LAHS Choir Sings At Lincoln Center
Los Alamos High School Choir students gather for a photo prior to their performance at Lincoln Center. Photo by Leslie Bucklin
LAHS Choir touring NYC in between rehearsals. Photo by Leslie Bucklin
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Impact Aid Surveys Due April 4
LAPS News:
Residents with students at Los Alamos Public Schools are reminded to return the Impact Aid Surveys sent home in March.
The salmon colored surveys are directly linked to the funding of Los Alamos Public Schools. The forms are due by April 4.
Questions can be directed to Chief Financial Officer John Wolfe at 505.663.2240. Read More
Friends of Los Alamos County Libraries Annual Scholarships Deadline Extended
SCHOLARSHIP News:
The deadline for applications for the Friends of Los Alamos County Libraries annual scholarships has been extended to 5 p.m. Monday, April 14.
The Friends will award up to four scholarships of $2,500 again this year and also will administer the June Ettinger Memorial Scholarship.
Any senior enrolled and in good standing at Los Alamos High School, a local private high school, or an approved home study program, who plans to continue his or her education at a recognized institution by September of the year following graduation may apply.
Only LAHS graduates are eligible for the Read More
The Iliad in Our Times: From the Beaches of Normandy to Muhammad Ali
Courtesy/UNM-LA
Two iconic American photos provocatively grace the covers of recent Iliad translations. The first, Robert Sargent’s famous picture of U.S. troops’ 1944 amphibious landing at Normandy, introduces a contemporary, colloquial version of Homer’s poem by Stanley Lombardo. The second photograph, Neil Leifer’s 1965 snapshot of Muhammad Ali standing over and taunting a supine Sonny Liston, prefaces Edward McCrorie’s very recent 2012 translation.
These two photos provoke Read More
FUNdamentals of Leadership Workshop Helps Students Gain Career Skills
RDC News:
ESPANOLA – Friday, April 4, Accelerate program students from the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) and five other colleges and universities around northern New Mexico will learn and practice leadership skills in a workshop at Northern New Mexico College.
The event, Learning the FUNdamentals of Leadership, aims to increase career readiness and assist in completing certificates and 2-year technical degrees for non-traditional students. It is the final event in a series of training classes and workshops held by Accelerate, a program of the Regional Development Corporation Read More
Seventy-three New Mexico Students Receive Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund Scholarships
From left, LAHS senior Alexander Wang, Santa Fe HS senior Greta Miller and Bernalillo HS senior Raymond Fasano awarded LAESF scholarships. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
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Scholarship campaign begins May 5 for 2015 scholarship awards
Los Alamos High School senior Alexander Wang, Santa Fe High School senior Greta Miller and Raymond Fasano of Bernalillo High School are among the 73 students from seven Northern New Mexico counties receiving LAESF scholarships, which are funded through pledges from Los Alamos National Laboratory employees, and a matching amount from Los Alamos National Security, Read More
Crowd of 170 Views Documentary on Student Stress
Audience members sign in at ‘Race to Nowhere.’ Some 170 students and adults attended the documentary film and follow-up discussion at UNM-Los Alamos Thursday. The film discusses the stressful lives of today’s students. The event was organized by Los Alamos High School student Tessa Snyder. The documentary showing was followed by a lively discussion and will lead to a follow-up event next month. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen Read More
Los Alamos Student Vies for $18,000 Scholarship
EDUCATION News:School Board Votes to Make Gene Schmidt Interim Superintendent of Los Alamos Public Schools
From left, Superintendent Gene Schmidt, School Board President Judy Bjarke-McKenzie, Board Vice-president Kevin Honnell, Board Secretary Matt Williams, Board Member David Foster and Board Member Jim Hall. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comThe saga of the Los Alamos Public Schools Superintendent reached its conclusion at the March 27 Special Meeting of the School Board at Mountain Elementary School.
After 40 minutes in Executive Session, some of it in consultation with Superintendent Gene Schmidt, the Board returned and immediately Read More
Eta Zeta Scholarship Application Deadline April 1
PBSPEZ CHAPTER News:
It’s no joke! The Beta Sigma Phi Eta Zeta Chapter is accepting applications through April 1 for their Memorial Scholarship, which goes to a female Los Alamos graduating senior pursuing education beyond high school, including vocational and technical programs.
