SFCC Visual Arts Gallery Presents Virtual Exhibition ‘Painterly Objects’ Aug. 28 Through Oct. 8
Portrait of Francis Bacon,11x23x8” high fired ceramic mended, gold leaf. Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College’s Visual Arts Gallery presents a virtual online exhibition, “Painterly Objects” Aug. 28 through Oct. 8, featuring the work of SFCC sculpture faculty member John Boyce.
The SFCC Campus and the college’s Visual Arts Gallery are closed due to COVID-19 restrictions.
“We really want to keep the community engaged with SFCC’s Visual Arts Gallery and the art department,” said Linda Cassel, director of SFCC’s Art on Campus. “We followed extreme COVID-19 safety Read More
NMDOT Reminds Drivers To Slow Down In School Zones
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE — With some schools providing in-person learning at reduced capacity, the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) reminds drivers to watch for children in and around school zones.
“It has been a while since drivers have had to slow down in school zones, stop for school buses or wait for children and parents to clear crosswalks,” Transportation Secretary Mike Sandoval said. “We don’t want anyone getting hurt. Be extra vigilant and keep an eye out for kids, especially around school zones.”
Driver Safety Reminders:
- Slow down! Speed limits in school zones tend to be
Two Los Alamos School Board Candidates For District 4 Vacancy To Be Introduced At Forum Monday Aug. 24
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos School Board, with input from staff and the community has received applications from two candidates for a vacancy on the School Board created when Julia Baker stepped down because her family is moving to Spokane, Wash.
The School Board solicited letters of interest in the District 4 position, which must be filled by someone living in the District. They received letters of interest from parent and UNM-Los Alamos instructor Melanie Colgan, who was a candidate for the seat in the last school board election, and parent and former teacher Bethany Scott.
The Los Alamos Public Read More
Los Alamos School Board Virtual Candidate Forum Aug. 24
School’s In Session And State Auditor Colón Is On Watch!
State Auditor Brian Colón
STATE News:
ALBUQUERQUE — State Auditor Brian Colón, through the Office of the State Auditor (OSA), issued a Risk Advisory, together with General Services Division (GSD), to alert New Mexico’s school districts and other governmental entities of risks related to the management of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) funds, specifically Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER).
The OSA advises careful review of the CARES Act and ESSER Fund requirements in developing internal controls, aiding in the prevention and Read More
LAPS: ‘Back To School Nights’ Schedule For Parents
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools across the district have already begun hosting Back-to-School nights (virtual open houses) to welcome parents to the new school year.
While this is not the same as in past years when parents walked the halls of each school where their students attended, it will still be informative and fun.
Aspen and Barranca Mesa Elementary Schools held their Back-to-School nights for parents earlier in the week.
The Los Alamos Middle School will host their Back to School night starting at 5:30 p.m. today.
Each school will send out a meeting link to parents so remember to check Read More
Iconic Annual Los Alamos Bear Festival To Feature Virtual Events Along With Bear Box Takeout Lunch For Locals
Learn about these furry neighbors at the virtual Los Alamos Bear Festival Aug. 27 & 29. Photo by Sally King/NPS
PEEC News:
Back for its fourth year, the annual Los Alamos Bear Festival will once again celebrate one of the area’s furriest neighbors—the black bear—Aug. 27 and 29.
Presented by the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) at the Los Alamos Nature Center, this year’s Bear Festival will feature an online live-streamed talk, and the beloved annual Eat Like a Bear portion of the event will take place via box lunch takeout from Pig + Fig Café.
“While things look somewhat different Read More
Reminder: Parents Check Promotions And Spam Folders
LAPS News:
With the start of the 2020-2021 school year, many teachers and other Los Alamos Public Schools staff are relying on email to disseminate information to students and parents.
We would like to remind parents to check their Promotions, and Spam or other folders for important messages from LAPS.
Parents can create a filter to avoid future messages from LAPS or a specific school site ending up lost. If you find a message from the schools in your spam folder, select it and mark it as “Not Spam”.
Every email system has its own way to mark messages from a specific sender as legitimate and not spam. Read More
Large Crane Heads Down Trinity Drive Early This Morning
The large crane spotted just past daybreak this morning on Trinity Drive heading toward Sullivan Field where it will lower a new Press Box into place. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
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Large Crane Arrives To Lower Press Box At Sullivan Field
The large crane spotted this morning heading toward Sullivan Field where is will lower a new Press Box into place. Photo by Kurt Steinhaus/LAPS
The area at Sullivan Field prepared for the incoming Press Box that will be lowered into place today by the large crane heading into the parking lot right now. Photo by Kurt Steinhaus/LAPS Read More
LACDC Donates 30 Thermometers To Los Alamos Schools
LACDC Executive Director Patrick Sullivan, left, presents 30 digital thermometers Thursday to LAPS Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus to help his staff prepare for the new school year amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Commerce & Development Corporation (LACDC) Executive Director Patrick Sullivan donated 30 digital thermometers Thursday to Los Alamos Public Schools.
