Education

LAPS Unveils Resource Center For School Employees

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 10, 2019

Kathryn Vandenkieboom shows features of the new LAPS employee resource center during a tour of the facility Tuesday evening. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

 
By Bonnie J. Gordon
Los Alamos Daily Post

Los Alamos Public Schools Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus gave School Board members a sneak peek Tuesday evening of the new employee resource center, named The Source.

The Source, which is across the parking lot from the School Administration Building, will be available to all school employees.

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Los Alamos Genealogical Association Meets Jan. 17

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 10, 2019
LAGA News:
 
The Los Alamos Genealogical Association meets 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17 at the White Rock Branch Library on Sherwood Boulevard.
 
The program will be a presentation and discussion entitled A Genealogical Practicum of My Recent Research in Pennsylvania, by Kent Parsons.  
 
The traditional no-host social dinner will convene ahead of the meeting at 5:30 p.m. at Pig + Fig across the street from the library.
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STEM Educator’s Evening At New Mexico Museum Of Space History: Free Demos, Dinner, Door Prizes Jan. 17

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 10, 2019
STEM education is much more than sitting in class, it takes hands-on activities to help spark young imaginations like these two Rocketeer Academy cadets gearing up for fun and learning. Teachers are invited to the museum Jan. 17 for a free Educator’s Evening, showcasing the many STEM based programs that the museum’s education department offers. Courtesy/NMMSH
 
Sometimes seeing things in action helps make everything click. This small wind tunnel is one of the many tools the museum’s educators use to help bring science to life, and it’s one of the many demonstrations that teachers will
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Explore Discoveries Of NASA’s Kepler Mission Friday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 9, 2019

Join Joyce Guzik at 7 p.m. Friday at the nature center to discuss the discoveries of the NASA Kepler Mission and preview first results from the TESS spacecraft. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

Join local scientist Joyce Guzik at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11 in the Los Alamos Nature Center’s planetarium to explore the discoveries of the NASA Kepler Mission.

The spacecraft was officially retired in October 2018, and Guzik will highlight a few of the many discoveries of the mission and preview first results from the follow-up TESS spacecraft, which launched in April 2018.

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False Alarm Triggers Evacuation At Los Alamos High

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 9, 2019

Students and staff were evacuated, and Los Alamos Firefighters responded to an alarm triggered late this morning at Los Alamos High School at 1300 Diamond Dr. It turned out to be a false alarm and students and staff returned to class without incident. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More

New Cooking School Aims To Educate Kids About Healthy Food In Fun Way At Little Sprout’s Kitchen

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 9, 2019
Little Sprout’s Kitchen owner Kelly Parker at home in her kitchen in White Rock. The eight members of Parker’s Spice Girls cooking club made the dishes pictured here. Courtesy photo
 
COMMUNITY News:
 
When White Rock resident Kelly Parker retired after a long career as a graphic designer at Los Alamos National Laboratory, she began searching for ways to fill her time.
 
She volunteered in Houston during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. She traveled to Portugal and worked on a farm. And now, she’s starting a new venture right in her own home: Little Sprouts Kitchen.
 
Via
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Steinhaus: HUGE Thank You To Los Alamos Community For Making Today’s Return To School A Success!

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 8, 2019
Volunteers make today’s return to school a success. Courtesy/LAPS
 
By KURT STEINHAUS
Superintendent
Los Alamos Public Schools

Thanks to our wonderful school employees and community volunteers, today’s return to school was a success. Students arrived safely and classes are back in session.

The most major challenge due to weather was having to temporarily relocate three science classrooms that received water damage from frozen pipes.

Over the last few days, volunteers from throughout Los Alamos helped with snow removal at schools and brought snacks to refuel those

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NM Awarded $5.4 million Preschool Development Grant

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 8, 2019
STATE News:
 
SANTA FE — The state of New Mexico has been awarded a $5.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to assist in efforts to build a high-quality early learning system for families and young children.
 
The Children, Youth and Families Department is designated as the lead agency for the grant — formally called the Preschool Development Grant, Birth to Five. CYFD applied collaboratively with the Department of Health and Public Education Department. The one year award includes the option of applying for additional funding for additional years.
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SFCC Continuing Education Open House Jan. 15

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 8, 2019
Santa Fe Community College at 6401 Richards Ave. Courtesy/SFCC
 
SFCC News:
 
Santa Fe Community College Continuing Education is hosting open house about the wide variety of classes for life-long learners.
 
Meet instructors and sample culinary delights prepared by SFCC instructors and much more during the Continuing Education open house 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15 in Room 131 at Santa Fe Community College at 6401 Richards Ave.
 
For more information, visit here or call 505.428.1676.
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Snow Removal Efforts Underway In Tsikumu Village

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 8, 2019

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County will be mobilizing snow removal crews beginning today to the Tsikumu Village area and the work will continue until all streets in the village are passable.

