Taos County Historical Society Presents: The Past And History – Reflections On Their Differences Nov. 5
TCHS News:This Weekend In The Nature Center Planetarium
Letter To The Editor: Retroactive Demerits On Teachers?
By KHALIL J. SPENCER
Los Alamos
Dear LA Schools leadership and Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard regarding Thursday’s front page story in the Los Alamos Daily Post (here).
It has to be demoralizing enough to be a teacher working under PED, but today’s story about teachers being penalized retroactively for a rule that never existed (and which should never have been implemented anyway) has to take the cake.
I was on the Board of Directors of the faculty union at the U of Hawaii back when I was a geology professor and such a move by a state agency would have resulted in an immediate
call to our Read More
A Mountaineer’s Story: Ascent Of Mt. Vinson
Evening descent from Mt. Gardner with the view of Antarctica’s northern Sentinel Range. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Ever wonder what it would be like to stand on the highest point in Antarctica? Attend the Los Alamos Mountaineers meeting Tuesday, Oct. 25 to hear from adventurer Eiichi Fukishima, who seeks to enliven one’s passion for Antarctica’s Mt. Vinson.
Fukishima’s talk begins at 7:15 p.m. at the Los Alamos Nature Center. The Los Alamos Mountaineers meeting starts at 7 p.m. and covers information about upcoming outings as well.
This is a tale of the first ascent of the last high point Read More
LAPS Seeks 25 Students To Work On Tobacco-Free Campaigns
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools Prevention Office and Evolvement are seeking students who want to decrease the harmful and addictive use of commercial tobacco in New Mexico.
Twenty-five students are invited to a training scheduled for the morning of Oct. 24 at LAHS where students will accomplish the first goal of the program. 
The training will include free lunch, the chance to win prizes and is open for youth in 9th through 12th grades.
“Evolvement is a youth-led movement to reduce youth tobacco use,” said Alyssa Hedrich, Evolvement Youth Field Organizer. “This Read More
LAHS Hosts 4th Annual Career Fair Oct. 19
LAHS News:
Los Alamos High School will host its 4th Annual Career Fair noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19 in the A-wing lobby of the school.
More than 25 Los Alamos community members representing a variety of careers have committed to attend this year’s event, with more expected to sign up.
There also will be mock interview sessions and resume reviews. Students can enter drawings for prizes for attending and meeting with the career representatives. In addition, the LAHS food service will be selling lunch items prior to the start of the Career Fair.
For more information, contact Connie Goettee at Read More
LAHS Natural Helpers Launch Kindness Crusade
LAHS Natural Helpers show Hearts for Suicide Awareness Prevention Month. Courtesy/LAPS
LAHS Natural Helpers from left, Derek Kober, Elijiah Velasquez, Alissia Haagenstad and Melina Burnsideare are all smiles after hanging their hearts. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
During the last week of September, Los Alamos High School students observed Suicide Awareness Prevention Month by spending a week doing kind deeds for others.
The LAHS Natural Helpers (https:////www.preventionnewmexico.com/Natural_Helpers.html) and the Student Leadership team spent the weekend cutting out hundreds Read More
LAPS Improving Communications … Offering Text Messages For Parents
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools would like to easily contact parents with text messages when there are school emergencies, school events and other important issues involving the district. But it needs permission first.
Los Alamos Public Schools sent a message from its website School Messenger System,parents the opportunity to opt-in to receive future text messages from LAPS.