The donation of thermometers by the LACDC is in response to the district’s call for action to help staff prepare for the new school year amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We feel that education Read More
PEEC: Explore Wildlife And Dark Sky Conservation Aug. 20
A gray fox visiting the Los Alamos Nature Center one early morning in March 2019. Join PEEC at 7 p.m. Thursday to learn about dark sky and wildlife conservation efforts. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Join the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20 for a live-streamed panel discussion about night sky conservation.
This program will focus on the impacts of light pollution on wildlife, local efforts to keep treasured night skies dark and what communities can do to get involved.
Starr Woods of Valles Caldera National Preserve, Scott McFarland of Bandelier National Read More
HU: Rodgers Hall Renovation Receives Architectural Award
The interior of the renovated historic Rodgers Hall at New Mexico Highlands University showcases Depression-era murals by Lloyd Molan. Courtesy/Baker Architecture + Design
NMHU News:
LAS VEGAS, NM — The historic Rodgers Hall renovation at New Mexico Highlands University received a top architectural award.
The project architects, Baker Architecture + Design, won a Distinguished Architecture Merit Award from the American Association of Architects of New Mexico in August 2020. The firm is based in Albuquerque.
The AIA NM jury for the awards wrote, ”The jury felt that the architects have Read More
LAPS Honors Service Award Recipients For 2020
LAPS Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus present Nambe to 40-year service award recipient Karla Crane. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Even though the first day back to school for Los Alamos Public Schools staff was different this year, the tradition of honoring staff for their years of service continued as Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus announced each service award recipient during school site remote meetings.
Ninety employees were honored for 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 years of service. Student Services Director Karla Crane was recognized for 40 years of service to the district.
“I don’t remember the exact Read More
Students Return To Campus At UNM-Los Alamos
UNM-LA students from left, Christopher Velasquez, Diane Rascon, Dylan Romero, Jackie Frost and Olivia Chavarria maintain their social distance and wear masks today as they wait to enter the Biology Lab. Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LA
Instructor Rick Acedo welcomes UNM-LA students Destiny Shelburn, Helena Pena, Ryan Salmon, Rebecca Elmore and Jade Gonzales-Rivera to the EMT-Basic class. Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LA
UNM-LA News:
The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) is hosting students on campus this week, for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic led to all-remote instruction Read More
LAPS Seeking Applications For Bus Drivers And Assistants
La Vista Opens White Rock Learning Center
LA VISTA News:
In an effort to support students and families during the 2020-21 school year, La Vista Church of the Nazarene has opened the White Rock Learning Center.
The WRLC exists to support the elementary school age children of essential workers in completing their online schoolwork and providing supervised recreation time while their parents are at work.
The WRLC is completely volunteer run, and is providing this service free of charge to parents.
Students at the WRLC follow their schedules provided by their public school teachers, including “in-class” time on video conferences and Read More
Letter To The Editor: Please Give To Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation Through LANL’s Giving Campaign
By Steve and Kathy Boerigter
White Rock
We are writing this letter to encourage other members of our community who work at Los Alamos National Laboratory to give to the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation through the lab’s giving campaign.
We give to LAPSF this way so that our contributions will be increased to the foundation and make an even greater impact to assist teachers at the schools in our district.
We have been fortunate to have had three daughters graduate from the LAPS schools and while we were able to contribute to their individual teachers, we found that the foundation was able to benefit Read More
LAHS Student Wins NY Times Summer Reading Contest
Elizabeth Frost is a first-place essay winner in the New York Times Summer Reading Contest. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Los Alamos High School student Elizabeth Frost has earned a first-place finish for her essay submission to the New York Times Summer Reading Contest.
Since 2010, The Learning Network has encouraged teenagers to write an essay about something that sparked their interest in The New York Times. Each week June 12-Aug. 21, judges choose a favorite and publish the winner’s essay.
Frost’s opinion essay was chosen as the favorite out of 1,233 submissions during the seventh week of Read More
Air Force Research Laboratory ‘DRAGON Army’ To Host Triannual Sprint Advanced Concept Training Event Aug. 17-21
DRAGON Army Operations holds Sprint Advanced Concept Training Aug. 17-21. Courtesy/LeoLabs
AFRL News:
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — DRAGON Army Operations, an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) program, is holding a Sprint Advanced Concept Training (SACT) this month.
The event is held both virtually and in-person at the Catalyst Campus in downtown Colorado Springs, with the goal of disrupting the DoD space technology acquisition pipeline, providing a lower barrier to entry for new and non-traditional participants.
SACT, which is co-hosted by the Department of Commerce, is a multi-cell, Read More
