Lockdown Lifted At Los Alamos High School
LAPS News:
A domestic dispute in a neighborhood near Los Alamos High School around noon today led police to place the school in lockdown as a safety precaution.
A Los Alamos Public Schools spokesperson told the Los Alamos Daily Post that the LAHS Principal Brad Parker has been in communication with parents, teachers, staff and students.
LAPD Cmdr. Preston Ballew explained that the report of the domestic dispute was deemed to be unfounded and has evolved into a medical issue instead.
The lockdown has been lifted, everyone is safe and classes have resumed. Read More
AFTNM Responds To Closure Of Eastern Child Development Center
AFT News:October Hours Announced For National Hispanic Cultural Center Library And History And Literary Arts Building
National Hispanic Cultural Center Library and History and Literary Arts Building in Albuquerque. Courtesy/NHCCHear Migratory Bird Studies At Nature On Tap
Karen Paramanandam will facilitate a discussion about alternative energy for Los Alamos at Nature on Tap. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Which birds visit local area canyons and mesas during their migration?
Biologists are conducting a study of migratory bird populations at a site in Bandelier’s backcountry. By catching, measuring, observing, banding, and releasing birds, they hope to identify which species visit Bandelier along their journey. What have they learned so far? How will this data help us in the future?
To answer to these and other questions, the community is invited to take part Read More
October Night Sky Planetarium Show Friday
Night Sky Milky Way Galaxy Astrophotography from Wikimedia Commons by ForestWander. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Do you want to learn more about the planets, stars, and other visible objects in the night sky? Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is holding a star show at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2 in the Los Alamos Nature Center planetarium at 2600 Canyon Road.
The show will introduce celestial objects easily viewed through binoculars. After the planetarium show, venture outside for a brief tour of the evening constellations, weather permitting.
The October Night Sky planetarium shows Read More
SFI: ‘Social Consumer-Resource Dynamics’ Oct. 6
John Fryxell, University of GuelphTalks Target Redrock Canyon Country Issue
Monument Arch. Photo by James KayThe Utah delegation is poised to introduce public lands legislation for the entire eastern half of Utah, which may diminish, rather than
Chamisa Elementary School Summer Reading Raffle Winners Claim Their Prizes
Winners of the Chamisa Elementary Summer Reading Raffle pose with their prizes. Every year, the Masons from Pajarito Lodge #66 help Chamisa students celebrate their summer reading by donating two e-readers and two bicycles for the annual raffle. For every 100 minutes that students read over the summer, they receive a raffle ticket. From left, e-reader winners Gavin Bent (1st grade) and William Berninger (4th grade), bicycle winners Wakei Hettinga (6th grade) and Jozlyn Martinez (5th grade). Adults are Rick Garland of Pajarito Lodge #66. Chamisa Principal Debbie Smith, parent volunteerGabriel Baca On Many Opportunities At UNM-LA
Gabriel Baca speaks to the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos at a recent meeting. Courtesy photoGabriel C. Baca—University of New Mexico-Los Alamos program manager for Adult Basic Education, Community Education, and Customized Training—visited Kiwanis recently to provide a summary of the many opportunities that UNM-LA offers to prospective students.
Baca, who joined UNM-LA last December, is a relative newcomer, and he lives in Chamita, just north of Española. However, he has a special reason to feel an affinity to Los Alamos. His father graduated Read More
LAHS Releases Teachers’ Annual Wish List
LAHS News:Donations can be labeled and left at the main office at LAHS. Direct questions to 505.663.3252.
LAHS Wish List:
- IMC/Library – (many) As allergy season is at hand, tissues are in high demand. Approximately 1,200
Suicide Prevention: Learning A Lesson From Our Youth
By Superintendent Dr. Kurt SteinhausAs September’s Suicide Prevention Month comes to a close, a group of caring young people at Los Alamos High School are presenting the Reach Toward Not Away program to every one of our high school students.
Reach Toward Not Away offers:
- The opportunity to download the Friends Ask APP for smart phones;
- A telephone number to call for free academic support from the teacher supported New Mexico Homework help line: 1-800-94-study; and
- A text line for crisis intervention (text 741741).
Students are also invited to sign a pledge committing Read More
Endangered Local Wildlife Talk At Nature Center
Author and environmentalist Micheal Dax. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
How many endangered or threated animals call the Pajarito Plateau home?
Michael Dax from the Defenders of Wildlife will be at the nature center at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29 to talk about the endangered species in the local area and reveal how to help protect the current biodiversity.