The basis for the award is a personal statement which includes information about community service, goals, aspirations and memorable personal experiences of helping others. Eta Zeta also considers need and other scholarships awarded.
The $250 award is issued jointly to the student and educational institution. Read More
Breaking News: LAPS Superintendent Keeps Job!
Superintendent Gene Schmidt
Staff Report
All five members of the Los Alamos Board of Education just voted to retain Superintendent Gene Schmidt as interim superintendent for a year.
The Board will use that time period to conduct a nationwide search for a permanent superintendent to take over mid 2015.
Schmidt resigned earlier this month after it became evident that he did not have the full support of the board to renew his current contract, which runs out June 30.
School board members had a change of heart this evening and made the decision to retain Schmidt in the interim capacity. With just one Read More
Youth Matters: Teen Center Diversity Project
Teens create art as part of The Diversity Project at the Los Alamos Teen Center. Courtesy/JJABEditor’s note: This column is sponsored by the Los Alamos Juvenile Justice Advisory Board. Columns appear periodically with the goal of informing parents and the community about issues that impact local youth and their families.
Youth MattersLos Alamos residents have a unique opportunity to truly embrace diversity. Our state is well-known for its diverse cultures, and Los Alamos County itself contains the Read More
LAPS Foundation Director Explains Mission
Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation’s Joanna Gillespie discusses the program at March 18 Kiwanis Club meeting. Photo by Don CaspersonJoanna Gillespie, executive director of the Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) Foundation, spoke at Kiwanis March 18, thanking the organization “for the support you have shown the Foundation.”
She noted especially the money and hands-on assistance that Kiwanis provided for the 2009 science classroom and laboratory makeover at Los Alamos High School (LAHS) and for the 2013 makeover of the art classroom Read More
Student Chefs Contribute to Cookies & Conversation
Students Gabby Ortiz, Lauren Cagel, Kendall Schneider and Amanda Park baked cookies as part of the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board (JJAB) sponsored, Cookies & Conversation, an Assets In Action program. Community members willing to make donations of pre-packaged cookies should all 505.695.9139. Assets In Action also is sponsored by the Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation. Photo by Bernadette LauritzenFrustration Sparked School Board Secretary’s Saturday Night Email
School Board Secretary Matt WilliamsLos Alamos School Board Secretary Matt Williams explained that he had become very frustrated and that is why he sent his Saturday night email to President Judy Bjarke-McKenzie, copying the entire board and the Los Alamos Daily Post.
“It was a vent out of frustration,” Williams said during a telephone call with the Los Alamos Daily Post Tuesday. “It was just that I had an uneasy feeling that much had gone on – when I received the agenda for Thursday’s school board meeting – that I thought
NJROTC Precision Air Rifle Team Takes First for Navy in the National JROTC Championships
LAHS NJROTC Precision Air Rifle Team took first place for Navy in the National JROTC Championships March 20-23 at Camp Perry, Ohio. From left, JoAnna O’Neill , David Murphy, Noah Marriott and Tessa Snyder. Courtesy/ CMP
NJROTC News:
The Los Alamos High School NJROTC Precision Air Rifle Team took first place for Navy in the National JROTC Championships March 20-23 at Camp Perry, Ohio. Shooters Tessa Snyder, Noah Marriott, David Murphy and JoAnna O’Neill, along with their coach LCDR Wes Shumaker, placed ninth overall in the three-day event.
On the first day, the team checked in and practiced. Read More
Deadline Approaches for Hastings Smith Memorial Vocal Scholarship
Sangre de Cristo Chorale News:
Santa Fe ─ The mailing deadline, April 1, is fast approaching for college-bound high school seniors who will graduate this spring and want to apply for a $500 scholarship awarded to students dedicated to singing.
The Hastings Smith Memorial Vocal Scholarship is among the musical education opportunities offered by the Santa Fe-based Sangre de Cristo Chorale to enrich the lives of young people in the region. Begun in 1996, the Hastings Smith Memorial Vocal Scholarship was established in memory of Hastings Smith, a Sangre de Cristo Chorale singer. Read More
