LAHS Holds Spring Athletic Parent Meeting
Hilltoppers News:
The Spring Athletic Parent Meeting is Wednesday, Feb. 5. The general meeting begins at 6 p.m., followed by the sport specific meetings at approximately 6:40 p.m.
Those who have attended a fall or winter general meeting do not have to attend the spring general meeting, just the sport specific meeting.
Register your child for Family ID. Visit https:////laschools.net/Page/4704 for more information. Read More
JJAB Hosts Saturday School Talk
JJAB News:
The Juvenile Justice Advisory Board’s next meeting is 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22 in Building #1, Camino Entrada Road, Pajarito Cliffs Site. (Note the change of date for the meeting.) The public is welcome to attend.
Vice Principal Carter Payne will give a presentation about the Saturday School program at Los Alamos High School. Read More
Natural Helpers Program Comes to Barranca Elementary
Barranca Mesa Elementary School students and teachers. Courtesy photoThis is my fourth year teaching at Barranca. Over my years teaching here, I have had students abused, suffering from depression, stressed beyond belief, socially inept, suicidal, bullied, and more. I was tired of seeing students struggle and feeling like I wasn’t doing enough. They should not be fighting these battles alone. If these kids are truly our future, we must invest heavily in them now. Students must learn not only how to support Read More
UNM-LA Advisory Board Meets Monday
UNM-LA News:
The UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board meets at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13 in the Student Center Lecture Hall at UNM-LA.
The public is welcome to attend. Agenda items include approval of the UNM-LA Marketing Plan and discussion about the vacant UNM-LA Advisory Board position (position five.)
Open Letter to Study Group for Teacher Concerns
By GENE SCHMIDT, Superintendent I am pleased to share that School Board President Jim Hall, School Board Vice President Judy Bjarke-McKenzie, Curriculum and Instruction Director Pam Miller, and I met with Secretary of Education Hanna Skandera and Deputy Secretary Leighann Lenti during the winter break. The conversation was cordial. Ms. Skandera promised to review our letter and provide feedback within a week to our concerns.
During the conversation, she expressed willingness to consider extending the district some flexibility in observation options. In saying Read More
School Board Meets Tuesday
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos School Board will hold a regular School Board Meeting at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, at Los Alamos High School Speech Theater, 1300 Diamond Dr.
The agenda for the meeting is posted at the district office. If special accommodations are required, notify the Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent 72 hours before the board meeting.
The Los Alamos School Board also will hold an Executive Session Tuesday. Following the opening of the regular School Board Meeting, the regular School Board meeting will be adjourned and an Executive Session will be convened in the Los Read More
Painting of Thurston ‘Turk’ Griffith, Jr. Commissioned for Griffith Gymnasium
Preliminary design of the memorial painting to be given to the Los Alamos Public Schools and displayed in Griffith Gymnasium. Courtersy/LAPS FoundationLAPS FOUNDATION News:
First Lieutenant Thurston “Turk” Griffith, Jr., was the first New Mexican to be killed in action in Vietnam Jan. 17, 1965. Griffith Gymnasium at Los Alamos High School was soon thereafter dedicated in his memory.
In May 2012, after extensive renovations of the gym were completed, a rededication ceremony was held. At that time, Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) Superintendent Gene Schmidt endorsed a proposal by resident Read More
Learn to Appreciate Ravens in Talk by Teralene Foxx
Raven in Flight. Photo by Bob WalkerPEEC News:
There are animals so common that we take them for granted and little appreciate their place in the ecosystem. Ravens are one of those animals, but ravens are special, too. Experience some of that awe and wonder about ravens in a free presentation at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) given by ecologist and storyteller Teralene Foxx at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16.
Listen to ancient stories, learn about raven behavior, and share some of your own stories. This is a repeat performance of the presentation Foxx previously gave
Life on Mars Subject of Talk for Teens
CAFE SCIENTIFIQUE News:
Café Scientifique kicks off its Los Alamos Café Thursday, Jan. 16 at the Research Park Building (second floor) in Los Alamos. The program runs 7-8:30 p.m. and free food will be served at 6:45 p.m. to attending teens.
The presenter this month is Dr. Nina Lanza from Los Alamos National Laboratory. Her topic is “Are We Alone? The High Tech Search for Signs of Life on Mars.”
“Dr. Lanza has a fresh delivery style attractive to teens,” Café Scientifique spokesman Elizabeth Watson said.
For complete details about the café and presenter’s bio-essay, Read More
Soules Files Bill to Increase N.M. School Funding
Sen. Bill Soules
N.M. Senate News:
Santa Fe—Sen. Bill Soules, D-Dona Ana, has pre-filed Senate Bill 54 for this year’s upcoming session that would dramatically increase the funding for public schools in New Mexico. The bill requests a funding increase of more than $350 million dollars to meet the requirements of the state constitution that requires the Legislature to sufficiently fund public schools.
Based on an independent 2008 study by the American Institute for Research, an independent comprehensive study of the New Mexico public school funding formula showed that New Mexico public Read More
LANL Foundation Seeks Scholarship Applicants
LANL FOUNDATION News:
Northern New Mexico students aiming to pursue four-year college degrees are eligible for tuition help ranging from $1,000 to $30,000 from the Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund.
