Los Alamos National Laboratory Post-Doctoral Student Eun Joo (Sarah) Park Wins Hydrogen And Fuel Cell Award
Eun Joo (Sarah) Park of Los Alamos National Laboratory is honored for her work on high-temperature fuel cells. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Eun Joo (Sarah) Park has won the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Office post-doctoral award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office for her work at Los Alamos advancing fuel-cell technology.
Fuel cells are a clean technology that cleanly and efficiently produce electricity from the chemical energy of hydrogen or another fuel, with water and heat as the only byproducts.
Park’s Read More
NMPED COVID-19 Update: 7 Staff And 8 Students Test Positive In New Mexico Public Schools In Last 24 Hours
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Public Education Department announced today 15 new positive cases of COVID-19 (7 staff members, 8 students) in the last 24 hours.
Rapid response has been initiated, and all pertinent information has been verified with the schools and school districts.
The following new cases have been reported:
NMPED COVID-19 update:
Confirming 15 new positive cases across New Mexico’s public schools
Seven staff members, eight students tested positive
SANTA FE – The Public Education Department on Oct. 15 announced 15 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. Read More
PED Hires Asst. Secretary Of Indian Education Lashawna Tso To Lead Identity, Equity & Transformation Division
Lashawna Tso
PED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) has hired a new assistant secretary of Indian education.
Lashawna Tso begins the position this week. She served most recently as legislative chief of staff in the Navajo Nation Office of the Speaker, where she supported policy development and reviewed intergovernmental issues.
At PED, Tso will lead the Indian Education Division, which directs state policy on effective implementation of the Indian Education Act, including significant and meaningful collaboration and communication with Native communities Read More
Los Alamos County Library System Hosts Virtual Lego Time
On the laptop screen is Los Alamos County Library System staff member Leila Whelan interacting virtually with Mason Clark during Library Lego Time. Staff host Library Lego Time via Zoom for the community at 9 a.m. Tuesday and 3 p.m. Wednesday. All ages are welcome. The program began in early September and runs through October. For the Zoom link or information about library services, visit losalamoslibrary.org.
Mason Clark concentrates during Library Lego Time hosted recently by Los Alamos County Library System staff. Courtesy/LAC
On the laptop screen is Los Alamos County Library System Read More
Los Alamos Police Commend 6th Grader For Safe Action
Chief Dino Sgambellone today recognizes Pinion Elementary School 6th grader Jens Wald-Hopkins for taking safe and swift action upon finding an unattended handgun at a local park. Courtesy/LAPD
LAPD News:
Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone today recognized 6th grader Jens Wald-Hopkins of Pinion Elementary School for helping keep Los Alamos County safe, especially in local parks.
Earlier this month, Wald-Hopkins was playing with his friends near Rocket Park in White Rock where he discovered an unattended handgun. Once he realized it was a firearm, Wald-Hopkins did not move it but Read More
Daily Postcard: Autumn View Of Griffith Gymnasium
Daily Postcard: Autumn view Monday afternoon of Griffith Gymnasium. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
NMPED COVID-19 Update: 24 Staff And 18 Students Test Positive In New Mexico Public Schools In Last 96 Hours
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Public Education Department today 42 new positive cases of COVID-19 (24 staff members, 18 students) in the last 96 hours.
Rapid response has been initiated, and all pertinent information has been verified with the schools and school districts.
The following new cases have been reported:
- Six cases in Bernalillo County. Four of the infected individuals are students who were last on campus Oct. 5 and Oct. 6. Two other infected individuals are staff members who were last on campus Oct. 7. All staff members and the parents and guardians of all students in the affected
LAPS, Council Holding Virtual Joint Session To Set Next Steps For North Mesa Housing Thursday Oct. 29
COUNTY News:
The North Mesa Housing Study will move to the next step at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, when Los Alamos County Councilors meet on Zoom with the Los Alamos Public School Board in a joint session.
The County’s consultant, Dekker Perrich Sabatini (DPS), will join the CDD project team to present the North Mesa Housing Study, a document first drafted pre-COVID pandemic and after several public workshops or open house meetings to discuss draft concepts for building homes on land just east of Los Alamos Middle School on North Mesa.
The purpose of the joint session is to gather feedback on the updated Read More
New Mexico Delegation Hails Over $2.6 Million To Boost Online Education/Career Training For High School Students
Congressional Delegation News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) applauded over $2.6 million in federal funding awarded to the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) to help provide online career and technical education (CTE) opportunities for high school students.
