Adult And Baby Goats At Nature Center Wednesday
Goats from Second Bloom Farm and Gypsy Mountain Ranch are visiting the nature center at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Meet adult and baby goats on Wednesday, July 18 at the Los Alamos Nature Center. The fun starts at 6:30 p.m. and is part of the Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s Summer Family Evenings series, which is sponsored by Del Norte Credit Union.
Join Second Bloom Farm and Gypsy Mountain Ranch to learn what it’s like to live on a modern, small-scale goat farm on the Pajarito Plateau. Debbie Wood of Second Bloom Farm and Jessie Ross of Gypsy Mountain Ranch will discuss Read More
LAHS Class Of 1988 30-Year Reunion Aug. 10-12
- Friday Aug. 10: Check-in (5 p.m.), Smith’s Scenic Patio for appetizers and beverages (6 p.m.) followed by Summer Concert series;
- Saturday, Aug 11: Picnic (~Noon) (café will be open or bring your own food) at the Ski Hill (Group class photo scheduled at 1 p.m.);
- Saturday evening: Dinner at 6 p.m., Pig & Fig with Live Music (Iron Chiwawa); and
- Sunday morning, Aug 12: Memorial at 10 a.m. at Ashley Pond Park.
Message For LAPS Parents and Guardians From Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus
By KURT STEINHAUS Dear LAPS Parents and Guardians,
Hope your summer is going well. With less than a month before school starts (school calendar), you may be looking for fresh ideas to encourage safe outside play and reduce screen time. If yes, here are some activities to share with your children.
Growing up in Los Alamos, I have fond memories of playing these games during the month of July and wanted to share this positive experience. In today’s world of ever-present phones and technology, these outside Read More
SFCC On Launch Of Paid Internship Program PILAS
SFCC News:Non-Profit Seeks Local Families To Host High School Exchange Students
Courtesy photoBSMA Thanks Community; Leadership For Support
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan stops by the BSMA booth to support STEM Education during the LANL Family Picnic. Photo by KayLinda Crawford
LANL Director Terry Wallace and his wife Michelle Hall stop by the BSMA booth to support STEM education during Family Picnic. Photo by KayLinda CrawfordLos Alamos Faith and Science Forum: July 18 Talk ‘Can Organisms Drive Their Evolution?’
Nelson Hoffman presents a lecture during the 2017 Los Alamos Faith and Science series. Courtesy photo
Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum News:
Nelson Hoffman presents the next talk in the Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum summer series Wednesday, July 18. The title of Hoffman’s talk is “Can Organisms Drive Their Evolution?”. The theme of the 2018 Summer Series is “Purposeful Evolution”.
A growing group of researchers within evolutionary biology seeks to put new emphasis on a set of ideas that differ considerably from the gene-centric viewpoint of Neo-Darwinism. In the Neo-Darwinian view Read More
Scenes From ScienceFest Discovery Day At Pond
This young engineer builds a circuit during ScienceFest Discovery Day, which drew a big crowd today to Ashley Pond Park and the lawn area at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Discovery Day visitors stroll among the bubbles from the Los Alamos County booth at Ashely Pond Park. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Albert Einstein (aka Katy Korkos) gets an idea at ScienceFest today at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
This little shark found a shark’s tooth at the United Way of Northern New Mexico/Los Alamos DailySinging Scientist Curious Chris Performs July 17
LA HISTORY MUSEUM News:
Mix music, science and history together and you get Curious Chris the Singing Scientist!
The Los Alamos History Museum and the Los Alamos Creative District will present a special History Adventures program for 1st through 6th graders the morning of Tuesday, July 17.
Curious Chris will be singing the Symbols of Enchantment, hands-on science songs about New Mexico’s state symbols.
Children going into 1st–3rd grade meet 9:30-10:30 a.m. on Fuller Lodge Lawn (caregivers, please stay with your children). Children going into 4th-6th grade meet 10:45-11:45 a.m.
Nature Center Planetarium Programs Today, Sunday
Two special planetarium programs are at the nature center this weekend. Saturday Steve Becker will give a preview of the Pajarito Astronomers Dark Night program. Sunday visit the NM PBS Science Café and watch segments of Day the Dinosaurs Died and hear from a panel of asteroid experts. Courtesy/NM PBS
PEEC News:
Today and Sunday, the community is invited to attend two special planetarium programs at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
Saturday afternoon, tour the heavens at a preview of the Pajarito Astronomers Dark Night program and Sunday, watch segments of Day Read More
NM Student Scores Rise Across Board On PARCC … Though Most Lag On Reading, Math Benchmarks
NewMexicoKidsCAN News:
ALBUQUERQUE – Scores released Thursday show that students across New Mexico posted major gains in math and English language arts (ELA) on PARCC, New Mexico’s standardized exam to measure college- and career-readiness—but almost 80 percent of students remain behind grade level in math.
