Los Alamos Board Of Education Votes No Change To School Start Time In 2018-19
By Superintendent Dr. Kurt Steinhaus The Los Alamos School Board reviewed options at its Tuesday evening meeting for changing school start times under their Strategic Plan focus areas:
- Student well-being;
- Student learning; and
- Teacher and staff well-being and excellence.
After much discussion, the board approved a motion for no change next year to start and end times. The Board decision also encourages “the high school to explore the implementation of alternative schedules that allow for flexible start times.”
Let’s all thank the School Board for listening carefully Read More
Serena Birnbaum Earns Girl Scout Gold Award
Serena Birnbaum from Los Alamos has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Serena Birnbaum from Los Alamos New Mexico has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest and most prestigious achievement in Girl Scouting.
The Gold Award, which challenges Girl Scouts to make a difference in their communities, is presented to fewer than 6 percent of Girl Scouts each year. This Award is recognized by colleges and employers.
Serena’s project “Choir Risers” addressed the need to support the arts program at Los Alamos High School. Read More
Los Alamos Fire Chief Troy Hughes Graduates From CHDS Master’s Degree Program
Los Alamos Fire Chief Troy Hughes
LAFD News:
Los Alamos Fire Chief Troy Hughes graduates in a special ceremony this week from The Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) Naval Postgraduate School Master’s Degree Program (MA). The CHDS Master’s Degree Program is an 18-month program, geared towards:
- Developing policies, strategies, plans and programs to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, and reduce America’s vulnerability to terrorism and catastrophic events;
- Building the organizational and interagency arrangements needed to strengthen homeland security;
LAHS Winter Dance Show Dec. 18
In this year’s Winter Dance Show, Los Alamos High School students will present Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Bollywood, Hip-Hop and Modern at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18, in the Los Alamos High School Auxiliary Gymnasium. Admission is free. Courtesy photo
Courtesy photoAmateur Naturalist: Observing Birds Long Term
White-winged doves are increasing both in numbers and occupied areas. Photo by Bob Walker
New Mexico History Museum And Santa Fe Opera Presentations Recognize State’s ‘Atomic Histories’
Test of Atomic Bomb at Trinity Site, New Mexico, July 16, 1945, near Alamogordo, NM. Palace of the Governors Photo Archives. Courtesy/National Park Service
General Leslie Groves walks across the Trinity Site in September 1945, 45 days after the first nuclear bomb was tested there. Courtesy/Historical AP News Features PhotoLAHS Students Bake Nut Free Holiday Food
Kristen Pyle’s students, Julia Williams and Nicole Bejarano, of Los Alamos High School prepare Sun Butter cookies for students with nut allergies with a little help from Chartwells. Courtesy photo Read More
UNM-LA Announces Winter Closure Notices
In the case of inclement weather, UNM-LA will announce delays or closures through media outlets and LoboAlerts texts. Courtesy photo
UNM-LA News:
The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) will close for winter break Friday, Dec. 22 through Tuesday, Jan. 2. There will be no classes or activities, and buildings will be closed.
Throughout the year, UNM-LA strives to keep the community notified about weather delays, cancellations, closures and emergencies, through the media, the UNM-LA website, and the UNM-Los Alamos Facebook page.
Additionally, students, faculty and staff can sign Read More
LAMS Native Hawks Celebrate Feast Day
The ladies of the Los Alamos Middle School Native Hawks serve their fellow students during a Feast Day event as Native American Heritage month comes to a close. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen
The Los Alamos Middle School Native Hawks celebrated a Feast Day recently as Native American Heritage month came to an end.
Throughout the month, students attended a special gathering at UNM-LA, to spend time with Native poets and potters. The artisans shared their talents and backgrounds inspiring young students for the future.
The Native Read More
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Pushes For Extension Of Secure Rural Schools Program
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, joined a group of bipartisan senators in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), urging them to include a reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) Program in any end-of-year legislation.
SRS supports public schools, public roads, forest health projects, emergency services and many other essential county services for more than 775 counties across the country.
The SRS Read More
LAPS Employee Spotlight: Whitney Muziani-Holland
Local Students Given Opportunity To Study Abroad
ASSE News:Pearce Calls On FBI To Release Details Of Aztec Shooter, Expand Preventative Efforts
U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce
From the Office of U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce:
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce released the following statement after learning some details about the shooter in last week’s tragic event that took place at Aztec High School:
“My heart hurts immensely for not only the families of the students who were taken too early from this earth, but for all students and community members affected by the (Dec. 7) senseless and tragic shooting. Many have asked, what can be done to stop situations like this. Now, news reports state the shooter had been previously noticed by the Read More
Incoming LANL Director Terry Wallace Visits Mountain
Incoming LANL Director Terry Wallace, center, who officially starts his new job next month, clearly had fun interacting with 6th graders during an ‘Hour of Code’ event Friday morning at Mountain Elementary School. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
LAPS School Board Member Ellen Ben-Naim, left, Superintendent Dr. Kurt Steinhaus and Mountain Elementary Principal Jennifer Guy, right, at an ‘Hour of Code’ event with incoming Lab Director Terry Wallace Friday morning at Mountain. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
On The Job In Los Alamos: Mountain School Nurse
On the job in Los Alamos is Nurse Amy Yost at Mountain Elementary School Friday morning at 2280 North Road. #worklosalamos #wherediscoveriesaremade. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Wray: Why Do I Teach?
Artist and gallery owner Karen Wray is teaching beginning and intermediate oil painting in January in her studio at 1247 Central Ave. Call 505.660.6382 or email kewray40@comcast.net. Photo by Mandy Marksteiner
After opening my art gallery in 2009, aspiring artists visiting the gallery would frequently show me their paintings, ask for advice on how to improve their work, and tell me about their painting experiences.
Their most common question was: how do you get it to look like that?
My own journey into painting involved taking numerous classes, Read More
Mountain Choir Sings Carols Downtown Dec. 14
MOUNTAIN CHOIR News:The Mountain School Choir, which recently sang with the Los Alamos High School choir at the Municipal Building for the Holiday Tree Lighting, is performing Christmas Carols beginning at 4:30 p.m. Thursday in front of the downtown post office on Central Ave.
The choir will walk down the street singing in front of businesses, cross the road and sing in CB FOX, walk on that side of the street and will finish will a few songs in Starbucks.
Mountain Choir invites the community to come downtown Thursday evening to hear the students and enjoy the holiday season with singing!
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Library Books Are Off To Kenya!
Students carry box of books to U-Haul truck. Courtesy photo
Students, faculty and community members help load books into U-Haul truck. Photo by Morrie Pongratz
EDUCATION News:
A sendoff celebration for the African Library Project was held Tuesday, Nov. 28 in the Sullivan field parking lot.
A U-Haul truck decorated with balloons and a sign for the African Library Project was loaded by kids of all ages from all the schools in Los Alamos with boxes of books headed to Kenya, Africa, to make 12 school libraries. In all, 194 boxes carrying 14,400 books were packed amidst cheering and shouting Read More
