Farewell Party For Gene And Wendy Schmidt Underway Today Until 6 P.M. At Fuller Lodge
This afternoon at Fuller Lodge, former LAPS Superintendent Gene Schmidt, left, with his wife Wendy Schmidt, and new Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus wish each other the best of luck in their new endeavors. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report:
The Los Alamos School Board is hosting a community event until 6 p.m. today at Fuller Lodge to say thank you and good-bye to former Superintendent Gene Schmidt and his wife Wendy.
The Schmidts have been supportive neighbors in the community and dedicated advocates in the school district and will be missed as they move to the Farmington Municipal Read More
LAPS Superintendent Congratulates Student Jovan Zhang
Los Alamos Superintendent of Schools Kurt Steinhaus congratulates LAHS student Jovan Zhang of Team 46 on his recent third place win in the New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge for his research, ‘Number Theory Applied to RSA Encryption’, which demonstrates RSA encryption methods using only elementary number theory and presented proofs. Courtesy photo Read More
New LANL Science Learning Center Will Serve As Multipurpose Classroom At Nature Center
LANL News:
- PEEC Executive Director Katherine Watson Featured On LANL Community Connections Podcast
A Community Connections podcast episode featuring the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) has just been released from the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Community Programs Office.
Katherine Watson
PEEC Executive Director Katherine Watson highlights the new exhibits, events and workshops that PEEC will now be able to offer the community from their new headquarters at 2600 Canyon Road in Los Alamos. The new center celebrated its grand opening April 22 with a ribbon-cutting Read More
Bobbie Gutierrez Appointed Espanola Interim Superintendent Of Schools
Bobbie Gutierrez
EDUCATION News:
Monday evening the Española School Board met in a special board meeting where by a unanimous vote they appointed Bobbi Gutierrez as acting superintendent for the remainder of this school year and interim superintendent until June 30, 2016.
This appointment follows the actions taken at last week’s special school board meeting where the board on a 3 to 2 vote relieved Danny Trujillo from the superintendent role.
Newly appointed Interim Superintendent Bobbie Gutierrez was appointed by the school board with the understanding that she would serve as superintendent Read More
Grant Writing Workshop At UNM May 13-14
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Barranca Bobcat Bonanza Carnival Friday
Superintendent Gene Schmidt prepares for another dunking at the 2014 Bobcat Bonanza. Courtesy photo
2014 Bobcat Bonanza basket. Courtesy photoLAPS News:
Will you be the first to dunk new school Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus?
You’ll have your chance at the second annual Bobcat Bonanza carnival 4:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, at Barranca Mesa Elementary School, 57 Loma del Escolar
In addition to the dunk tank, the event will feature food, carnival games, bouncy houses, a silent auction, entertainment, and much more. All ages are invited to join in the fun.
The kids will be entertained Read More
Tips For Seniors With Hear Loss Presentation Tuesday
LARSO News:
Nathan Gomme from the New Mexico Commission on Deaf & Hard of Hearing will be at the Betty Ehart Senior Center at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 28 to offer tips and tricks related to smartphone technology for seniors with hearing challenges.
The community is invited to attend and bring their devices and learn from Gomme’s experience. Read More
LAPS Assistant Superintendent Gerry Washburn To Lead Roseburg School District
Assistant Superintendent Gerry Washburn with teacher Joy Handsberry. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Public Schools Assistant Superintendent Gerry Washburn has been hired to lead the Roseburg School District in Roseburg, Ore.
“I’m very excited,” Washburn told the Los Alamos Daily Post a few minutes ago. “It’s a tremendous opportunity and I am honored.”
Washburn succeeds Superintendent Larry Parsons who is retiring.
“We had some excellent choices from Oregon and several other states in our field of 19 candidates
Los Alamos Book Fair Fills Historic Fuller Lodge With Words And Pictures Saturday
Readers flock to Fuller Lodge Saturday for the Los Alamos Book Fair. More than 20 writers and publishers displayed their work. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Jenn and John Myers of Typo’d Mary publishing show off their graphic novels. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Children’s authors Jennifer McKerley, left, and Shirley Raye Redmond. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Ann Essance with her book, ‘Tapestry in Time,’ about the early days of Chrisianity, among other things. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comAIA Lecture: South Korea – The Rise To Globalism May 3
Dr. Charles Armstrong
AIA News:
The Albuquerque International Association (AIA) will host a public lecture by Dr. Charles Armstrong titled “South Korea: Rise to Globalism” at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 3 at UNM Continuing Education Auditorium, 1634 University Blvd NE.
Dr. Armstrong is the Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences in the Department of History at Columbia University.
