School Buildings Will Reopen And We Must Be Prepared
By HOPE MORALES
Executive Director
Teach Plus New Mexico
When our schools officially closed in March, I immediately worried about the students I knew would struggle with access to technology and those with challenging home lives.
I didn’t worry about my own three children in the school system. I’m a former classroom teacher with training. Most days I work from home and understand the world of technology related to virtual settings. We will be okay. I thought.
The first couple of weeks of virtual learning seemed to work out well for all three children. Their teachers have created plans for their Read More
Annual Chemistry Olympiad Competition Moves Online
Los Alamos High School AP and Honors Chemistry student Karin Ebey is among more than 700 students nationwide to take the national qualifying exam for the annual Chemistry Olympiad Competition. Courtesy photo
Although schools in the country are not in session because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the American Chemical Society (ACS) U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad committee
LANL And Texas A&M University System NLO Partner To Make Large Data Sets Easier To Handle
The LANL and NLO collaboration focuses on exploiting potential upcoming key-value flash devices to enable much more rapid analysis and insights of large data sets. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
The Texas A&M University System National Laboratories Office (NLO) and Los Alamos National Laboratory have formed a collaborative research effort to make extremely large data sets indexable and more easily searchable.
“We are excited to be partnering with our colleagues at Texas A&M on this important and potentially game changing research. This collaboration leverages extreme strengths Read More
AFTNM Picks Candidates For Federal Offices
AFT News:
ALBUQUERQUE — American Federation of Teachers New Mexico President Stephanie Ly and American Federation of Teachers New Mexico Vice President for Political Education Sara Attleson released the following statement:
“We are proud to stand with and endorse Rep. Ben Ray Luján for New Mexico’s open United States Senate seat and Representatives Debra Haaland and Xochitl Torres Small for re-election to New Mexico Congressional Districts 1 and 2, respectively.
“During their collective time in office, these Representatives have always put New Mexico’s issues at the forefront. We are Read More
Proud Home Of Senior Topper Nathan McCabe
Topper Senior Nathan McCabe in front of his home on Cheryl Avenue in White Rock with his 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. Courtesy photo Read More
HU Receives NSF Grant Targeting STEM Students
Sarah Corey-Rivas
NMHU News:
LAS VEGAS, NM — Life sciences students at New Mexico Highlands University will receive new services early in their education, like culturally relevant teaching and more research opportunities, aimed at helping them persist and graduate thanks to a $1.8 million National Science Foundation grant.
The five-year NSF grant begins August 2020 and continues through July 2025. It will address the national college trend of difficulties in retaining college freshman, sophomores and juniors in science, technology, engineering and math, collectively known as STEM. Read More
Proud Home Of Senior Topper Katie Herrmann
Topper Senior Katie Herrmann with her puppy Simon, 1, in front of their home on Kristi Lane 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. Courtesy photo Read More
LAHS 1975 Graduates Shine Lights For Class Of 2020
At 8:20 p.m. (hour 2020) Friday, John and Sue Waterbury participated in shining lights from their home to honor the Los Alamos High School Class of 2020. Being LAHS Class of 1975 alumni, they wanted to be a part of celebrating the current senior class. ‘Congratulations Class of 2020! Live long and prosper!,’ the Waterburys said. Photo by John and Sue Waterbury
Proud Home Of Topper Senior Sophie Schmidt
Los Alamos County Public Library System Announces Overdrive Video Streaming Service During COVID19
LIBRARY News:
The Los Alamos County Public Library added video streaming April 7 to its Overdrive platform.
Patrons have access to more than 16,700 video streaming titles available on most devices or smartphones with internet access.
The library continues to offer eBooks and eAudiobooks on Overdrive.
