SFCC Halloween Festival With Free Trick-Or-Treating
SFCC News:LAPS Unity Day: Wear And Share Orange Oct. 24
Third grade student Bianca Perraglio holds a poster she made for Aspen’s Bully Prevention Poster Contest. Courtesy photo
LAPS News:Thanks To Many For Taste Of Knowledge Success!
LAPS Foundation student board members Maddie Ovaska and Isaac Ronning address the crowd at the Foundation’s recent fundraiser, A Taste of Knowledge. Photo by Leslie Bucklin
Event goers during live auction portion of the LAPSF fundraiser. Photo by Leslie Bucklin
Attendees including Jill Cook and Liz Cavasos, left, check out the silent auction items, generously donated by local businesses to raise funds for the LAPSF. Photo by Leslie BucklinPEEC Hosts Wilderness First Aid Course Nov. 3 & 4
Earn Wilderness First Aid certifications at a two-day course 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 3-4 at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center is hosting a two-day Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
The class 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 3 and Nov. 4. Participants will receive their WFA certification, which is good for two years. Register now at peecnature.org or by visiting or calling the Los Alamos Nature Center at 505.662.0460.
Jeff DeBellis from SOLO Wilderness Medical School will teach this class. Participants will receive Read More
Re/Max Hot Air Balloon Visits Piñon Elementary School
A hot air balloon from Re/Max First of Los Alamos delights students this morning at Piñon Elementary School in White Rock. Some of the students’ favorite questions: How high can the balloon go? Where is the restroom? Is there anyway the balloon can pop? How fast can it go? RE/MAX has been serving clients in the region for more than 20 years. For more information, click here. Photo by JJ Mortensen Read More
Time Travelers Childrens Program Registration Opens
Scenes from a previous session of Time Travelers. Courtesy/Los Alamos History MuseumEarly Vote Kick-Off Rally & March Saturday
AFT News:Quorum Notice: LAPS Board At Leaders’ Breakfast
LAPS News:
Members of the Los Alamos School Board may attend the Los Alamos Leaders’ Breakfast 7:30-9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23 in Building 2 at UNM-LA, 4000 University Dr.
A quorum may be present, however, no action will be taken. Read More
NMHU Students Conduct Czech Volcanic Research
Highlands geology graduate student Sindy Lauricella examines a rock sample from the Krasny Vrch volcano in the Czech Republic during field research. Photo by Jake Erickson/Highlands Media ArtsDaily Postcard: Fall Colors Surround UNM-LA
SFI: ‘Quantum Computers’ With Chris Monroe Tonight!
The first transistor was designed at Bell Laboratories in New Jersey in 1947 by William Shockley, John Bardeen, and Walter Brattain. Courtesy photoWorkshop At UNM-LA: Developing Healthy Manhood
UNM-LA News:
As part of the grant received by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice, UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA), in collaboration with TEWA Women United, invites the community to a workshop that explores how men and boys can cultivate respectful masculinity and define their position on opposing sexual violence against women and girls.
The workshop, titled “Healthy Manhood: Men and Boys’ Role in Building Beloved Community,” is 1:30-3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5 in Building 2, Room 230 on the UNM-LA campus, 4000 University Dr. Refreshments will be served.
The presenter, Scott Read More
LAPS: Invitation To Participate In Safe Schools Event
Scene at the 120th day/Ride the Bus to School Day in February. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Calling All Volunteers!
As part of National Safe Schools Week, Los Alamos Public Schools and the Los Alamos Rotary Club will be welcoming students to school the morning of Monday, Oct. 22 for elementary schools and Thursday, Oct. 25 for middle and high school.
The community is invited to join LAPS and the Rotary Club to hand out glow-in-the-dark bracelets and talk about staying safe at school.
