Ponderosa Montessori Helps Aspen Ridge
Ponderosa Montessori Elementary helps Aspen Ridge and Sombrillo fill luminaria bags for their lighting event this evening. Photo by Sharon Seitz Read More
Jingle Bell Rock ‘N Run Race Results
Chelsea Challacombe smiles as she continues along the musical route. Photo by Jim Stein
5K winner, Connor Bailey, looks strong around the halfway point. Photo by Jim Stein
LAHS Band Director, Zane Meek, joins in on the holiday tunes. Photo by Jim SteinTonight’s Talk At Los Alamos Nature Center Canceled
PEEC News:
Tonight’s talk at the Los Alamos Nature Center is canceled due to inclement weather.
Check Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s website for updates and future events.
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) was founded in 2000 to serve the community of Los Alamos. It offers people of all ages a way to enrich their lives by strengthening their connections to our canyons, mesas, mountains, and skies. PEEC operates the Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road, holds regular programs and events, and hosts a number of interest groups from birding to hiking to butterfly Read More
LAHS Orchestras Present Free Concerts 7 p.m. Today
LAHS News:
The Los Alamos High School Orchestras present free concerts today at 7 p.m. in Duane Smith Auditorium.
Los Alamos Youth Leadership Members Spend Weekend Performing Community Service
Los Alamos Youth Leadership member Nic Gonzales with wreaths to be placed on graves for the Wreaths Across America ceremony Saturday at the Santa Fe National Cemetery. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
LAYL members, from left, Andreas Runde, Josh Dyer, Jordan Bailey, Alex Jaegers, Ruby Selvage, Cid Rice, Melissa Teter and Nic Gonzales brave the snow Saturday to help lay wreaths on graves at the Santa Fe National Cemetery. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
For the 6th year in a row, members of Los Alamos Youth Leadership (LAYL) participated in Wreaths Across America. Read More
Schools And LANL On Regular Schedule Today
COMMUNITY News:
Los Alamos Public Schools and Los Alamos National Laboratory are on regular schedules today.
The community is urged to use extra caution while driving and walking around town. Read More
LAHS Alumni Invited To XQ: Super School Proposal Discussion & New Teen Center Tour Dec. 30
The XQ: The Super School Project mission is to fuel a movement to reimagine high school. In the last 100 years,
Week Of The Arts At Los Alamos Public Schools
Monday’s week of arts began with the LAPS All-District Choir led by LAHS and LAMS Choir Director Jason Rutledge. Courtesy/LAPS
Tuesday events included the LAHS woodwind ensemble, brass choir, full band, and flag color-guard performances. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools hosted a week of performances to showcase the arts and celebrate its students’ growing skills in music and dance.
The week began Monday evening with the LAPS All-District Choir led by LAHS and LAMS Choir Director Jason Rutledge. Music accompaniment was provided by elementary music Read More
Legal & Test Prep Courses Online At UNM-LA
UNM-LA offers a full range of online test preparation courses through the Center for Legal Studies. Courtesy/iStock
UNM-LA Community Education offers paralegal training and preparation for ACT/SAT test taking, among other online courses through the Center for Legal Studies.
Interested in becoming a paralegal, one of the fastest growing careers in the country? Students in the post-baccalaureate Paralegal Certificate Course or the Legal Secretary Certificate Course gain a comprehensive knowledge of the American judicial system with practical skills Read More
Gov. Susana Martinez To Address Higher Education Leaders From Across U.S.
Gov. Susana Martinez
STATE News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Today, Gov. Susana Martinez will be the keynote speaker at a symposium of college and university leaders from across the country to discuss higher education reforms in New Mexico.
Higher education leaders from Florida, Georgia and Tennessee will share how similar reforms have helped contribute to dramatic increases in graduation rates in their respective states.
This meeting follows Gov. Martinez’s recently outlined vision for higher education in New Mexico – building a stronger, and more cohesive higher education system to help Read More
Northern New Mexico College President Nancy Barceló To Leave Her Post At End Of Year
NNMC President Nancy Barceló
NNMC News:
Española – During a special meeting Thursday night, the Northern New Mexico College Board of Regents announced that President Nancy Barceló will leave her leadership position with the College on Dec. 31. Originally President Barceló was scheduled to end her presidency in June of 2016.
“The Regents and President Barceló agreed together that she will leave her leadership position with the College on the last day of December,” Board President Rosario Garcia said. “The President requested the opportunity to leave early and begin her sabbatical Read More
PEEC Offers Wildlife Storytelling 7 p.m. Tuesday
Western tanager. Courtesy/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
PEEC News:
Where do animals go in the winter? If they stay, how do they cope with the cold?
