Los Alamos Public Schools Honors 2021 Retirees
LAPS Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus with some of the 21 employees retiring this year. Courtesy/LAPS
2021 retirees Kim Letellier, left, and Renee Mitsunaga of Chamisa Elementary School. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools honored 21 employees who are retiring during the 2020-21 school year.
Retirees and their families attended the celebration in the School Boardroom while others attended via Zoom.
School principals as well as representatives from Facilities and the Central office spoke on behalf of their staff who are retiring. This year’s list combined has over 350 Read More
Los Alamos Nature Center Adopts New Hours And No Mask Policy For Vaccinated Individuals Beginning Tuesday June 1
Nature Center is opening longer hours, not requiring masks for vaccinated individuals June 1. Photo by Patrick Coulie
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) has announced that beginning Tuesday, June 1, the Los Alamos Nature Center will be open additional hours.
Starting June 1, the Los Alamos Nature Center’s hours will be:
- Monday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Tuesday: Closed
- Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Thursday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Friday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Sunday: Closed
These hours will be the permanent new open hours for the nature center. To visit Read More
NMPED: Third School Required To Close For 14 Days
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — A high school in Farmington has become the third of New Mexico’s 840 public schools to face a mandatory, 14-day return to remote instruction in the nearly two months following widespread school reentry.
Piedra Vista High School received the closure order Tuesday after reporting four Rapid Responses in 14 days, the state’s conservative threshold to prevent spread of COVID-19.
Piedra Vista, which has about 1,460 students, has up to seven days to close and then must remain closed for 14 days.
Eldorado High School in Albuquerque April 13 became the first public school required Read More
Los Alamos Faith And Science Forum Launches Eighth Annual Summer Program Featuring Bob Reinovsky June 2
Courtesy/LAFSF
Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum News:
The Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum invites the community to its eighth annual summer program entitled “Why Do Faith and Reason Interact?” – this year again via Zooming.
Our lecture series will begin at 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday, starting June 2 and running for 9 weeks, through July 28.
These sessions will be available on the internet via Zoom. Information has already been sent to members and previous years’ attendees. Otherwise, connect to these sessions by clicking here.
This summer’s series will again explore a wide range of issues Read More
YMCA Issues Notice On Senior Appreciation Night
Current conditions still don’t allow for closed-in large gatherings of people as has happened in the past during Senior Appreciation Night. This is a scene from the 2019 Senior Appreciation Night. Courtesy photo
YMCA News:
Since 1984 Los Alamos has provided an all-night celebratory event for graduating seniors known as SAN or Senior Appreciation Night.
It is an evening of fun and engaging activities with the intention of providing some structure to the celebration and ensuring the safety of those celebrating their graduation.
The SAN event has been organized by the Los Alamos County Recreation Read More
LAPS Board Holds Work Session Thursday May 27
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools Board meets 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 27 for a work session on Zoom.
This meeting is open to the public.
MAY 27, 2021 Work Session Agenda.
Find the link for this meeting here.
Meeting ID: 963 3923 4141
Passcode: 826420517 Read More
SFCC & HEC Close Monday May 31 For Memorial Day
SFCC News:
Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) and the Santa Fe Higher Education (HEC) Center will be closed Monday, May 31 in honor of Memorial Day.
There will be no services online or in person on that day.
Registration for Fall 2021 credit classes begins June 2 at sfcc.edu.
The summer semester starts Monday, June 7.
Continuing Education registration continues at https://www.sfcc.edu/ce. Read More
Scenes From Los Alamos Police Virtual Reality Training
LAPD Sgt. Chris Ross looks on as KOB 4 reporter Ryan Laughlin joined the Los Alamos Daily Post today in covering a virtual reality training session at the LAPD. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
This is the scene where KOB 4 reporter Ryan Laughlin as a police is dispatched to investigate a disturbance. The triangle in the foreground is where Laughlin sees himself standing. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
LAPD News:
The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) staged a virtual reality training session for the media this afternoon in the police station on Trinity Drive.
Two reporters from Read More
Los Alamos History Museum Announces Summer Fun Adventures For Elementary School Children In June
Courtesy/Los Alamos History Museum
Los Alamos History Museum News:
Bring your elementary school child on a self-paced exploration of history this June with History Adventures.
Visit local historic sites, try hands-on crafts, and explore the connections between past and present with free printable History Adventures packets from the Los Alamos History Museum.
Find all the fun now at this link.
History Adventures will guide your child through exciting explorations of the past, present, and future. You’ll go on photo hunts, create colorful art, connect with family history, and discover Read More
Registration Open For PEEC Summer Camps And Clubs
Registration is now open for PEEC’s summer camps and clubs. From mountain biking, to gardening, to outdoor adventure camps, children will explore the outdoors with PEEC educators. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Have a great adventure with the Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s (PEEC) summer camps and clubs!
Starting in June, PEEC is offering a variety of camps and clubs for kids entering 1st through 12th grades. From mountain biking, to gardening, to outdoor adventures, your children will love exploring the outdoors with PEEC educators. Participants will learn about local wildlife, Read More
Los Alamos High School Boys Soccer Teams Hosts Summer Soccer Camp For Ages 3-9 June 7-11 And June 14-18
LAHS Boys Soccer Team is hosting a soccer camp for boys and girls ages 3-9. Courtesy/LAHS
LAHS News:
Do you love having fun, being active, and playing games? Then the Topper Soccer School is the perfect experience for you!
