Learn Ins-and-Outs of Geocaching Sept. 19
A group geocaching near the PEEC Nature Center. Courtesy/PEECPEEC News:
Have you heard about geocaching and want to learn more or don’t know what it is, but like hiking and adventure? Coleen Meyer, an experienced and passionate geocacher, will teach the ins-and-outs of geocaching in a free program 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19 at PEEC.
Meyer will start the program by describing geocaching and explaining how to play the game. Then she will briefly talk about the history of the technology. Key points Meyer will cover include: GroundSpeak’s geocaching.com website and setting up an account, Read More
Homecoming! … 50th Reunion of LAHS Class of ’64
Rick Nebel’s ‘55 Chevy ‘stealth truck’ is totally outrageous under the hood sporting a 6-71 supercharger with two Holley 4-barrel carburetors, 18-inch-wide rear tires and noisy side pipes. Well maybe the ‘stealth’ concept didn’t work out real well, but it’ll be playin’ the American Graffiti soundtrack Sept. 19 as a very spectacular member of the Class of ’64 Homecoming Parade entry – Go Toppers! Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Los Alamos is puttin’ on the Ritz as it welcomes some of its kids back home … okay, so they’re a bit older, still, Read More
LAHS Staff Presents 2014 Donation Wish List
LAHS News:
Click here to see this year’s Los Alamos High School Staff’s 2014 Donation Wish List.
Put the name of the recipient on the donated item. It can be taken to the Main Office or delivered directly to the staff member.
Any questions should be directed to the individual staff member. Read More
Los Alamos School Board Appoints NancyAnn Holmes to Fill Vacancy
NancyAnn Holmes
LAPS News:
In a special meeting this evening, the Los Alamos School Board voted to appoint NancyAnn Holmes to fill the remainder of David Foster’s term, which ends in March.
Foster served in Position #3 and resigned in August to move to San Diego, Calif.
Read the full story in Friday’s Los Alamos Daily Post. Read More
Community Invited to LAHS’s Inaugural Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Banquet Sept. 21
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools Inaugural Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Banquet will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21 at Fuller Lodge.
This event is open to the public with tickets available from the LAHS Athletic office for $25.
The inductees for the Class of 2014 include:
- Walt Arnold;
- Lynn Bjorkland;
- Burt Buehrer;
- Carol Cady;
- Louie Cernicek;
- Bob Cox;
- Steven Craven;
- Turk Griffith;
- Bill Hudson;
- William Daniel McWilliams;
- Gene Mortensen;
- Morrie Pongratz; and
- Anthony Sandoval.
ScienceFest: Youngsters ‘Reverse Engineer’ Computers
Youngsters ‘reverse engineer’ a computer Wednesday at Time Out Pizza. by taking apart the computers, the young engineers learn how they were put together. The Bradbury Science Museum organized the event as part of ScienceFest 2014. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Volunteers help the young engineers discover how the computer they are disassembling works. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comExplore Unusual Locations With Experts Fraser and Cathy Goff
Sulphur Springs. Courtesy/PEECPEEC News:
Two of the many Take Wing events that PEEC is offering exclusively to those who donate $150 or more to its capital campaign, are coming up soon and filling up fast.
Saturday, Sept. 20, donors will have the chance to visit the numerous geothermal hot springs at the unusual Sulphur Springs. Husband and wife team Fraser and Cathy Goff will lead the tour and interpret the geology of the area, which they have studied extensively.
The Goffs will lead another tour Monday, Sept. 22, this time through the Valles Caldera, including areas not visited on the regular Read More
School Board Will Interview Candidates For Position #3 Vacancy at 5:30 p.m. Today
LAPS News:
The School Board will hold a Special School Board Meeting at 5:30 p.m. today, Sept. 11 in the School Board Room, Administration Offices 2075 Trinity Dr..
The agenda includes interviews with candidates for School Board District Position # 3 for the open School Board position.
The candidates include:
Candidates include:
- Shelby Redondo;
- Caroline Boyle;
- NancyAnn Holmes; and
- Keeley Miller Power.
The School Board may take possible action to choose the member for School Board District Position #3.
The School Board will hold a School Board Retreat 2-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13 in the School Read More
Dynofit CEO Demonstrates Biofeedback Through Video Gaming
Rohan Loveland of Dynofit Inc. shows how the video game he designed can be used as a biofeedback devise to teach muscles to flex or relax. Electrodes are placed on the muscle and the person uses a flex or relax motion to play the game. Suzette Fox, executive director of Los Alamos MainStreet gets hooked up to play the game with her thumb. Loveland still wears the electrodes he used to play the game with his eyebrows. The event, Biofeedback: Game Your Brain. was held at Diamond Mix Workspace Monday and was part of Science Fest 2014. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comLAMS Students Create Wall of Awesomeness
Seventh graders who helped create Wall of Awesomeness. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzin
Eighth graders who helped create the Wall of Awesomeness. Photo by Bernadette LauritzinLAMS News:
Los Alamos Middle School Student Council, along with several WEB Crew leaders put together the Wall of Awesomeness as part of the school’s suicide prevention activities.
