Letter To The Editor: Reply To Mr. Wiggins
I was somewhat disappointed to read the recent letter by Mr. Wiggins (link). In reply, I support anything that (1) increases our ability to hire and retain excellent teachers, and (2) facilitates student success, regardless of who occupies Legislative or Executive positions. I believe all current Los Alamos Public School (LAPS) Board members and all LAPS Board candidates share these goals.
As anyone knows who has heard me speak on these matters during the past four years, I have serious concerns about some of our state’s educational Read More
Video: UNM-LA Serving The Community … Ballot Deadline 7 p.m. Tuesday
Watch the video: UNM-LA Serving Our Community https://youtu.be/FAiar9EwXJo and vote YES for the Mil Levy to support this valuable community asset. Ballots are due by 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24 so anyone who hasn’t yet mailed in their ballot is encouraged to walk it in to the County Clerk’s Office at the Municipal Building by the deadline. Courtesy photo Read More
SFCC And AARP Offer Free Income Tax Help
SFCC News:A Changing Climate Talk At Nature Center Jan. 31
PEEC News:
LAHS Science And Engineering Fair Canceled!
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools Science and Engineering Fair scheduled for today at Los Alamos High School has been postponed due to inclement weather.
The new date for the fair will be announced Monday.
Udall Joins Democratic Senators Calling Attention To Education Secretary-designate DeVos’ Stonewalling Of Information On Campaign Finance Violations
Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVosLetter To The Editor: Unanswered Questions
BY GERRY WIGGINS
Los Alamos
I appreciate the recent posts by school board member and candidate Mr. Jim Hall. It was a pleasure to read about his march for civil rights and management skills. However, I feel that Mr. Hall has left some very important questions unanswered.
I feel that schools are the heart of our community. An organization made up of teachers, children, parents, staff members, volunteers, all of us; all of us, with our diverse backgrounds, skill sets, abilities, working together to bestow the best upon the next generation.
Unfortunately, I have found myself questioning Read More
SGR Named State House Education Committee Chair
Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard congratulates Rep. Brian Egolf on being chosen Speaker of the House. Rep. William Rehm looks on. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comBy CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
Newly elected Speaker of the House Brian Egolf has appointed Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard of Los Alamos to chair of the House Education Committee.
In this capacity, Garcia Richard will lead the committee in setting education policy and budgeting throughout the state. She is the first representative from Los Alamos to chair a legislative committee.
Garcia Richard Read More
What Ifs: Santa Fe And Southwestern Archaeology Feb. 23
Archaeologist Steven Lekson. Courtesy photoUNM-LA Serves Broad Community Interests
By Sonja Velazques
Los Alamos High School Junior
The following story based on a series of interviews done by Sonya Velasquez, a junior at Los Alamos High School. She was a part of the Community Internship Collaboration (CIC), a UNM-Los Alamos program in which UNM-Los Alamos undergraduates and LAHS juniors and seniors take part in project-based mentored internships while also taking a class that covers topics such as business communication, problem solving, and time management. Velasquez’s internship was based on promoting several programs at UNM-LA that positively impact the community. Read More
American Federation Of Teachers NM Members Hold Statewide Events Supporting Public Education & Schools
AFT NM President Stephanie Ly
AFT NM News:
ALBUQUERQUE – American Federation of Teachers New Mexico President Stephanie Ly released the following statement about upcoming statewide events in support of public education and schools:
“New Mexico educators are proud to have taken part in the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools’ national day of action. It is empowering to know hundreds of parents, students, educators, and community members from New Mexico joined with tens of thousands more across the United States to bring attention to issues that impact our public schools and education institutions. Read More
LAPS Board: Why I am Running For Re-election
By JIM HALLThis is NOT the Bond Election – It is an In-Person Election: PLEASE VOTE
I am running for re-election to the Los Alamos Public Schools Board of Education because I believe I am the best qualified candidate. This is the first of three columns: the past, the present, and the future of our schools.
First, a few basic facts about LAPS and the Board. LAPS is a large, complex organization with approximately 700 employees, a total 2017 operational budget of more than $35 million, reserves of approximately $17 million (both capital and operational), and more than Read More
Topper Revue 2017 Jan. 26-28
TOPPER REVUE News:
Do you like singing, dancing and bad jokes? Then do we have the show for you.
