Unexpected Upside To Superintendent’s Project Challenge
‘Tuning Fork with Rippleés’ … photography by 9th grade student, Ean. Courtesy/LAPSF
Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation News:
- Looking for a Way to Encourage Students as they Finish out the School Year?
The Superintendent’s Project Challenge is receiving lots of entries with many inspiring, expressive and sometimes hilarious projects.
An unexpected upside of students being at home with time on their hands is the incredible creative treasure that has resulted. The Challenge encourages students to use their time doing something they love and enter the project (online) in the competition. Read More
Del Norte Credit Union Helps Local Area Educators With Financial Literacy Materials For Their Students
DNCU News:
- Teachers can access the Banzai financial literacy materials at no cost with the DNCU program
SANTA FE — Del Norte Credit Union (DNCU), New Mexico’s hometown financial cooperative is improving lives of northern New Mexico youth with their Banzai partnership.
According to Banzai, teachers nationwide “are scrambling to meet literacy requirements—with little to no financial help.” DNCU is helping to fill that gap by providing the necessary funding for educators to access the interactive and cutting-edge software that in today’s world, can be accessed right from home.
For over 18 Read More
Enterprise Bank & Trust Announces Scholarship Recipients
ENTERPRISE BANK News:
Enterprise Bank & Trust announces the winners of its inaugural Enterprise Bank Scholarship Program, given to graduating seniors from Los Alamos High School.
Applicants were evaluated by the scholarship committee based on academic excellence, leadership experience and community volunteer work. Each recipient received a $2,000 scholarship.
“We were pleased to have such strong candidates apply for the first scholarship program,” said Liddie Martinez, Enterprise’s president of the Los Alamos region. “I’m excited to announce three very deserving recipients Read More
New Mexico Highlands University Chemistry Students Make Hand Sanitizer For COVID-19 Worldwide Pandemic
NMHU students produce hand sanitizer for the COVID-19 pandemic. Courtesy/NMHU
Highlands University News:
LAS VEGAS, NM – Students in the Chemistry Department at New Mexico Highlands University used an FDA-approved formula to produce hand sanitizer for the COVID-19 pandemic.
The students’ first batch of hand sanitizer went to the Highlands University Police Department April 16 and then the local jail.
“The San Miguel County Detention Center asked the university for the hand sanitizer samples, and we provided those on April 17,” Highlands Police Chief Clarence Romero said. “The detention Read More
Superintendent’s Project Challenge Winners Announced
The Rodriguez brothers, students at Aspen Elementary School, were named winners in the Group category for their project, “Got No Rolls”. Student projects may be viewed at https://lapsfoundation.com/superintendents-project-challenge-3/. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
The first group of winners in the Superintendent’s Project Challenge have been announced by the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation.
Forty-nine entries were submitted in the first round.
“The projects submitted by our students are incredible,” LAPSF Executive Director Jennifer McCumber said. “The committee was amazed Read More
SFCC Summer Semester Classes Offered Online … Registration Open, Advisors Available To Assist
Santa Fe Community College. Courtesy photo
SFCC News:
SANTA FE – Santa Fe Community College has opened registration for the summer semester, which begins June 8.
Due to SFCC’s Covid-19 safety response, all summer classes will be offered online.
“This is a challenging time. We recognize that the easiest way to move forward with our summer semester is to offer our classes online,” SFCC President Becky Rowley, Ph.D. said. “This way, students and faculty can interact from the safety of their homes. We understand that the online environment is new to many, so we have advisors available to assist with Read More
Kiwanis Club Announces Upcoming Virtual Meetings
KIWANIS News:
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Kiwanis od Los Alamos is not holding its usual noon Tuesday meetings at Trinity-on-the-Hill Episcopal Church in April.
No face-to-face meetings at TOTH will be held during the governor’s “stay-at-home” order.
However, Kiwanis is holding Zoom meetings—with speakers. Any non-Kiwanian interested in hearing the speakers should email Kiwanis President Cheryl Pongratz, cheryl1438@gmail.com, so that he/she can be “admitted” to the meeting.
April 21—Deb Huling, a member of Kiwanis, will speak during a Zoom meeting on Holocaust Remembrance
Daffodils Bloom In Los Alamos High School Memorial Garden
Bright yellow daffodils are in full bloom today at the Los Alamos High School Memorial Garden. Los Alamos Rotarians have maintained and cared for the Memorial Garden for several years as a Club project. Photo by Kurt Steinhaus
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LADOC Offers Free AKC Trick Dog Video Evaluations
To watch Kenya and her owner Sue complete the Trick Dog Intermediate title, click here. Screenshot/LADP
LADOC News:
It is never too late to teach an old dog or even a young dog new tricks! Los Alamos Dog Obedience Club (LADOC) is now offering free American Kennel Club (AKC) Trick Dog video evaluations.
