School Board Votes To Move Forward On Field House Proposal For New Building At Sullivan Field
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 2, 2018
Siting options for Field House. Courtesy/DPS Architecture
Siting option B. Courtesy/DPS ArchitectureLAPS News:
In a nod to the district’s ongoing efforts for the safety and security of students and guests at sporting events, the LAPS School Board voted 5-0 to authorize staff to move forward with a formal Field House proposal that calls for the construction of one building on the east side of Sullivan Field.
Julie Walleisa with Dekker/Perich/Sabatini (DPS) Architecture presented four Field House Design Options to the Board. Each design option included home
Read More SFCC Announces Readings In Library: Fall 2018 Series
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 1, 2018
SFCC News:Santa Fe Community College’s Library and Creative Writing Program will host a series of readings in November.
The series begins Nov. 7 with Terry Wilson and her Creative Writing students, continues Nov. 12 with Emily Stern and her Memoir students and then wraps up with the Annual Holiday Reading by SFCC Faculty and Staff Members Nov. 29.
All readings are free to attend, and refreshments will be served.
When:
- 6 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7. Terry Wilson and her Creative Writing class.
- 2:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 12. Emily Stern and her Memoir class.
- 5 p.m., Thursday,
White Rock Scouts Help Preserve Wooden Structures Saturday At Bandelier National Monument
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 1, 2018
A Boy Scout Eagle work party Saturday helped to preserve wooden structures at Bandelier National Monument. Representatives from White Rock Troops 71 and 129 were among the work party. The scout volunteers painted wooden bridges across Frijolito Creek and a number of picnic tables for visitors near park headquarters. Kane Fisher is scoutmaster of White Rock Troop 71, and Jorge Maldonado is scoutmaster of White Rock Troop 129. Scouting is alive and well in White Rock, the scoutmasters said. Courtesy photo
Scouts at work painting a picnic table Saturday at Bandelier. Courtesy photoZero Waste Committee: Feast! But Don’t Waste
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 1, 2018
ZERO WASTE News:
Holidays are the time for sharing our bounty with family and friends. Unfortunately, all that generosity can lead to waste.
Over Thanksgiving last year, Americans wasted about 204 million pounds of turkey alone, and it’s estimated that we will toss over 5 million tons of food between Thanksgiving and New Year’s.
Food waste is a year-round problem: In the U.S., we waste roughly 40 percent of the food we produce, enough to feed 2 billion people every year. When we throw away food, resources are squandered: food waste consumes 25 percent of our freshwater, 18 percent of our Read More
Nature On Tap: Turkeys In The Past At Bandelier Nov. 5
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 1, 2018
Turkey petroglyph. Courtesy photoLACDC News:
Join the Los Alamos Creative District and staff from Bandelier National Monument at 5:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 5 during Nature On Tap at UnQuarked Wine Room to learn about the importance of turkeys to Ancestral Puebloans based on archeological and ethnographic information.
Attendees also will learn about the rock art of Frijoles Canyon.
These topics are particularly relevant today because 2018 is the centennial of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the most powerful and important bird-protection law ever passed. In honor
Atomic City Children’s Theater Auditions Open For Disney Beauty And The Beast Jr.
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 1, 2018
Scene with Atomic City Children’s Theater actors. Courtesy photoACCT News:
Atomic City Children’s Theater (ACCT), the Los Alamos Public Schools’ award winning after-school theater program, will hold auditions for its February production of Disney Beauty and the Beast Jr.
Registration begins at 9 a.m. and auditions are 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 3 in the gymnasium at Mountain Elementary School.
The auditions are open to all 3-8 grade students in the Los Alamos and White Rock area.
Based on the original Broadway production that ran for over
Read More LAHS Students 2018 Essay Contest Winners Recognized By Democratic Party Of Los Alamos County
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 1, 2018
Neal Martin and Katrina Schmidt award Sonyia Williams, right, first place in the 2018 Essay Contest hosted by the Democratic Party of Los Alamos County. Brooklyn Scott and Shena Han were runners-up. Courtesy photoLAHS News:
Three Los Alamos High School students were recognized recently by the Democratic Party of Los Alamos County in its 2018 essay contest.
The essay contest asked participants to identify and advocate for new ways in which the local government and political parties could better incorporate the views of young people.
LAHS student Sonyia
Read More Elise And Jade Blackhart Top Vote Getters In Red Ribbon Week Poster Contest At Youth Activity Centers
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 1, 2018
Red Ribbon Week winning poster created by Jade Blackhart. She and Elise Blackhart are the top vote getters in the Red Ribbon Week poster contest at the White Rock and Los Alamos Youth Activity Centers. The young ladies each received a gift card. Red Ribbon Week officially ends today. Jades poster here. Courtesy photo
Red Ribbon Week winning poster created by Elise Blackhart. Courtesy photo Read More
Scenes From Los Alamos Rotary Club ‘Bat Week’
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 1, 2018
Los Alamos Rotarian Judy Goldie, center, was the recipient Tuesday of the Major Donor Award from The Rotary Foundation, the funding branch of Rotary International. Goldie has given generously to The Rotary Foundation during her 25 years of membership. She was drawn to Rotary’s many humanitarian initiatives, in particular the eradication of polio, because a relative had contracted the crippling disease in childhood. In recognition of her contributions, Goldie received a distinctive blue enameled and gold pin with a diamond and an engraved crystal depiction of a peace dove. Joining Read More
Explore November’s Night Skies At Planetarium
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 31, 2018
Explore the night skies of November at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2. At 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3 watch the full-dome film “National Parks Adventure” at the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Learn what will be visible in November’s night skies Friday, Nov. 2 in the Los Alamos Nature Center’s planetarium.
