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NMDOH News:LAPS Foundation: ‘Kick COVID’ And Support Students!
LAPS Foundation:
What will school be like this year? That is the question on everyone’s mind.
The Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation is kicking off an urgent fundraising appeal to help Los Alamos Public Schools get students back to school for a successful year of learning in the Fall of 2020.
The Foundation is working closely with LAPS Superintendent Dr. Kurt Steinhaus, as well as teachers and administrators from across the district to understand and address the schools’ needs this fall.
Innovative ideas to connect learning at school and at home will require new resources and more funding. Read More
JJAB Seeking Donations For School Supplies
Aspen Elementary Principal Michele Altherr and Counselor Kim Pulliam display a sample of the school supplies provided for students in 2019. Courtesy/JJAB
By LISA ZUHN
Executive Director
JJAB
Los Alamos JJAB is raising funds to provide school supplies to students at Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS).
The COVID-19 pandemic has provided interesting and challenging times. As our community prepares for a new school year one thing is known, school supplies will be needed. Whether school is remote, in-person, or a combination of the two, students and teachers will need supplies.
For the fifth Read More
Highlands University Students Complete Emergency Cultural Projects For New Mexico Museums
New Mexico Highlands University’s Natasha Vasquez created a “We Bee Buzzin’” stop motion animated video project for the Santa Fe Children’s Museum. Courtesy/HU
Natasha Vasquez
NMHU News:
LAS VEGAS, NM — Children who visit the Santa Fe Children’s Museum website during the COVID 19 pandemic can learn how to make a stop motion animated video about bees, thanks to Natasha Vasquez, a New Mexico Highlands University media arts and technology graduate.
Vasquez’ “We Bee Buzzin’” video project is among 12 online emergency cultural services projects that Highlands University students and recent Read More
World Futures: Distance Learning And Teaching – Part Two
By ANDY ANDREWS
Los Alamos World Futures Institute
“But is the teacher a human or a machine?” This is the last sentence from the text of Part One. The learner (the student) controls the learning process for many possible reasons that, in my perception, are related to his or her personal objectives.
Clearly, one can argue that the young student does not reason that potty training is a needed skill, but she or he does recognize and appreciate positive feedback from the teacher. Can a machine effectively conduct potty training?
As a person grows a lot is learned by experience, part of which is the interaction Read More
Virtual 2020 Chamber Music Festival Continues July 22
The Taos School of Music Virtual Chamber Music Festival continues through Aug.9. Courtesy/TSM
Taos School of Music News:
TAOS — The Taos School of Music Virtual Chamber Music Festival continues in late July with a faculty seminar by the Shanghai Quartet, a faculty performance by Shanghai Quartet, a piano recital by pianist Robert McDonald, and two concerts by the school’s young artists.
All programs begin at 7 p.m. and are broadcast with live hosting by Taos School of Music Director Elizabeth Baker from the school’s website at taosschoolofmusic.com, as well as on Facebook and YouTube. The Read More
Taos County Historical Society Resumes Lecture Program
Courtesy photo
Courtesy photo
TCHS News:
The Taos County Historical Society (TCHS) announces the resumption of its monthly lecture program with a Zoom presentation “Olla Bearers and Indian Detours: New Mexico Indians as Tourist Attractions” at 2 p.m., Aug. 1.
This illustrated lecture by Joseph D. Sabatini is presented in partnership with the Historical Society of New Mexico and their Speaker’s Bureau.
The Zoom presentation explores how promoters created romantic and stereotyped images of Native American communities “little changed since Coronado first viewed them” to entice tourists Read More
LANL Foundation Introduces NEW 2020 Education Enrichment Grant Cycle
LANL FOUNDATION News:
The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation introduces its new 2020 Education Enrichment Grant Cycle, requesting proposals from educators ready to pioneer New Mexico’s evolving learning frontier.
The LANL Foundation is presenting a new grant cycle with the largest competitive round of funding the foundation has distributed to date: its 2020 Education Enrichment Grant cycle. Proposals are due at 5 p.m. MST, July 26, 2020.
Through a two-stage application process, LANL Foundation will select 12 recipients to receive $20,000 awards, totaling $240,000 Read More
2019-YRRS Results: Student Key Risk Behavior Trends
YRRS Connections is produced by the New Mexico Department of Health, New Mexico Public Education Department and University of New Mexico Prevention Research Center. For more information about the YRRS, including methodology, comprehensive state level reports, county level reports and more, visit www.youthrisk.org or nmhealth.org/go/youth. Courtesy photo Read More
DOJ Releases Indicators Of School Crime And Safety
DOJ News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics has released Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2019.
This report is the 22nd in a series of annual publications produced jointly by BJS and NCES.
It provides official estimates of school crime and safety from a variety of data sources, including national surveys of students, teachers, principals and post-secondary institutions.
TITLE: Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2019 (NCJ 254485)
AUTHOR: Ke Wang, American Institutes Read More
NNMC Announces Scholarships For 2020-2021 School Year
NNMC News:
ESPAÑOLA — Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) has announced that it is providing scholarships for current and prospective students to help cover the cost of education for the 2020-2021 school year.
Northern will provide 100 students with $1,000 scholarships that can be applied toward the student’s account.