One of the notes on the Wall of Awesomeness. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzin
The original concept from Los Alamos High School 2014 graduates Faith Glasco and Elizabeth Hjelvik continues at LAMS with students answering two questions: Read More
Fourteen LAHS Students Named Semifinalists in 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program
The 14 LAHS students named semifinalists in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program pictured with LAHS Principal Dr. Deborah Belew-Nyquist, front left, and Assistant Superintendent Gerry Washburn, front right, and from front, left to right, Sally Grindstaff, Leyla Akhadov, Sarah Wallstrom, Sara Stubben, Katharine Margevicius, David Murphy. Back, left to right, Daniel Ben-Naim, William Zhao, Colin Redman, Harrison Williams, Alexander Swart, Benjamin Reichelt, AJ Makela and Vincent Tang. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
LAHS News:
Today officials of National Merit Read More
Los Alamos Students Take Top Prizes At 2014 New Mexico State Fair!
Jordan Duran, left, and Caemlyn Tripp, right, of Los Alamos High School with their art teacher Mary Grace. Photos by Stephanie Rittner
Eliana Rodriguez of Chamisa Elementary School and her art teacher Renee Mitsunaga. Photos by Stephanie Rittner
From left, Art teacher Renee Mitsunaga, Eliana Rodriguez, Jordan Duran, Caemlyn Tripp and art teacher Mary Grace. Photos by Stephanie Rittner
By STEPHANIE RITTNER
Three students from Los Alamos Public Schools won prizes for the artwork they entered into the 2014 Students Art exhibit at the state fair.
Eliana Rodriguez of Chamisa Elementary Read More
LAHS Choir Golf Tournament Fundraiser Seeks Sponsors
Participants Sought For Los Alamos High School Ballroom Dance Fundraiser
Los Alamos High School Ballroom Dance students. Courtesy photo
LAHS News:
Ever dreamed about learning how to dance? Never had time? Now it’s your chance!
As a part of fundraising efforts for the Los Alamos High School Dance Program, Ballroom Dance students and their teacher Natasha Barkhudarova will be offering four weekly sessions of Rumba Dance Classes for Beginners, starting Sept. 16.
Classes will be 7-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 16, 23, 30 and Oct. 7, at Los Alamos High School Topper Theater.
Everybody is welcome to join the class and no partner is required. Cost is $40 for adults; $20 for children,
Entreprenurial Teen Grand Challenge Participants Wow Judges
The Quality Mobile Small Engine Repair Team from Espanola took First Place in the Entreprenurial Teen Grand Challenge and received $400 to build their business. The event was held Monday at UNM-Los Alamos as part of Los Alamos ScienceFest 2014. Judges were impressed by the achievable goals outlined in their proposal. Seven teams from around northern New Mexico competed in the Challenge, presenting their business plan to a panel of six judges. Team members, from left, Alejandro Atencio, Joshua Lopez and lead mechanic Xena Martinez. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
SecondFour Candidates Vie For School Board Vacancy … Interviews Set For Thursday
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos School Board will hold a Special Board Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11 in the School Administration Board Room, 2075 Trinity Dr.
The Board will conduct interviews with the four candidates vying for School Board Position #3, recently vacated by David Foster who is moving out of town.
Candidates include:
- Shelby Redondo;
- Caroline Boyle;
- NancyAnn Holmes; and
- Keeley Miller Power.
The Board may select a new board member at Thursday’s meeting or may defer the decision to a later date. Read More
PEEC: Call For Trail Photos For New Nature App
Quemazon Trail. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
While the walls are going up and the roof is raised, a lot of work is going on behind the scenes to bring together all the elements that will make the much anticipated Los Alamos County Nature Center a great new resource for the local community.
PEEC is working with professionals to design not only the exhibits, but also an exciting new app that will be one of the highlights of the new center. The app will provide trail recommendations, and PEEC is calling on members of the community to submit photographs of local trails to be used for the app.
The deadline to submit Read More
Report: NM Should Revamp Education Programs For Low-Skilled Workers
NMVFC News:
- Current adult education system is underfunded, fragmented, and has low completion rates
ALBUQUERQUE—New Mexico could improve the quality of its workforce and strengthen its economy by implementing changes to its adult education programs for workers who have low levels of education and few job skills. Developing a career pathways framework—which weaves together and aligns adult education, workforce training, and college courses—would increase the success rate, employment opportunities, and earning potential of the state’s low-skilled workers. It would have the added Read More
Crossing Guards Needed in White Rock
PEPTO News:
Getting hit by a car is the third leading cause of death for kids 5 to 9 years old, and kids up to age 15 make up a disproportionate number of pedestrian casualties worldwide, according to a 2011 article in Psychological Science’s online magazine.
The Pinon Elementary Parent Teacher Organization (PEPTO) requests community assistance. Let’s protect our Panthers as they walk to and from school by volunteering to be a crossing guard.
Volunteer 20-25 minutes, once a week, and help our students. Spots are available before and after school at both the Rover Boulevard and Sherwood
Los Alamos Teens Create Suicide Awareness and Prevention Project ‘Reach Toward Not Away’
Los Alamos High School students got together Saturday to work on their ‘Reach Toward Not Away project’ as part of September’s Suicide Awareness Month including from left, Jacquie Hargraves, Margaret Wright, Nick Torres, Sopahn Kellogg and Rachel Reynolds. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Sopahn Kellogg is a senior student at Los Alamos High School and has been very busy heading up a project called Reach Toward Not Away for September’s Suicide Awareness Month and Suicide Prevention Week, Sept. 8-12. Read More
