Celebrate The Holidays Sustainably With PEEC!
PEEC News:
This year, staff members and volunteers at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) want to help the community celebrate the holidays in sustainable style.
In honor of Los Alamos WinterFest’s “Home for the Holidays” theme, PEEC is releasing a series of short videos this week with tips on staying green over the holiday season and beyond.
Topics include sustainable wrapping paper and decorations, reducing food waste, saving energy and reducing, reusing and recycling with your dog.
PEEC has collaborated with Zero Waste Los Alamos to produce some of these videos, too. Check Read More
AAUW Hosts Virtual Holiday Program Saturday Dec. 12
AAUW News:
American Association of University Women (AAUW) is sponsoring a virtual holiday program at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12.
The program is open to the community and features Liddie Martinez speaking about farms in Northern New Mexico, including her own farm in the Española Valley. She has deep roots in Northern New Mexico and learned to farm and cook from her grandmother and mother.
Martinez has written the popular cookbook, Chile Line: Historic Recipes of Northern New Mexico. She also writes a news column published in the Los Alamos Daily Post in which she discusses how to prepare her various Read More
UNM-LA And NNMC Student Governments Host Donation Drive For Crisis Center And Compassion Through Action
Students Collect Donations For Los Alamos Animal Shelter
From left, Animal Shelter Manager Paul Sena, Los Alamos Online Learning Academy Teacher Kati Steinberg and 2nd grader Daisy McCullough with donations 2nd grade students collected for the Animal Shelter as their project to make the world a better place. Courtesy/LAPD
From left, Teacher Kati Steinberg, Sgt. Danny Robert and 2nd grader Daisy McCullough with donations students collected for the Animal Shelter as their project to make the world a better place. Courtesy/LAPD
LAPD News:
The Los Alamos County Animal Shelter accepted a great deal of donations from the Los Alamos Online Learning Read More
Heinrich: Nominees To United States Service Academies
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced Monday his nominees to the United States Service Academies.
A nomination is required to attend the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; the U.S. Coast Guard Academy does not require a nomination.
Being nominated is a significant honor. The application process is rigorous, and only the most qualified and meritorious candidates receive a nomination.
“Our service academies provide exceptional Read More
SFCC Presents ‘Compart-Mentally Undefined’ Live-Streaming Electronic Music Performance Tuesday Dec. 8
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — For more than a decade, Santa Fe Community College students in the Intro to Reason and Live class have left the classroom behind to take the best final ever – performing their music for a live audience. This semester continues that tradition, but in an entirely new venue. The music event of the year is coming to your quarantine the only way that’s legal!
Join the free streaming performance, “Compart-Mentally Undefined,” at 7 p.m., Tues., Dec. 8, 2020, on Twitch. Students in the Intro to Reason and Live class show off their musical and performance achievements and express how Read More
History On Tap: Native American Flutes Demonstration
Artist and educator Marlon Magdalena leads a conversation on Native American flutes Dec. 7. Courtesy photo
Los Alamos Historical Society News:
Join the Los Alamos Historical Society and the Los Alamos Creative District for History on Tap online at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7.
Artist and educator Marlon Magdalena (Jemez) will lead a conversation on Native American flutes. There are many types of flutes that were developed by the indigenous people of America. The modern standardized flute known as the “Native American Flute” has caused some confusion about what a Native American Flute really Read More
SHSU Professor Receives National Teacher-Scholar Award
Christopher Hobbs
SHSU News:
Christopher Hobbs, assistant professor of Chemistry at Sam Houston State University has been named a 2020 Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar.
One of only eight recognized from top institutions across the nation, the award honors young faculty in the chemical sciences who have created an outstanding independent body of scholarship and are deeply committed to education with undergraduates.
As a recognized scholar, Hobbs received a $75,000 research grant that will support his work in environmentally friendly chemistry.
“This grant will allow my research group Read More
Sheehey: The North Mesa Housing Project MOA
By PETE SHEEHEY
Los Alamos County Councilor
The Los Alamos County Council and School Board have held multiple well-attended public meetings to discuss possible housing development of 29 acres of school-owned land on North Mesa east of LA Middle School.
Substantial public input on proposed development concepts was received. The Council and School Board are now considering a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) authorizing the County to spend up to $475,000 from a state capital improvements grant to produce, with continued public input, a detailed conceptual site plan and financial feasibility Read More
PED: 59 New Mexico Public Schools On COVID-19 Watchlist
PED News:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) announced today that 59 New Mexico public school buildings appeared on the COVID-19 Watchlist in the week ending today, Nov. 27.
A public school building being placed on the Watchlist signifies that it had at least two Rapid Responses within a 14-day period:
ALBUQUERQUE
- Bel-Air Elementary
- Chaparral Elementary
- Cibola High
- La Cueva High
- Mission Avenue Elementary
- Rio Grande High
- Robert F. Kennedy Charter
- Zia Elementary
- Sunset Mesa School
ANTHONY
- Gadsden Middle School
- Gadsden Independent School District Physical Plant
Stony Brook University: Rare Cretaceous-Age Fossil Discovery Opens New Chapter In Story Of Bird Evolution
Illustration depicting Falcatakely amidst nonavian dinosaurs and other creatures during the Late Cretaceous in Madagascar. Courtesy/Mark Witton
STONY BROOK News:
STONY BROOK, NY — A newly discovered, crow-sized bird fossil that would have sliced its way through the air wielding a large, blade-like beak, offers new insight into the evolution of face and beak shape in the Mesozoic forerunners of modern birds.
