Rotary Student Of The Month Is John Rees
Rotarian Bethany Douglas presents LAHS junior John Rees with a Student of the Month award. Students are nominated by their teachers and chosen on the basis of their academic achievement, extra-curricular activities, and, in particular, their service to the community. As a part of Rotary International, the oldest service organization in the world and with over 1.2 million members, the Rotary Club of Los Alamos gratefully acknowledges the contributions Students of the Month and their families make to our community, a principle reflected in the organization’s motto, Service Above Read More
LANL Farewell Reception Honors Kurt Steinhaus
During a special farewell reception at UNM-LA Thursday evening, Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Charlie McMillan, right, shakes hands with former Community Programs Office Director Kurt Steinhaus who left the Lab today to begin his new position Monday as superintendent of Los Alamos Public Schools. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
LANL Communications and Government Affairs Division Leader Lisa Rosendorf honors Kurt Stenhaus at his farewell reception Thursday at UNM-LA. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
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New Horizons Center Visitors Receive Sweet Reward
Sweet treats at Saturday’s New Horizons Center open house in White Rock. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.comSaturday, New Horizons Center opened its doors to the community and offered a sweet reward for those who accepted the invitation.
Ice cream sundaes were served at the pre-school and after-school care center next to the White Rock United Methodist Church. In addition to ice cream, children played on the center’s playground, got their faces painted and checked out the center’s different classroom materials.
Darlene Tanski, Read More
Learn About NM Waterfalls At Nature Center Talk
A New Mexico waterfall. Courtesy PEEC
PEEC News:
There are hundreds of high, beautiful, perennial-flowing waterfalls in the Land of Enchantment, and Doug Scott is widely recognized as the expert on the subject.
Scott returns to PEEC to give a presentation on the topic at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 5 at the new Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road. The talk is free and open to the public.
Scott has been exploring New Mexico since he was a young child. He started the Taos Mountain Outfitters in 1972 and was a commercial whitewater rafting guide and ski touring guide for many years, besides being a successful Read More
Can Scientists Become Sales Agents?
Marc Kuchner, PhD, astrophysicist speaks June 4-5 at LANL. Coutesy photo
SANTA FE – Never before in the history of our planet has it been more important for scientists to connect with the nonscientific public.
For example, a whopping 97 percent of all scientists agree that human activity is causing our climate to change. But pseudo scientists and special interests have dominated the debate so that only 40 percent of all Americans believe that the Earth’s warming is primarily due to human activity, according to a 2014 Pew Poll.
The world’s Read More
Los Alamos County Police Launch Safety Town Program
LAPD News:
Los Alamos Police Department is welcoming applications for the inaugural Los Alamos County Safety Town.
This free program will run 9 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday June 15-26 at Mountain Elementary School. This program is open to children entering Kindergarten in August.
Safety Town will provide the opportunity for students to learn about several aspects of safety in the hopes of preparing them for the new hazards they will face as they enter school as well as hazards they may face in their neighborhoods and in the community. These include fire safety, bicycle safety, animal Read More
LAHS Ranked Third By US News And World Report
On his way out of town Wednesday to begin his new job leading the Farmington Municipal School District, former LAPS Superintendent Gene Schmidt stopped by the Los Alamos Daily Post newspaper office to say goodbye to the staff. Schmidt, here with Bonnie Gordon who covers education for the paper, said he intends to stay in touch with the Los Alamos community through occasional columns published in the LA Daily Post. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
As former Los Alamos Public Schools Superintendent Gene Schmidt moves on to Farmington Municipal School District Read More
Six Day Spanish Immersion Program Offered In Taos
Courtesy photoThree Young Scientists Present Their Research
Los Alamos High School freshman Alex Ionkov with his poster at the science fair. Photo by Don CaspersonMembers of the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos got an opportunity to experience some of the excitement of the annual Science Fair April 21 when three Los Alamos High School (LAHS) scientists presented their work during the club’s noon meeting.
The three young scientists—Elise Koskelo, Colin Hehlen and Alex Ionkov—each spoke for five minutes, then stood by their complex and interesting posters so that club members could ask questions. Koskelo, a junior, Read More
Los Alamos Middle School Celebrates Pi
The staff and students of Los Alamos Middle School love Pi … some more than others. The number π is a mathematical constant, the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, commonly approximated as 3.14159. More than 40 students were able to memorize the first 20 digits of pi, but one student, Tazler Smith was able to memorize the first 113 digits, displayed on a poster by the math department. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen
SFI Seminar: Everything You (N)ever Wanted To Know About Our Water, Sewer and Sanitation Systems
Christa BrelsfordSFI News:
SFI Seminar: Everything You (N)ever Wanted To Know About Our Water, Sewer, and Sanitation Systems by Christa Brelsford at 12:15 p.m., Tuesday, May 5 in the Collins Conference Room of the Santa Fe Institute at 1399 Hyde Park Road in Santa Fe.
Abstract: The problem of water is one of location and timing. Some places have too little, some places have too much, and moving water from here to there was once a genuinely difficult engineering problem.
Today it’s not difficult, but it is expensive. In this informal talk, I’ll cover some interesting social, Read More
Scenes From Gene And Wendy Schmidt Farewell Event
Los Alamos School Board member Andrea Cunningham says goodbye to former LAPS Superintendent Gene Schmidt during Tuesday’s Farewell Event for Schmidt and his wife Wendy at Fuller Lodge. Teachers, administrators, staff and community members turned out to wish the Schmidt’s well as they start their new life in Farmington where Gene is the new superintendent of schools. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Former LAPS Superintendent Gene Schmidt at Tuesday’s Farewell Event at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
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Author Of Groundbreaking Literacy Tool Offers Seminar
ELTS News:Rotary Student Of The Month Is Angela Feng
Rotarian Bethany Douglas presents Angela Feng with the club’s Student of the Month award. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos High School student Angela Feng was recognized as the newest Rotary Student of the Month during the Rotary Club’s regular meeting last week at the Manhattan Project Restaurant.
Feng is a dedicated volunteer. She gives her time to the Key Club, the Auxiliary Junior Volunteers at the Los Alamos Medical Center, Teen Court and the Los Alamos Volunteers Association. Plus, she is a member of the Natural Read More
Have A Great Conversation At LAPSF Fundraiser: Part 4
LAPSF News:
Great Conversations is an afternoon of delicious appetizers, wine and desserts and conversations led by one of 12 interesting and knowledgeable leaders on a subject.
All of the conversation leaders are locally or regionally known and are volunteering their time to support K-12 public education in Los Alamos.
The event raises funds to support the professional development of teachers which is provided on an annual basis by the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation. The sixth annual event is 2-5 p.m. Sunday, May 3 at the Betty Ehart Senior Center.
This is the second in a series Read More
SFI Presents: Science On Screen – Jurassic Park May 3
Liz Bradley (University of Colorado)Wildlife Center To Hold Annual Open House May 2-3
Bobcat. Courtesy photoFSN: Tweens To Teens Workshop For Girls May 6
FSN News:SFI Colloquium: ‘Cyberspace And International Relations – The Co-Evolution Dilemma’
Nazli Choucri (MIT; SFI Science Board)Click here to view the online event listing.
