James Vollbracht Hospitalized … Today’s Skype Presentation Canceled
Author James Vollbracht of “Stopping at Every Lemonade Stand, How to Create A Culture that Cares for Kids,” was hospitalized this morning according to a statement from the Assets In Action program.American Politics Students Hear About Government First Hand at UNM-Los Alamos
Instructor Mike Wismer introduces Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard to students taking his American Politics class Monday evening at UNM-Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard jokes with UNM-LA instructor Mike Wismer Monday evening before her talk to students taking his American Politics class. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard talks about government Monday evening with UNM-LA students taking instructor Mike Wismer’s American Politics class. Garcia Richard has served Read More
Join a ‘Great Conversation’ at LAPS Foundation Fundraiser: Part Three
LAPSF News:
Great Conversations is an afternoon of delicious appetizers and desserts and conversations led by 12 interesting and knowledgeable leaders. All of the conversation leaders are locally or regionally known.
The event raises funds for the projects of the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation and is 2-5 p.m. Sunday, May 4 at Los Alamos High School, 1300 Diamond Dr.
This is the third in a series of four about the planned conversations.
“The LAPS Foundation is pleased these fascinating speakers will join us this year to provide some lively conversations,” LAPSF Director Joanna Read More
Reader Input Sought for Series: ‘School on the Hill’
School on the Hill: Los Alamos High School. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comOn April 11, the Los Alamos Daily Post published a press release announcing that Los Alamos High School had been named one of America’s Most Challenging High Schools for 2014 by The Washington Post. LAHS received a ranking of 705 out of 2,050 schools.
The Los Alamos Daily Post reports on other awards and achievements garnered by Los Alamos Public Schools. For example, it was announced Saturday that out of 19,411 public high schools, U.S. News and World Report has Read More
Meet Los Alamos High School Staff Members
Staff members at Los Alamos High School gather for a group photo. Principal Sandy Warnock, red blazer, is retiring in June. Photo by John McHale Read More
LAHS Students Jump for Joy!
Jumpers bounced around the clock on the lawn of Los Alamos High School from 7:30 a.m. Friday to 7:30 a.m. Saturday in a jump-o-thon to raise funds and support for LAHS teacher Joy Handsberry as she undergoes chemotherapy. Courtesy photo
Jumpers inside the bouncy house at the Jump for Joy Jump-o-thon. Courtesy photo
A campfire burns near the bouncy house to keep participants warm during the 24-hour Jump for Joy Jump-o-thon Friday night. Courtesy photo
Jump-o-thon participants pose outside the bouncy house. There’s still time to contribute to the fundraising efforts.Aspen Elementary School Construction Scenes
The latest construction scenes at Aspen Elementary School. Photo by Robert Beberniss
Photo by Robert Beberniss
Photo by Robert Beberniss Read More
LAHS Grads Win DECA International Championship
Josh Dolin and Sydney Sivils, 2010 Los Alamos High School graduates, won the International Championship of the collegiate division Advertising Campaign competition at the 2014 DECA International Career Development Conference April 24-26 in Washington, D.C. Dolin and Sivils are graduating seniors at UNM. DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe. DECA Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit student organization with members in all 50 United States, the District of Columbia, Read More
Chamisa Hosts Recycled Show
Carley Sorensen models an outfit using recycled trash. Photo by Renee K. Mitsunaga
Aelma Azad models a skirt made with fans recycled from this year’s YMCA Red and Black Ball. Photo by Renee K. Mitsunaga
LAHS-National Honor Society members Lauren TenCate and Nicholas Torres assist students in make and take activities. Photo by Renee K. Mitsunaga
CHAMISA News:
Director Andrea Lynch of the YMCA program at Chamisa Elementary School held her annual Recycle Art Show Wednesday.
Students created projects with trash items they collected throughout the year. The culminating event of the evening Read More
LAHS Staff and Faculty Dive to Support Beloved Teacher Joy Handsberry at Thursday Event
LAHS Principal Sandy Warnock dunks School Resource Officer Cpl. Jordan Redmond Thursday during an event to support teacher Joy Handsberry as she undergoes chemotherapy. Photo by Maria Thibodeau/www.mariawritingwithlight.com
LAHS psychology teacher Lynn Ovaska emerges from the dunk tank. Photo by Maria Thibodeau/www.mariawritingwithlight.com
LAHS history teacher Jon Lathrop hits the water. Photo by Maria Thibodeau/www.mariawritingwithlight.com
LAHS math teacher Judy Nekimken prepares to submerge. Photo by Maria Thibodeau/www.mariawritingwithlight.com‘Race to Nowhere’ Follow-up Held at UNM-LA
A follow up showing of the documentary ‘A Race to Nowhere’ and discussion on how to initiate community change took place Thursday evening at the Jeannette O. Wallace Lecture Hall on the UNM-Los Alamos campus. Nearly 200 people turned out for the original showing of the film in March. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Two LAHS Students Place in 2014 Le Grand Concours
National level winners in the Le Concours French Competition are Opale Schappert, left, and Esperanza Tapia. Courtesy photo
LAHS News:
Los Alamos High School students Opale Schappert and Esperanza Tapia placed third and nineth respectively in the 2014 Le Grand Concours, a national competition sponsored by the American Association of French Teachers.
