Los Alamos Schools Credit Union Receives National Recognition For Mobile Branch Program
Darel Madrid, left, of Pinon Elementary School with Los Alamos Schools Credit Union CEO Matt Schmidt. Courtesy/LASCU
LASCU CEO Matt Schmidt with Los Alamos Middle School teacher Ellie Simons. Courtesy/LASCU
Pinon teacher Jodi Hughes and LASCU CEO Matt Schmidt. Courtesy/LASCU
LASCU News:
- Los Alamos Schools CU, serving area educators, innovates new way to deliver financial services to members
A local financial institution that provides financial services to educators and their families has received a 1st place national award for a “mobile branch” program that delivers the teller Read More
Los Alamos School Board Work Session Update
Los Alamos School Board members from left, Stephen Boerigter, Secretary Andrea Cunningham, President Jenny McCumber, Vice President Ellen Ben-Naim and Bill Hargraves. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public School’s Board met for a work session Feb. 28 in the high school library; here are the highlights of what was discussed.
To begin, the board recognized LAHS students Michael Chigaev, Elijah Pelofske, Conner Ritter, Do Vo and Steven Zhao who won the Regional Science Bowl Competition. The team will advance to the National Science Bowl in Washington, DC in the spring.
The board also Read More
BSMA And Century Bank Partner To Provide STEM Education Grants To Teachers In Northern New Mexico
Century Bank Vice President/Branch Manager Karen Easton, right, presented a check recently to Bradbury Science Museum Association President Ryn Herrmann and BSMA Past President Andy Trottier in support of STEM education grants for teachers in northern New Mexico. Courtesy/BSMA
BSMA News:
The Bradbury Science Museum Association (BSMA) and Century Bank have partnered to award Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education grants to 10 certified K-12 teachers in northern New Mexico.
The grants are up to $100 each and intended to fund STEM learning activities that Read More
PEEC: Explore Dwarf Planets And Exoplanets March 8
Learn all about dwarf planets Friday, March 8 at the Los Alamos Nature Center. This talk begins at 7 p.m. Additionally, see the full-dome film “Exoplanets” at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 9. 
Landmark Education Bill Passes House
STATE News:
- Historic Education Reform Bill Advances to Senate
Chair Rep. Andres Romero (D-Albuquerque), House Appropriations & Finance Chairwoman Patricia Lundstrom (D-Gallup), Rep. Christine Trujillo (D-Albuquerque), and Rep. Bobby Gonzalez (D-Taos).
House Bill 5 calls for a $449 million dollars increase, for public education funding while increasing teacher minimum salaries, expanding K-5 Plus, and increasing the at-risk index.
“This bill is a once-in-a-lifetime game changer for our students across the state. While many components of H.B. 5 address the requirements of Read More
Rotary: This Adventure Just Might Change Your Life!
ROTARY News:Public Education Secretary Confirmed Unanimously
Karen Trujillo answers questions from the Senate Rules Committee during a two-hour hearing Monday, which preceded a Senate vote of 38-0 to confirm Trujillo as New Mexico’s new public education secretary. Photo by Gabriela Campos/The New MexicanLANB Helps 28 Students Visit Bradbury Museum
During an engineering challenge Friday, Bradbury Museum Educator Pam Dresher places a stuffed toy on top of card towers to see which will hold the toy for 10 seconds. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
LANB Market President Liddie Martinez and LANB Private Banker Elizabeth Bailey watch as Mora 4th graders work on their tower engineering challenge during their visit Friday to the Bradbury Museum. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
A group of 28 Mora Elementary School 4th graders participated in a field trip to the Bradbury Read More
Chamisa PTO Hosts Breakfast For Dr. Seuss Day
LAPS Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus and Chamisa staff Friday serving students and parents pancakes with all the fixings for Dr. Seuss Day. Courtesy/Chamisa PTO
Chamisa PTO members Lindsay Young and Alison Watkins with LAPS Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus, Chamisa Principal Suzanne Lynne, and the Cat in the Hat. Courtesy/Chamisa PTO
Chamisa PTO members and friends. Courtesy/Chamisa PTO 
LAPS Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus and the Cat in the Hat. Courtesy/Chamisa PTO Governor Nominates Regents For Northern, ENMU, Highlands, NMMI And WNMU
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
STATE News:
SANTA FE ― Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Thursday announced nine appointments to the boards of regents for Northern New Mexico College, Eastern New Mexico University, New Mexico Highlands University, New Mexico Military Institute and Western New Mexico University.
In an executive message to the state Senate, the governor submitted to the Rules Committee the following nominees:
- Erica Rita Velarde to the Northern New Mexico College Board of Regents for a six-year term through Dec. 31, 2024.
- Porter Swentzell to the Northern New Mexico College Board of
‘Goodnight, Los Alamos’ Book Signing At Bradbury Science Museum Saturday, March 9
The Bradbury Science Museum, an illustration in Goodnight, Los Alamos. Photo by Brenda Fleming
An illustration of the Fat Man atomic bomb in Goodnight, Los Alamos. Photo by Brenda Fleming
BSM News:
Did you get a copy of Goodnight, Los Alamos over the holidays? Do you want to purchase a copy for an upcoming birthday or baby shower? Now’s your chance to get it signed.
Author Whitney Spivey and illustrator Brenda Fleming will be at the Bradbury Science Museum with Sharpies in hand 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 9.
The book—in which two little girls say goodnight to 26 notable places and things around Read More
History On Tap: Women’s History Month Monday
COMMUNITY News:PEEC: Explore New Mexico’s Wetlands March 5
Learn about New Mexico’s wetlands Tuesday, March 5 at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy/PEECSenate Finance Committee Restores Bill Creating Early Education Department
Registration Opens For PEEC’s Summer Camps
Registration is open for Backpacking Adventure for Teens, Living Earth Adventure Program and both sessions of Nature Odyssey. Space is limited and the camps are filling up quickly. Courtesy/PEEC
Registration is open for PEEC’s June Summer Camps. Courtesy/PEECDyslexia Testing Bill Headed For Senate Floor
Clarence Efroymson, 11, sits in class as Corrie Shapiro, a 5th and 6th grade teacher at the May Center for Learning in Santa Fe, teaches a lesson Wednesday. Photo by Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New Mexican
Ben Becker, 11, reads ‘No Fear Shakespeare’ during class Wednesday at the May Center for Learning in Santa Fe. Photo by Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New MexicanSFCC Closes For Campus-Wide Employee Professional Development Conference March 8
SFCC News:Scenes From Early Intervention Fair At FSN Today
Scenes this morning at the Early Intervention Fair at Family Strengths Network underway until 1 p.m. today at 3540 Orange St. Courtesy photo
Community members learn about early intervention resources this morning at the Early Intervention Fair at Family Strengths Network underway until 1 p.m. today at 3540 Orange St. Courtesy photo
Scene from the Early Intervention Fair at Family Strengths Network underway until 1 p.m. today at 3540 Orange St. Courtesy photo
First Born Program of Los Alamos Manager Ellen Ben-Naim, second from left, checking out a pair of small horses today at the Read More
Night With A Nerd: ‘The Physicists In The Basement Of The High Castle’ 7-8:30 pm. March 14 Fuller Lodge
