Croatia News Reporter Interviews LAPS Officials
Los Alamos High School Principal Dr. Debbie Belew-Nyquist and Superintendent Dr. Gene Schmidt. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Los Alamos High School Principal Dr. Debbie Belew-Nyquist and LAPS Superintendent Gene Schmidt were interviewed by Croatia News Reporter Branka Slavica ahead of last Sunday’s Presidential Inauguration of Croatia President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic. President Grabar-Kitarovic was a Los Alamos High School Graduate in the mid-1980s.
Croatia’s first ever female president is remembered by teachers as a very enthusiastic high school student, who earned exceptionally Read More
It’s The Thinking, Not The Drinking! Effective Underage Drinking Prevention Talk At LAMS Wednesday
Tracy Juechter
COMMUNITY News:
The staff at Teen Court agree with the concept of “it takes a village’ (and lots of resources) to raise a child. With that in mind, they have an unexpected opportunity to share Tracy Juechter’s knowledge of the Alcohol Literacy Challenge (ALC), an underage drinking prevention program.
Juechter’s talk is 5:30-6 p.m., Wednesday at Los Alamos Middle School prior to the presentation of the Hawk Sampler.
The staff at Teen Court said they appreciate JJAB, LAPS Administration, LAPS Prevention Specialist Bernadette Lauritzen, and many others in the local Read More
Letter to the Editor: Teachers And Parents Should Decide Childrens Needs
Nearly Every Senate Democrat Voted No On Hanna Skandera Confirmation As Secretary Of NMPED
Hanna Skandera
STATE News:
SANTA FE – Over the wishes of the majority of Senate Democrats who voted against her appointment, Hanna Skandera today was confirmed as the Secretary of the Public Education Department (NMPED) in a vote by the full New Mexico Senate.
Earlier in the day the Senate Rules Committee, chaired by Sen. Linda Lopez, D-Bernalillo, agreed to forward the controversial appointment of Skandera to the Senate floor following four years of being the Secretary-designate. The final Senate vote was 22-19, with all Republicans voting Yes.
“Ms. Skandera’s tenure has been Read More
Watch Los Alamos Third Graders Take Gettysburg Address Challenge In Honor Of President’s Day
Barranca students applaud their teacher Jonathan Neal who successfully recited the Gettysburg Address Friday after challenging them to do the same. ScreenShot/LADP 
Barranca teacher Jonathan Neal with his third grade students who all successfully took his Gettysburg Address challenge Friday at the school, including Kaya Loy, Lyas Eidenbenz, Anika Lovato, Isaiah Jones, Matthew Nowell, Carina, Emily McLaughlin and Josiah Fresquez. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost Udall Announces Major Legislation To Improve Health And Well-being Of New Mexico Children
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., introduced major legislation to help improve the health and education of New Mexico children by increasing access to federal education and anti-poverty programs.
The Saving Our Next Generation (SONG) Act is based on outreach and research Udall conducted during the last year, including workshops that brought together child care experts from across the state to discuss how the federal government can help lift New Mexico from the bottom of national rankings for children’s well-being. Read More
What Were You Thinking? The Science Of The Teen Brain
Dr. Abigail Baird. Courtesy/learner.org
FSN News:
If you have ever wondered why teenagers do seemingly thoughtless things, you may want to attend a viewing of Dr. Abigail Baird’s eye opening and enormously entertaining presentation on the teenage brain.
The Family Strengths Network (FSN) will host a screening of Baird’s 2009 talk in Los Alamos, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Feb. 21 at Los Alamos High School. The viewing is free to the public. The DWI Planning Committee is sponsoring the event and Chamisa Elementary School Counselor Michelangelo Lobato will moderate it.
Baird’s talk theorizes that teenagers’ Read More
Community Colleges Honor Sen. George K. Munoz
Sen. George K. Munoz
STATE News:
New Mexico Independent Community Colleges and the New Mexico Association of Community Colleges recently honored Sen. George K. Munoz, D-Cibola, McKinley and San Juan, for his long-standing support as a legislator for community colleges statewide and their students.
“I am truly humbled. I believe that sincere investments must be made into these colleges because they do so much for many communities in our state,” Munoz said. “Thanks to community colleges, communities in our state are given the chance to educate their citizens, as well as stimulate the local Read More
Simon Redman Of Los Alamos Covers Croatian Presidential Inauguration In Zagreb
Former Los Alamos High School graduate Kolinda Grabar Kitarović takes the Oath of Office Sunday as President of Croatia. Photo by Simon Redman/ladailypost.com
Kolinda Grabar Kitarović becomes the first woman and fourth president of Croatia. Photo by Simon Redman/ladailypost.comEditor’s note: Simon Redman is a 2013 LAHS graduate studying in Stuttgart, Germany who traveled to Croatia to cover the presidential inauguration of LAHS graduate Kolinda Grabar Kitarović for the Los Alamos Daily Post.