Per FCC regulations, LAPS must provide recipients an opportunity to opt-in to receive text messages. Parents should have received a text message Friday from the following Short Code Number: 67587. Friday’s Read More
Free Presentation For Alzheimer’s Caregivers
ALZHEIMER’S News:UNM-Los Alamos Hosts Campus Tours Highlighting GO Bond Projects Today
Fire and EMS Training Facility Open House. Courtesy photoUNM-LA Advisory Board Passes Resolution For Mil Levy During Joint Meeting With LAPS
Representatives from UNM-LA and LAPS following Tuesday’s joint board meeting, from left, Cindy Rooney, Jim Hall, Jenny McCumber, Steve Boerigter, Andrea Cunningham, David Sutton, Michelle Hall, Bill Hargraves, Pat Soran and Kurt Steinhaus. Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LA
LAHS Principal Brad Parker and UNM-LA Interim Dean of Instruction Kay Willerton address the audience. Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LA
UNM-LA Advisory Board member Pat Soran makes a comment Tuesday at the special joint session of the LAPS Board and UNM-LA Advisory Board meeting. Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LA
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Santa Fe Community College Hosts College Night Oct. 19
SFCC News:State Drops Bombshell On Teachers
Mountain 6th grade science teacher teacher Michele Altherr asks for a show of hands of how many teachers at Tuesday’s school board meeting were there to discuss the state’s teacher evaluation system. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.comLos Alamos teachers packed Tuesday’s school board meeting to urge the administration to do something to help them with the state’s latest mandate to the teacher evaluation system.
The state dropped the bombshell last Thursday. Los Alamos Superintendent Dr. Kurt Steinhaus said the information about this new Read More
Rotary’s Interact Club Members Make A Difference
Members of the new Interact Club, a community-based service club for young people ages 12-18, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos, pose in front of their new banner. Interactors are students who want to join together to tackle the issues in their community that they care most about. Through Interact, members can carry out hands-on service projects, make international connections, develop leadership skills, and have fun! The local Interact Club meets 4-5 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at the Los Alamos Teen Center on 20th Street adjacent to Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy Read More
Local Expert Chick Keller Leads Final Wildflower Walk Of Season Oct. 17
Goldenrods like this Solidago simplex bloom in late summer and into the fall. Photo by Chick Keller
PEEC News:
Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s Jemez Mountain Herbarium curator, Chick Keller, will lead the final Wildflower Walk of the season at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17.
Wildflower expert Chick Keller (right) leads a wildflower walk for PEEC. Photo by Josip Loncaric
This will be an easy walk to identify some of the wildflower beauties found in and around Los Alamos. Keller picks the trail based on what is blooming at the time. This outing is free, and no advance registration Read More
SFI: ‘The Unlikely Power Of Uncertainty And Contradiction’ Oct. 19
Courtesy photoDr. McClees Mentors Students Interested In Medicine
Dr. Robert McClees of Trinity Urgent Care, 1460 Trinity Dr., Suite A & B, is mentoring Los Alamos High School students interested in medicine including Ben Rees and Sarah Shipley. The students are part of the LAHS Mentorship Apprenticeship Partnership Service (M.A.P.S.), which provides hands on experience in a career they are interested in. Courtesy photo Read More
UNM-LA Participates In Los Alamos Artists Studio Tours; Campus Tours Available Saturday
Benjamin Hanlon stands with one of his paintings. The finished piece will show during the Studio Tour. Courtesy/UNM-LA
Jacqueline Quintana wets the clay in order to continue adding texture to the mermaid mug she is building. Courtesy/UNM-LA
UNM-LA News:
The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos will participate in the Los Alamos Artist Studio Tour (LAAST) Saturday, Oct. 15 and Sunday, Oct. 16. While providing the public a chance to meet the student artists and view their work, this event also helps the students develop their voice as artists.
UNM-LA CEO Dr. Cindy Rooney also will lead tours of Read More
Letter To The Editor: We Are Incredibly Lucky To Have Public Schools Of Such High Caliber
SUZANNE LYNNEI was talking to someone the other day about life in Los Alamos. My friend asked me whether or not my husband and I intended to stay in Los Alamos when we retire (many years from now). I said, although we hoped to travel when we retire, I couldn’t imagine anywhere else I would rather live. We have great friends, the weather is perfect, we enjoy our home, etc.
My friend still has school-aged children and we began discussing schools. My husband and I have two children who graduated from Los Alamos Public Schools. We talked about how we appreciate that Los Alamos Schools are as good Read More
Expanded Garden Showcases Northern New Mexico Ethnobotanical History
SFBG News:
