Education

Café Scientifique New Mexico Partners With Los Alamos National Laboratory For Special Events

Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Café Scientifique New Mexico is partnering with Los Alamos National Laboratory to host three special events for high school students in northern New Mexico to go behind the scenes and learn about the latest technology in emergency management careers.

This program is open to high school students in Los Alamos, Española, Pojoaque and Taos.

The Los Alamos event is March 13, the Española-Pojoaque event is March 21 and the Taos event is March 27.

Emergency response to major disasters requires the most advanced technology to protect the Read More

SFCC Closed For Spring Break March 19-25

SFCC News:
 
SANTA FE  Santa Fe Community College will close the week of March 19-25 for Spring Break.
 
No classes or activities will be held and no other student services will be available. All campus facilities will be closed, including the college’s child care center Kids Campus and the William C. Witter Fitness Education Center. The AARP’s Tax-Aide Santa Fe will not provide free tax preparation during this week. The campus will reopen Monday, March 26. The Santa Fe Higher Education Center, which partners with a variety of area colleges, will
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Consumer Protection Weeks FACTS: ‘C’ Is For Cars

Attorney General Hector Balderas
 
AG News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE  As part of National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Hector Balderas wants New Mexicans to get the FACTS when it comes to Cars. 
 
Purchasing a car is the largest purchase many New Mexicans undertake, so it’s crucial that consumers make informed decisions during their car shopping process.
 
“The most important tool for car shopping is to know what you can afford,” Balderas said. “Know your finance options and your overall family budget before you begin to shop. That
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Udall, Bipartisan Group Of Senators Introduce Critical School Safety Legislation

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
 
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, joined a bipartisan group of senators in introducing the Students, Teachers and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Act of 2018, legislation that invests in early intervention and prevention programs to stop school violence before it happens — including providing key resources to strengthen school safety in Native communities. 
 
The STOP School Violence Act authorizes the Department of Justice to make
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LANB Brings Students From El Camino Real Academy To Bradbury Science Museum

El Camino Real Academy 5th graders visit to the Bradbury Science Musuem thanks to a generous transportation grant from Los Alamos National Bank. Photo by Linda Anderman/BSM

An El Camino Real Academy 5th grader at the Bradbury Museum during a field trip sponsored by LANB. Photo by Linda Anderman/BSM

 

BSMA News:
 
Twenty-five 5th graders from El Camino Real Academy enjoyed a field trip to the Bradbury Science Museum, thanks to a grant provided by Los Alamos National Bank, that pays for the student’s and teacher’s transportation to the museum.
 
Liddie Martinez,
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LAPS: Community Budget Meeting March 19

LAPS News:
 
The next Los Alamos Public Schools Budget Meeting is 5:30-7:00 p.m. Monday, March 19, in the White Rock Branch Library.
 
Parents, students, staff and community members are invited to attend and participate in the conversation.
 
The meeting will include a review of the budget development process and time for community members to ask questions, give ideas and suggest how funds would be best utilized.  
 
School Board Members will also be discussing the budget during the upcoming School Board Work Session March 29 at the Topper Freshman Academy,
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Apple Hill String Quartet Residency In Los Alamos

The Apple Hill String Quartet will host a one-day residency March 22 in Los Alamos. Courtesy photo
 
LAAC News:
 
The Apple Hill String Quartet will host a one-day residency featuring a free master class 3:30-5 p.m. and a gala concert 7-8:30 p.m. March 22 in Fuller Lodge in Los Alamos.
 
Called “dashing and extraordinary” by Strad Magazine, the Apple Hill String Quartet has earned praise around the world for its concerts that present interpretive mastery of traditional repertoire, neglected masterpieces, and music from around the world, as well as world premieres and commissioned
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Class Of ‘98 Launches Topper Trot … Open To Public

LAHS Class Of ‘98 Reunion News:

 

To all Los Alamos area friends and supporters … the 1st ever Topper Trot 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run, presented by the Class of ‘98 is now open for registration.

