Special Planetarium Show: Our Solar System
The Sun and planets of the Solar System. Courtesy/en.wikipedia.orgSFI: Mutualism – What Do We Know… Dec. 14
Judie Bronstein, University of ArizonaHeinrich Votes To Expand High-Quality Education For N.M. Students
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
U.S. SENATE News:
- Bipartisan Bill Overturns No Child Left Behind
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., voted Wednesday to pass the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) a bipartisan, bicameral bill to overturn No Child Left Behind (NCLB), and reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The bill passed the senate by a vote of 85 to 12.
“After more than a decade of high-stakes standardized testing of No Child Left Behind that robbed our students of instruction time and devastated teacher morale, we have finally passed Read More
Leadership Los Alamos Gets Their Culture On
Leadership Los Alamos met in historic Fuller Lodge for its November session on culture. Photo by Martha Katko
LLA’s November walking tour started at the statues of Groves and Oppenheimer. Photo by Martha KatkoThe Leadership Los Alamos Class of 2015-2016 met last month at the historic Fuller Lodge to learn about the broad range of cultural influences on and within Los Alamos: pueblos of the Rio Grande Valley, Hispanic history of the mesa and valley, homestead and ranch school days, the Manhattan Project and LASL/LANL.
The session chair Heather Read More
American Federation Of Teachers New Mexico Celebrates Passage Of Every Student Succeeds Act
American Federation of Teachers New Mexico President Stephanie Ly
AFTNM News:
- Law ushers in sweeping, positive changes to prior federal education policy
ALBUQUERQUE – American Federation of Teachers New Mexico President Stephanie Ly released the following statement:
“Public educators in New Mexico welcome the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) as a pivotal piece of legislation that moves away from high stakes, test-and-sanction policies which, over the last decade, proved to be disastrous for our public schools and educational professionals.
“This legislation maintains Read More
LAHS Senior Noelle Gallegos Signs Letter Of Intent
Noelle Gallegos signs letter of intent with TSJC. Courtesy photo
SPORTS News:
Los Alamos High School Senior Volleyball Player Noelle Gallegos has signed a letter of intent to play volleyball next season at Trinidad State Junior College in Colorado.
Gallegos plans to study pre-engineering in the STEM program at Trinidad. Read More
Los Alamos Competes Well At Area Drill Meet
Senior Cadet Michael Purdy commands Los Alamos High school’s top finishing Armed Drill Team. Courtesy/NJROTC
Los Alamos High School Drill, Academic, and Physical Fitness teams competed Saturday, Dec. 5, in the Area 9 Drill Meet at West Mesa High School in Albuquerque.
Overall, all teams did an outstanding job. Hard work and practice really paid off in the end. Armed Basic Drill commanded by Michael Purdy tied for 1st place.
For the Physical Fitness Team, Renee MacInnes took 2nd place for female curl ups. For Academics, James O’Brian Read More
Jingle Bell Rock ‘N Run 5K Sunday
LAHS News:
The Los Alamos High School Band is hosting the Jingle Bell Rock ‘N Run this Sunday, Dec. 13 to raise money for their upcoming trip to Washington, D.C.
The fun run includes the choice of a 5K or 1 mile run and is modeled after the popular Rock and Roll marathons featuring live music along the routes. Students from Los Alamos High School and Los Alamos Middle School will play holiday tunes for the runners.
Homegrown Success Story From UNM-Los Alamos
Brandon and Joel Runnels both began their college careers at UNM-LA. Photo by Scott Runnels
The Runnels, a Los Alamos family of bright homeschooled kids and their parents, have nothing but praise for their experiences attending UNM-Los Alamos as high schoolers and later as college students.
One of the four Runnels children has earned a Ph.D. degree, one is a Ph.D. candidate in aerospace engineering, one is pursuing a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering at New Mexico Tech with plans to attend graduate school, and the youngest is enrolled in Calculus Read More
Planetarium Showing ‘Exoplanets’ Film This Weekend
Exoplanets poster. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Pajarito Environmental Education Center is bringing Exoplanets back to the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium at 2 p.m., Dec. 12 and Dec. 13.
Exoplanets takes audiences on a journey to observeplanets beyond our solar systemand uncover the science and astronomy behind their discovery. This full-dome film was produced by Casper Planetarium.
Tickets may be purchased by phone or at the nature center for $6 for adults and $4 for children. This movie is recommended for ages four and up. The movie starts promptly at 2 p.m. and seating is limited.