Paul Arendt will host an interactive tour of the heavens at 7 p.m. and will highlight planets, star patterns and constellations that may be readily observed throughout the month.
During the month of November, Mars, Saturn and Venus will all be visible. Arendt also will discuss Read More
Young Eagles Take Flights
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 31, 2018
Pilot Will Fox takes Young Eagle member Blake Simons for a flight and discusses a future in flying. Fox and pilot Logan Ott recently took several Young Eagle Program members for flights when weather altered plans to do so earlier in the month. Courtesy photo
The Young Eagles Program is held annually throughout the state. Courtesy photoYMCA Youth Basketball Registration Extended
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 31, 2018
YMCA News:The Family YMCA’s Youth Basketball Program for girls and boys in grades 1-6 is taking registration through Nov. 4.
The Y’s basketball leagues are developmental and co-ed for youth in grades 1-2; and competitive for girls in 3-4 grade, boys in 3-4 grade, girls 5-6 grade, and boys 5-6 grade. Practices are held two times per week in Los Alamos or White Rock from Nov. 5 through Feb. 1. Games will be Saturdays, Dec. 1 through Feb. 2.
Parents are encouraged to volunteer as coaches, assistants and team parents.
Cost is $120, or $90 for Y Members. Price includes team jersey
Read More Rotary: Purple Pinky Day At Los Alamos Elementary Schools Seeks To Help Eradicate Polio
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 31, 2018
Ty Morris of Pinon Elementary School supports Purple Pinky Day and efforts to eradicate polio. Photo by Oliver Morris
Students at Aspen Elementary School stand in line to dip their little fingers for Purple Pinky Day, a project hosted by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos. Principal Michele Altherr takes part in the fun. Photo by Linda HullROTARY News:
In recognition of World Polio Day, Oct. 24, the Rotary Club of Los Alamos recently acknowledged the continuing efforts of Rotary International, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Health Organization, the
Read More NMHU Offers MFA In Media Arts & Cultural Technology
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 30, 2018
Miriam LangerNMHU News:
LAS VEGAS, NM ― New Mexico Highlands University will begin offering a Master of Fine Arts degree in Media Arts and Cultural Technology, making it the first university in the state to offer this kind of degree.
Applications for the Highlands MFA in media arts and cultural technology degree will be available on the Highlands University website at www.nmhu.edu in December 2018.
The Higher Learning Commission and the New Mexico Higher Education Department both approved the proposal for the new MFA from the Highlands Media Arts and Technology
Read More Chamisa Honors Veterans At Pancake Breakfast Nov. 9
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 30, 2018
CHAMISA News:The third annual Chamisa Elementary Veterans Pancake Breakfast is 7:30-8:20 a.m., Friday, Nov. 9 at the school.
Pancakes, bacon, fruit, juice and coffee cost just $5 per plate.
The community is invited to eat breakfast with the students, staff and their families as they honor local veterans.
Read More New Mexico Educators Tackle Media Literacy Education
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 30, 2018
MLN News:SANTA FE ― In the wake of Alexa in our homes, and Siri in our pocket and credibility of online information, New Mexico participates in the 4th annual Media Literacy Week, Nov. 5-9, highlighting the essential role of media literacy in education today.
Media Literacy is the ability to:
- Decode media messages;
- Assess the influence of those messages on our thoughts, feelings and behaviors; and
- Create media thoughtfully and conscientiously.
New Mexico’s Media Literacy Now Chapter will celebrate Media Literacy Week by launching a new advocacy and public awareness
Read More LANB: Scams – A Roundtable Discussion Nov. 8
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 30, 2018
Shin: An Extreme Ideologue Who Will Hurt Public Schools?
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 29, 2018
By LISA SHINRepublican candidate for House Dist. 43
I am responding to Councilor Chandler’s mailer that calls me an “extreme ideologue who will hurt public schools.” First of all, as a Mom, I am thrilled to have a daughter who is thriving in our public school system. Yesterday, I learned that she excels in math, testing 2 grade levels above her peers. Teachers reported she is also well-rounded, gets along well with others, and has a sense of humor. Why would I want to hurt a system that is working so well for her?
Secondly, my 21+ experience as a small business owner
Read More NMHU Receives NSF Grant For Scholarships
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 27, 2018
Richard MedinaNMHU News:
LAS VEGAS, NM ― Promising New Mexico Highlands science, technology, engineering and math students will receive multiyear scholarships with a special focus on research using data science, thanks to a National Science Foundation grant.
The five-year $661,868 NSF grant aims to prepare students in biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, environmental geology or forestry for academic and career success.
Richard Medina, a computer science professor at Highlands, is the principal investigator or lead researcher for the
Read More Postponed: Los Alamos-Japan Institute Presents Pearl Harbor And Paper Cranes At UnQuarked Now Dec. 10
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 27, 2018
Los Alamos-Japan Institute Director Dr. Judith Stauber with Masahiro Sasaki of Hiroshima. Courtesy photoLACDC News:
Join the Los Alamos-Japan Institute for Culture On Tap Monday, Dec. 10. This event is part of the On Tap series presented by the Los Alamos Creative District and takes place at 5:30 p.m. at UnQuarked Wine Room, 145 Central Park Square in downtown Los Alamos.
The discussion, “Pearl Harbor and Paper Cranes,” is an interactive informal community conversation led by Los Alamos-Japan Institute Director Dr. Judith Stauber and Institute Advisory Board Members
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