 

The event is July 7 in Los Alamos as part of the Class of ‘98 reunion activities.

 

This specific activity is open to the public and proceeds from the event will benefit the LAPS Foundation.

 

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Rotary Hears Plans For Local Polaris Charter School

LAPS School Board Member Bill Hargraves, acting as a private citizen, and Liz Martineau gave a program recently at the Rotary Club of Los Alamos, detailing plans to begin a Polaris Charter School in Los Alamos for 6th-8th grade students. Photo by Rob Metcalf
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Rotary Club Seeks Young Leaders For Camp

ROTARY News:

The Rotary Club of Los Alamos is seeking young leaders (High School Juniors ONLY) with an interest in attending a week long camp in the Manzano Mountains in July. 

Boy’s Camp is Sunday, July 15 to Saturday, July 21. Girl’s Camp is Saturday, July 21 to Friday, July 27.

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is a program that originated with Rotary International and has subsequently been specifically designed by Rotary District 5520 for the students in New Mexico. RYLA encourages servant leadership in youth by recognizing and rewarding deserving 11th grade students who are chosen Read More

NEA-New Mexico: Election Recommendations For State Treasurer, Attorney General And Secretary Of State

NEA News:
 
NEA-New Mexico Announces Election Recommendations for State Treasurer, Attorney General and Secretary of State
 
National Education Association – New Mexico President Betty Patterson and our elected Education Political Action Committee (EdPAC) announced today our Recommendation to our members of the 2018 re-election campaigns of:
  • Maggie Toulouse Oliver for New Mexico Secretary of State;
  • Tim Eichenberg for New Mexico Treasurer; and
  • Hector Balderas for New Mexico Attorney General.
 
 “Maggie Toulouse Oliver, Tim Eichenberg, and Hector Balderas
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Los Alamos Historical Society Lecture: Thomas Romero On Sustaining Culture And Traditions Tuesday March 13

Thomas Romero

Los Alamos Historical Society News: 

Thomas Romero, executive director of the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area, will present “Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area: Sustaining Culture and Traditions” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 13 at historic Fuller Lodge in Los Alamos.

Romero will discuss the work of the Heritage Area, which covers the area of Taos, Rio Arriba and Santa Fe counties. He will focus on the work of the organization over the last four years in creating sustaining partnerships with other cultural organizations. He will discuss the Heritage Area’s Read More

Livy Snyder Of Los Alamos Awarded Peggy Guggenheim Museum Internship In Venice, Italy

Livy Snyder of Los Alamos has received a Peggy Guggenheim Museum Internship. Courtesy photo

EDUCATION News:

Livy Snyder of Los Alamos has been awarded the highly competitive Peggy Guggenheim Museum Internship in Venice, Italy for Fall 2018.

The Peggy Guggenheim Internship Program engages students in the daily operations of a museum by engaging with staff members, educating public visitors and participating in museum projects. The internship culminates in the participant delivering a seminar based on their research during their time at the museum.

Snyder grew up in Los Alamos and is attending Read More

Chamisa Elementary School Student Kyler Young To Attend Southwest District Kiwanis International

Chamisa sixth grader Kyler Young with his art teacher Renee Mitsunaga. Young will represent K-kids of New Mexico at the Southwest District Kiwanis International. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

Sixth grade student Kyler Young from Chamisa Elementary School has been selected to represent the K-kids Club of New Mexico at the Southwest District Kiwanis International. 

K-kids is a service club sponsored by the Kiwanis and led by elementary students, that is designed to teach the value of helping others by taking part in community service projects.

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Pearce Announces 2018 Congressional Art Competition

U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce
 
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C.  U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce invites high school students from across New Mexico’s Second Congressional District to apply for this years’ Congressional Art Competition.
 
Since this competition was created in 1982, hundreds of thousands of high school students from around the country have participated at the local level. 
 
The winning entry will be displayed on the grounds of the United States Capitol, hanging in the tunnel of the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C. Furthermore,
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