Education

Los Alamos High School Student Miriam Wallstrom Accepted Into United States Senate Youth Program

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich with LAHS student Miriam Wallstrom. Courtesy photo

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined Wednesday evening in honoring Miriam Wallstrom of Los Alamos and Aaron Braddock of Carlsbad at a reception celebrating their acceptance into the prestigious United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP).

Funded by The Hearst Foundation, the United States Senate Youth Program allows high school students to gain an in-depth understanding of the American political process, while strengthening their passion for a career Read More

PEEC: Explore Swirls At Family Night March 13

Enjoy activities about swirls in nature with Melissa Mackey at the Los Alamos Nature Center’s Family Night. Photo from Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature by Joyce Sidman
 
PEEC News:
 
Tuesday, March 13, is Family Night at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
 
This free program allows kids to enjoy an evening of exploring swirls in nature with Mesa Public Library’s Melissa Mackey 6-7 p.m. The nature center will be open until 8 p.m. for exploring the exhibits.
 
Children will make marble race tracks to take
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LANB Sponsors Visits To Bradbury Science Museum

Bradbury Science Museum Educator Pam Dresher providing a science laboratory recently for students from Arroyos Del Norte Elementary School in Taos. Photo by Andre Trottier

Bradbury Science Museum Educator Mel Strong providing a science laboratory recently for students from Arroyos Del Norte Elementary School in Taos. Photo by Andre Trottier

BSMA News:

Bradbury Science Museum Educators Pam Dresher and Mel Strong recently provided a science laboratory for students from Arroyos Del Norte Elementary School in Taos.

The trip to the local museum was sponsored by Los Alamos National Bank under Read More

New Native American Budget And Policy Institute Seeks To Empower Indigenous Communities To Effect Systemic Change

UNM News:
 
SANTA ANA PUEBLO — The new Native American Budget and Policy Institute (the Institute) will launch at an event Tuesday at Tamaya Resort in Santa Ana Pueblo.
 
The Institute will conduct research, budget and policy analysis, social justice advocacy, litigation, and community lawyering to empower Native American communities to create self-determined and systematic change that will improve their health, education, and economic well-being.
 
The Institute is a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Center for Health Policy
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LAPS Foundation Facilitates $1,800 Donation To Robotics Team From Santa Fe Auto Park

The LAHS Robotics FIRST Team 4153 poses with a t-shirt launching robot at the Ride & Drive event in Los Alamos. Courtesy/LAPSF

LAPSF News:

A perfect union that came together serendipitously last month has led to $1,800 being generously donated to the LAHS Robotics FIRST Team 4153 by the Santa Fe Auto Park. Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation executive director Laura Loy had just gotten off a phone call in which she learned the team had a shortage of funds to pay for travel to attend a competition in Denver, when a representative from the Santa Fe Auto Park called asking for help to facilitate Read More

Second Renewable Energy Festival Scheduled For Earth Day Weekend At Northern New Mexico College

NNMC News:
 
ESPANOLA  After a hugely successful first run, the Renewable Energy Festival returns for a second year on Earth Day weekend, April 20-21, at Northern New Mexico College in Española.
 
The festival kicks off Friday, April 20, with music and dance performances that celebrate Northern New Mexico’s rich heritage of respect for the environment and sustainable practices.
 
Saturday, April 21 features educational seminars, hands-on demonstrations and activities on a wide variety of renewable energy topics for the entire family. The day will also include
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Los Alamos County Waste Trucks Presentation At LAPS School Board Meeting

Kylie Alvarez’s winning design on the County waste truck. Courtesy photo
 
Philippa Fung’s winning design on the County waste truck. Courtesy photo
 
LAPS News:
 
Students and families of Kylie Alvarez from Chamisa and Philippa Fung from Barranca (now a student at LAMS) gathered at the LAPS school board meeting to get a closer look at their designs on the new Los Alamos County waste trucks.
 
Superintendent Dr. Kurt Steinhaus and the school board members recognized these students for their achievement in helping to inspire others to be a part of the solution
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Consumer Protection Week FACTS: ‘F’ Is For Finances

Attorney General Hector Balderas
 
AG News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE  During National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Hector Balderas urges New Mexico consumers to get the FACTS about their finances.
 
The New Mexico Office of Attorney General receives frequent complaints of finance-related problems—that is, problems with debt collectors, banks and credit unions, and also the payment of loans, including student loans and mortgages.
 
