Chamisa Principal And Students Brief School Board
Chamisa Elementary School students and Principal Deborah Smith got creative and put on a skit to report their school’s activities, achievements and day-to-day operations to school board members during Wednesday’s board meeting in the Chamisa gymnasium in White Rock. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
Little Forest Registration For Summer, Fall, Camps
Woodworking class in 2014. Courtesy/Little Forest PlayschoolLITTLE FOREST News:
Registration for summer and/or fall sessions and summer camps at Little Forest Playschool is currently underway and is open to the public.
Little Forest Playschool is a non-profit, parent-cooperative, play-based child education center and has been educating our youngest community members since 1951.
Fulltime and flexible part-time scheduling is available for children aged 2 through 5 years. The center is open 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The curriculum focuses on age and developmentally Read More
SFI: ‘Impact Of Topology On Dynamical Processes Over Networks – Connectivity And Competition Matters’
June Zhang Carnegie Mellon UniversityAbstract: Networks capture relationships between interactive agents in a population. Dynamical processes, such as epidemics, over networks is frequently used as a model to understand how information/virus/rumors/ opinions/failures spread amongst agents in a heterogenous population.
The inclusion
Los Alamos Nature Center Unveiled On Earth Day
Los Alamos County Council Chair Kristin Henderson, center, prepares to cut the ribbon at Wednesday’s grand opening of the Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road. The Aspen Elementary School Choir in the foreground performed at the event. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
A crowd looks over the outdoor aspects of the new Los Alamos Nature Center. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comStaff Report:
The Los Alamos Nature Center officially opened its doors on Earth Day, April 22 at 2600 Canyon Road. The project broke ground a year ago on Earth Day 2014.
The Read More
DWI Planning Council Meets Thursday April 23
DWIPC News:
Drinking too much alcohol increases people’s risk of injuries, violence, drowning, liver disease, and some types of cancer.
This April, during Alcohol Awareness Month, the Los Alamos DWI Planning Council encourages you to educate yourself and your loved ones about the dangers of drinking too much.
In New Mexico alone in 2013, there were 1955 alcohol-involved crashes of which resulted in 133 deaths. Additionally, one in six deaths among working age adults is attributable to alcohol in New Mexico. Unfortunately, New Mexico has one of the highest
Española Superintendent Let Go By School Board
Española Superintendent Dr. Daniel Trujillo at anti-drug event last Friday. VDP Photo
EDUCATION News:
ESPAÑOLA — Tuesday evening, the Española Public Schools Board of Education passed a motion to not renew Dr. Daniel Trujillo’s contract as Superintendent of Schools on a 3-2 vote.
Dr. Trujillo has served in the capacity of superintendent since 2013 and previously as an administrator at area schools. He was placed on paid administrative leave Wednesday morning and a special School Board meeting has been called for Monday morning, April 27, to select an interim superintendent.
Pablo Read More
Teacher Of The Year Debra Minyard Heads To DC
Secretary of Education Hanna Skandera, left, with Pojoaque High School Teacher of the Year Debra Minyard of White Rock. Photo by Bernadette LauritzenNo Child Left Behind Reform Bill Includes NM Priorities
U.S. SENATE News:
- ‘We must make sure these resources reach all students, especially those who need them most to succeed’ –Sen. Tom Udall
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall announced Wednesday that several of the priorities he has championed for New Mexico students have been included in the Every Child Achieves Act.
The bill, which the full Senate will debate in the coming months, reforms and updates No Child Left Behind to improve access to a high-quality K-12 education.
The Every Child Achieves Act, which was approved unanimously by the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Read More
Nature Center Features Talk On Bighorn Sheep Reintroduction In Jemez Mountains/White Rock Canyon
Conservation bighorn sheep group. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
The Pajarito Group of the Sierra Club and Pajarito Environmental Education Center present a talk by Eric Rominger: Bighorn Sheep Reintroduction, at 7 p.m., Tuesday at the new PEEC Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road in Los Alamos. The community is invited to attend this talk, which is free of charge.
Eric Rominger
Eric Rominger, the bighorn sheep biologist for the state of New Mexico, will talk about the reintroduction of bighorn in the Jemez Mountains/White Rock Canyon. Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in New Mexico is a story Read More
Have a Great Conversation at LAPSF Fundraiser: Part 2
LAPSF News:
Great Conversations is an afternoon of delicious appetizers, wine and desserts and conversations led by one of twelve 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
UNM-LA Hosts Second Annual Job Fair This Friday
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UNM-LA News:
The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) is holding a Job Fair 1-4 p.m. this Friday, April 24, in the Student Center on the UNM-LA campus. The event is open to all job seekers in the community.
Currently, representatives from Los Alamos National Laboratory (both Human Resources and Student Programs), Zia Credit Union, Los Alamos County, Metzger’s, COMPA Industries, UNM-LA Bachelor & Graduate Programs, Los Alamos Senior Center, and Singer Support Services will be on hand to talk to those looking for work and possible summer internships.
Grace Willerton, Read More
Students Explore Past Through History Day Competition
Los Alamos High School Teacher Allen Andraski and students, front row from left, Miriam Walstrom, Kathryn McClenahan and Kate Delgado and back row from left, Ruby Selvage, Nate Delgado, Kimberly Pestovich, Kaylen Pocaterra and Daniel Wang. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.comIt is often stated that arriving at a destination is not as important as the journey taken to get there.
Just look at the National History Day competition. Sure, it is great to travel to the University of Maryland College Park and win scholarships Read More
New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge Winners Named
Shaun Cooper, retired CIO at NMSU serves at master of ceremony at today’s 25th annual New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge awards ceremony at the Church of Christ in Los Alamos. Photo by Chris Clark/ladaily.com
Jovan Zhang of Los Alamos High School takes third place in the New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge. Courtesy/LANL
Top award winners Katelynn James, left, and Meghan Hill of Monte del Sol Charter School in Santa Fe. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Meghan Hill and Katelynn James of Santa Fe’s Monte del Sol Charter Sol took the top prize in the 25th New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge Read More
LAPS Seeks Nominations For 2014-2015 Los Alamos Teacher And Classified Staff Person Of The Year
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools is seeking nominations for the 2014-2015 Los Alamos Teacher of the Year and Classified Staff Person of the Year.
Nomination criteria and nomination forms are available at each public school site, the district website and from the Assistant Superintendent’s Office.
Deadline for nominations is May 8.
Past Teacher of the Year winners include:
Connie Witt, Joy Handsberry, Pam Towry, Susan Benjamin, Stan Johnston, Nancy Baiardo, Terry Quinn, Jean Nereson, Sandy Warnock, Carol Busch, Roberta Cocking, Nancy Schick, Debbie Smith, Patti Stevenson-Brown, Read More
Los Alamos Music Teachers Association Spring Musicale At UNM-LA 2 P.M. Sunday
Pianist. Courtesy photoLAMTA News:
Udall Staff Host Military Service Academy Information Session In Santa Fe 6-8 P.M. Today
U.S. SENATE News:
SANTA FE – Staff for U.S. Sen. Tom Udall will host an information session 6-8 p.m., today at the St. Michael’s High School Library, 100 Siringo Road for high school students and recent graduates interested in applying to the U.S. military service academies.
Representatives from Udall’s office, the New Mexico congressional delegation and the military service academies will be available to field questions from prospective applicants and parents. Udall is accepting applications for nominations to the academies.
Four of the five service academies – the U.S. Read More
SFI Presents: ‘Optimal Learning For Finding Minimal Peptide Substrates’
Peter Frazier of Cornell UniversityPEEC Offers Nature Programs For Teens In June
SFI: ‘Statistical Physics Of Massive Data Acquisition’
Marc Mezard (l’Ecole Normale Supérieure)Pajarito Masonic Lodge Hosts Breakfast For NJROTC
Pajarito Masonic Lodge #66 hosted a charity breakfast this morning to benefit the NJROTC students at Los Alamos High School. Students worked alongside the Lodge brethren to cook and serve waffle breakfasts to a hungry public. For more information on Pajarito Lodge or Freemasonry, contact Jake Turin, wm@pajarito66.org. Courtesy photo Read More
