations. For the first time in the nation, five independent community colleges have voluntarily come together to launch an Enterprise Resource Planning platform (ERP) capitalizing on the power of Read More
American Federation Of Teachers New Mexico Wins Hearing At New Mexico Public Employee Labor Relations Board
AFT News:
OJO CALIENTE — The New Mexico Public Employees Labor Board revoked discipline issued against Sandoval by the Mesa Vista Consolidated School District for requesting hand sanitizer effective against COVID-19 for her co-workers and students.
As a result of the recent ruling, the Mesa Vista Consolidated School District, was required to publicly post a notice from the New Mexico Public Employees Labor Relations Board outlining violations of the Public Employees Bargaining Act and the collective bargaining agreement between the District and the Mesa Vista Federation of Teachers Read More
New Mexico Vaccination Events For Week Ending Aug. 21
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — COVID-19 vaccines are available at 19 Mobile Vaccination School Events for the week ending Aug. 21.
Anyone can get a COVID-19 vaccine at these events, although the focus is on eligible students.
Those under age 18 need to provide a signed consent form, but parents do not have to be present for student vaccination.
Schools may request an on-site vaccination event through this Department of Health webform.
Schools should have at least 25 eligible people, who can include family and community members.
Mobile Vaccination School Event locations for the week ending Aug. 21: Read More
American Federation Of Teachers New Mexico Reiterates Support For Science-Based Decisions For School Safety
AFT News:
ALBUQUERQUE — AFT New Mexico President Whitney Holland, AFT New Mexico Executive Vice President Kathy Chavez, and Albuquerque Teachers Federation President Dr. Ellen Bernstein released the following statement:
“We, like all New Mexicans, are deeply troubled by the drastic number of new COVID-19 infections throughout the communities we serve. With the Delta Variant firmly taking hold in certain parts of our state, New Mexico’s public school educators must reaffirm their commitment to advocating for science-based, safety-focused decision-making for the safety of our students Read More
LANL: Northern New Mexico Math Teachers In Los Alamos, Abiquiu, Cuba And Pojoaque Earn New Specialty Degree
Leaders from the Laboratory and New Mexico Highlands University recognized six graduates of Master’s Degrees in K-8 Mathematics Teacher Leadership at a reception last week, from left, Richard Armentrout, Cuba Middle School; Brett Hawkins, Mountain Elementary School, Los Alamos; Travis Gibson, Mountain Elementary School Los Alamos; Sam Minner, president, New Mexico Highlands University; Robert Karaba, educational leadership department chair, NMHU; Frances Chadwick, staff director, LANL; Beth Ziomek, Mountain Elementary School, Los Alamos; April Grant-Torrez, Pojoaque Read More
