Los Alamos Hawks FTC Team Continues to Fly!
The Hawks FTC Team from left, Jaryn Newman, Erin Scott, Joseph Thompson, Summer Bronson and Jessica Cooke with their robot M.I.M.R.E. Photo by Pamela Scott
Hawks FTC Team members from left, Summer Bronson, Jessica Cooke and Erin Scott at last weekend’s competition in Colorado. Photo by Pamela Scott
Education 101: LAPS Administrative Costs
Education 101:A question we’ve frequently heard from parents and other community members about K-12 education funding here in Los Alamos involves our School District’s administrative costs, including the costs of the central District office and the cost of the personnel who oversee the schools, such as principals and assistant principals.
When we’re asked about central administrative costs, we often hear the suggestion that administrative costs are inflated and that too much of the district’s Read More
Become a Love & Logic Parent─Free!
Georgina Williams (an FSN board member) and her daughter Evelyn enjoy an activity together at Family Strengths Network. Courtesy/FSN
FSN News:
Kids don’t come with how-to manuals. Relationships and expectations change as kids get older. Families have unique goals and challenges. These are just some of the reasons hundreds of parents have taken the class, Becoming a Love & Logic Parent®, for parents of grade school children at Family Strengths Network (FSN).
Beginning this week, parents have another opportunity to enjoy instructor Susan Benjamin’s humor and skill as she talks with Read More
LANL Foundation Scholarship Winners Announced
LANLF News:
Fourteen Northern New Mexicans have received $1,000 Returning Student/Regional College scholarships from the Los Alamos National Laboratory Employees’ Scholarship Fund.
These awards help students returning to a formal education for certification or a two-year degree at an accredited regional college. Many of the students receiving these awards are pursuing new careers.
Funding comes from donations by LANL employees and a matching amount from Los Alamos National Security, LLC. The scholarships are administered by the LANL Foundation.
Awards go to:
- Catrina Garcia, Santa
Nominate Teacher and Classified Person of the Year
LAPS News:
Parents, guardians and members of the community, do you know a teacher or school employee who exemplifies excellence in education or service to the school community?
If you do, Los Alamos Public Schools is seeking nominations for Teacher and Classified Person of the Year. Nomination Criteria and forms are available from the Assistant Superintendent’s Office or by e-mail from g.washburn@laschools.net.
Nominations can be returned to the District Office or to your child’s school. Nominations are due by April 11 and the winners will be announced May 8 at Los Alamos Read More
Hear Border Adventures at Historical Society Lecture
Dr. Samuel Truett/Courtesy LAHS
HISTORICAL SOCIETY News:
Set sail with two enigmatic globetrotters for the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. One was a former English adventurer who fought pirates and sailed opium clippers. The other was a Cossack warrior who became an Indian fighter, border guard and spy. Their stories connect the U.S.-Mexico borderlands to world history in unexpected ways.
Samuel Truett will present “Globetrotters, Border Crossers, and the Tangled Tales of U.S.-Mexico Borderlands History” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 11 at Fuller Lodge. The talk is part of the 2013-2014 Los Read More
Rotary Club Student of the Month: Emma Phillips
Emma Phillips
ROTARY News:
Emma Phillips, a junior at Los Alamos High School (LAHS), was recently honored as Rotary Student of the Month. Phillips is the daughter of David and Edie May Phillips and sister of Nate and Elyse.
The Rotary Club of Los Alamos selects one student each month of the school year to honor as a Student of the Month. This year’s recipients reflect a combination of both LAHS seniors and juniors; next year, only juniors will be recognized in hopes of inspiring their interest in Rotary programs that fall during the summer following junior year. Students are nominated by their teachers Read More
LANL’s Kurt Steinhaus Speaking at TEDxABQED Friday
LANL News:Community Programs Office Director Kurt Steinhaus provides his perspective on what schools, teachers, administrators, parents and communities can do singly and collectively to improve education in New Mexico’s and the nation’s schools during a TEDxABQED talk 1-5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28 in the African American Performing Arts Center, 310 San Pedro N.E., in Albuquerque.
As a former teacher and educational administrator, Steinhaus is passionate about education. Steinhaus manages the Community Commitment Plan,
Junior Parent Night at LAHS March 10
LAHS News:
Parents of Los Alamos High School juniors are invited to attend Junior Parent Night at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 10 in the Speech Theater.
“Junior Parent Night is an evening presentation for the parents of current juniors, which provides information on post-secondary options,” said Cindy Black, one of four guidance counselors at the high school. “We will review the college admission process for both two- and four-year colleges, technical and vocational school options and military opportunities.”
In addition, information will be available on college searches, SAT and ACT tests, Read More
P&Z Tables UNM-LA’s Rezoning Request Pending Clarification of Legal Issues
Planning and Zoning Commissioners from left, Mary McInerny, Ashley Mamula, Chair Anne Nobile, Deborah Gill, Michael Redondo and Larry Warner at Wednesday’s meeting. Commissioner Catherine Mockler was absent. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comStaff Report
At its Feb. 26 meeting, the Los Alamos County Planning and Zoning Commission did not hear Case No. 13-REZ-002, which involves the rezoning of property owned by the University of New Mexico and the location of the UNM-Los Alamos housing facility at 1203 and 1027 9th St.