An international team of researchers led by Alan H. Turner, PhD, of Stony Brook University and Patrick O’Connor, PhD, of Ohio University, detail the findings in a paper published in Read More
American Federation Of Teachers New Mexico Reacts To ‘Failure Of Leadership’ In Gallup McKinley County Schools
AFT News:
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) New Mexico President Stephanie Ly released the following statement:
As COVID-19 rages through McKinley County and the citizens struggle to find a way through this long, dark winter, one man is squandering our community’s scarce resources on a personal political vendetta — apparently oblivious to its cost in lives.
Gallup McKinley County Schools Superintendent Mike Hyatt has assembled an army of lawyers, at no small taxpayer cost, to wage a war that will make its schools more perilous, simply because he doesn’t like to be told what to do.
Hyatt Read More
Air Force Research Laboratory Scholars Internship Program Accepting Applications Through Jan. 12, 2021
AFRL News:
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE — The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Scholars program is now accepting applications for its 2021 summer session.
The program provides an opportunity for students ranging from high school to university graduate students interested in STEM careers, to work alongside top scientists and engineers.
Educators in STEM fields also are accepted into the program, providing an opportunity for professional development.
Since 2001, thousands of students from across the country have taken part in these internships to do more than pad a resume. Through hands-on Read More
PED Hires New Deputy Cabinet Secretary Vickie Bannerman
Vickie Bannerman
PED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) has hired a new deputy secretary to head up the Identity, Equity and Transformation division.
Vickie Bannerman steps into the role Dec. 14, succeeding Kara Bobroff, who resigned July 1.
She is the principal of Albuquerque Public School’s Volcano Vista High School, the state’s fifth largest high school.
Previously, Bannerman was principal at Wilson Middle School in Albuquerque. She serves on the APS Principals’ Association executive board and as an Equity Advocate for APS.
At PED, Bannerman will guide Read More
Support Literacy Through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
JJAB News:
Would you like to support literacy? The love of reading and learning for the youngest children in our community? Encourage parent-child engagement? The Los Alamos affiliate of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library does all of that and you can help.
The Los Alamos affiliate of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is sponsored by Los Alamos JJAB and made possible by funders and private donors. The program is for children, newborn up to the age of 5, who reside in Los Alamos County.
Each month registered children receive, in the mail, a free age-appropriate book.
Your contribution Read More
Local Officials Share Thanksgiving Wishes For Community
A Thanksgiving centerpiece by floral designer Gillian Sutton of Flowers by Gillian at 3801 Arkansas Ave. Flower bouquets are available for $50 each until 7 p.m. today or sold out. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
LOS ALAMOS DAILY POST
kirsten@ladailypost.com
To say this has been a difficult year is an understatement. Even now with Thanksgiving approaching, it may be hard to feel thankful and see blessings during such a turbulent time.
But despite the pandemic, there are still things to celebrate and embrace. Officials across all areas of Los Alamos provided the Los Read More
NMPED: 19 New Mexico Schools On COVID-19 Watchlist
NMPED News:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Public Education Department reports today that 19 New Mexico public school buildings were placed on the COVID-19 Watchlist in the week ending Friday, Nov. 20, signifying they had at least two Rapid Responses within a 14-day period.
Those schools are:
- ALBUQUERQUE
- Bel-Air Elementary
- La Cueva High
- Sunset Mesa School
ANTHONY
- Gadsden Independent Schools Physical Plant
BELEN
- Belen Middle
CLOVIS
- La Casita Elementary in Clovis
DEMING
- Deming Intermediate
ESPAÑOLA
- Española Valley High
- Eutimio Salazar Elementary
- Española Public School District administrative
AFT New Mexico Reacts To Finding Against Peñasco ISD By Public Employee Labor Relations Board
AFT News:
SANTA FE — American Federation of Teachers New Mexico President, Stephanie Ly, Peñasco Federation of United School Employees, Local #4285 President, Miguelanjel Burns, and Peñasco Federation of United School Employees, Local #4285 Treasurer, Marissa Sandoval have released the following statement:
“Following a two-day evidentiary hearing, Public Employee Labor Relations Board (PELRB) Executive Director Tom Griego has issued a Report and Recommended Decision in PFUSE Local 4285 AFT NM v. Peñasco Independent School District (PISD), PELRB Case No. 108-20.
Director Griego Read More
Los Alamos JJAB And Dollywood Foundation Present Live Streaming Premiere Of ‘The Library That Dolly Built’ Dec. 9
JJAB News:
Los Alamos JJAB and The Dollywood Foundation are presenting a free one-night-only live streaming world premiere event for The Library That Dolly Built, a behind-the-scenes look at Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
Originally scheduled as a nationwide live event on more than 300 screens this spring, the world premiere for The Library That Dolly Built has been reimagined as a free live stream screening of the film, exclusively on Facebook, available nationally 5 p.m. MST, Wednesday, Dec. 9.
The screening will be followed by a conversation with, and live acoustic performance, Read More
Children’s Books Needed Immediately For African Library Project Upcoming Shipment To Kenya
Children gather with their books and ipad they received from the African Library Project. Courtesy photo
Children reading books in a doorway they received from the African Library Project. Courtesy photo
By SHARON ALLEN
African Library Project
Due to the pandemic and on site school attendance being in a state of flux, thrift shops being closed and families staying home, book collecting in Los Alamos has come to a standstill.
But books are still being shipped for the African Library Project and the need for good condition, used children’s books couldn’t be greater.
Acceptable books are from Read More