During a talk at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, at the Los Alamos Nature Center, Taos author Steve Tapia will tell the winter preparation stories of three animals. Listen as he describes why the pika is called a savvy survivor, where the western tanager goes to escape winter, and how the ever-present coyote copes with cold.
Steve Tapia is a local author, who resides in Taos. He is known for his book De la Tierra: The Natural World of Northern New Mexico, Read More
Hawks FTC: From A Dive To A Rise
After the competition ended and the awards were handed out, front row from left, Shawn Newman, Erin Scott, Jaryn Newman, MAGIC, Adam Scott and Kent Teshima. Back Row from left, Summer Bronson, Tazler Smith, Adriana Cali, Alex Proicou, Joseph Thompson, Jessica Cooke, Kevin Roybal and Aiden (Homer) Danielson. Courtesy photo
Preparing for the judging that every team goes through pre-match, from left, Kent Teshima, Adriana Cali, Kevin Roybal, Joseph Thompson, Aiden (Homer) Danielson, Erin Scott, Summer Bronson, Jessica Cooke, Alex Proicou, Shawn Newman, Tazler Smith, Adam Scott, Jaryn
Los Alamos Middle School Spelling Bee Winners
Los Alamos Middle School held its annual spelling bee Wednesday. The winners include Michael Aslam, first place (eighth grader), Eli Irakm-Bent, second place (eighth grader), William McTeigue, third place (seventh grader) and Anna Clark (seventh grader) as fourth place alternate. The top three students will attend the district spelling bee in January at Chamisa Elementary School. Seventh grade language arts teacher Dana Kline organized the spelling bee and was the official, along with judges Jenn Neil and Eileen Neilsen and timer Laura Parkison. Naomi Unger and Melissa Goldman helpedSorority Sisters Stuff Goody Bags For Distribution
As they do every year, Sorority Sisters from Preceptor Beta and Laureate Rho gathered Thursday night to stuff ’50 Goody Bags’ to donate to Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Services and the Los Alamos Senior Center for distribution. Photo by Claire Swinhoe
Goody Bags all filled and waiting to be distributed. Photo by Claire Swinhoe
Goody Bags fill the trunk of this car and were delivered Friday to Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Services. The remaining Goody Bags will be delivered Monday to the Los Alamos Senior Center for distribution. Photo by Claire Swinhoe Read More
Los Alamos Elementary and Middle School PARCC Score Reports
LAPS Superintendent Dr. Kurt Steinhaus
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools have received individual PARCC Score reports for students in grades 3-8.
The detailed student reports will help teachers and families further understand what students know and are able to demonstrate. Each student will receive one score report for English Language Arts (ELA) and one for mathematics.
Score reports include several sections. The first section is the Overview, which provides a student’s overall score and performance level.
Performance levels are similar to grades; they are ranges of scores that Read More
Polar Express Visits Little Forest Playschool
The Polar Express stopped at Little Forest Playschool Friday evening at 3880 Villa St., bringing special visitors, Santa and Mrs. Claus. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Guests on the Polar Express warm up with tasty treats. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Pajamas were the clothing of choice on the Polar Express. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Keeping the fires burning. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
A Christmas wish. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Warming drinks fought the chill on the Polar Express.Letter To The Editor: Science Fair Project Help Needed
Sixth Grade Student - Be Informed;
- Make a plan;
- Build a kit; and
- Get involved.
‘Ava’s Project’ Provides Previously Loved Toys To Kids
Second grader Ava Bean devised a plan to provide toys to kids in need, with the help of her Y Counselor Stephanie Fanning. The two are pictured with some of the stuffed toys they have collected for kids at Humphrey’s Highland School in Amarillo. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comBy BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
Staff and children at the Chamisa Elementary YMCA Afterschool Program discussed poverty and its consequences recently.
Y Counselor Stephanie Fanning told the kids about her student teaching experience at a Title I school in Amarillo, Texas and about how little Read More
Chamisa 6th Graders Offer Babysitting Saturday
Chamisa 6th graders. Courtesy photoThe Chamisa 6th graders are offering a day of babysitting 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Chamisa Elementary School Gym. They are earning funds for their R.O.P.E.s (Rite of Passage Experiences) field trip in May.
Go out for a day of shopping or just pampering yourself while they watch your toddler (please no diapers) through 4th grader. The cost is $5 per hour for the first child and $2.50 per hour for additional siblings, but since this is a fundraiser, donations are accepted.
The sixth graders are planning a day of activities: games, crafts, Read More