Scholarships will be announced in March for the next school year. The deadline for applications is Jan. 21.
The fund, which has awarded $3.7 million since 1998, is administered by the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation. Funding comes from donations by LANL employees, contractors and a matching amount from Los Alamos National Security, LLC. Awards are based on academic performance, Read More
Auditions for Disney 101 Dalmations KIDS Jan. 11
ACCT News:
The Atomic City Children’s Theater (ACCT) announces auditions for ACCT II Disney 101 Dalmations KIDS. ACCT II auditions are open to 3rd and 4th grade students from Los Alamos and White Rock. Registration begins at 1 p.m. and auditions begin at 2 p.m. in the Pinon Elementary School Gym Saturday, Jan. 11.
All 3rd and 4thgrade students who audition for 101 Dalmations are welcome to participate if they can commit to the nine-week rehearsal schedule 4-6 p.m., Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Rehearsals begin Jan. 14 in the music room at Pinon School in White Rock and two performances Read More
New Year’s Resolution: Save for College in 2014, Borrow Less in Future
Secretary of Higher Education Jose Garcia
STATE News:
- NM Higher Education Secretary encourages parents to invest in children’s future through state 529 college savings plan
SANTA FE – As a new year begins, Secretary of Higher Education Jose Garcia is encouraging parents to make their New Year’s resolution count – by opening a state 529 college savings plan and investing in their kids’ future.
“So many students have to grapple with crushing debt from their student loans. But it doesn’t have to be that way,” Garcia said. “As a parent, you can save your children a whole lot of problems by investing Read More
Down with the Old and Up with the New
Aspen Elementary School is torn down to make way for a new two-story school. Courtesy/LAPS
School Board President Jim Hall chats with Aspen Elementary Principal Kathryn Vandenkieboom. Courtesy/LAPSAs the old year closes and the new year begins, it’s down with the old and up with the new! Such is the case for Aspen Elementary as the old building has been torn down and new structural steel stands in place of the old wooden structure as construction crews go vertical for the new two-story school.
The long Read More
Libraries Offer Favorite Magazines Through Zinio
LIBRARY News:
Smart phones, tablets, laptops, e readers and other devices – there are many choices these days and Los Alamos County Libraries are offering a great new service for patrons. Zinio is an online newsstand with full content, online magazines – all free of charge. Los Alamos County Library System has expanded its services with audio books and ebooks available to download instantly from the library’s website.
Zinio’s unique technology digitally recreates a magazine page for page, including full color pictures, intuitive navigation, key word article search and interactive
Ongoing and Upcoming Mesa Public Library Events
Courtesy/Lannan Foundation
MPL News:
Through 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31 at Mesa Public Library (MPL): The Faces of Lannan Exhibition comprises 74 photographic portraits by Don Usner of many of the world’s most noted authors including Nobel prize winners.
These black and white portraits, captured moments before the authors would go on stage for their Lannan Foundation Readings and Conversations lecture, offer insight and clearly evoke each personality.
Everyone from Gore Vidal and Noam Chomsky, Toni Morrison to Isabel Allende, are included in this special exhibition made possible with support Read More
Baby Boomers: Will Social Security Be There When You Retire?
SEMINAR News:PEEC’s Margaret Blewett Shares Love for New Mexico
PEEC volunteer Margaret Blewett. Courtesy photo
PEEC News:
Margaret Blewett grew up in northern New Mexico, and developed a deep appreciation for this area. It is that love of New Mexico and the Pajarito Plateau that drives her to volunteer at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC.) At 81 years young, with six children and 14 grandchildren, she has a lot of energy to share with the community. PEEC sat down with her to learn more:
PEEC: Tell us a little about yourself and your connection with northern New Mexico.
I grew up in Albuquerque, and I spent my summers at a Girl Scout camp in the Read More
PEEC to Sponsor ‘We’ve Got the Power’ at Reel Deal Theater Dec. 29
We’ve Got the Power. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
On Sunday, Dec. 29 at 4 p.m., the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) brings you a new movie that will open your eyes to creative uses of renewable energy and will challenge you to reconsider your own daily energy use. From the Emmy® award-winning producers of The Next Frontier, We’ve Got the Power is a new documentary on the economics of renewable energy. Filmmaker Brad Marshland will be in attendance at the film, to introduce it and answer questions afterward.
Sure, wind and solar are cleaner and safer than fossil fuels, but how would weaning Read More
Michael Leslie of Los Alamos Graduates NMSU With Highest Honors
Michael Leslie. Courtesy photo
Staff Report
Michael Leslie, a 2009 graduate of Los Alamos High School, graduated Dec. 14 with Highest Honors from the College of Education at New Mexico State University.
Leslie received his Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with an emphasis on Exercise Science. He has completed all requirements for medical school where he hopes to pursue a career in emergency medicine.
He graduated a Crimson Scholar with a perfect 4.0 GPA and worked as a scribe at Mountain View Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces. He also received the NMSU Alumni Association Outstanding Read More
