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SENATE News:Hear A Californian’s Forays Into Ice & Alpinism Tuesday
Jonathan Regele will discuss how he fell in love with ice and alpinism at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the nature center. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
A southern Californian might be the least likely person to fall in love with ice and alpine climbing, but that’s exactly what happened to Jonathan Regele.
Learn about how he got involved in these sports at the January Los Alamos Mountaineers meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22 at the nature center.
Snow was a novelty to Regele as a kid, but in late high school and college he became interested in rock climbing and mountaineering. In 1999, he got his first taste of ice and Read More
Time Travelers Children’s Program Offers Fun Learning
Time Travelers in last fall’s program do research in the History Museum to find answers concerning the day’s topic. Courtesy photo
By AIMEE SLAUGHTER
Los Alamos Historical Society
Registration is open for the four spring sessions of the Los Alamos History Museum’s Time Travelers, a free after-school, drop-off program on Wednesdays. Students set out on an adventure of exploration, investigating local history through artifacts in the History Museum and hands-on activities. The program is for students in grades 2, 3, and 4 and meets 1:15–3:00 p.m. in Fuller Lodge.
The spring sessions are on Read More
Proposals Would Cap Charter Schools In New Mexico
Natasha Juarez of Santa Fe, a preschool teaching assistant at Turquoise Trail Charter School, helps Kaia Ortiz, 4, in class Thursday. ‘I just love working with these kids,’ says Juarez. ‘If it [a shooting] happens, I’m not even gonna worry about myself. I’m gonna worry about the little kids and do what I have to do to get them safe.’ Photo by Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New MexicanSFCC Faculty And Staff Exhibition Opening Jan. 22
SFCC News:LAPS Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Los Alamos High School Track & Field athletes demonstrate compassion for others by helping to shovel snow at their school. Courtesy/LAPS
The artwork of Ms. Joy Marie Quernemoen’s first grade students on display at Aspen Elementary School depicts their dreams. Courtesy/LAPSLos Alamos Public Schools will be closed Monday, Jan. 21, in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
We look forward to honoring the legacy of Dr. King as a school community during this National Day of Service. Many students and staff from all of our Read More
NMHU: Ruthy Watson Keynote Speaker At Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Event Monday
Ruthy WatsonPEEC: Explore Age Of Earth And Lunar Eclipse
Rick Wallace talks at 2 p.m., Sunday at the nature center about the evening’s total lunar eclipse. Courtesy photoScenes From FIRST LEGO League Robotics Event
FLL Team 146, The Quadrumaniacs, won the top award, The Champion’s Award at the 2018-2019 Los Alamos FIRST LEGO League Qualifying Tournament. Courtesy photo
FLL Jr. Teams cheer for a successful expo! Courtesy photoUNM Student Esteban Abeyta Selected To Study At University Of Cambridge As Churchill Scholar
Churchill Scholar Esteban Abeyta
UNM News:
Receiving the Churchill Scholarship is an honor bestowed upon a very select cohort of college students from across the U.S.
The University of New Mexico’s Esteban Abeyta, a senior biochemistry major and honors minor, can now count himself as one of the scholarship’s elite.
The Churchill Scholarship was awarded to Abeyta for one year of master’s study at Churchill College at the University of Cambridge. The award covers full tuition, a stipend, travel costs, and the chance to apply for a $2,000 special research grant.
The Scholarship was set up at the Read More
UNM-LA Hosts Meeting With Workforce Solutions Secretary And Local Leaders
From left, Grace Willerton (UNM-LA), Joanie Ahlers (LA County), Nan Sauer (LANL), Bill McCamley (New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions), Patrick Sullivan (LACDC), Kathy Keith (LANL), David Clark (LANL), Mark Russell (N3B), Rebecca Estrada (LANL) and Cindy Rooney (UNM-LA). Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LA
Secretary Designate of the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions Bill McCamley. Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LA
UNM-LA News:
Secretary Designate of the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions Bill McCamley visited UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) Jan. 11, where he met with Read More
LANLF: STEAM Day At Roundhouse Today
LANLF News:- Lieutenant Governor of the State of New Mexico Howie Morales,
- Cabinet Secretary for Department of Workforce Solutions Bill McCamley,
- Senator Mimi Stewart,
- NM Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard,
- New Mexico State University
LAPS: Barranca Elementary Construction Update
Construction underway at Barranca Elementary School at 57 Loma Del Escolar. Courtesy/LAPS
Construction underway at Barranca School. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Back in the fall, the construction site at Barranca Elementary School was filled with piles of dirt.
Since then, progress on the project at 57 Loma Del Escolar has been moving full steam ahead, with the addition of steel beams and concrete flooring. The end result will be a new two-story classroom building for first through sixth grades, as well as a cafeteria and administrative offices.
“We are very pleased with the progress so far,” Read More
Balderas Partners With Aztec Schools, Local Leaders To Bring Active Shooter Response Technology To AHS
Attorney General Hector Balderas
From the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office:
- State-of-the-art technology will be used to respond and save lives in the event of an active shooter
AZTEC – New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas will unveil an active shooter response technology Wednesday, Jan. 23 that will be the first of its kind in the state.
The Rave Panic Button interoperable communications network will be unveiled and implemented at Aztec High School (AHS), the site of a tragic and deadly school shooting in December 2017.
Members of the community are invited to attend this event. Read More
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SFCC; SFHEC To Close For Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Courtesy/MLKF
SFCC News:
SANTA FE – Santa Fe Community College and the Santa Fe Higher Education Center will be closed Monday, Jan. 21, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
No classes or activities will be held and no other student services will be available. Both campuses will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 22, which is the first day of classes for the spring semester for SFCC.
The college’s child care center, Kids Campus, and gym, the William C. Witter Fitness Education Center, also will be closed. The fitness center will reopen at 6:30 a.m. Jan. 22, with the exception of the gymnasium, which is undergoing Read More
