Four LAHS Athletes Sign National Letters Of Intent
Four Los Alamos High School athletes signed National Letters of Intent today at a table outside the Athletic Department at LAHS. From left, Sarah Lott – University of Utah (swimming); Lane Saunders – Eastern New Mexico University (baseball); Ashlynn Trujillo – New Mexico Highlands University (basketball) and Brianna Montano – New Mexico Highlands University (Volleyball). Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
LAHS’s college bound athletes from left, Sarah Lott, Lane Saunders, Ashlynn Trujillo and Brianna Montano. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com Read More
American Federation of Teachers New Mexico Responds To Public Schools Risk Advisory
AFTNM President Stephanie Ly
AFTNM News:
ALBUQUERQUE – American Federation of Teachers New Mexico President Stephanie Ly released the following statement:
“Auditor Keller is correct to draw attention to the importance for all school districts in New Mexico to closely follow provisions of the School Personnel Act, and the potential consequences when the law is circumvented.
“We have recent examples from Albuquerque, Mora, and Espanola of serious issues which can arise when the School Personnel Act is not followed. Most notably, risks to our children, educational professionals, Read More
LAHS Senior Shares School Year In France
Los Alamos High School senior Faith Koh recently spoke to the Rotary Club of Los Alamos about the 2014-15 school year she spent in France as part of the Club’s Youth Exchange Program. Koh is wearing her Rotary blazer heavily-laden with pins she collected from other Rotary exchange students abroad. For more information about the Rotary Club’s Youth Exchange Program, contact Rob Metcalf at 505.661.2358. Photo by Jean Gindreau Read More
Los Alamos Schools On Delayed Schedule Today
LAPS News:
Delayed Start
- Students should arrive at school for these start times
- 9:50am – LAHS
- 10:00am – LAMS
- 10:20am – Elementary schools (On Wednesdays, no school when there is a two-hour delay, YMCA programs start at noon)
- Morning Pre-School is cancelled; afternoon Pre-School will meet as usual
- Busses will arrive at bus stops two hours later than the usual pickup time
- Parking lots will usually be cleared and ready for buses and cars by 7:30am. Please allow our maintenance staff to clear the parking lots.
- Sidewalks will usually be cleared by 8:00am
- With regard to employees
NNMC’s 20th Annual Foundation Scholarship Gala Raises Funds To Aid Students
Los Alamos Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Kurt Steinhaus chats with Española Valley Public Schools Acting Superintendent Bobbie Gutierrez during NNMC’s 20th Annual Foundation Scholarship Gala Saturday evening at the Ohkay Convention Center. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
LAPS Superintendent Dr. Kurt Steinhaus with SOC’s Liddie Martinez and Jack Killeen. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Northern New Mexico College President Dr. Nancy ‘Rusty’ Barceló announced at Saturday’s event that she will retire in 2016. She has served Read More
Sea Monsters Adventure Playing At Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium Nov. 21, 22, 24
SFCC Begins New Radiologic Technology Program
SFCC News:
- Spring Registration Opens Tues., Nov. 17
SANTA FE – Santa Fe Community College begins spring registration Tue., Nov 17.
Brand new is the Radiologic Technology Associate of Applied Sciences degree program. The college created the program in response to a growing demand for this specialized training in northern New Mexico.
Radiologic Technology classes will be held at the Santa Fe Higher Education Center, 1950 Siringo Road. Admission policies and applications for the program are posted online. New students need to contact Interim Director Michael Frain at 505.428.1649 for details Read More
100+ Women Who Care Honor LAMC CEO Feliciano Jiron; Fund Nine Behavioral Health Initiatives
From left, Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard, Debbie Shelton, Johanna Jiron, Marvel Harrison, Feliciano Jiron, Mary Beth Maasson and Kristy Orgeta. Los Alamos Medical Center and its CEO Feliciano Jiron are honored at a special gathering Thursday at Unquarked for assisting 100+ Women Who Care to fund nine behavioral health initiatives within the Los Alamos community. The women raised $20,000 to fund the programs with the help of a $10,000 match from United Way of Northern New Mexico and about $2,000 from LAMC. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
The only man in a room full of women at Read More
Discover Future Of Digital Paleontology 7 p.m. Tuesday
Ralph Chapman at the Smithsonian National Museum in front of the non-digital Hatcher, the Triceratops. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Is digital modeling the future of paleontology? Find out at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
Paleontologist, geologist and biologist Ralph Chapman will present the first digital dinosaur and discuss innovations in the field of virtual paleontology. Explore this brave new world of three-dimensional dinosaurs and meet the virtual Hatcher, the Smithsonian National Museum’s Triceratops.