The efforts will include snow plowing and removal by truck to an offsite location. Atomic City Transit services will remain open; however, services will work around the snow removal efforts.

Residents are asked to use caution around the operation and to remove vehicles from the roadway and park vehicles in driveways.

Los Alamos County thanks you for your patience.

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Youth; Low-Income Communities Would Benefit From Outdoor Equity Fund In 2019 Legislative Session

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 8, 2019
STATE News:
 
LAS CRUCES ― Low-income youth and their families could soon have expanded opportunities to access state parks, federal public lands, and a variety of outdoor recreation and education opportunities as part of a statewide and national coalition effort to establish an Outdoor Equity Fund in the 2019 New Mexico Legislative Session.
 
New Mexico State Rep. Angelica Rubio (D-35) will introduce the bill, which is tied to the creation of a New Mexico Office of Outdoor Recreation, a priority economic development initiative that New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan-Grisham has
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Sunflower Bank ABC Program Supporting Education Kicks Off It’s 18th Year With New Benefits

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 8, 2019
SBFN News:
 
DENVER, Colo. ― Sunflower Bank’s annual signature ABC Program has raised more than $1.2 million since 2001 for local schools and students in its Sunflower Bank and First National 1870 communities.
 
The ABC Program runs Jan. 1 through March 31, 2019 and supports approximately 300 schools across Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico and Texas. Recipients use the ABC Program funds for much needed educational supplies, equipment and books.
 
“We believe in solving problems and making possibilities a reality for our customers and our communities,” Sunflower Bank
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UNM-LA Advisory Board Meeting Postponed To Jan. 14

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 7, 2019

UNM-LA News:

The UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board meeting scheduled for this evening is postponed until 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14 in the Lecture Hall in Building 2 on the campus at 4000 University Dr.

Agenda items include a brief overview of requests/expectations for the next legislative session and administrative reports on ongoing UNM-LA activities.

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Michael Moore Of Los Alamos Completes U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Sea Year At USMMA

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 6, 2019

COMMUNITY News:

Kings Point, NY – Midshipman Michael Moore, son of Patricia and Murray Moore of Los Alamos recently completed Sea Year training at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point, NY. 

Moore was nominated by U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District. Moore is a graduate of Los Alamos High School.

“The World is Our Campus” is emblematic of Sea Year, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s signature training program where midshipmen spend one year training aboard ocean going vessels.

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SFCC Offers ESL Classes At Many Locations

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 6, 2019
SFCC News:
 
Do you want to learn English as a Second Language? Whether you speak no English at all, or if you know a little or a lot of English, we have classes for you!
 
Santa Fe Community College will offer English as a Second Language courses to any adult who wants to learn English. New students must attend an orientation session prior to registration. The orientation session will include testing and placement as well as registration for the courses. The registration fee of $25 can be applied to more than one course and includes all class materials.
 
The classes will be offered
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NHCC To Host Free Workshops About Story, Music And Opera Of ‘María de Buenos Aires’

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 6, 2019
NHCC News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― At 5:30 p.m., Jan. 23, Jan. 30 and Feb. 5, the National Hispanoc Cultural Center (NHCC) will hold three free “Inside Opera: María de Buenos Aires” workshops.
 
The workshops, led by Oliver Prezant and Valerie Martínez, will talk about the story/libretto, music and opera of María de Buenos Aires, which will be presented Feb. 17-24 by Opera Southwest and the NHCC. Those who attend all three workshops receive a 50 percent discount on tickets to the opera.
 
Astor Piazzolla’s María de Buenos Aires is a fully-staged opera with orchestra, sung in Spanish
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Los Alamos Historical Society: Upcoming Lecture Examines Relationship Of Cold War And Atomic City

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 5, 2019

Samuel Buelow

By Sharon Snyder
Los Alamos Historical Society

What impact did the Cold War have on the development of Los Alamos?

That topic will be addressed Jan. 8 when Samuel Buelow delivers “Becoming the Atomic City: Community Growth and Change in Los Alamos During the Cold War,” a lecture in the continuing Los Alamos Historical Society’s 2018–2019 lecture series.

In addition to his own experience of growing up in Los Alamos in the 1980s, Buelow has examined the everyday experiences of Los Alamos residents by
delving into the historical society’s archives to research oral histories that Read More

Back To School Monday: Snow Removal Help Needed

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 5, 2019
Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus
 
LAPS News:
 
Greetings from the School Superintendent’s Desk!
 
We are getting ready to welcome all staff back Monday Jan. 7 and students Tuesday Jan. 8.
 
The much-needed moisture is welcomed and the snow is beautiful. As you might imagine, there is more snow on the ground than people power to shovel and clear pathways.
 
To help get our schools ready, here are two volunteer options:
  1. Over the weekend, shovel the walkways around our schools and neighborhood school bus stops; and
  2. Monday Jan. 7, bring breakfast treats or lunch
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