Come to the Topper Revue experience of a lifetime. Watch as dozens of acts from all across the land perform Topper Revue 2017 at the Duane Smith Auditorium Jan. 26-18.
Performances begin with a preview at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, performances at 7 p.m. Friday Jan. 27 and Saturday Jan. 28 and a 2 p.m. matinee Saturday Jan. 28.
Tickets are $7 for students and seniors and $10 for adults. Student tickets for the matinee and all tickets for the preview are $5.
The Olions Thespian Club was created in the 1950s by Los Read More
LAHS’s Bethany Click Awarded PLU Scholarship
LAHS Senior Bethany Click
EDUCATION News:
PARKLAND, Wash.— Los Alamos High School senior Bethany Click has been awarded a prestigious Pacific Lutheran University President’s Scholarship worth $26,000 a year—along with the opportunity to earn more.
PLU offers a number of merit scholarships to recognize academic achievement, leadership and service, as well as the promise of continued success in these areas as a PLU student. The Presidential Scholarships are renewable for three additional years of undergraduate study.
More than 500 incoming first year students apply for Presidential Read More
Fractal Show And Exploding Universe This Weekend At Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium
Letter To The Editor: Education Mil Levies Merit Support
By ROBERT GIBSONTax proposals deserve very critical scrutiny. A tax should be for a legitimate valuable public purpose and should truly be for that purpose. There should be reasonable expectation the funds will be used well. And there should be no other reasonable alternative to further burdening citizens. Few tax proposals meet all those criteria.
The present proposals for a continued mil levy (property tax) to support LA Public Schools reconstruction bonds and an increase for operations at UNM-LA are rare instances that do satisfy those standards.
This community is based on Read More
PEEC Thanks Rotary For Generous Donation
Rotary Club President Rob Metcalf and PEEC Education Programs Director Siobhan Niklasson. Courtesy photo
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center would like to thank the Rotary Club of Los Alamos for their generous donation toward our Nature Play Area. PEEC is embarking on a major project to revamp and upgrade our nature play area for the littlest children, and the Rotary Club’s donation will get us started on this exciting venture.
We hope to add a water play feature, a sensory play area, an obstacle course, an amphitheater area Read More
Explore Your Universe: Astrophysics For Everyone
The destructive bombardment of a planet. Courtesy image
UNM-LA News:
UNM-Los Alamos Community Education will again offer “Explore Your Universe: Modern Astrophysics for Everyone.” The class meets 2:35-3:30 p.m., Tuesdays beginning Jan. 17 and running through May 9.
In this class, students will explore modern, unsolved research problems in astrophysics, guided by mentors who work as astrophysicists at Los Alamos National Laboratory spanning a wide range of expertise. Topics for this class will be guided by students’ individual interests, and might Read More
Letter To The Editor: UNM-LA Mil Levy – An Investment Now And For The Future
By Dr. Sheila Schiferl We moved here in 1977, and I took FORTRAN at the UNM branch. Later, our college poetry class included the town library director, a dean of instruction, several lab scientists and tech writers, and some retired community members. It also included a few “traditional” teenage college students, each with a spark that the rest of us tried to help grow.
What an amazing idea. Here is a school that has been integrating itself into the community, and vice versa, for decades. In the late 1990’s, X-Division encouraged its scientists Read More
Letter To The Editor: One Los Alamos Launches Diversity Week Drawing Contest
By ONE LOS ALAMOS
Dear LAPS Teachers and Students,
Jan. 10, 2017, the Los Alamos Council declared the week of Jan. 15-21 Diversity Week. This event was sponsored by One Los Alamos, a group of people interested in promoting thoughtful, civil dialogue around our diversity of backgrounds, beliefs and identities in order to champion shared values and interests that can strengthen our community.
To kick-off the first year of celebrating Diversity Week, One Los Alamos is launching a drawing contest for all Los Alamos students grades K-12. We are having three age categories (grades K-4, 5-8, and 9-12). Read More
