Scenes From Active Shooter Training At UNM-LA
UNM-LA Student Enrollment Director Kathryn Vigil and Los Alamos High School Resource Officer Cpl. Adele McKenzie chat prior to active shooter training today at the college campus. An online active shooter course is required annually for faculty and staff and the campus has an active security and safety committee. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Police Cpl. Adele McKenzie teaches Deputy Fire Chief Steve Dawald how to use a toy gun before he participated in an activity during today’s active shooter training. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com Read More
ScienceFest 2018 Committee Seeking Festival Participants, Offering New ‘Impact Training’
Active Shooter Training Underway At UNM-LA
UNM-LA News:
The Los Alamos Police Department is conducting an active shooter training until 12:30 p.m. today in Building 2 on the UNM-Los Alamos campus.
Police advise people to avoid entering the building during this training exercise.
The building will reopen at 12:30 p.m. today.
RoboRAVE And NNM Science Showdown Saturday
The community is invited to attend this event and support the youth throughout Northern New Mexico as they show off their talents and skills in the area of robotics. Courtesy image Read More
Pinon Elementary Student Wins ACT Drawing Contest
Pinon Elementary School Student Josh Gratz, front row center, and his classmates show their appreciation to Atomic City Transit Tuesday morning. Gratz won the drawing contest Atomic City Transit held recently in recognition of its 10 year anniversary. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Chamisa Elementary School Student Wins First Place In 2018 Youth Art Month Flag Design Contest
Chamisa Elementary School student Lia Rushton holds up her entry for the 2018 Youth Art Month flag design contest. Ruston won first place. Courtesy photo.
LAPS News:
Lia Rushton from Chamisa Elementary School placed first in the elementary division of the 2018 Youth Art Month flag design contest.
The Council for Art Education (CFAE) administers Youth Art Month during March, which encourages support for quality school art programs. To promote Youth Art Month, the CFAE coordinates activities at the national level and the primary event is the State Flag Program. Read More
The Family YMCA’s Summer Y Camp & 2018-2019 After-School Programs Registration Drive Begins Monday
YMCA News:
Registration for The Family YMCA’s Summer Y Camp and 2018-2019 After School programs begins at 8 a.m. Monday, March 5 at the Y at 1450 Iris St.
During the registration drive, March 5 through May 4, each program’s $25 registration fee is waived. Also, the Y is hosting an Early Bird Y Camp special, March 5-31, where $100 will be taken off the “All Summer” registration option.
Financial assistance applications are available for both programs and can be accessed at www.laymca.org or at the Y’s front desk.
Full fee registration begins May 5. For more information contact the Y at 505.662.3100. Read More
New And Improved Open Enrollment For Los Alamos Public Schools Begins March 5
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools Open Enrollment applications for the 2018-19 school year will be accepted beginning 7:30 a.m. Monday, March 5.
The enrollment window will close at 5 p.m. Friday, May 4.
This year, LAPS has made the process easier by providing two options:
- Option 1 (new): parents/guardians can submit an online application. The electronic application will be active at 7:30 a.m. March 5, 2018 – https:////laschools.net/home/registration/Open Enrollment
- Option 2: Parents/guardians can deliver the Open Enrollment Application in person to the LAPS Reception Desk,
UNM-LA CEO Greets New UNM President
The University of New Mexico hosted a welcoming event today for its new president Dr. Garnett Stoke, left. UNM-Los Alamos CEO Dr. Cindy Rooney spoke briefly with Stokes and commented afterward, ‘There was a lot of optimism at the event … we all look forward to working with Dr. Stokes.’ Courtesy/UNM-LA Read More
LAPS Healthy Schools Initiative Community Book Read Session 3
Fuller Lodge Workshop Series With Roberta Remy
Los Alamos Heart Council Presents Free Community Seminar March 6
Los Alamos High School And LAPS Foundation Team Up To Reach Math Students At All Levels
LAHS math student Bryce Gentile uses the IXL tool in class. Courtesy photo
A screenshot of the teacher’s report in IXL. The tool makes it easier for teachers to help students at all levels of learning. Courtesy photo
One of the hardest things about being a teacher is differentiating instruction to reach students at all levels. By the time students reach high school, the gaps in their learning can become especially problematic. Los Alamos High School (LAHS) math teacher Sue Wilson, with funding from the Los Alamos Public Read More
UNM-LA Advisory Board Meets Monday
UNM-LA News:
The UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 5, in the Lecture Hall in Building 2 on the campus of UNM-Los Alamos, 4000 University Dr.
Agenda items include the election of officers, tuition and fee proposal for 2018-2019, and an update on fundraising activities.
Administrative reports on ongoing UNM-LA activities also will be presented. Read More
PEEC Planetarium Pushes For The WOW!
PEEC astronomers, from left, Galen Gisler, Chick Keller, Paul Arendt and Rick Wallace check out the capabilities of a projector in Bremerton, Wash., that they are asking the community to help them purchase for the Planetarium at the Los Alamos Nature Center Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Since the opening of the Los Alamos Nature Center in April 2015, the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) has strived to give people a wow experience in the planetarium. From star shows to full-dome films, PEEC has entertained and enlightened thousands of adults and children with programs on astronomy Read More
Learn About Family Scouting Opportunities March 6
AFT New Mexico Endorses Statewide Races
AFT News:Giant Arachnids Take Over Atomic Science Museum … School Children Line Up For Chance To Handle Them
EDUCATION News:
It sounds like the setting for the next Spiderman movie, but Chamisa Elementary School’s annual Science Night is even more fun than a radioactive spider bite!
The Bradbury Science Museum in Los Alamos will open its doors for Chamisa students and their families 6-7:30 p.m. today and admission is FREE.
A sample of this year’s highlights include:
- Wade Harrel from the Harrell House of Oddities in Santa Fe, who will bring his travelling collection of insects, spiders and all things creepy-crawly.
- Volunteers from The Wildlife Center of Espanola with their rescued birds of prey.
- Los
PEEC: Night Sky Show And Astronomers Friday
