Education

LAPS News:

The community is invited to join a weekly conversation about education in Los Alamos.

Seventeen people attended the first ever Coffee Klatch about education in Los Alamos, May 11 including Superintendent Dr. Kurt Steinhaus.

“It is clear that students, parents and local leaders in Los Alamos care deeply about education,” Steinhaus said.

He added that this first Coffee Klatch accomplished at least three important things:

• We observed the community’s support for continuous improvement in our schools;
• People in Los Alamos want to participate in these weekly conversations about

UNM-LA 2016 graduates at the 35tth annual Graduation Convocation Thursday at First Baptist Church in Los Alamos. Courtesy photo

Dr. Terry C. Wallace, Jr. delivers the Convocation Address at Thursday’s UNM-LA Graduation Convocation. Courtesy photo

Staff Report:

UNM-Los Alamos held its 35th Graduation Convocation Thursday at the Los Alamos First Baptist Church.

Approximately 100 students completed a recognized level of study this spring. Fifty-eight earned Associate of Arts, Associate of Science or Associate of Applied Science degrees at UNM-Los Alamos. In addition, 11 students Read More

Los Alamos Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Kurt Steinhaus and School Board Vice President Jenny McCumber during an appreciation event for all LAPS employees May 5 at Cottonwood on the Greens. ‘This is an opportunity to thank each and every employee in the district for their important contributions to our students,’ Steinhaus told the Los Alamos Daily Post. ‘This is the first time we’ve held an event like this and the turnout is wonderful … we plan to make it an annual tradition.’ Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Superintendent Dr. Kurt Steinhaus and Barranca Elementary School GATE Read More

Pat Soran. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Pat Soran was recently chosen by unanimous vote of the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Advisory Board to fill a position on the board vacated when Michael DiRosa resigned to accept a change of station to the Pentagon.

Soran—a Kiwanis member who has headed the Fourth of July fireworks show for many years—and four other applicants responded to notices posted in the local media asking potential volunteers to send in e-mail messages expressing their interest in serving on the board.

Once Soran is Read More

Rotarian Karen Easton, left, recently presented LAHS junior Aneesh Pawar with a Student of the Year award. Pawar demonstrates the spirit of service exemplified by Rotary. In addition to maintaining a high GPA and wide involvement in athletics and music, Pawar serves as a volunteer at Mesa Public Library, Fuller Lodge Art Camp, and Bradbury Science Museum. He also helps raise money for orphans through Dances of India. Pawar is joined by his parents, Rejesh and Deepa Pawar and Kathleen Boerigter, a science teacher at Los Alamos High School whom Pawar named as his most influencial teacher. Photo Read More