Help Youth Develop Resilience Over Summer Break
Dr. Ken GinsburgUNM-LA: Free Cyber-Puzzles Workshop For Girls
UNM-LA News:
Girls entering grades 7-11 in fall 2018 are invited to participate in a no-cost day-long computer security learning event at UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA).
The event, called Queen Of The Hill (QOTH) meets 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 16. QOTH is organized by Neale Pickett, a research scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Pickett has been teaching computer security defense techniques at the middle-school and high-school level since 2010. For QOTH, he works with a group of computer security professionals using the moniker “The Dirtbags” who provide software and Read More
New Mexico Tech Reps. Visit Los Alamos June 18
NMT News:Manhattan Project Experts Present Seminar: ‘Summer Of 1945: The Road To Trinity’ June 14
COMMUNITY News:
New Mexico’s role in developing the first atomic bomb will be explored through a series of presentations organized by Recursos, a Santa Fe-based educational organization, starting June 14.
The programs coincide with the Santa Fe Opera’s presentation of Doctor Atomic this summer, as well as related events and exhibits sponsored by the New Mexico History Museum and other organizations during 2018-19.
Doctor Atomic, which takes place in Los Alamos during the summer of 1945, focuses on developments leading up to the detonation of the first atomic bomb Read More
Los Alamos Nature Center Is Looking For Volunteers
PEEC volunteers. Courtesy photo- Docents for the gift shop;
- Assistants for educational programs;
- Outreach;
- Data-entry; and
- Gardeners.
Graduation Announcement: Amanda Mía Chávez García
Amanda Mía Chávez García has graduated from the University of Southern California with a Master’s Degree in Social Work. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Amanda Mía Chávez García is a 2007 graduate of Los Alamos High School. After high school she attended Northern New Mexico College and completed her Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Studies with an emphasis in Psychology in May 2015.
After completion of her undergraduate degree, García applied and was accepted into the University of Southern California where she pursued her Master’s in Social Work. She has successfully completed her Read More
Lunch With A Leader: Bill Hargraves June 19
Bill HargravesUNM-LA Class Delves Into 2018 Santa Fe Operas
UNM-LA News:
UNM-Los Alamos will offer “Introduction to Opera” 6-9 p.m., Mondays beginning June 11.
For those who are curious about opera, or wishing to understand the allure of the world-famous Santa Fe Opera, this is the perfect learning opportunity. The initial class will provide an overview of opera, then each subsequent class will focus on one of the operas of the 2018 Santa Fe Opera season. There may be opportunities to attend dress rehearsals as well.
Instructors Greg Schneider and Dennis Davies-Wilson have taught this class together for 12 years. They are both musicians, and each has Read More
State Farm Foundation Supports Y Mentoring Program
Saturday during Chamberfest, The Family YMCA Board Member and local State Farm Agent Lou Santoro presents a check from the State Farm Foundation to Y Reach and Rise Youth Mentoring Director Dianna Reichelt, center, and Y Membership Director Estrella Pinkerton. Courtesy photo
Y News:
During Chamberfest Saturday, Y Membership Director Estrella Pinkerton told the audience that the Y’s Reach and Rise Youth Mentoring Program has been operating in Los Alamos, matching screened and trained adult volunteers with youth for the last five years.
Pinkerton said the Y’s adult mentor Read More
Heinrich Introduces Plan To Make College Affordable
U.S. Sen. Martin HeinrichScenes From Project Heart Start At Fuller Lodge
CPR mannequins lie beneath the trees at Fuller Lodge this morning during the Project Heart Start Hands-Only CPR event. This is the fifth year the Los Alamos Fire Department has sponsored the program, which aims to teach CPR to as many New Mexicans as possible. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Community members of all ages took advantage of the free Heart Start class this morning. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Dr. Justin Hazen, medical director for the Los Alamos Fire Department and his daughter Addison watch the hands-only CPR class this morning at Fuller Read More
Scenes From Annual Cub Scouts Day Camp At Los Alamos Sportsmen’s Club In Rendija Canyon
Close to 100 cub scouts participated in the annual Boy Scout Day Camp Wednesday through Friday at the Los Alamos Sportsmen’s Club in Rendija Canyon. They were joined by 10 Boy Scout volunteers, 12 siblings and some 50 adult volunteers. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Scene from the Cub Scout Day Camp Friday at the Los Alamos Sportsmen’s Club in Rendija Canyon. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Scene from the Cub Scout Day Camp Friday at the Los Alamos Sportsmen’s Club in Rendija Canyon. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Scene from the Cub Read More
Twelve Students Receive LAPS Foundation Scholarships; Each Names Their ‘Educators Of Distinction’
All 12 LAPS Foundation 2018 Scholarship Winners/Jessica Booton PhotographyLos Alamos Watched Amber Cline Grow Up
Amber Cline today, with her welding tools and projects. Photo by Don TaylorCOMMUNITY News:
Amber Cline, aged six in this photo, was a familiar presence at Aspen Copies as she grew up. Courtesy photo
Amber Cline, the daughter of Dawn and James Cline, owners of Aspen Copies & Office Supplies, grew up at the store, beginning when she was three weeks old. Now she has graduated from Los Alamos High School and is on her way to college. Hundreds of people watched as Amber grew from baby to accomplished young woman.
Amber would like to invite customers from Aspen Copies who watched her grow up, those that Read More
UNM-LA Presents 2018 Bobbye Straight Award
Dr. Thomas Beech presents biology professor Cindy Budge with the Bobbye Straight Faculty Initiative Award at the recent UNM-LA commencement ceremony. Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LA
UNM-LA News:
At the UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) Commencement, May 10, Cindy Budge was recognized as the recipient of the Bobbye Straight Faculty Initiative Award. Budge plans to redesign her Biology 123 course so that it incorporates adaptive learning and adaptive instructional strategies.
Adaptive learning uses new technologies to provide personalized learning. With Dynamic Study Modules, the instructor Read More
Entrepreneur Camp With Nicholas Seet June 11-16
Superintendent Announces New Leadership At LAPS
Los Alamos Public Schools Administrative Offices on Trinity Drive. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
LAPS News:
Superintendent Dr. Kurt Steinhaus announces changes in leadership for the Los Alamos Public Schools:
- Jennifer Guy, Assistant Superintendent for Learning and Accountability;
- Kathryn Vandenkieboom, Systems, Curriculum Mapping, and Data Analysis Coordinator;
- Brian Easton, Los Alamos Middle School Principal; and
- Michele Altherr, Aspen Elementary School Principal.
A series of interviews for leadership positions in the district yielded a strong pool of internal Read More
Math-Amuseum At Youth Activity Centers Friday
Math-Amuseum will be on hand Friday at the local Youth Activity Centers. The Los Alamos session is 10 a.m. and the White Rock session is 1 p.m. and both are free for students in third through eighth grade. Direct questions to 505.662.9412. Courtesy/Math-AmuseumNew Mexico School Groups Flock To See Da Vinci—The Genius
Lines form outside New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science for Da Vinci –The Genius. Courtesy photo
