More Winners In Superintendent’s Project Challenge
LAHS 9th grader Yunseo spreading smiles through her music. Courtesy/LAPSF
LAPS News:
Los Alamos school parking lots are empty and playgrounds strangely quiet but being at home hasn’t stopped students from continuing to work hard to learn, including creating interesting projects.
Many new winners have been selected in the Superintendent’s Project Challenge. The third round included 47 new entries.
Check out the latest projects here.
Prizes are funded by Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation through donations from our generous community, which is committed to excellent education. So Read More
LAHS Senior Joslyn Martinez Earns Scholarships From LAPS Foundation, Zia CU, Knights Of Columbus, New Mexico Credit Union And El Centro Family Health Board
LAHS senior Joslyn Martinez has earned multiple scholarships. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Los Alamos High School senior Joslyn Martinez has had a very good couple of weeks. Her hard work and dedication has earned her several scholarships and more are coming in.
So far Martinez received scholarships from the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation, Zia Credit Union Education Foundation, Knights of Columbus, New Mexico Credit Union Education Foundation and El Centro Family Health Board.
Martinez is the daughter of Santiago and Anna Martinez and granddaughter of Kathleen Duran of Los Alamos. Read More
Rotary: Distinguished Student Of Service William McTeigue
LAHS junior William McTeigue named a Rotary Club 2020 Distinguished Student of Service. Courtesy/Rotary
By Vincent Chiravalle and Linda Hull
Rotary Club of Los Alamos
The Motto of Rotary is Service Above Self. To support this, the Rotary Club of Los Alamos honors “Distinguished Students of Service” in their junior year of high school each academic year.
Students are first nominated by their teachers who are asked to select those who:
- Have given positive contributions to their high school and/or in the community;
- Have a good attitude toward learning;
- Are good citizens, are respectful of their
LAHS Principal: Graduation Plans For Class Of 2020
By CARTER PAYNE
LAHS Principal
Good Afternoon Topper Seniors and Families,
Los Alamos High School is excited to announce Graduation plans for the class of 2020.
The feedback from Seniors and their families on our recent survey was clear – our graduates want a shared experience that they will always remember and can be proud of.
Results showed that many graduates and their families have been hoping, as we have, for a ceremony that very closely resembles past years, even if it needed to be delayed.
With guidance from the CDC, our state health department, and recent updates to Gov. Lujan Read More
Chamisa Elementary School Hosts Virtual Wax Museum 2020
The Chamisa 3rd grade class dresses up for the Google meet. Courtesy photo
Chamisa 3rd grade class portrays activists and politicians. Courtesy photo
Chamisa students portraying famous athletes. Courtesy photo
CHAMISA News:
Nothing stops Chamisa Elementary School in White Rock from doing Wax Museum! Both third and fourth grade students recently participated in a Virtual Wax Museum.
Third graders who chose famous people from around the world had a special hour-long dress up Google Meet where students gave their speeches and viewed pre-recorded speeches.
Some tech-savvy students had Read More
Proud Home Of Senior Topper Laney Newton … 4th Generation Graduate Of Los Alamos High School
Topper Senior Laney Newton with her Class of 2020 yard sign, given to every senior at Los Alamos High School as part of a month long schedule of activities to honor them. The governor ordered all the schools in New Mexico closed for the remainder of the academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic so LAPS and the community are finding ways to honor the graduates. Newton is a 4th family generation of LAHS graduates. Her great grandmother, Anita Lutrell, graduated in 1947, her grandfather, Rickie Martinez in 1971 and her mother, Sara (Martinez) Newton in 1994. Courtesy photo
LAHS Class of 1947 graduate Read More
Rotary: Distinguished Student Of Service Savannah Brown
Rotary Club Distinguished Student of Service 2020 recipient Savannah Brown. Courtesy photo
By VINCENT CHIRAVALLE and LINDA HULL
Rotary Club of Los Alamos
The Motto of Rotary is Service Above Self. To support this, the Rotary Club of Los Alamos honors “Distinguished Students of Service” in their junior year of high school each academic year.
Students are first nominated by their teachers who are asked to select those who:
- Have given positive contributions to their high school and/or in the community;
- Have a good attitude toward learning;
- Are good citizens, are respectful of their peers and
Bankens Martial Arts Keeps Students Moving, Connected
Students learning Bankens Mountain Martial Arts Academy from home. Courtesy photo
Students learning Bankens Mountain Martial Arts Academy from home. Courtesy photo
BMMAA News:
For Los Alamosans who enjoy going to the gym and group fitness classes, the pandemic has meant a major change to how they work out.
But for students at Bankens Mountain Martial Arts Academy, the pandemic also has meant a major change to how they sustain their community.
The academy was founded in 2005 by Professor Kevin Bankens to teach a range of martial arts and fitness classes with a strong self-defense focus. Since Read More
Friends Throw Surprise Ceremony For College Graduate Emily Johnson
Virtually Celebrate UNM-LA Graduates
UNM-LA News:
The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos honors the Graduates of 2020 in an online Celebration, at losalamos.unm.edu/graduation2020/.