Of all student subgroups, Native American students saw the greatest growth in reading—up 8.2 points from 2015.
“This year’s assessment results make it clear that common-sense policy initiatives work for kids when adults anchor their decisions in the belief Read More
Udall Leads Roundtable On School Infrastructure Needs In Indian Country
U.S. Sen. Tom UdallAFT-NM Responds To New Mexico PARCC Results
AFT-NM President Stephanie Ly
AFT-NM News:
ALBUQUERQUE – American Federation of Teachers New Mexico President Stephanie Ly released the following statement:
“We appreciate the small gains in PARCC exam scores for New Mexico students, imagine if we empowered our educators and students to actually teach and learn instead of doubling-down by NM PED on our overreliance on standardized testing, and additional district-level testing necessitated by NM PED data demands. While these scores are indeed ‘unprecedented’, so is the sheer volume of days educators and students Read More
Los Alamos Police Conduct Security Assessment And Active Shooter Training In Daily Post Newsroom
Los Alamos Police Sgt. Daniel Roberts, left, and Sgt. Christopher Ross demonstrate safety techniques during active shooter training Tuesday afternoon in the newsroom at the Los Alamos Daily Post at 1247 Central Ave., in downtown Los Alamos. Following the June 28 tragedy in which a gunman blasted his way into the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis, Md., wielding a shotgun and killing five people and injuring two others, Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone met with Daily Post staff last week. Sgt. Roberts and Sgt. Ross returned Tuesday to conduct a security assessment of the Post’s Read More
Council Proclaims July 11-15 ScienceFest Weekend And July 14 Discovery Day In Los Alamos County
Los Alamos County Councilor Morrie Pongratz presents a proclamation declaring July 11-15 Los Alamos ScienceFest Weekend and Saturday, July 14 as Discovery Day in Los Alamos County to Los Alamos MainStreet Director Lauren McDaniel during Tuesday evening’s Council meeting. The proclamation states that 11 years ago, the Council voiced its desire to establish a signature tourism event that would set Los Alamos apart from any other place in the nation, as well as provide a wonderful venue for the community to gather downtown. It cites ScienceFest as a ‘shining example of collaboration and strategic Read More
Tobacco Use Among New Mexico High School Students At All-Time Low
NMDOH News:
The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reports that rates of cigarette smoking by New Mexico high school students are lower than ever before – dropping by more than 50 percent over the last decade.
According to data from the 2017 New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey (YRRS), youth cigarette smoking has dropped from 24.2 percent in 2007 to nearly one in 10 (10.6 percent) New Mexico high school students in 2017.
Usage rates for other tobacco products including cigars, chew/spit tobacco, and hookah (a large water pipe used to smoke tobacco) have also fallen to historic Read More
UNM-LA EMS And Science Faculty At ScienceFest
UNM-LA Instructor Leslie Dendy, right, offered a pH testing activity, which drew participants of all ages during ScienceFest 2017. Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LA
EMS Instructor and LAFD Battalion Chief Joseph Candelaria talks to community members during an open house in August 2016. EMS Instructor/LAFD Deputy Chief Steve Dewald looks on from the simulated ER/hospital room. Photo by Kateri Morris/UNM-LAEDUCATION News:
The community is invited to participate in University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) Sciencefest activities. The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) training
Biotechnology Bootcamp At Los Alamos Makers
A diverse group of participants learned the basics of biotechnology during a four-day bootcamp at Los Alamos Makers at 3540 Orange St. The workshop was made possible with the help of United Way of Northern New Mexico. The group was introduced to DNA forensics, DNA barcoding, next-generation DNA sequencing and genetic cloning. Visit www.losalamosmakers.org. Courtesy/LA Makers
The workshop was a hands-on opportunity for students to explore careers in biotechnology and for adults to get a better understanding of biotechnology news, including CRISPR technology. Courtesy/LA MakersLAHS Hilltalkers Strike Gold At National Tournament
Members of the New Mexico Gold World Schools Debate team comprised of LAHS Hilltakers, from left, Sonyia Williams, Sam Menefee, Donald Poston and Antonio Dowdy. Courtesy photo