New Mexico is home to 118 animals listed as threatened and endangered. In many cases, scientists do not fully understand the animal or how the ecosystem will change if it becomes extinct. This talk is part of a national outreach effort by Defenders of Read More
American Federation of Teachers New Mexico Responds To Upcoming State PARCC Results
AFNM President Stephanie Ly
AFTNM News:
Secretary Skandera Warns Schools, Parents, And Educators To ‘Brace Themselves’
Albuquerque – American Federation of Teachers New Mexico President Stephanie Ly released the following statement:
“With the upcoming release of the Partnership for Assessment and Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) scores, Secretary Skandera is working hard to lower expectations for student performance, yet doesn’t tell the full story in her comments.
“In the absence of meaningful data until full PARCC results are released on Oct. 30, and Read More
Supermoon Eclipse Observation At PEEC Sunday
Supermoon. Courtesy/space.com
PEEC News:
Starting at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is bringing out the telescopes to observea lunar eclipse from the Los Alamos Nature Center.
From the nature center, the moon will appear full as Earth passes between the sun and the moon. During the eclipse, the moon will take on a red glow from light traveling through the edges of the Earth’s atmosphere. It is termed a “supermoon” eclipse, because the moon is closer to Earth on the 27th and 28th of this month than any other time of the year.
Join PEEC’s local astronomers Read More
NMSA Has New Home At Sanbusco Complex
New home of the New Mexico School for the Arts. Courtesy photoNMSA News:
SANTA FE – At a special gathering at the New Mexico School for the Arts (NMSA) Wednesday, NMSA-Art Institute Director Riis Gonzales and NMSA Head of School Cindy Montoya announced to faculty and staff that NMSA is one step closer to acquiring a permanent campus.
The NMSA-Art Institute (NMSA’s non-profit partner), through its subsidiary Sanbusco 2015, purchased the Sanbusco Market retail complex Sept. 22. The statewide, public, arts-focused high school has been searching for a permanent home since its inception Read More
PEEC Holds Fishing Clinic Oct. 3
Fishing lesson in progress. Courtesy/PEECPEEC News:
Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is providing a fishing clinic for youth and families at Fenton Lake 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3.
For those who want to learn how to fish, improve their skills, or want to know more about our local aquatic ecosystems, this is an excellent opportunity.
This fishing adventure includes lessons on knot tying, casting, fish biology, macro-invertebrates, fish prints, baits, and lures. Fishing expert, Casey Harthorn, with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, will also discuss recreational Read More
Jemez Springs Library Acquires Hillerman Books
‘Sacred Clowns’ is one of the Tony Hillerman novels recently donated to the Jemez Springs Public Library by Anne Hillerman. Courtesy photo
LIBRARY News:
September is officially National Library Card Sign Up Month and what better way to celebrate than to comply with author Anne Hillerman’s request for everyone to read more. That was her only request for our library to accept her very generous and moving donation of her father’s books to the tiny library.
The Hillerman family has a bit of history with Jemez Springs. Back in 2002, Tony Hillerman was one of the stellar trio of New Mexico Read More
Students Meet Councilors And Learn History During Tour Of Los Alamos Farmers Market
Los Alamos County Council Chair Kristin Henderson and Councilor James Chrobocinski greet Mountain Elementary School 3rd graders who were on a field trip to Thursday’s Farmers Market. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
Matt Romero of Romero Farms demonstrates chile roasting to the 3rd graders during Thursday’s field trip. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
Mountain 3rd graders play a quick game of chess at the farmers market. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
Third graders at Thursday’s Farmers Market Field Trip appreciating local Read More
UCLA Physicists Determine Three-dimensional Positions Of Individual Atoms For First Time
The scientists were able to plot the exact coordinates of nine layers of atoms with a precision of 19 trillionths of a meter. Image by Mary Scott and Jianwei (John) Miao/UCLA
SCIENCE News:
- Finding will help scientists better understand the structural properties of materials
Atoms are the building blocks of all matter on Earth, and the patterns in which they are arranged dictate how strong, conductive or flexible a material will be.
Jianwei (John) Miao. By Reed Hutchinson/UCLANow, scientists at UCLA have used a powerful microscope to image the three-dimensional positions of individual Read More
New Mexico Serves More Than 2 Million Meals To Low-Income Children Over Summer Break
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Gov. Susana Martinez announced Wednesday that the state served more than 2 million meals to low-income children over the summer.
The Children, Youth, and Families Department, through its partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, provides free nutritious meals during the summer months to children age 18 and younger.
“Making sure that New Mexico’s children have food on their plates every day is so important to their health and wellbeing,” Martinez said. “And sadly, when school is out of session, many of our kids no longer have access to the healthy meals they Read More