Chapman, who led the development of the digital Read More
How Scientifically Accurate Is ‘The Martian’ Movie?
Is Mars the next frontier? Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Is the recent movie, The Martian, far fetched? What is the atmosphere like on the surface of Mars? How long can an astronaut survive there?
Rick Wallace will lead a planetarium show and discussion of Mars, the challenges, opportunities, and realities of this red planet at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20 in the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium.
The Los Alamos Nature Center is at 2600 Canyon Road. For more information about this and other PEEC programs, visitwww.peecnature.org, email programs@peecnature.org orcall 505.662.0460.
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Sea Monsters Adventure At Nature Center Planetarium 2 p.m. Today
LAPS Delayed Start, School Cancelation, Or Early Dismissal Due To Snow Or Ice
By Dr. Kurt Steinhaus, SuperintendentThis message is to provide districtwide procedures, communications strategies, and to help us further prepare for the winter of 2015-16.
The information may be particularly important because the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting ~150 percent of the annual average snow fall for northern New Mexico this year.
Communications
- The decision to close school or delay the start of school will usually be made by 5:30 a.m.
- Official announcements will be made via the media, district web page,
Registration Opens Nov. 16 For UNM-LA Spring Semester
The UNM-LA spring 2016 credit class schedule is now available on campus and in stands in Los Alamos and White Rock. Courtesy/UNM-LA
UNM-LA News:
Registration for the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos spring semester opens Monday, Nov. 16, and classes begin Jan. 19.
Class schedules are now available on the UNM-LA campus and in newsstands around Los Alamos and White Rock. Schedules will be arriving in all area mailboxes soon.
The Spring 2016 semester will offer 173 classes with 42 of those being online offerings.
An online version of the schedule is available by visiting losalamos.unm.edu/academics/class-schedule.html. Read More
School Board Taps Barranca For Renovation
LAPS Chief Operating Officer Joan Ahlers explains at Thursday’s board meeting how the PSFA works. Photo by Kirsten LaskeyChinese Brush Painting Workshop This Weekend
Plum blossom and butterfly. By Ming FranzUdall, Heinrich Urge Support For Native American Students
SENATE News:
LAPSF Accepting Musical Instrument Donations
LAPS FOUNDATION News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation is pleased to announce that its Instrument Donation Program is once again accepting donations of band and orchestra instruments.
Each year there are students who would like to join the elementary band and orchestra programs, provided at each of the five participating schools, whose families cannot afford the purchase of an instrument.
Do you have a musical instrument collecting dust? Make music possible for a young student and take the tax donation as allowed. As a 501(c)(3) organization, the LAPS Foundation will Read More
NJROTC Honors Local Veterans
Members of NJROTC at Los Alamos High School raise the flag at Fuller Lodge on Veterans Day. Courtesy photo
The Los Alamos High School NJROTC on the lawn at Fuller Lodge Wednesday. Courtesy photoEDUCATION NEWS:
The Los Alamos High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) dedicated their whole day Wednesday to honoring U.S. Military Veterans for their service.
The NJROTC began the day by conducting the flag ceremony at Fuller Lodge and ended it serving dinner at the Elks Lodge.
NJROTC is lead by LCDR Wes Shumaker USN (Ret.) and Chief Timothy Graziani Read More
The Storyteller Show Opens At UNM-LA Tuesday
‘Wise One’ by Barbara Yarnell, is one of the many Storyteller pieces on display through Dec. 4 at the UNM-LA library. Courtesy/UNM-LA
UNM-LA News:
Three classes of ceramics students from UNM-Los Alamos have formed their concept of “storytelling” into clay for a new art show at the UNM-LA Library, 4000 University Dr.
Come to the opening noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17 to chat with the artists and to see some new perspectives on the traditional Native American storyteller figure.
“This past summer, some of my students and I were talking about telling our stories in clay,” said Barbara Yarnell, Read More
