Nature On Tap: Recent Discoveries In Astronomy At UnQuarked Thursday
PEEC News:
Nature on Tap is 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4 at UnQuarked in Central Park Square. Local astronomers and astrophysicists Dr. Galen Gisler, Dr. Steve Becker and Dr. Paul Arendt will provide an engaging discussion about gravitational waves, the creation of precious metals, black holes, neutron stars, the night sky and upcoming planetarium shows. Nature on Tap is part of a series of conversations about art, history, nature, and science.
Gisler was born under the dark and starry skies of eastern New Mexico and eventually found his way back to his home state. With a Bachelor’s degree Read More
Workers Install Windows At Duane Smith Auditorium
Workers from Southwest Glass and Glazing of Albuquerque install windows this afternoon at Duane Smith Auditorium at 1300 Diamond Dr. The crew said having weather with no wind or precipitation makes their job easier. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Glazer Mike Salazar works this afternoon on the foyer at Duane Smith Auditorium. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Mick Rich Contractors Project Manager Tim Sanchez watches installation of new glass this afternoon at Duane Smith Auditorium. Sanchez says the project should be finished by the end of this month. Photo Read More
Wonder On Wheels Mobile Museum Reaches Thousands Of Students In New Mexico’s Rural Communities In 2017
Wonder on Wheels Mobile Museum retrofitted with Dinosaurs of New Mexico exhibit, 2017. Courtesy/NM Dept. of Cultural AffairsLAHS Library Staffer Finds Inspiration At Seminar
Shannon Seitz. Courtesy photoNSF Awards $5.7 Million To Protect U.S. Cyberspace
HSNW News:
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently gave the nation’s cybersecurity professionals a boost with the inclusion of four new universities into its CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS) program.
NSF awarded nearly $5.7 million, with an expected total of almost $16.6 million over the next five years, to universities in Illinois, Maryland, Louisiana and Texas. The schools will use the money to provide scholarships consisting of full tuition and a stipend up to $34,000 to individuals willing to work after graduation in a cybersecurity position for federal, state, local Read More
2017 Education Year End Wrap Up
A double rainbow shines over Los Alamos High School. Photo by Amy CassonIt was an interesting year for education in Los Alamos. Here are some highlights:
UNM-Los Alamo 1 Mill Levy And Los Alamos Public Schools Bond Issue Pass
The UNM-LA 1-Mil Levy passed 3,928 to 2,221 and the LAPS General Obligation Bond passed 4,912 to 1,322 Jan. 24. The LAPS bond passed with 79 percent of the vote, the highest ever recorded in a school bond election. UNM-LA has been suffering from dwindling state support for higher education. Prior to
Y: Reframe New Year’s Resolutions In 2018
Y News:
Along with singing “Auld Lang Syne” at the start of the New Year, making resolutions is a tradition for millions of Americans. However, while choosing a resolution can be easy, sticking to it can seem impossible. A 2014 YMCA survey found that less than a quarter of respondents kept their resolutions. Many (71 percent) tried, but stated that they fell short of their goals, while 40 percent confessed that gave up within the first few months, even weeks, of the New Year!
This year, The Family YMCA is encouraging community members to give their New Year’s resolutions a boost by creating smaller, Read More
Utilizing CDC STEADI Fall Prevention Toolkit Feb. 10
Super Blue Moon Eclipse Preview At Museum Jan. 5
Courtesy/NASASnowmen Spotted Hanging Out At Barranca School
Pastel snowmen of all sizes and shapes hang in the hallways of Barranca Mesa Elementary School. They are the work of Cristi Carr’s art students. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Pastel snowmen of all sizes and shapes hang in the hallways of Barranca Mesa Elementary School. They are the work of Cristi Carr’s art students. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Pastel snowmen of all sizes and shapes hang in the hallways of Barranca Mesa Elementary School. They are the work of Cristi Carr’s art students. Photo by Maire O’Neill@ladailypost.com Read More
Incoming! At Nature Center Planetarium Dec. 30-31
PEEC News:
The Los Alamos Nature Center is screening the full-dome film Incoming! at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 30-31.