For Read More
LAHS Music Wing Renovations Developed
Diagram for the latest design of proposed music wing renovations at Los Alamos High School. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
This week, School Board members and LAPS officials held a community meeting to seek public input about proposed music wing renovations at Los Alamos High School.
The meeting was attended by students, high school teachers, Principals, and representatives from the Los Alamos Concert Association, Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra, and other interested parties. The B-Wing facility used for Band, Orchestra, Choir, and community programs at LAHS is in need of a significant upgrade. Read More
Learn About The Sun At Planetarium Show Friday
Solar filaments through a telescope. Courtesy photoPEEC News:
Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is holding a special show in the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11.
Rick Wallace will explore the sun and its effects on our planet, moon, astronauts, and future colonies on other planets.
This special planetarium show is $6 for adults and $4 for children. Tickets are available by calling or stopping by the nature center. Seating is limited. Planetarium shows are suitable for ages four and up. For more information about this and other PEEC programs, Read More
Wanted: Previously Loved Stuffies For Kids In Need
YMCA News:
Staff and children at the Chamisa Elementary YMCA Afterschool program discussed gratitude last month.
Y counselor Stephanie Fanning told the kids about her student teaching experience at a Title I school in Amarillo, Texas and about how little the children had.
Second grader Ava Bean asked if something couldn’t be done for those kids, and thus launched “Ava’s Project” a spin-off idea related to Rudolph’s Island of Misfit Toys. Ava was inspired to share joy and love with children beyond the community of Los Alamos.
The Y Afterschool program Read More
LAPS Board Members Jim Hall And Matt Williams Receive Leadership Development Program Awards
Jim Hall
LAPS News:
Los Alamos School Board Members Jim Hall and Matt Williams received Leadership Development Program Awards Saturday from the New Mexico School Boards Association.
Matt Williams
School board members from across New Mexico met in Albuquerque Dec. 3-5 to participate in the 2015 Annual Convention of the New Mexico School Boards Association (NMSBA) at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Albuquerque.
School board members listened to keynote speakers and participated in information breakout sessions. In addition, the Association elected new officers for the coming year and recognized Read More
Citizen Science Project Dec. 19
Enthusiastic bird watchers. Courtesy/Mouser Williams
PEEC News:
- Join Local Birders in the 116th Annual Christmas Bird Count
In the 1800’s, many in North America participated in a common holiday tradition of going out on Christmas day and competing to kill as many birds as possible.
At the turn of the 20th century, American ornithologist Frank Chapman suggested that perhaps it would be a better idea to simply count the birds rather than shoot them.Chapman enlisted the help of 26 like-minded bird enthusiasts and in December of 1900 held the first annual Christmas Bird Count.For the last 115 years, Read More
SFI: ‘Real-Space Condensation In Mass Transport Models…’ Dec. 8
Ori Hirschberg, Weizmann Institute of ScienceMark Wolfsberg Memorial Fund Honors Avid Debater
Mark Wolfsberg
LAPSF News:
Often when a family has lost a son, brother, a husband and a father, they feel compelled to give. Mark Wolfsberg grew up in Los Alamos and was on the Los Alamos High School Hilltalkers speech and debate team from 1979-1982.
An enthusiastic debater, he participated in humorous interpretation at first and then moved into Policy and then Lincoln-Douglas.
Wolfsberg’s mother, Alice, established the Mark Wolfsberg Memorial Fund though the LAPS Foundation, to assist the Los Alamos Middle School and Los Alamos High School speech and debate teams to honor her son. In the weeks Read More
Chamisa Elementary Now A Common Sense Digital Citizenship Certified School
LAPS News:
Common Sense, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids and families thrive in a world of digital media and technology, has recognized Chamisa Elementary as a Common Sense Digital Citizenship Certified School.
Chamisa Elementary has demonstrated its commitment to taking a whole-community approach to preparing its students to use the immense power of digital media to explore, create, connect, and learn, while limiting the perils that exist in the online realm, such as plagiarism, loss of privacy, and cyber-bullying.
“We applaud the faculty and staff Read More
Chamisa School Recycle Bowl Challenge
Poster Contest grand prize winner Lia Rushton with County Environmental Services Manager Angelica Gurule, Chamisa Recycle Bowl Coordinators Megan Lee and Sabina Johns and poster contest coordinator Renee Mitsunaga. Courtesy photo
Grand Prize winning poster by Lia Rushton. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Chamisa Elementary School and Los Alamos County worked together to enter the National Competition, Keep America Beautiful-Recycle Bowl Challenge. The challenge took place Oct. 19 to Nov. 15.
Registration Open For American Mathematics Competition At Los Alamos High School
LAHS News:
