LAHS Hosts Sophomore Parent Night Monday
LAHS News:
Parents of current Los Alamos High School sophomores are invited to attend Sophomore Parent Night at 6 p.m. Monday, April 20 in the Speech Theater.
“Sophomore Parent Night gives parents an opportunity to learn what the counselors are doing in the classroom with the sophomores in the month of April, as well providing a review of this information for the students,” explains Cindy Black, one of the guidance counselors at the high school. “The presentation focuses on what students and parents need to be doing at this stage to get ready for life after high school. It is Read More
School Board Meets Thursday At Chamisa Elementary
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Board of Education will hold a Special School Board Meeting and Work Session at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 23 in the Chamisa Elementary School gymnasium.
Agenda items include:
- Chamisa Elementary School Report – presented by Principal Debbie Smith;
- Approval of Budget FY 2015-16 – presented by Dr. Kurt Steinhaus and Lisa Montoya;
- Committee recommendation for next audit firm – presented by Chief Procurement Officer Regina Mertz;
- Approval of BARs; and
- Policies and Regulations – Second Reading and board action requested on Alternative Demonstration of
Los Alamos School Board Honors Science Fair Winners
Los Alamos High School students who qualified to compete in the upcoming Intel International Science Fair in Pittsburg, Pa., from left, Coleman Kendrick, Ashvini Vaidya, Eseban Abeyta and Jovan Zhang were honored at Tuesday’s School Board Meeting. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
New Mexico Science and Engineering Fair winners from Los Alamos High School pose with Science Fair Coordinator Dawn Brown, right. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos 6-8th grade students who won awards at the New Mexico State Science and Engineering Fair.Barranca Student Council Donates $50 To Shelter
Fifth and sixth grade students on the Barranca Elementary School Student Council presented a check for $50 today to the Los Alamos Animal Shelter. The money was raised at the Student Store, which the Council operates. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Puppy love ensues today as Barranca Student Council members tour the Los Alamos Animal Shelter. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Puppy Marlon greets his visitors … he sure would love to go home with someone. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Two tuxedo tabbies get some love. Photo by BonnieUNM-LA Music Theory Class Invites Public To Concert
Students in the Music Theory for the Non-major class at UNM-LA from left, Joann Brown seated at piano; Nancy Ullmann, violin; Michele Vochosky, mandolin, banjo, violin, guitar; Rheta Moazzami, piano; Kapil Goyal, guitar; Pamela Reass, piano; Allene Lindstrom, piano; Nathan Lindsay, guitar; Robin Gurule, piano; Kaleb Eifert, guitar; Dorothy Brown, violin; David Hanson, viola da gamba; instructor Juanita Madland, piano. Students not pictured, Annika Davenport, Angel Ponce, Daniel Reass, Becky Scarborough, Phyllis Slattery. Courtesy/UNM-LA
UNM-LA News:
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Quality New Mexico Honors Los Alamos Public Schools
From left, LAPS CFO Lisa Montoya, LAPS Incoming Superintendent Dr. Kurt Steinhaus, Chamisa Elementary Principal Debbie Smith, 770KKOB emcee Bob Clark, LAPS outgoing Superintendent Dr. Gene Schmidt, daughter of the late Malcolm Baldrige Megan Baldrige, QNM Executive Director Julia Gabaldon, LAPS Director of Curriculum and Instruction Pam Miller, LANL Foundation Board President Bill Wadt, New Mexico Lt. Gov. John Sanchez, KOAT TV emcee Shelly Ribando and QNM Board Chair Kim Hedrick. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools Superintendent Gene Schmidt accepts Read More
Los Alamos Passed Over In First Round Of Public School Capital Outlay Council Matching Funds Requests
Incoming Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus and outgoing Superintendent Gene Schmidt explain the PSCOC process to the Los Alamos School Board at Tuesday’s meeting. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
School Board President Jim Hall, left, and Vice President Matt Williams brief the Board on the progress of the LAPS Budget Committee. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comLos Alamos was passed over in the first round of selections of projects for funding by the Public School Capital Outlay Council (PSCOC), LAPS Chief Operations Read More
The Sweet Sound Of Junk
Recycleman will entertain with his unique, interactive musical experience. Courtesy/PEEC
Stomp your feet and enjoy the music with Hillstompers at the Earth Day festival. Courtesy/PEEC
It’s hard to imagine that old car parts and other junk could make sweet music, but that’s exactly what Recycleman does – and the crowds love it. On Saturday, April 25, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) will welcome Recycleman to its Earth Day Festival, the first ever to be held at the new Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road.
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New Awards For Advanced Nuclear Energy Development
DOE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Building on the President’s all-of-the-above energy strategy and efforts to expand clean energy innovation, the Department of Energy today awarded more than $5 million to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing nuclear engineering degrees and other nuclear science and engineering programs relevant to nuclear energy.