Scholarships also are available via the Maley Fund for students pursuing degrees in nursing, and for aspiring teachers via the Teacher Preparation Affordability and the Grow Your Own Teachers scholarship programs.
To be considered for general scholarships, applicants Read More
Amateur Naturalist: How Trees And Beetles Communicate
A pine beetle is trapped by the sap flowing out of the hole it started to make. Courtesy photo
By ROBERT DRYJA
Amateur Naturalist
Plants, particularly trees, have been thought to live rather solitary lives even when growing adjacent to one another.
Relationships has been seen in functional terms. A parasitic relationship involves taking nutrients from a plant and providing nothing in return. Mistletoe is a common example of a plant parasite. Its roots grow into the branches of the host plant, absorbing nutrients from it.
Caterpillars eat leaves but provide nothing in return. A symbiotic relationship Read More
LWV Lunch With A Leader Meets Virtually July 21
State Historian Rob Martínez
LWV News:
The League of Women Voters Lunch with a Leader Zoom meeting is 11:45 a.m. July 21.
The speaker is State Historian Rob Martínez who is a native New Mexican born and raised in Albuquerque. A graduate of the University of New Mexico with a B.B.A. in International Business Management, he went on to pursue his interest in New Mexican culture and history at U.N.M.
Martínez earned an M.A. in Latin American history, with an emphasis on church, cultural and social practices of the Spanish Colonial period in New Mexico. He worked for 14 years as a research historian for
Los Alamos School Board Selects 100% Remote Learning
LAPS News:
The LAPS School Board voted Tuesday night to open schools with 100 percent remote learning for all students.
Any change to the hybrid model will include a 4-week lead time and be based upon meeting criteria developed by LAPS staff and approved by the School Board, subject to PED requirements and Health Orders.
“Even though this was a very challenging decision, the safety and well-being of our students and staff take priority,” Board President Ellen Ben-Naim said. “By implementing a fully remote model for all students, we are ensuring that our students receive quality learning while Read More
Gifted Los Alamos Pianists Perform Graduating Recital
From left, Sonya Svyatskaya, Dr. Madeline Williamson and Sruthi Garimella. Courtesy photo
MUSIC News:
Before heading off to college, 2020 Los Alamos High School graduates Sruthi Garimella and Sonya Svyatskaya achieved yet another significant life goal. The recent grads performed a shared, solo piano recital that was truly a capstone moment to their piano study.
Originally scheduled to be a public recital at Fuller Lodge, due to the Covid-19 virus, the concert was subsequently hosted in Albuquerque through the generosity of PianoWerkes. Owner Neal Hickson provided the young artists with Read More
Northern New Mexico College Issues Statement Of Support For International Students
By RICHARD J. BAILEY JR., Ph.D.
President
Northern New Mexico College
As you may be aware, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) recently announced that international students on M-1 and F-1 visas may not remain in the United States if they are attending a college or university that will operate fully online for the Fall semester.
Northern joins with other institutions in New Mexico and nationwide in disapproval of this decision, which harms our international students and our College and local community. Northern joined our colleagues in the Council of University Presidents Read More
Update From Los Alamos Public Schools
By Dr. Kurt Steinhaus
Superintendent
Los Alamos Public Schools
Greetings from the Los Alamos Public Schools!
On Tuesday, July 14th, the School Board will be reviewing the Safe-Start Task Force Report.
The task force considered learning options, CDC guidelines, social emotional learning, child care, science and safety protocols, sports and extracurricular activities, emergency drills, communications, policies for students and employees, school calendars and transportation.
Click here to read the Safe-Start Task Force Report
Please feel free to send any comments to the School Read More
Two Los Alamos Students Awarded Scholarships To Attend United World College-USA International High School
United World College-USA on State Rte 65 in Montezuma, near Las Vegas, N.M. Courtesy/Dan Rose
EDUCATION News:
MONTEZUMA – Los Alamos High School students Andrey Pavlenko and Grace Xie have received scholarships to continue their high school education at the United World College-USA in Montezuma.
Andrey Pavlenko
The son of Vitaly Pavlenko and Yulia Shevchenko of Los Alamos, Pavlenko recently completed his junior year.
Grace Xie
Xie is the daughter of Gary Xie and Amy Huiwen Hsu and recently completed her sophomore year.
They were among 60 U.S. students selected for the Read More
STEM Virtual Space Camp With Spaceport America July 20-24
Spaceport America News:
SIERRA COUNTY – Spaceport America is hosting a free virtual space camp for children and parents to enrich at-home learning this summer.
The STEM with Spaceport America series blends arts and crafts with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) experiments.
The camp will feature Spaceport America’s new STEM mascots “Spirit and Sky”. The series has been made available to the New Mexico Public Education Department for virtual learning resources for the fall.
“With the current COVID-19 Safer at Home restrictions, many families won’t be taking their Read More
PEEC Celebrating Los Alamos ScienceFest Virtually
PEEC hosted its third annual Electric Vehicle Show virtually Saturday during ScienceFest. The event included electric vehicle car owners and the Department of Public Utilities discussing how drivers can go electric. Photo by Rachel Landman/PEEC
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center was excited to join in the fun of Los Alamos ScienceFest again this year.
This popular week long festival is happening virtually through this evening:
- Today at 2 p.m. see a Virtual Screening of “Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story”Presented by Los Alamos County Environmental Services Department,