The bracelets are a reminder of the LAPS safety message, “See something, say something!” along with safety@laschools.net Read More
Hike Kitchen Mesa At Ghost Ranch Saturday
Hike Kitchen Mesa Trail at Ghost Ranch with Bill Priedhorsky of the Los Alamos Mountaineers. Meet the group at 8 a.m., Saturday at the nature center to carpool to Ghost Ranch. Courtesy photo
PEEC News:
Hike Kitchen Mesa at Ghost Ranch this Saturday, Oct. 20 with Bill Priedhorsky of the Los Alamos Mountaineers.
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center is partnering with the Mountaineers to offer this outing. Kitchen Mesa is a beautiful gypsum-capped high point that stands above the headquarters of Ghost Ranch. Space is limited for this hike and registration is required Read More
FBI: Founder/Former Administrator Of Public Charter Schools In Albuquerque Sentenced To 60 Months For Theft, Fraud And False Statements Charges
FBI News:
- David Scott Glasrud also Ordered to Pay $3 Million in Restitution
ALBUQUERQUE – Senior U.S. District Judge James A. Parker today sentenced David Scott Glasrud, 51, the former administrator of Southwest Learning Centers in Albuquerque to 60 months of imprisonment for his conviction on federal theft, fraud and false statement charges arising out of a nearly 15-year scheme to defraud the public charter schools he founded out of millions of dollars.
Glasrud was ordered to serve a three-year term of supervised release after completing his prison sentence. Judge Parker also ordered
Free Film Sponsored By Los Alamos Chapter Of Hadassah: Challah Rising In The Desert
Challah Rising in the Desert film poster. Courtesy/Hadassah
HADASSAH News:
Challah Rising in the Desert: The Jews of New Mexico celebrates the history and people of New Mexico’s unique Jewish community. A special screening of this feature documentary will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, at Reel Deal Theater.
The screening is sponsored by the Los Alamos Chapter of Hadassah. The movie is free to attend, but donations for medical research at Hadassah Hospital in Israel are welcome. Refreshments will be served after the film.
In the new feature documentary, braided Challah bread Read More
AAUW Hosts Panel Discussion Led By Kristy Nadler On Violence Against Women On Campus
AAUW News:LAPS Issues Information On Delayed Start, School Cancellation And Early Dismissal Due To Snow
LAPS Superintendent Dr. Kurt Steinhaus
Greetings from the Superintendent’s Desk:
This message contains information about delayed start, school cancellation, or early dismissal due to snow or ice for the Los Alamos Public Schools.
With today’s winter storm warning, LAPS has tuned-up all snow removal equipment and we have a crew reporting early Monday morning.
Announcements, usually by 5:30 a.m., will be sent via the media, district web page, LAPS School Messenger, and information lines.
- Aspen Elementary 663-2277
- Barranca Mesa Elementary 663-2732
- Chamisa
Barranca Elementary School Construction Update
Construction and remodeling is well under way, on time and on budget at Barranca Mesa Elementary School. Photo by Joyce Haven
Rendering of how Barranca Mesa Elementary School will look in 2020. Photo by Joyce Haven
LAPS News:
The construction and remodeling of Barranca Mesa Elementary School is well under way, on budget and on schedule.
This project is managed by Los Alamos Public Schools, and the main construction contractor is Bradbury Stamm, who has been in business for more than 90 years.
Los Alamos Public Schools has allocated $10 million in bond funds for reconstruction at Barranca and Read More
Santa Fe Community College Closes For Employee Professional Development Conference Oct. 19
SFCC News:
No college services or classes available
SANTA FE – Santa Fe Community College will not offer any services or classes Friday, Oct. 19, while faculty and staff participate in a campus-wide Professional Development Conference.
The conference is one of the initiatives of the college to continue to provide ways to support SFCC students in achieving their educational goals. Kids Campus, La Familia and the Santa Fe Higher Education Center will remain open.
Throughout the year, SFCC offers a number of ways to stay notified about weather- and holiday-related delays, cancellations, closures Read More