The awards include 59 undergraduate scholarships and 32 graduate-level fellowships for students at American colleges and universities.
“The awards announced today will directly help support the future of the nuclear energy research Read More
Attorney General Announces Free Trainings To Students
Attorney General Hector Balderas
STATE News:
- Trainings offered with the intention of teaching New Mexico students how to be financially responsible
SANTA FE – Today, Attorney General Hector Balderas announced the launch of a new financial literacy program, Your Financial Well-Being.
The program, created with New Mexico high school and college students in mind, will help students build a strong foundation and understanding of how to be fiscally savvy. Topic areas in the training will include avoiding identity theft, buying a car, building credit, taking on student loans, and using credit Read More
LANL’s Feynman Center For Innovation Reaches Out To Teen Entrepreneurs
Isaac Schilling, LAHS alum and Feynman Center coordinator for entrepreneurship event. Courtesy photo
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
The Feynman Center for Innovation at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, with the help of Los Alamos High School alumnus Isaac Schilling, will host a series of events for teenagers interested in entrepreneurship.
The Teen Startup Challenge is a series of events to teach teens how to quickly and effectively share their entrepreneurial ideas with the goal of gaining funding to start a business or to expand a current venture, according to Schilling.
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‘Around The World In White Rock’ At Chamisa April 22
COMMUNITY News:
The community is invited to join Chamisa and Pinon elementary schools celebrate their 4th annual “Around the World in White Rock” multicultural fair.
The fair is 5-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, at Chamisa Elementary School.
More than two dozen cultures will be represented through food, music, dance, art and education.
This fair is made possible with funding from the Fine Arts Education Act, generous donations from the Chamisa and Pinon PTOs, as well as local families and community members. Read More
Aspen Elementary Spring Fling 4:30-7 P.M. Friday
Los Alamos Daily Post Visits Mrs. Hendricks’ Third Grade Class At Aspen Elementary School
Third graders in Mrs. Hendricks’ class at Aspen Elementary School learned about journalism from the staff of the Los Alamos Daily Post Thursday. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comLAHS Athlete Forrest White Signs Letter Of Intent
Surrounded by his parents Timothy and Janet White and coaches Kathy and Rob Hipwood during a ceremony Wednesday, Los Alamos High School Cross Country athlete Forrest White signs a letter of intent to attend Union University. Founded in 1823, Union University is in Jackson, Tenn. and has a student body of more than 4,200 undergraduate and graduate students from 44 states and 33 countries. Union was ranked number 12 among regional universities in the South in the 2015 college rankings by U.S. News & World Report. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
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Supercomputing Challenge Draws Over 200 Students
LANL News:
- Student teams thriughout New Mexico showcase year-long research projects April 21-22
More than 200 New Mexico students and their teachers will be at Los Alamos National Laboratory April 20-21 for the 25th annual New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge expo and awards ceremony.
“One of the goals of the year-long competition is to teach student teams how to use powerful computers to analyze, model and solve real-world problems,” said David Kratzer of the Laboratory’s High Performance Computer Systems group, LANL’s coordinator of the Supercomputing Challenge. “Participating students Read More
SFI Presents: ‘Rugged Landscapes And Timescale Distributions In Complex Systems’
Dan Stein (New York University; SFI Science Board Co-Chair)Passing The Torch To New LAPS Superintendent
Outgoing LAPS Superintendent Gene Schmidt, center, receives a plaque thanking him for his service to the District from School Board President Jim Hall, left, and Vice President Matt Williams at Tuesday’s School Board Meeting. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Incoming LAPS Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus, left, receives a Hilltopper Licence plate formerly owned by outgoing Superintendent Gene Schmidt and the keys to the Los Alamos Public Schools from School Board President Jim Hall. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comEngage In Great Conversation At LAPSF Fundraiser
LAPSF News:
Great Conversations is an afternoon of delicious appetizers, wine and desserts with 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.
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Kiwanis Club Presents Books And Breakfast May 2
KIWANIS News:
The Los Alamos Kiwanis Club is presenting a Books and Breakfast event to support Rio Arriba Independent Libraries (RAIL) including:
- Embudo Valley;
- Truchas Public Library;
- El Rito Public Library; and
- Pueblo de Abiquiu.
Books and Breakfast is 7-11 a.m. Saturday, May 2 at Betty Ehart Senior Center. Sparky the Fire Dog will be at the breakfast to mingle with diners.
The Los Alamos Kiwanis Club is providing the breakfast free to the public in exchange for donations of books or cash to support RAIL.
Needed are books for all ages, new or used books on any topic suitable for a public library. Read More
