Report: NM’s Per-Pupil K-12 Funding Remains Much Lower
NMVC News:
ALBUQUERQUE—New Mexico is still spending 8 percent less per pupil on K-12 education than before the recession.
That translates to $633 less being spent per student than funding levels in 2008, when adjusted for inflation. That’s according to a report released by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), a non-partisan policy research organization based in Washington, D.C.
“A well-educated workforce fosters economic growth,” said Executive Director Veronica C. García of New Mexico Voices for Children, which works closely with CBPP. “We’re already seeing the negative Read More
School Board Will Hold Work Session Thursday
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos School Board will hold a Work Session at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23 at Los Alamos Middle School in the West Commons, Room 165.
The agenda includes
- Summer School Report
- Food Service RFP
- Committee Reports
- Employee Assistance Program status
- Policy Review
- Middle School Report
Artist Lisa Coddington Returns To PEEC To Teach Drawing Animals Workshop
A drawing by Lisa Coddington. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
PEEC is very fortunate to welcome back talented artist Lisa Coddington, who will teach a workshop about using simple drawing materials to portray furry, feathery and slimy animals.
The class is 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 at PEEC and includes a 30-minute break for lunch. The workshop is suggested for beginner and intermediate levels.
Take up your pencils and paper, and join Coddington to explore pencil techniques that portray animals in this hands-on workshop. Learn how to select your subject and how to start an animal portrait.
PEEC’s Take Wing Week Culminates In PEECnic Today!
The Craig Martin Experience plays this afternoon at the annual PEECnic at 3540 Orange St. Courtesy/PEECNew Mexico Consortium Laboratory Open To Public
Laboratory setup. Courtesy/NMC
Algae samples. Courtesy/NMCCanyoncito Montessori Students Busy With Community Projects
Students from Canyoncito Montessori package the cookies they baked to raise money for charities helping those in need. Photo by Caroline Boyle
Students from Canyoncito Montessori create a scarecrow they call ‘Unknown.’ Photo by Caroline Boyle Read More
Barranca’s Lynne Higdon Named 2014 NM Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year!
Lynne Higdon holding her awards for New Mexico Elementary PE Teacher of the Year. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Lynne Higdon, the physical education teacher at Barranca Elementary School, was named the 2014 New Mexico Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year.
The announcement was made at the State PE Conference in Albuquerque.
Higdon demonstrates rope turning in Double Dutch. Courtesy/LAPS
Higdon has served as the PE teacher at Barranca for the past 10 years. She is well respected for her comprehensive physical education program that introduces students to a wide array of activities. Read More
Robotics Chili Cook-Off Fundraiser Oct. 23
League of Women Voters Education Meeting Oct. 22
LWV News:
The League of Women Voters’ Los Alamos Education Study Committee has been researching the issue of communication between the Los Alamos School Board and citizens.
The focus is on high district-wide concerns such as the budget and the strategic plan as well as the distribution of information.
The public is invited to an open meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22 at UNM/LA, Building 2, Room 230 to learn how the study is progressing.
Mountain Elementary’s Annual Halloween Carnival Oct. 17
From left, PTA President Abe Dispennette, Treasurer Kristin Kucko, Secretary Julia Baker and Vice President James Chrobocinski invite the community to come out for Mountain Elementary School’s annual Carnival at 4:30-7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 17. There will be lots of fun and games for kids and parents to play and all funds raised go to the Mountain School PTA. People are able to donate on www.laschools.net/mountain if they wish as well. Courtesy photo Read More
Testicular Cancer Seminar With Dr. Eric D. Bernstein Oct. 23
Dr. Eric D. Bernstein, MD, MPH
LACC News
Testicular Cancer is the Most Common and Most Treatable Cancer in Young Men
Curing Testicular Cancer is a free community seminar scheduled at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23 at the First Baptist Church, 2200 Diamond Dr. in Los Alamos.
Dr. Eric D. Bernstein, MD, MPH, will be speaking. The seminar, being sponsored by the Los Alamos Council on Cancer (LACC), begins with a free light supper 5:15-6 p.m. followed immediately by the seminar. Included in the presentation will be a question and answer session.
Dr. Eric Bernstein, Los Alamos oncologist/hematologist Read More
Take Wing Week Continues At PEEC Thursday With Special Screening Of A Birder’s Guide To Everything
PEEC News:White Rock Fall Festival 10 a.m. To 2 p.m. Saturday
COMMUNITY News:
The community is cordially invited to the White Rock Fall Festival; this is two great events in one location.