UNM-LA hopes to construct a multi-use facility housing both Read More
Los Alamos High School NJROTC Marksmanship Team to Compete at National Championship
LAHS NJROTC Marksmanship team members got together with their counterparts from Montrose, Colo., during the Navy Regional Championships in Albuquerque. Courtesy photo
NJROTC News:
Los Alamos High School NJROTC marksmanship team members have made the top five precision list of Navy teams and qualified to compete at the All-Service JROTC National Championship air rifle competition March 20 at Camp Perry, Ohio.
Team members Tessa Snyder (captain), Noah Marriott, David Murphy, JoAnna O’Neill and Sam Wolfe (alternate), earned their spot when they traveled to Albuquerque earlier this month Read More
Pinon School Library Welcomes Community Members
Pinon Elementary students read during last year’s Book Fair. Courtesy photoPINON News:
Community members are welcome to have library accounts at the Pinon School library. Have you been considering rereading a childhood favorite or are finally getting around to reading the classics? Sign up for a library account at Pinon and discover all the great things that are happening in children’s and young adult literature.
The perfect opportunity to do this is at the upcoming Pinon Book Fair! This family event is 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 8 at Pinon Elementary School in White Rock.
Those interested Read More
P&Z to Hear UNM-LA’s Rezoning Request at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday
COUNTY News:
UNM-LA is seeking to rezone the 1.88 acre parcel student housing property in the downtown Los Alamos area in order to optimize land use and provide appropriate housing for its students and the community. The proposal goes before the County Planning and Zoning Commission at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday in Council Chambers.
The P&Z hearing is a quasi-judicial process, so only those who live within 300 feet of the site will be allowed to comment at the meeting. Plans are to redevelop the current configuration of 64 studio units into a mix of student housing and housing open to the general Read More
UNM-LA Addresses Concerns With Housing Plan
Residents listen to a proposal on UNM-LA student housing facility. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comMore than 50 members of the community attended a public meeting Monday night on the UNM-LA campus to discuss the rezoning and redevelopment of the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) student housing on 9th Street between Myrtle and Iris.
UNM-LA Executive Director Cedric Page explains the plan to build an apartment complex along with student housing. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
UNM-LA is seeking to rezone the Read More
Time of Special School Board Meeting/Work Session has Changed
LAPS News:
The start time for Thursday’s School Board Meeting/Work Session has changed.
The new meeting time is 4:30 p.m., not 5 p.m. as previously announced, at Chamisa Elementary School Gymnasium.
The following item has been removed from the agenda: “School Board nominations for the committee to select the 2014 Excellence for Student Achievement Award winner – discussion by Superintendent Gene Schmidt.”
PEEC Amateur Naturalist: Part 2 The Pajarito Plateau – Its Creation
PEEC Amateur NaturalistParticular thanks to Patrick Rowe
Part 2 The Pajarito Plateau – Its Creation
The geologic stage had been set for the creation of the Pajarito Plateau when the mountains of the Nacimiento uplift and the Sierra de los Valles had been completed 1.6 million years ago. The first of two major volcanic events then occurred on the western side of the Sierra de los Valles.
This first event is called the Tshirege Member and its ash accumulated to be hundreds of feet deep in parts of what would become the Pajarito Plateau. The second major event is called the Otowi Read More
Letter to the Editor: Clarification of UNM-LA Rezoning Request and An Invitation to A Community Meeting
By CEDRIC D. PAGE
Executive Director UNM-LA
UNM-Los Alamos has been working for the last six years (since I became the executive director) on a solution to the challenges of our student housing complex.
All renovation options have been exhausted or too expensive. Our decision to engage a highly qualified developer has been difficult. In fact, the County’s experience in securing a developer for the Trinity site demonstrated just how challenging redevelopment in Los Alamos can be for something so vital to the future of our community.
The UNM-LA redevelopment will address both student housing
Education 101: The 2015 New Mexico State Budget, After Fight, Benefits K-12 Education
Education 101:The New Mexico State Legislature ended its 30-day legislative session this week, sending its 2015 budget recommendation to Gov. Susana Martinez just a day before the session ended. The Governor has until March 12 to consider it and has the right to a line item veto should she choose to use it. So while the fight over education funding isn’t over yet, it’s looking pretty good for K-12 education.
From our perch in Los Alamos, we think it’s fair to say that so far this year, Read More
Atomic City Children’s Theater: Disney’s Aladdin Jr 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Today at Smith Auditorium
Scenes from Thursday’s dress rehearsal of the Atomic City Children’s Theater Production of Disney’s Aladdin Jr. The show is provided free of charge to the community at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. today at Duane Smith Auditorium on Diamond Drive in Los Alamos. Courtesy photo
More scenes from Thursday’s dress rehearsal of the Atomic City Children’s Theater Production of Disney’s Aladdin Jr. The show is provided free of charge to the community at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. today at Duane Smith Auditorium on Diamond Drive in Los Alamos. Courtesy photoLos Alamos A Team Wins State Middle School Science Bowl!
The Los Alamos Middle School A Team, from left, Captain David Gao, Phillip Martin, Sonyia Williams, Presley Gao and Coach Naomi Unger. Courtesy photoLAPS News:
Los Alamos Middle School’s A Team won the New Mexico State Middle School Science Bowl Feb. 8. In a heart-stopping match against Albuquerque Academy’s A Team, it literally came down to the last question. The teams tied and had to go into a nail biting tie-breaker round.
Science Bowl is a high-speed, jeopardy-like competition where kids work in teams to answer questions in life science, physical science, energy, earth and space Read More