ZAGREB—Former Los Alamos
Los Alamos Man Travels To Croatia To Cover Sunday’s Presidential Inaugaration Of Former LAHS Student
The scene today from St. Mark’s Church in Zagreb, Croatia overlooking the square where preparations are underway for Sunday’s presidential inauguation of a former Los Alamos High School student. Photo by Simon Redman/ladailypost.com
Simon Redman (this evening) in front of the Zagreb Cathedral. Selfie by Simon Redman/ladailypost.com
Simon Redman of Los Alamos is on assignment for the Los Alamos Daily Post covering the presidential inauguration in Zagreb, Croatia for which he has a local connection.
Redman is a Los Alamos Read More
Los Alamos School Board Members Study 2015 Legislative Agenda With Rep. Garcia Richard
From left, Los Alamos School Board member Nan Holmes, Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard School Board President Judy Bjarke-McKenzie and newly elected member Jenny McCumber discussed legislative agenda Friday at the Roundhouse. Courtesy photo
LAPS News:
Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard met Friday with Los Alamos School Board members Nan Holmes, Judy Bjarke-McKenzie and newly elected member Jenny McCumber to review the legislative agenda.
The Los Alamos women conversed on a number of legislative bills including HB 41 (better known as 3rd Grade Promotion), SB 91 (Teacher Licensure) and HB 144 Read More
Letter to the Editor: High Praise For Mountain Elementary Principal Jennifer Guy, Teachers And Staff
By KAYLINDA CRAWFORD Los Alamos Students Create ‘Valentines For Veterans’
The Aspen Elementary School K-Kids and the Los Alamos Middle School Builders Club—both youth affiliates of Los Alamos Kiwanis—worked hard this year on ‘Valentines for Veterans.’ Don Casperson, Kiwanis liaison to the clubs, said he delivered 75 cards to be given to patients at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Albuquerque. The Aspen K-Kids made 40 of them, and Builders Club made 35. Meanwhile, the Barranca Mesa Elementary School K-Kids have been working on appreciation cards for staff members at their school. Photo by Don Casperson
Los Alamos Middle School Builders ClubLibrary Hosts Read-Ins For Black History Month
Library employee Steph Salazar reads the book ‘I Got Rhythm’ by Connie Schofield-Morrison. Courtesy/MPLMPL News:
February is Black History month and the Los Alamos County Libraries are joining in the celebration by hosting three African-American Read-Ins, during the week of Feb. 16-20.
Readers of all ages are welcome to attend. The Read-Ins will be held downstairs in the Youth Services Rotunda of Mesa Public Library.
American writing has been made much richer with the addition of African-American authors. African-Americans are poet laureates, Pulitzer and Nobel Prize Read More
Last Chance To Etch Name At Nature Center
An example of engraved pavers for the new Nature Center that are raising funds for the exhibits. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
The new Nature Center building is done, and now the exhibits are being installed and the landscaping finalized. As work is wrapping up in anticipation of an April 22 grand opening, this is the last chance to order a brick or paver engraved with your name or message for the pathways outside the new center. The final deadline for ordering bricks and pavers is Wednesday, Feb.18.
A donation of $500 will allow for a 4” x 8” brick, which can be engraved with 1-3 lines of text with 18-20 characters
Mandatory Flunking Bill Clears House Floor
Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard
SANTA FE – House Bill 41, the controversial mandatory flunking bill passed the House Floor by a vote of 38-30.
Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard, D-Los Alamos: “This particular piece of legislation is problematic for many reasons. Mandatory flunking is a sweeping measure that does not account for the individual circumstances of each student when they are faced with retention. As an educator, I prefer to work with parents and students individually when faced with this decision, and as a parent I believe it is a decision that is best made between parents and teachers Read More
YDI Receives $1.5 Million For Early Head Start
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham
CONGRESSIONAL News:
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-N.M., has announced that Youth Development, Inc. was selected to receive $1.5 million in early childhood education funding that will provide opportunities for 80 young children to attend Early Head Start.
YDI earned the Early Head Start Expansion and Child Care Partnership grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The money will be used to train child care staff in the principles of Early Head Start services. The money also will pay for 80 slots to serve infants and toddlers ages six weeks to three Read More