Stop by the pumpkin patch sponsored by Pinon Elementary’s PTO for all the usual pumpkin patch festivities. There will be face painting, a hay maze, carnival games, food vendors and more. Be sure to stop by the bake sale or try to win a baked good at the cakewalk. Then, head to the Chamisa Elementary Arts and Crafts fair inside the Pinon gymnasium. Get a head start on holiday shopping and for $15, have a picture taken with Santa.
This truly is fun for the whole family!
The White Rock Read More
Troop 10507 Paints ‘The Rock’ For Pinon Pumpkin Patch and Chamisa Craft Fair Saturday
Troop 10507 painted ‘The Rock’ Monday for the Pinon Pumpkin Patch and Chamisa Craft Fair in White Rock. The Troop 10507 painting crew includes Lindsay, Sabrina, Becca, Shelby, Malaya, Esperanza, Jadie, Lizzie and Solenne. The Troop also cleaned up trash and weeds along the Red Sidewalk for their fall service project while waiting for the white paint to dry. The Pinon Pumpkin Patch and Chamisa Christmas Craft Fair is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18 at Pinon Elementary School. There will be bouncy house games, face painting, pumpkins to buy, games, crafts, a bake sale, treat walk,Special Needs Focus Of This Week’s UNM-LA/JJAB Parenting Series
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UNM-LA News:
The UNM-LA/JJAB parenting series Raising a Child in a Challenging World, continues Thursday, Oct. 16 with the discussion of Supporting Children With Special Needs.
This class is designed to help parents and caregivers of children with special needs navigate the IEP process, locate community resources and make time for self care.
This week’s session will feature three experienced panelists; Dr. Christine Hazard, Clinical Psychologist with the Los Alamos Public Schools, Wendy Marcus, New Mexico Attorney and Kimberly Petersen, parent advocate with extensive Read More
Take Wing Week Continues At PEEC Wednesday With Talk On Dragonflies And Damselflies
Courtesy/PEECBring The Band Perry To Los Alamos!
The Perry Band. Courtesy photo
STATE FARM News:
Local State Farm Agents Abe Dispennette and Lou Santoro have partnered together with Los Alamos High School to help raise awareness for safe teen driving.
First, the not-so-good news: More teens die from car crashes than any other cause. And the first year of driving is the most dangerous.
The good news: There’s something we all can do about it. And it involves a celebration!
That’s what Celebrate My Drive is about – celebrating this big, new life of freedom that comes with a driver’s license. Part of that life means making smart choices behind the wheel, Read More
UNM-LA CEO Urges Los Alamos To Vote For Bond C
By WYNN GOERING, CEOA colleague of mine at UNM recently told me that the upcoming election was “the most uninteresting” he could remember in all his years of observing New Mexico politics. It may be, if the polls are to be believed. But the University of New Mexico and its campus in Los Alamos will have a great deal at stake when voters cast their ballots between now and Nov. 4.
“Bond Question C,” of the state “2014 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act,” asks voters to accept or reject $141 million worth of funding for capital improvements to colleges and universities across Read More
Learn To Dance Starting Tuesday At LAHS
Los Alamos High School Dance Program, Ballroom Dance students. Courtesy photo
LAHS News:
Ever dreamed about learning how to dance? Never had time? Now it’s your chance to learn how to TANGO!
As a part of fundraising efforts for the Los Alamos High School Dance Program, Ballroom Dance students and their teacher Natasha Barkhudarova are offering four weekly sessions of TANGO dance classes for Beginners, starting Tuesday.
Classes are 7-8 p.m., each Tuesday – Oct. 14, 21, 28 and Nov. 4 – at the Topper Theater at LAHS. No partner is required. Everybody is welcome to join the class.
The Read More
Take Wing Week has begun at PEEC: Tuesday Local Beekeeper Demonstrates Simpler Way Of Raising Bees
Local beekeeper Donald Enemark will demonstrate a simpler way of raising bees during a program Tuesday at PEEC. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Take Wing Week has begun at PEEC – a week of programing all about things that fly.
At 7 pm. Tuesday at PEEC, local beekeeper Donald Enemark will demonstrate a simpler way of raising bees. Traditionally, raising bees has been quite an involved process. In this program, Enemark will talk about the Top Bar method of keeping bees, which is used widely in countries such as Kenya. The hive can be easily made from scrap Read More
