Mountain Elementary School Students Explore Big Questions For Science Fair 2017
Sixth grade students, from left, Yunseo Kim, Violet Henderson and Taylor Kanzleiter hold up the welcome sign at Thursday’s Science Fair. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
Mountain Elementary 6th grader Marina Naranjo wondered if fingerprints are genetic. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
Fourth grader Natalie Crawford asked whether guinea pigs could successfully navigate a maze by sense of smell and memory. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
Fifth grader Ryan Sood explored his interest in football by asking whether wearing a glove helps players Read More
Athlete Of The Week: Senior Kaitlin Bennett
Althlete of the Week, swimmer Kaitlen Bennett. Courtesy photoHILLTOPPER News:
Sport – Swimming
Favorite subject – Sports medicine
Where do you want to attend school — I want to attend Northern Arizona University under their honors program and study exercise science.
Kaitlin Bennett lead the Hilltoppers at the Lubbock Swim Invitational Jan. 6-7.
Bennett captured first place in the 50 free (24.79) and the 100 free (54.04), she also helped on the girls medley relay team and the 200 freestyle quartet.
Bennett is ranked among the league leaders in New Mexico High School Read More
Darryl Sugar Re-enters School Board Race
Darryl Sugar in the Los Alamos Daily Post newsroom this afternoon announced he has re-entered the school board race. He is running in the Chamisa District against Stephen Boerigter. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Retired medical doctor Darryl Sugar has decided to re-enter the race for Los Alamos School Board. Citing time constraints, he withdrew from the two-person race in the Chamisa District through an email he submitted Thursday to the Los Alamos Daily Post.
Sugar stopped by the newspaper office this afternoon and explained his change Read More
Pereyra: Governor, I Implore You To Find Alternatives To Cuts In Education
By RAMIRO PEREYRAAmerican Federation Of Teachers New Mexico React To Governor Martinez’s Budget Proposal
By STEPHANIE LY, PresidentCommunity Invited To Tour High School Music Wing And Topper Freshman Academy Jan. 17-18
One of seven new student practice rooms, carpeted and outfitted for optimum acoustics. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
The community is invited to tour the newly remodeled Los Alamos High School Music Wing and Topper Freshman Academy at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17 or 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18.
Tours will begin in the High School Lobby.
The music wing is used for high school and community choir, band, orchestra, dance and theater rehearsals. All interior spaces were renovated, including the addition of seven practice rooms and dedicated storage areas for instruments and music.
For the Topper Freshman Read More
Los Alamos Nature Center Open MLK Holiday Weekend
Visit the nature center animals and explore the engaging exhibits at the Los Alamos Nature Center this holiday weekend. Photo by Beth CortrightLetter To The Editor: Los Alamos Public Schools – Four Generations And Counting…
By KRISTY A. ORTEGALAHS Class of 2000
UNM-Los Alamos Spring Classes Begin Jan. 17
UNM-LA coordinates with SunPath on the Emergency Medical Technician, Personal Care Attendant, and Certified Nursing Assistant courses. Courtesy/UNM-LAUNM-LA News:
Spring classes at the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) begin Tuesday, Jan. 17. Registration is open, and there is still available space in many classes.
Students can sign up for a variety of classes, including Spanish I, Digital Electronics I, Information Assurance and Security, Music Appreciation, Statistical Principles, Drawing, Engineering Statics, Earth History and Pilates.
“We are excited to launch Read More
Los Alamos Youth Activity Center Gets Remodeled
Courtesy image
COUNTY News:
The Youth Activity Center (YAC) in Los Alamos, operated from the south side basement of the Community Building on 20th Street, is scheduled for remodeling starting mid-January.
Improvements include leveling the uneven floor and updating the nearly 30-year-old finishes.
After completion of improvements to the Los Alamos Teen Center, staff from the Los Alamos Family Council, operator of the YAC, requested improvements to the obsolete and deteriorated interior. With project savings from the Teen Center and others, this task became possible.
Los Alamos County Read More
Ben-Naim: Why I’m Running For School Board
Ellen Ben-Naim, school board candidate for the Pinon District. Courtesy photoBy ELLEN BEN-NAIM
School Board Candidate, Pinon District
For the past 16 years, my family has benefited from our public schools and as a lifelong educator – I understand just how hard we must work in these tough financial times to keep our schools thriving.