Twenty LAHS students entered the competition under the direction of their French teacher Louise Foliot-Gentile. In addition to the two national winners, Aneesh Pawar, Faith Koh, Trevor Nickless, Cade Mallett, Eliseanne Koskelo, Ariel Read More
Los Alamos High School Receives 2014 Gold Medal Ranking and Makes Prestigious STEM List
LAPS News:
Out of 19,411 public high schools, U.S. News and World Report has ranked Los Alamos High School 500th of the “Best High Schools in America.”
High schools in the top 500 in the nation received Gold Medal ranking for the 2014 school year. Achieving Gold Medal ranking also qualified Los Alamos High School for status as a 2014 STEM “Best High Schools.”
To determine the top STEM (science, technology, engineering and math schools), U.S. News and World Report looked at the top 500 public schools in the nation and evaluated their students’ participation and success in Advanced Placement science Read More
UNM-LA Opts For Student Housing Feasibility Study
Interim UNM Real Estate Director Tom Neal, left, discusses student housing issues at Thursday’s meeting in Building 2 on the college campus. Seated behind Neal are Los Alamos attorney George Chandler and his wife Probate Judge Chris Chandler who live across the street from the Student Housing. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
UNM-LA Advisory Board member Michelle Hall, right, speaks to Interim UNM Real Estate Director Tom Neal, left, at Thursday’s meeting on the college campus. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
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LAPS Contemplates Hiring Three New Teachers
Los Alamos School Board members from left, Jim Hall, David Foster, Vice President Kevin Honnell and President Judy Bjarke-McKenzie listen as Assistant Superintendent Gerry Washburn presents figures on class sizes during Thursday’s Special School Board Meeting. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
The Los Alamos School Board continued to grapple with class size and the budget at the Special School Board Meeting Thursday in the Pinon Elementary School Library.
Assistant Superintendent Gerry Washburn presented his ideas on
Pinon Students Share Achievements With School Board
Pinon sixth grade student Beth Short solves a word problem while Pinon Principal Jill Gonzales looks on. Pinon students showcased their skills for the Los Alamos School Board at its meeting in the Pinon Library Thursday. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Dave Schiferl, aka ‘Dr. Dave’ with a DVD he and students in the sixth grade at Pinon created of his presentation ‘The Wonderful Weird World of General Relativity.’ Schiferl and the students explored the concepts of general relativity for an hour and he said, ‘they really get it.’ A DVDAuthor James Vollbracht Visits Los Alamos Via Skype Tuesday
Cover of ‘Stopping at Every Lemonade Stand, Creating a Culture that Cares for Kids.’ Courtesy photo
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Author James Vollbracht will join Los Alamos County residents via Skype, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 29 at Chamisa Elementary School.
Vollbracht will discuss his book, Stopping at Every Lemonade Stand, Creating a Culture that Cares for Kids, and the impact of the individual in the lives of youth.
“After traveling across North America for 20 years, I began gathering stories of how ordinary people were doing extraordinary things in their schools, communities, Read More
Natural Helpers Provide Child-to-Child Assistance
Barranca Mesa Elementary School teachers Audrey Juliani, left, and Nicole McGrane spoke to the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos April 15 about the Natural Helpers organization they helped found at the school. Courtesy photoChildren in the fifth and sixth grade have problems, just as older kids and adults do – and they are not always comfortable seeking out an adult to talk about solutions.
At Barranca Mesa Elementary School, Audrey Juliani (who teaches fifth grade) and Nicole McGrane (who teaches sixth grade) decided that the best Read More
Guitar Class Makes Beautiful Music at UNM-LA
Students enrolled in one of the guitar classes at UNM-Los Alamos practice in unison Thursday evening in Building 2. UNM-LA is offering two classes this fall in Guitar 1 and Rock Music Appreciation. Registration for Summer and Fall classes are underway. Summer classes begin June 2 and Fall classes begin Aug. 18. Summer/Fall schedules are now in stands around Los Alamos and White Rock as well as on the UNM-LA campus. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
School District Budget Discussions Underway
LAPS CFO John Wolfe speaks to the audience at the School Board Budget Discussion held Wednesday at the Topper Theater. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comLos Alamos Public Schools CFO John Wolfe presented a budget overview at the School Board Budget Discussion Wednesday night in the Topper Theater at Los Alamos High School.
The purpose of the meeting was to present a preliminary budget overview and gather input from the community and from school staff.
The budget picture looks a bit brighter than last year for the Los Alamos Public School Read More