The celebration includes video messages from the UNM-LA Chancellor, Dr. Cynthia Rooney; Director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Dr. Thom Mason; President of The University of New Mexico, Dr. Garnett Stokes; and UNM-LA Dean of Instruction, Dr. Sharon Hurley.
One page lists all graduates and their level of accomplishment, and there is a link to download a printable program.
Graduating students are welcome to send pictures. The page Read More
Los Alamos Community Howl 8 P.M. Today!
UNM-LA News:
At 8 p.m. today during the Los Alamos Community Howl, in addition to honoring medical workers and others, UNM-LA asks for an extra Lobo howl for graduating UNM-LA students.
Many of these graduates will be joining the front lines in the fight against COVID-19.
UNM-LA is so proud of them! Read More
Los Alamos/Rio Arriba Medical Society Seeks Applicants For Scholarships From Students Enrolled In Medical Schools
Dr. Michael Leslie of White Rock, here with his wife Emily, graduated from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in May 2019 and went on to his Emergency Medicine Residency at Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME. His enthusiasm for medicine has continued to grow, and he is incredibly thankful for the support he received through the John and Willie Mae Helm Scholarship Fund administered by the Los Alamos Medical Society. Courtesy photo
LA/RAMS News:
The Los Alamos/Rio Arriba Medical Society invites medical students enrolled in medical schools in the fall of 2020 to apply for scholarships. Read More
Canyon Tree Frogs Lifting Spirits In Los Alamos: Meet Gilly
Gilly is a canyon tree frog who loves lifting spirits around Los Alamos. Gilly is a member of the family of critters living at the Los Alamos Nature Center on Canyon Road. Canyon tree frogs can be hard to spot because their coloring blends in with their habitat. Look for them on rocks in Acid Canyon, around ponds, or in White Rock Canyon. Their call sounds a bit like a bleating sheep. Photo by Ashleigh Lusher
By RACHEL LANDMAN
PEEC Marketing Manager
Though the Los Alamos Nature Center has been closed to the public, the Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s critter team has stayed busy caring
School Board Unanimously Passes 2020-2021 Budget
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com
Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus presented the Los Alamos Public Schools Budget for the 2020-2021 School Year to the School Board Tuesday evening for approval at the Regular School Board Meeting held virtually.
The budget was passed unanimously by the full board on a roll-call vote.
LAPS Business Manager Teresa Gatewood headed up the Budget Committee, which consisted of both staff and community members. The total is certainly not set in stone because of the volatility of conditions due to the pandemic, but the figure in the Read More
Life After 50: Take A Second, Make A Difference…
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Los Alamos
As we have passed Mother’s Day and Teacher Appreciation week, we look ahead to graduation.
Several years ago, I worked for the schools and led a great program called, WEB Crew. This year’s graduating class were the first students to be welcomed into the middle school as seventh graders, leaders of the program in eighth grade, and welcomed into high school, as freshmen, by Link Crew.
Some went on to become those leaders graduating this month. There were about 40 students that I had that leadership connection with, and I salute them all.
There are many members of Read More
Rotary Club Of Los Alamos Presents Distinguished Student Of Service Award To Andrew Watson
LAHS junior Andrew Watson receives a Rotary Distinguished Student of Service Award. Courtesy/Rotary
By VINCENT CHIRAVALLE and LINDA HULL
Rotary Club of Los Alamos
The Motto of Rotary is Service Above Self. To support this, the Rotary Club of Los Alamos honors “Distinguished Students of Service” in their junior year of high school each academic year.
Students are first nominated by their teachers who are asked to select those who:
- Have given positive contributions to their high school and/or in the community;
- Have a good attitude toward learning;
- Are good citizens, are respectful of their
Canine Rattlesnake Avoidance Training In White Rock May 30
SUBLIME CANINE News:
Worried about your dog and rattlesnakes?
JJ Belcher of Sublime Canine, Tucson, Ariz., is scheduled to conduct Snake Avoidance training May 30 in White Rock.
This Rattlesnake Avoidance training is done with live Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes that have had their venom glands surgically removed by a licensed exotic animal vet.
“The training is safe, effective and humane for the snake and the dogs that they work with,” Sublime Canine said.
Dogs are trained to recognize and avoid the sight, smell and sound of a rattlesnake.
Check out the Rattlesnake Avoidance Training Read More
LAHS Student Council Shows Appreciation For Teachers
Barranca Kindergarten Google Round Up 2020-2021 Friday
LAPS: May Is Mental Health Month
LAPS News:
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), one in five Americans live with a mental illness.
In an effort to raise awareness about mental illness and educate the public on ways to help, NAMI has launched a “You are Not Alone” campaign during the month of May as part of Mental Health month.
Los Alamos Public Schools is supporting this campaign by providing resources and awareness.
“Mental illness often carries a stigma that deters people from admitting they are suffering and need assistance,” LAPS Healthy Schools Director Kristine Coblentz said. “The Read More