The Los Alamos Nature Center is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 30 and 1- 4 p.m. Dec. 31 but closed on New Year’s Day.
Incoming! traces the paths of comets and asteroids and takes a close-up look at interstellar collisions that have impacted Earth—as well as those still pending. For more information about this and future planetarium shows, visit www.peecnature.org/plane tarium. To reserve tickets ($6/adult and $4/child), Read More
Herd Of Reindeer Spotted At Barranca School
Reindeer painted by Adrienne Hetrick’s class at Barranca Mesa Elementary School. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Reindeer painted by Adrienne Hetrick’s class at Barranca Mesa Elementary School. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Reindeer painted by Adrienne Hetrick’s class at Barranca Mesa Elementary School. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Reindeer painted by Adrienne Hetrick’s class at Barranca Mesa Elementary School. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Reindeer painted by Adrienne Hetrick’s Read More
LAPD And Barranca School Help Needy Families
Los Alamos Police Department Community Liaison Sgt. Chris Ross helps Barranca Mesa Elementary School Counselor Alyssa Romero load presents for needy families into his patrol unit. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Barranca Mesa Elementary School Principal Gina Terrazas, center, and Kelly Saeger hand off presents for needy families to Los Alamos Police Cpl. James Keane. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com Read More
Waddle Of Penguins Spotted At Barranca School
One of a waddle of penguins found Friday at Barranca Mesa Elementary School. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
One of a waddle of penguins found Friday at Barranca Mesa Elementary School. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
One of a waddle of penguins found Friday at Barranca Mesa Elementary School. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
One of a waddle of penguins found Friday at Barranca Mesa Elementary School. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
One of a waddle of penguins found Friday at Barranca Mesa Elementary School. Photo by Maire Read More
Y Staffer Nominated For Con Alma Award
Española Teen Center Administrative Assistant Renee Sandoval and Teen Leader Thomas Snow get stockings ready to deliver to children in the Pajarito Housing community. Courtesy/YMCA
Y News:
A staff member at the Española YMCA Teen Center was nominated in November for a Hero for Health award sponsored by the Con Alma Health Foundation. The Family YMCA, administratively based in Los Alamos, operates the Teen Center in Española under a contract with the city.
EYTC Administrative Assistant Renee Sandoval, a 10-year employee, was nominated by a Los Alamos co-worker. She began volunteering at Read More
LAPS Receives State Funding Award For Facility Upgrades At Mountain Elementary School
Entrance to Mountain Elementary School. Courtesy photo
This stairway will be repaired and completely enclosed to prevent weather damage. Courtesy photo
I am pleased to announce that the state Public School Capital Outlay Council approved funding for building upgrades at Mountain Elementary School. These funds are allocated through a pilot initiative called the Systems-Based Capital Outlay program that is designed to help New Mexico school districts upgrade existing facilities.
The money for LAPS will extend the usable life of Read More
Barranca School Performs At Betty Ehart Senior Center
Barranca Mesa Elementary School students perform Christmas songs Wednesday for folks gathered at the Betty Ehart Senior Center. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Singing their hearts out! Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
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LAPS Custodians To Retain Jobs Despite Outside Contract
Assistant Superintendent Lisa Montoya speaks about the custodial service contract between SSC and Los Alamos Public Schools at the Nov. 11 School Board Meeting. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comA contract for a Tennessee-based company to provide night-time custodial services for Los Alamos High School and Los Alamos Middle School will not result in the loss of jobs for Los Alamos Public Schools employees, according to Assistant Superintendent Lisa Montoya.
Montoya said she has met with custodial staff three Read More
PEEC Announces Nature Center Holiday Hours
PEEC News:LAFD Honors Chamisa Student For Bravery
Los Alamos Fire Department Station 1 C Shift crew pose with Monday with Moorea Montano who was honored for her bravery following a Nov. 6 vehicle accident in which her father was injured. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Moorea Montano sits in a Los Alamos Fire Department truck Monday with Driver/Engineer Joe DiFranco. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Chamisa Elementary School students and the Los Alamos Fire Department honored an 11-year-old girl Tuesday for her bravery during a two-vehicle Read More