In this time of social distancing, enjoy spending extra time with your canine companion. Take a few minutes each day to work on new behaviors. There are plenty of online resources to guide you in teaching your old or young dog new behaviors.
There are five AKC Trick Titles you and your dog can earn:
- AKC
Sullivan Field House Project Taking Shape
Work that began in December continues on the Sullivan Field House adjacent to UNM-LA on Diamond Drive. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
The Sullivan Field House is taking shape adjacent to UNM-LA on Diamond Drive. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
LAHS Students Hear Talk By Dr. Lee Francis IV
Just before the Los Alamos Public Schools were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the LAHS Native American Club presented Dr. Lee Francis IV, center, with an autographed photo of club members and LAHS Superintendent Dr. Kurt Steinhaus taken during a Feb. 7 visit to the New Mexico Legislature for American Indian Day. Courtesy/LAHS
Los Alamos High School Native American Club members Muira Mowrer, center, and Leah Mountain introduce Dr. Lee Francis IV to students attending his talk on ‘Native Representation in Popular Culture’. Courtesy/LAHS
Dr. Lee Francis IV poses with members Read More
Martineau: So Proud Of LAHS 2020 Graduates
By ELIZABETH MARTINEAU
Executive Director
Los Alamos Historical Society
Dear LAHS 2020 Graduates,
We often measure history through traditions and milestones, but these have been interrupted for the Class of 2020.
Members of this community have attended your games, art exhibits, concerts, dance recitals and performances. We have watched you grow, and you are part of our history.
We are so proud of each of you. Congratulations!
You have learned so much through the years, not only through school but also through life-lessons. History is about learning from the past to create a better future. Read More
LAPS Executive And Regular Board Sessions April 21
Local Teacher Rita Sanchez Retiring After 35 Years
From left, Los Alamos teacher Rita Sanchez, Bernadette Lauritzen of Champions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA), Rita’s granddaughter Liliana Bauer and her daughter Elena Sanchez Bauer celebrate at the Community Asset Awards in January. Sanchez is preparing to retire after 35 years in education and C’YA hopes the community will lend a hand to mark the occasion. Photo by Chad Lauritzen Read More
2020 PEEC Earth Day Special Section Now Online
New Mexico Highlands University Navajo RN-BSN Student Tanya Tohtsoni Works On Front Lines Of COVID-19 Pandemic
Tanya Tohtsoni
NMHU News:
LAS VEGAS, NM — Tanya Tohtsoni, a Navajo woman and RN-BSN student at New Mexico Highlands University, is on the front lines as a nurse serving the hard-hit Navajo Nation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tohtsoni also won a $1,000 Florence Nightingale Foundation scholarship in April 2020, the second year in a row she has received the honor. She has maintained a 4.0 GPA to date and is on track to graduate in December 2020.
Tohtsoni, who has been a nurse for 10 years, said her Navajo heritage motivates her every day. She is a nurse discharge specialist overseeing the COVID-19 unit Read More
SFCC And LANL Announce Collaboration In Support Of Machining Engineering Technologies Certificate
Lead SFCC Machining Engineering Technologies faculty member Miguel Maestas shown in the Machining and Tooling Lab. Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
- Combining classroom and hands-on training provides path to high-paying job opportunities
SANTA FE – Santa Fe Community College and Los Alamos National Laboratory announce a collaboration in support of the college’s revised Machining Engineering Technologies certificate.
LANL has seen a steady increase in the need for machinists over the last six years and anticipates that the need will continue to expand.
The college will start recruiting students Read More
Los Alamos High School Class Of 1969 Awards Ellie Oldham $3,000 Scholarship To Pursue Teacher Education Degree
Ellie Oldham
LAHS News:
‘My goal is to be the kind of teacher who inspires kids like the teachers I have had.’ –Ellie Oldham
Ellie Oldham, a senior honors student at Los Alamos High School, has spent the past three years preparing herself to fulfill a lifelong dream to become a teacher.
Oldham has excelled in the classroom by taking a Honors English course as a sophomore, AP Language, AP U.S. History classes as a junior, and AP Psychology and Honors Anatomy courses as a senior.
She has applied her learning by serving as a student aide at Mountain Elementary School, as an intern in the English Department Read More
Los Alamos County Libraries Continue To Serve Community
Los Alamos County Library staff hold a virtual meeting Tuesday morning. Courtesy/LAC
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
The doors of the Los Alamos County’s libraries may be locked and their interiors dark but looks can be deceiving.
The fact is the pandemic shuttered the physical buildings but online, the Los Alamos County Library System is operating at full steam with a multitude of services. Library patrons can check out the libraries’ offerings at their webpage.
“I would like for the public to know that even though we are physically closed, there are a number Read More