Attorney General Balderas advises, “Educating yourself on your own financial strengths and weaknesses is the first step
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LAPS Breakfast Attendees Tour Smith Auditorium

Those attending the Feb. 27 Los Alamos Public Schools Breakfast donned hardhats for a sneak peak at renovations underway at the Duane Smith Auditorium. After some delays, the opening of the facility is near at hand, Coordinator of Bond and Construction Facilities Herb McClean told the group. LAPS is hoping contruction will be completed by the end of March, he said. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
LAPS Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus and LAPS’s Herb McClean lead the tour of renovations underway at the Duane Smith Auditorium. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
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Speaker Discusses Concept Of Fake News

James McGrath Morris prepares to discuss ‘Journalism, Ethics and the War Over Fake News’ Feb. 26 at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
James McGrath Morris discusses journalism, ethics and fake news. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Audience members ask questions during the talk. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon623@gmail.com

Journalist, author and educator James McGrath Morris was the guest speaker at the monthly Voices of Los Alamos progressive advocacy Read More

SFCC Celebrates International Women’s Day March 8

SFCC News:
 
Santa Fe Community College Celebrates International Women’s Day with a presentation by Tewa Women United.
 
Speaker Kathy Sanchez will discuss Indigenous Women’s Rights, history and culture in northern New Mexico 10-11 a.m., Thursday in the Boardroom, Room 223, at 6401 Richards Ave.
 
The event sponsored by SFCC’s Presidential Diversity Action Committee and Center for Diversity and Integrated Learning (CDIL) and the City of Santa Fe Arts Commission,
 
The celebration continues in Campus Center with speakers and music 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., featuring
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Scenes From LAFD Wildland Fire Refresher Training Sunday In Bajo Canyon

Los Alamos Fire Department conducts Wildland Fire Refresher Training Sunday morning in Bajo Canyon. Here firefighters retrieve a hose following progressive hose lay, which is used by firefighters to advance systematically in a wildland fire situation. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Fire Chief Troy Hughes, second from left, and Deputy Chief Steve Dawald, left, join in the classroom portion of Wildland Fire Refresher Training Sunday morning at LAFD Station 2 on DP Road. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Fire Department personnel retrieve Read More

Events Planned At New Mexico Historic Sites

NMHS News:
 
SANTA FE ― New Mexico Historic Sites will host the following series of public events this spring:
 
Saturday, March 24 … 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • New Mexico Art Auction
  • Coronado Historic Site
All cultures art auction of old and new pottery, furniture, glass, paintings, textiles, toys, musical instruments, sculptures and much more. All profits go to support Kuaua Pueblo at Coronado Historic Site. Sponsored by the Friends of Coronado Historic Site, the event will start with a preview of auction items between 9 a.m. and noon. The auction begins at 1 p.m. at
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Scenes From Cowboy Breakfast Sunday

A warm fire greets diners Sunday morning at the monthly Sheriff’s Posse Lodge Cowboy Breakfast at the Sheriff’s Posse Lodge. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Fire Department Station 4 Capt. Gerald Coriz, left, and crew members line up for breakfast Sunday morning at the Sheriff’s Posse Lodge. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos High School NJROTC cadets volunteering Sunday morning at the Sheriff’s Posse Lodge Cowboy Breakfast, from left, Sam Bond, Alex Tuning, Colby Sapp and Trystan Osborn. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com Read More

Heinrich Cosponsors Legislation To Establish Tuition-Free Community College

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
 
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C.  Thursday, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored the America’s College Promise Act, which would provide two years of free community college and create an affordable pathway to a four-year college degree for low-income students.
 
“There’s no question that in order to continue to grow our economy, we must have a well-educated and well-trained workforce,” Heinrich said. “The America’s College Promise Act is a smart investment in our workforce that
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Governor Signs Bill to Ensure More Efficiency In School Budgets And Support At-Risk Students

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez

POLITICAL News:

SANTA FE – Last night, a bill to ensure more efficiency in school budgets was signed by Gov. Susana Martinez.

House Bill 188, sponsored by Rep. George Dodge (D-Santa Rosa), amends the Public School Finance Act to allocate funds more equitably among schools.

“We need to ensure that every child has access to a quality education, regardless of their background or their zip code,” Rep. George Dodge said. “This bill gives more funding to schools with higher numbers of at-risk students, and to schools with more experienced staff. Making sure the budget Read More

Nature Center Talk: Jean Dewart On Pacific Crest Trail

Jean Dewart on Oregon’s Pacific Crest Trail. Courtesy photo
 
PEEC News:
 
At 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, at the Los Alamos Nature Center, Jean Dewart will share her story of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, where she covered 235-miles in Oregon.
 
Regardless of all the difficulties in this endeavor, Jean spent six months training with multiple experimental loads in her backpack, pouring over route maps, and planning resupply positions. Not only will her presentation cover the stories of the trail, but Jean will also share how to prepare for such a hike.
 
Jean is a Los Alamos hiker,
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Chamisa Elementary Science Night At The Bradbury

Wade Harrel from the Harrell House of Oddities in Santa Fe, brought his travelling collection of insects, spiders and all things creepy-crawly Monday to the Bradbury Science Museum for Chamisa Elementary School’s annual Science Night. Sponsored by the Chamisa PTO, Science Night provides an opportunity for students to learn about a variety of science and technology topics through interactive displays by a variety of community organizations and Museum staff. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Students watch a demonstration. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
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