To access Overdrive, you need a library card and user PIN. If you have forgotten your library card number, pin, or do not have a library card; contact the library 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for assistance. We can provide your account information or register you for a temporary library Read More
Lights At Sullivan Field Honor LAHS Class Of 2020
Lights are turned on at Sullivan Field at 8:20 p.m. (2020 hour) today to kick off ‘Celebrate Our Seniors Month’ in Los Alamos. People throughout the community turned on their porch lights, honked their horn and walk the area with their headlamps on to honor LAHS seniors. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Scene from Be The Light event this evening honoring LAHS seniors. Courtesy photo
Scene from Be The Light event this evening honoring LAHS seniors. Courtesy photo
Scene from Be The Light event this evening honoring LAHS seniors. Courtesy photo Read More
Oppie And Groves See Bright Future For Class Of 2020
Oppie and Groves today in downtown Los Alamos send congratulations and a vote of confidence to the members of the Los Alamos High School Class Of 2020. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Community Light Up Los Alamos For Class Of 2020 Tonight!
Creativity Continues In Superintendent’s Project Challenge
Mountain Kindergarten student Maria tells her story through art and music. Courtesy/LAPSF
Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation News:
Do you need something to brighten your day? Put your worries about the future aside for a few minutes and see how students in our community have been spending their time learning from home (here’s the link). You’ll be inspired!
Student projects continue to wow in the second round of the Superintendent’s Project Challenge. The Challenge is an opportunity for LAPS students to create projects at home during innovative LA learning and enter them in the competition. Read More
LAMS Announces 2019-2020 Hawk Athlete Of Year Awards
Gerlynn Romero
SPORTS News:
The Los Alamos Middle School 2019-2020 Hawk Athlete of the Year Award is given to one 7th and one 8th grade male, and one 7th and one 8th grade female and this year’s winners are:
7th Grade Female Athlete of the Year – Gerlynn Romero, participated in Volleyball, Basketball;
7th Grade Male Athlete of the Year – Matt Brousseau, participated in Football, Wrestling, Basketball, Track & Field;
8th Grade Female Athlete of the Year – Nazarae Romero, participated in Cross Country, Basketball, Track & Field; and
8th Grade Male Athlete of Read More
DOE Renews Non-Competitive Financial Assistance Grant For Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring & Research Center
DOE News:
The Office of Environmental Management (EM), Carlsbad Field Office is renewing a financial assistance grant to the Regents of New Mexico State University (NMSU), a Public/State Controlled Institution of Higher Education.
The project value is $14,470,270 million, with a 5-year project period.
Under NMSU, College of Engineering, environmental monitoring will be performed at the Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Center (CEMRC), in Carlsbad.
The primary objective of the CEMRC is to develop, implement and sustain an independent health and environmental monitoring Read More
LAPS, County Proclaim May ‘Celebrating Our Seniors Month’
LAHS Senior Class President Maddie Ovaska displays a yard sign celebrating the Class of 2020 before they were distributed. Every senior received a yard sign, donated by the LAPS Foundation and Los Alamos Kiwanis and personally delivered by LAHS staff, senior officers and senior sponsors. Courtesy/LAPS
An example of a door decorated to celebrate LAHS Senior Haley Adams-Brown. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools Board of Education and Los Alamos County Council have proclaimed May as “Celebrating Our Seniors Month”.
LAPS School Board President Ellen Ben-Naim and County Read More
HU: Jenna Bustos Has Pick Of Seven Doctoral Programs
Jenna Bustos
NMHU News:
LAS VEGAS, NM — Jenna Bustos, a chemistry and biology senior at New Mexico Highlands University, has her pick of seven top doctoral chemistry programs across the country.
In January, Bustos’ letters of acceptance started rolling in from Ph.D. programs at Purdue University, Penn State University, Ohio State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Oregon State University, University of Connecticut and New Mexico State University.
“Studying chemistry is exciting for the opportunity to stretch my imagination and synthesize the materials of the future,” said Read More
SFCC And World Central Kitchen Led By Renowned Chef And Humanitarian Andrés Partner Launch Food Distribution Initiative To Feed Community
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — To address food insecurity during the coronavirus crisis, Santa Fe Community College has launched a food distribution initiative in partnership with World Central Kitchen, led by world famous chef and humanitarian, Chef José Andrés.
Santa Fe Community College Foundation is supporting the program, which will help feed Santa Fe Public School and SFCC students and their families as well as local communities faced with the health and economic impacts of covid-19.
Working with city and county governments, the project will identify additional distribution sites where Read More
LAHS Haiku Face-Off Winners: Abeyta, Olivas, Butler