Until the close of the twentieth century, Korea had never in its modern history been a major economic or political force in the East Asian region, much less the world at large. Yet despite the continued Read More
The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Families Is Basis For UNM-LA Parenting Workshop At UNM-LA May 2
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UNM-LA/JJAB News:
The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) and the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board (JJAB) will host a free weekend parenting workshop entitled, Raising Children in a Challenging World: a Workshop for Parents, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 2 on the UNM-LA Campus.
The keynote speaker is author Jonathan Catherman, a Senior Consultant with Franklin Covey Education. Catherman’s talk is based on Stephen R. Covey’s New York Times bestseller, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families.
On site enrichment opportunities will be available Read More
Santa Fe CIR: Talk On Mexico By Roderic Ai Camp
Roderic Ai Camp
CIR News:
The Santa Fe Council on International Relations presents a World Affairs Discussion Event at 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 8 at the Santa Fe Woman’s Club, 1616 Old Pecos Trail.
The topic is The Democratic Paradox in Mexico: Increasing Governability and Declining Trust in Democratic Institutions.
The speaker is Roderic Ai Camp, Philip McKenna Professor of the Pacific Rim at Claremont Mckenna College and founding member of the Advisory Board, Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, Smithsonian Institution.
Professor Camp’s presentation will Read More
Local Expert To Lead Monthly Wildflower Walks
Wildflower expert Chick Keller, right, leads a wildflower walk for PEEC. Photo by Josip Loncaric
Wildflowers along Quemazon trail. Photo by Yvonne Keller
PEEC News:
Starting this month, PEEC’s Jemez Mountain Herbarium curator, Chick Keller, will begin leading monthly Wildflower Walks.
These will be easy walks to identify some of the wildflower beauties found in and around Los Alamos. Each month Keller will pick a different trail, depending on what is blooming at the time. The walks are free and there is no advance registration required.
The Wildflower Walks will take place Read More
New Nature Center Enhances Earth Day Activities
Children participate in an activity called ‘Walks Like a Wolf’ during PEEC’s annual Earth Day event Saturday at the new Los Alamos Nature Center. Photo by Michele Altherr
Future birders in the observation room Saturday during Earth Day activities at the new Los Alamos Nature Center. Photo by Michele Altherr
Los Alamos School Board Approves 2015-16 Budget
School board members and new Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus, right, discuss the budget at Thursday’s school board meeting. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
After a long deliberation, the Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) Board of Education approved the budget for the 2015-2016 school year, during a special board meeting Thursday evening at Chamisa Elementary School.
The budget is $38.8 million, which is a $1.6 million increase over the current budget.
While the budget was approved, there were amendments. The board agreed to Read More
Scenes From Los Alamos High School 2015 Prom
Los Alamos High School seniors Sopahn Kellogg and Nick Torres are crowned King and Queen of the Prom this evening at Buffalo Thunder Resort. Photo by Kurt Steinhaus
Isaac Dunwoody and Emily Hopkins are crowned Prince and Princess of the Prom. Photo by Kurt Steinhaus
Chaperones are ready to welcome prom goers this evening to Buffalo Thunder. Photo by Gene Schmidt
Superintendent Gene Schmidt and Tony Riker welcome the first limo to the prom this evening at Buffalo Thunder. Courtesy photo Read More
Jemez Valley School Board Won’t Renew Contract For Superintendent Jerald E. Snider
JVPS News:
The Jemez Valley Board of Education has voted unanimously to not renew the contract for Superintendent Jerald E. Snider.
In an email sent to parents, Superintendent Snider writes:
To the Jemez Valley School Board and Community,
No doubt by now you have heard that the three attending members of the Jemez Valley Public School Board unanimously elected to not renew my contract for the upcoming school year; the reason for this action was not given.
While the method of its actions concern me, it is clear that the School Board requires a change in leadership for the Jemez Valley Public Schools Read More
Rotary Student Of The Month: Sydney Schoonover
Rotarian Bethany Douglas, left, recognizes Student of the Month Sydney Schoonover. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
The Rotary Club of Los Alamos honored Sydney Schoonover as its newest Student of the Month at its April 14 meeting at the Mnahattan Project.
The Los Alamos High School student is a member of the National Honor Society, the Natural Helpers and French Club. She also is captain of the school’s swim team as well as an Irish dancer and worker at Ridgeview Veterinary Clinic.
On top of all this, Schoonover maintains a 4.12 GPA.
As a Natural Read More
Letter To The Editor: Tardy Tests
By ELLEN BERNSTEINEarlier this week, APS announced that it would be unable to administer the Public Education Department (PED) created End-of-Course Exams (EoCs) in Elementary and Middle Schools. The PED failed to create the EoCs in a timely manner, making it impossible for districts like APS to reproduce all of the exams for each grade level in time for the testing period.
Teachers and students in elementary and middle schools were ready to shift their work away from testing and focus back on real instruction. The PED wasn’t about to let that happen. It delivered thousands Read More