The Los Alamos High School Boys Soccer Team is hosting a soccer camp for boys and girls ages 3-9.
Registration is now open for Topper Soccer School:
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Session I: 4-5 p.m. June 7-11 at Urban Park (Registration deadline June 3)
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Session II: 4-5 p.m. June 14-18 at Dara Jones at Overlook in White Rock (Registration deadline June 10)
The cost is $40 for one session or $70 for both sessions. Read More
New Mexico Higher Education Department Approves $400 Million UNM Hospital Project
NMHED News:
The tower will include a seven-level, 570,000 square foot adult acute care hospital containing 96 intensive care beds, 18 operating rooms, multiple medical laboratories and suites, and a complete adult emergency department.
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED) has approved construction of a new hospital tower for the University of New Mexico Hospital.
The department has been working with UNM on the project since early 2019, which is the largest-scale capital outlay project undertaken by a public university in New Mexico in 10 years.
All major construction
NMPED: Extended Learning Program Participation Increases
NMPED Deputy Secretary Katarina Sandoval
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — About 60 percent of New Mexico K-12 students will spend additional time in school next year based on preliminary reports of expected participation in the state’s two extended-learning-time programs.
The Public Education Department now expects 191,000 students — out of 317,000 enrolled — to participate next year in either the K-5 Plus program or Extended Learning Time Program. Additional classroom time is a powerful tool to accelerate learning, and the two programs are a core component of the state’s strategy Read More
AFRL Engineer Graduates First-Ever Space Test Course
AFRL Space Test Fundamentals course graduate Evelyn Kent prepares for one of her course highlights – a glider ride. Kent is a member of the small cadre that graduated from the first STF course held at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB in California. She is taking along the ‘Fly Like a Girl’ patch given to girls STEM. Courtesy/AFRL
AFRL engineer Evelyn Kent holds her Space Test Fundamentals course diploma with the AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate headquarters at Kirtland AFB in the background. Courtesy/AFRL
AFRL News:
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE — Air Force Research Laboratory astronautical Read More
Northern New Mexico College Receives $33,000 To Support Technical Trades Students … Application Deadline June 11
The Walter G. Watts Memorial Fund donates $13,500 for equipment to NNMC. Pictured is Walter G. Watts (Wally) in his Roadrunner. Courtesy/Susan Watts
NNMC News:
ESPAÑOLA — In November 2019, voters in five school district communities in Northern New Mexico (NNMC) approved a Mill Levy for Northern New Mexico College’s (NNMC) co-located Branch Community College, to expand access to affordable, post-secondary workforce training and career technical education needed in the region.
Annual Mill Levy funding of $2.4 million has enabled Northern to establish its Department of Technical Trades, Read More
State Cultural Affairs: Forgotten Locomotive Repair Shops, Cerro Grande Trail, Online Exhibitions At MOIFA, More
DCA News:
Explore the latest online programming from the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA), bringing the state’s unique blend of cultures into your home through its museums, historic sites, and cultural institutions.
This week includes three outstanding programs:
Presented in part by the History and Literary Arts program at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, take part in a virtual book reading and discussion on “Overhaul, A Social History of the Albuquerque Locomotive Repair Shops,” written by historians Richard Flint and Shirley Cushing Flint. The book looks at the Read More
Vandals Steal Letters From Topper Sign At LAHS Overnight
Vandals stole some letters and rearranged others overnight on the Topper congratulation sign recently displayed on the front lawn at Los Alamos High School. The senior class bought the letters and the Class of 2021 teacher sponsor is asking whoever did this to please return the letters. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Before Photo:
Photo of the congratulation sign to the Toppers on the front lawn Friday at Los Alamos High School before vandals stole some of the letters and rearranged others overnight. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Early Bird Sign Up For 8th Grade 2022 Washington Trip
LAMS News:
Attention Los Alamos Middle School next year’s 8th graders!
Early bird sign up is underway until June 4 for the annual spring break trip to Washington, D.C.
If you are in the 9th grade, you too can sign up for next year’s trip since the trip had to be cancelled this year due to COVID.
The link for sign up is here.
For additional information, call Roberta Cocking at 505.670.0679
Los Alamos High School Students Earn Bilingual Seal
LAPS Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus and students Aaron Philip, Kyle Gentile, Elizabeth Booton, Sara Franco-Duque, TFA Principal Jill Gonzales and LAHS Principal Carter Payne. Courtesy/LAHS
LAPS Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus, right, and LAHS Principal Carter Payne, left, with students and their Bilingualism-Biliteracy Seal of the State of New Mexico certificates. Courtesy/LAHS
LAHS News:
Los Alamos High School and the Department of Foreign Languages, along with Junior students from Spanish, French, German and Latin organized a ceremony Wednesday, May 19 to celebrate the Seniors Read More
State Moves For More Transparency At Bioscience Authority
EDD Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes
EDD News:
SANTA FE — In a May 19 letter, The Office of Attorney General concluded that the New Mexico Bioscience Authority Board of Directors acted improperly and in violation of the Open Meetings Act when it met and voted Sept. 11, 2020 to take certain personnel actions.
“The Bioscience Authority plays a vital role in bioscience research and economic investment for the State, and it is imperative that the Board uphold the highest standards of good government in order to avoid compromising the Authority’s statutory purpose,” Assistant Attorney General Read More