In New Mexico, more than two-thirds of all students take a CTE course in high school, with roughly 20 percent concentrating on this college and career pathway. During Read More
Rotary Club Cleans Up Memorial Garden At LAHS
Rotarians from left, LAPS Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus, Bev Cooper, Chuck Tallman, Sandy Tobin, Judy Goldie, Shelly Wiemann and Jim O’Donnell gather Saturday morning to clean and prepare the Memorial Garden at Los Alamos High School for fall and winter seasons. Behind the camera is Oliver Morris who coordinated the service project. The garden, which was dedicated in December 2012, honors those students who have passed away during their enrollment at the high school. The project was a collaboration between the Rotary Club of Los Alamos and the Los Alamos Public Schools. For information Read More
Chart 211: COVID-19 In New Mexico Oct. 11
This chart shows the cumulative number of diagnoses in New Mexico public schools, for both staff and students, versus date. New Mexico public schools are required to report COVID-19 diagnoses to the New Mexico Department of Public education within 72 hours. Source: New Mexico Public Education Department, Los Alamos Daily Post. Created by Eli Ben-NaimSuperintendent Steinhaus Briefs Rotary On Hybrid Model
Dr. Kurt Steinhaus
By LINDA HULL
Vice President
Rotary Club Speaker
Dr. Kurt Steinhaus, Superintendent of Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS), briefed the Rotary Club of Los Alamos during its Oct. 6 meeting on the current accommodations being made by the school district to adapt to recent changes in pandemic protocols.
Remarking that a “really tough” situation has been addressed by teachers, staff, parents, and students “working hard to pull together”, Steinhaus emphasized that “safety and well-being are always pre-eminent considerations.”
Beginning Monday, Oct. 19, LAPS elementary schools Read More
Drug Enforcement Administration And Discovery Education Launch Expansion Of Operation Prevention
DEA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Drug Enforcement Administration and Discovery Education have expanded Operation Prevention, a joint effort to curb drug use among students by educating them about the dangers of abuse.
In response to growing demand, new modules launched last night build on the original student curriculum, which is geared toward elementary and middle schools students.
These new lessons educate young people about the effects of a wider range of drugs and pharmaceuticals on the human body.
Operation Prevention will host a webinar for educators Oct. 14 to review the existing Read More
Santa Fe Institute Scientist Sidney Redner Awarded 2021 Leo P. Kadanoff Prize From American Physical Society
Sidney Redner
SFI News:
SFI Professor Sidney Redner has been awarded the 2021 Leo P. Kadanoff Prize “For leadership in transcending traditional disciplinary boundaries by applying and advancing deep concepts and methods of statistical physics to gain novel insights into diverse real-world phenomena.”
The annual prize from the American Physical Society is one of its highest honors in theoretical physics.
According to the APS website, the prize “recognizes a scientist or scientists whose work (theoretical, experimental, or computational) has opened new vistas for statistical and/or Read More
New Mexico State Agencies Collaborate To Engage Students
CYFD News:
SANTA FE — Three state agencies are joining forces with local school districts and charter schools to track down students who have dropped off school rosters or who are chronically absent from remote classes.
The Public Education Department is partnering with the Children, Youth and Families and Indian Affairs departments to identify, locate, contact and intervene to get students back in school to ensure their safety and to provide for their continued learning opportunities and well-being.
“This has been an impossibly difficult year for all of us, no doubt about it,” Gov. Michelle Read More
NMPED COVID-19 Update: 8 Staff Members And 10 Students Test Positive In New Mexico Public Schools In Last 24 Hours
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — The Public Education Department announced Friday 18 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
Rapid response has been initiated, and all pertinent information has been verified with the schools and school districts.
The following new cases have been reported:
- Two cases in Chaves County. The infected individuals are staff members who were last on school property Oct. 2 and Oct. 6. All staff members and the parents and guardians of all students in the affected school have been notified of the positive cases.
- Three cases in Curry County. Two of the infected individuals
Scenes From LAHS Girls Cross Country Team Practice
Los Alamos High School Girls Cross Country Coach Kathy Hipwood speaks Wednesday with athlete Kamaya Ronning before beginning warm ups. The team practices around Los Alamos and this practice is on the road below Anderson Overlook. Each pod covers about 5 miles including some hill surges and long intervals. The team was scheduled to compete at Rio Ranch High School Saturday in Albuquerque, but the meet was canceled per governor’s heath emergency orders – a huge disappointment for the team. Photo by John McHaleladailypost.com
Coach Kathy Hipwood oversees the warm-up routine for the first Read More
New Mexico Delegation Hails Nearly $6 Million To Increase High School Student Access/Success In Higher Education
NM Congressional Delegation News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) applauded nearly $6 million in grant funding to the New Mexico Higher Education Department and Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell (ENMU-R) to fund partnerships between universities and middle and high schools to increase the college readiness and success for low-income students.
The funding is the first installment of the U.S. Department of Education GEAR Read More
NMPED Provides $332K In School Nutrition Grants
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Public Education Department has awarded 53 grants to school districts across the state to expand programs that purchase food directly from local farmers, food hubs or cooperatives and distributors.
The grants, which total $332,000, align with the department’s and the Student Success and Wellness Bureau’s goal of ensuring that New Mexico children have access to high-quality, healthful school meals. The announcement coincides with National Farm to School Month, which celebrates the importance of fresh, local foods in school-based feeding programs. Read More
Natalie Aulwes Earns Girl Scouts National Gold Award
Girl Scout national gold award winner Natalie Aulwes. Courtesy photo
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Natalie Aulwes, a 2020 Los Alamos High School graduate, has a lot of ties in the local Girl Scout program and recently made her mark on the national level in earning the Girl Scouts National Gold Award.
Aulwes received the award as a result of her service projects, which included constructing a new helicopter pad at Pajarito Mountain to transport injured patients out of the ski area and hosting a workshop to introduce young girls to STEM (science, technology, Read More
