Family Night At Los Alamos Nature Center Dec. 13
A child plays on the drum he made during Family Night with Melissa Mackey at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Tuesday, Dec. 13 is Family Night at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Enjoy an evening of games and hands-on activities 6-7 p.m. with Mesa Public Library’s Melissa Mackey. The nature center will be open until 8 p.m. for exploring the exhibits.
The second Tuesday of every month is Family Night at the nature center. Thanks to a generous sponsorship from the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos, this program is free for all.
For more information about this and other programs offered Read More
Letter To The Editor: Aspen Family Night At Bradbury … Thank You!
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COMMUNITY News:Hour Of Code Introduces Elementary Students To Computer Programing
Mountain Elementary Kindergarten Teacher Melissa Kinman, back left, computer professional Kathrine Chartran, front, and other class assistants help Kindergarten students during Week of Code. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.comStaff Report
This week is Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek) and dozens of Los Alamos computer professionals are fanning out to northern New Mexico elementary schools to introduce youngsters to the joys of programming and promote interest in computer science through an Hour of Code.
The Hour of Code takes place each year during Computer
UNM-Los Alamos Releases Spring Schedule
Courtesy/UNM-Los AlamosUNM-LA News:
UNM-Los Alamos Community Education has released its spring schedule of noncredit classes. Households in Los Alamos and White Rock should receive a copy of the schedule in the mail. Schedules also are available for pickup on campus and from area newsstands.
Community Education classes offer the perfect opportunity to continue to learn about different topics and to meet other people who have similar interests. Explore astrophysics with scientists from LANL, study beginning Chinese with a native speaker and experienced teacher, learn to sing in a supportive Read More
Scenes From LANL’s Recruiting Event At UNM-LA
UNM-LA students gather at the LANL recruiting session Monday at the college. Courtesy photo
LANL’s Amy Chacon, left, and Lisa Harris field questions from students at UNM-LA. Courtesy photoSFCC’s 27th Annual Holiday Arts And Crafts Fair
SFCC News:Los Alamos National Laboratory @theBradbury
Northern New Mexico College President Bailey Holds His First Quarterly State Of The College Address Thursday
Dr. Rick Bailey. Courtesy photoThe purpose of the address is to notify the community about the latest happenings at the College and solicit ideas from the public so that together we continue to move Northern forward. All students, faculty, staff and community members
Williams Announces ‘State Of Chamisa Address’
By MATT WILLIAMSI would like to announce that I will be giving a community presentation at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8 at Chamisa Elementary School Gymnasium on Meadow Lane in White Rock.
The agenda will include discussion of a recent School Board resolution, current fiscal outlook for LAPS, and upcoming LAPS elections. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session.
The presentation will be informative to all Los Alamos residents, particularly for White Rock residents. If there are any particular items or questions that you would like to be considered, Read More
Local Fundraising For Europe 2016 Educational Trip
EDUCATION News:Local high school seniors are putting the care packages together to raise funds for their educational tour in Europe next summer.
Care packages are $30 and will be shipped this Friday. They will be filled with items to help college kids through their exams such as: hot cocoa, inspirational quotes, tea, Emergen-C packets, stress balls, pens, pencils, tissues, jokes, candy, homemade goodies, a supportive note, local treats, and more.
To order,
Preceptor Beta Honors Kathy Enloe And Elena Guerra
Kathy Enloe honored for 25 years of dedication. Courtesy/BSB As the year comes to a close, the ladies of the Preceptor Beta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi are celebrating 25 years of service for two of their members.
Elena Guerra honored for 25 years of dedication. Courtesy/BSB
Kathy Enloe and Elena Guerra were celebrated at a recent meeting for their true dedication to the aims of the organization of “Life, Learning and Friendship.”
“They both live life to the full, whether it is with their families, their church activities or helping their community,” Preceptor Read More
Letter To The Editor: Look Under The Hood And Find UNM-LA Produces Students Who Succeed
By STEVE BOERIGTERI plan to vote “YES” for the UNM-LA Mil Levy election in January. True, as chair of the UNM-LA Advisory Board, this position probably isn’t a surprise to anyone.
In 2010, after completing a year of Leadership Los Alamos, we were challenged to find our passion to go make a difference. I opted to run for the UNM-LA Advisory Board. You elected me to that position in 2011. I knew UNM-LA provided a quality education at a great price, but I also felt that UNM-LA could be much more than it was, maybe too much “UNM” and not enough “LA”.
I believed then (as I do Read More
Letter To The Editor: We See First-hand The Value Of Investing In Los Alamos Public Schools
By MELINDA and JOAQUIN GUTIERREZIn Los Alamos, we invest in the things that matter. Our time, our talents, our treasure. Whether we spend hours volunteering to judge a Science Fair, buying dinner at the spaghetti fundraiser, or participating in the Cross Country Run-a-Thon at Sullivan Field, we invest in our kids and in their education. When January rolls around in less than a month, we have the opportunity to choose to invest in something that affects all of us at so many levels – our children, our families, our community, and our economy: the LAPS School Bond.
By checking “YES” for the Read More
New Mexico’s Bees – Abundant, Beautiful, And Overlooked – Nature Center Talk Dec. 6
Advocacy Group Develops Resources For Mental Health
From left, Stephanie Koch, MA, LMHC, Counselor at Mesa Vista Wellness; Sara Pasqualoni, M.D., Medical Director at LANL; Lori Coffelt, RN, Emergency Services at LAMC; Christine Hazard, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist at LAPS; Cate Nickless, coordinator for Los Alamos PHO; Kristine Coblentz, Healthy Schools Program director at LAPS; Tina Goldsmith, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Clinical Psychologist at Southwest Center for Child and Family Development; Andrea Cunningham, RN, BSN, program coordinator for JJAB; Patrice Goodkind, Read More
Letter To The Editor: Keep Being Good Place To Live
By JUDITH MCKENZIEPEEC’s Top 10 List Continues: #5
Kids are so important, they also are the focus of this week’s reason to support PEEC. The number 5 reason why people support PEEC is to help kids have fun exploring science at the nature center. Support PEEC and make PEEC’s free programs possible. Courtesy photo Read More
Savvy Caregiver Seven Session Course Jan. 10
ALZHEIMER’S News:2016 Fire & Ice Emergency Medicine & Critical Care Conference At UNM-LA
Presenter Jenna White MD speaks to first responders Nov. 19 at the 2016 Fire and Ice Emergency Management and Critical Care Conferance at UNM-LA.. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Scene from the conferance. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
First responders from across the Southwest convened Nov. 18-20 for the 2016 Fire and Ice Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Conference at UNM-Los Alamos.
Speakers from across the region presented talks on various aspects of emergency and critical care to 75 first responders.
Among the many Read More
Quality Of Education Survey Reflects High Confidence In Los Alamos Schools
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools 2015-2016 Quality of Education Survey results reflect high levels of confidence in key areas that impact student learning and student well being.
For the last five years, the top three survey questions were consistently at the top of the list. The area of highest satisfaction, schools holding high expectations for academic achievement, focuses on student learning has been #1 for the previous four years.
Participation in the annual survey also is at an all time high. Last spring 929 surveys were submitted across all schools. This was an increase from Read More