We are fortunate to be represented by a teacher in the New Mexico State House, but it is time for our board to reflect our community’s commitment to education.
This December, I officially filed to run for the Los Alamos Public Schools Board in the Pinon District Read More
News Alert: Darryl Sugar Withdraws From Los Alamos School Board Race
News Alert:
In an email sent this evening to the Los Alamos Daily Post, Darryl Sugar said he is withdrawing his candidacy from the Los Alamos School Board race citing time commitments.
Sugar’s Email:
Due to unexpected demands on my time that have come up I regret that I will be unable to devote the time needed to the school board and will need to withdraw from the upcoming school board election.
With warm regards,
Darryl Sugar Read More
¿Dónde Le Duele? Where Does It Hurt? Spanish For Medical Professionals Begins Wednesday Jan. 18
UNM-LA Instructor Patty Moore. Photo by Nancy Coombs
UNM-LA News:
UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) is offering the class Spanish for Medical Professionals I and II beginning Jan. 18.
Each one hour credit session will meet from 7-7:50 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, with Part I meeting Jan. 18-March 10, and Part II meeting March 20-May 12. This course will give health professionals from diverse backgrounds the opportunity to learn medical Spanish in order to communicate with their Spanish-speaking patients more effectively.
Instructor Patty Moore has been teaching Spanish at UNM-LA Read More
League Of Women Voters Hosts Forum For School Board And UNM-LA Advisory Board Candidates Jan. 18
LWVLA News:
White Rock residents will be electing new School Board members to make decisions for the Los Alamos Public Schools. The entire Los Alamos population will select the Advisory Board members who will contribute to making decisions about UNM-LA.
These important decisions on the direction of education in Los Alamos are up to the voters. To be informed, join the League of Women Voters at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18 at Piñon Elementary School on Grand Canyon Drive in White Rock, for a Forum presenting LAPS School Board candidates for the Piñon and Chamisa school districts, and UNM/LA Advisory Read More
Backcountry Film Festival Inspires Winter Adventurers To Seek Snow Less Traveled
Stillshot from China, A Skier’s Journey, one of nine short films featured in this year’s Backcountry Film Festival. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Tickets go on sale today for the Backcountry Film Festival, made possible by the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and the Reel Deal Theater. Produced by the Boise-based nonprofit Winter Wildlands Alliance, the touring Backcountry Film Festival will make its way to more than 100 locations around the world. The screening at the Reel Deal at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26 will be the only one in New Mexico.
The Pajarito Brewpub will be selling Read More
Hall: UNM-LA Is A True Treasure In Our Community
By MICHELLE HALLWhen the last time you paid 50 cents for a loaf of bread? For most of us, it was around 1980, the same year that our community voted for a 1 mil levy to launch our local college, UNM-LA. Today that same loaf of bread costs somewhere between $2-$5 depending on how fancy you get, but most people keep buying bread, because warm, fresh bread is nourishing of the body and fulfilling of our mind’s pleasure sensors. The same can be said about UNM-LA, it is chock full of warm and caring faculty who have a passion for fulfilling their students’ cravings for strengthening their Read More
UNM-LA … An Essential Component Of Local Education
By DAVID SUTTON I am writing to express my full support of the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Special Election.
There has been spirited debate in the community about the benefits of supporting UNM-LA, but I feel strongly that UNM-LA is an essential component of local education.
With its Dual Credit program, students from Los Alamos High School can take college-level courses in a variety of subjects to help them prepare either for employment in science, technology or computing fields, or for a great educational Read More
LAHS Senior Kaitlin Bennett Leads Hilltoppers At Lubbock Swim Invitational
LAHS Senior Kaitlin Bennett takes first in the 50 free and 100 free.
SPORTS News:
The Los Alamos High School Hilltoppers Swimming and Diving teams competed Jan. 6-7 at the Lubbock High School Swimming and Diving Invitational at the Pete Ragus Aquatic Center in Lubbock, Texas.
The invitational was a very competitive high school meet, drawing 500 swimmers and divers from across Texas, with teams from greater Dallas, Midland and El Paso.
The Hilltoppers finished 8th among 20 teams in the girls and 11th among 21 teams in the boys.
Four individual Hilltoppers and Read More
The Myth Buster Strikes Back: Video Dispels Myths About UNM-LA Mil Levy
LACF To Host Free Non-Profit Training At projectY
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