Special School Board Meeting Thursday
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos School Board will hold a Special School Board Meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 at the District Office, 2101 Trinity Dr., Suite V.
The agenda items for the Special School Board Meeting will be for the Board to receive construction updates on Los Alamos Middle School and Aspen Elementary School and take action as needed. Read More
PRObE Provides Access to Large Scale Supercomputers
Computer & Information Systems Manager Andree Jacobson of the New Mexico Consortium discussed the PROBE project during Tuesday’s taping of ‘Behind the White Coat’ at the PAC 8 Studio in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos High School student interns assist in assembling, testing and installing hundreds of computers at the PROBE Center in the Los Alamos Research Park. Courtesy photo
Unique Pottery Exhibit, Synchronicity on Display at UNM-LA
SuFong Milonni, left, and Barbara Yarnell collaborated on the UNM-LA pottery exhibit. Photo by Vint Miller
Examples of the pottery exhibit demonstrating alternative firing methods now showing at the UNM-LA library. Photo by Barbara Yarnell
UNM-LA faculty member Barbara Yarnell along with longtime friend and student, SuFong Milonni, are exhibiting 27 pieces of their pottery featuring alternative firing techniques, through Oct. 18 at the UNM-LA library. An additional 20 pieces also are on display at the UNM-LA Student Union.
The pair has been working together Read More
Clark & Kendall’s Weekend Preview: Oct. 4
Oppenheimer and Groves show Topper spirit. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Friday, Oct. 4
LAHS Homecoming Parade 2:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 4 downtown Los Alamos
Homecoming Football Game 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 4 at Sullivan Field (Varsity Boys vs. Albuquerque Academy)
Los Alamos Visiting Nurses Birthday Barbeque 4-6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 LAVN (2202 Canyon Road)
Admission is free! All donations go to the organ fund. Forty years of community caring. More information at 662-2525
Expressions in Book Art Exhibit Read More
Letter to the Editor: Government Shutdown is Affecting Education
By LOWELL CHRISTENSENI’m very concerned about the effect of the government shutdown on education. Some of us look back on school and remember our favorite teacher, but today’s youth will look back with fond memories of their favorite bureaucrats, who tragically today are not at work; they’re out on their boats.
For example, I recently asked young Rupert Johnson down the street, “Who has had the biggest impact on your education?” Without hesitation he thought of Mylford Peabody, acting-assistant-under-secretary-director of the Office-of-Thinking-Up-Stuff. Mylford qualified Read More
UNM-LA Composition Cinema Lecture Series Continues With Documentary Home
Courtesy photo
UNM-LA News:
The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) will present the documentary Home, Oct. 10 as the third feature in the Composition Cinema I: A Film and Lecture Series, which will run through Nov. 14.
The visually stunning film by French photographer and environmentalist, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, is shot almost entirely from an aerial perspective and makes a compelling case that man has neglected the mystery and miracle of life on earth and that he has plundered the planet, disturbing the delicate balance that sustains so much of the earth’s life.
Christopher Strauss, Read More
GED Orientation Meeting Changed to Oct. 17
UNM-LA News:
The previously scheduled UNM-Los Alamos GED Orientation meeting has been changed to 1 p.m., Oct. 17 in the Adult Learning Center, Room B17. The meeting was formerly scheduled for Oct. 16.
Attendance at the orientation is mandatory because the staff walks the students through the enrollment process and administers pretests.
Classwork for the next session will begin Oct. 22.
Call Marlene Gray at 505.662.0338 for more information. Read More
School Board Meets Tuesday
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos School Board will hold a regular School Board Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8 at the Los Alamos High School Topper Speech Theater.
A briefing on the new New Mexico Teacher Evaluation System by Gerry Washburn and Pam Miller is on the agenda, along with other matters.
The agenda for the meeting will be posted at the district office the Thursday before the meeting. If special accommodations are required, notify the secretary to the superintendent 72 hours before the meeting at 505-663-2230. Read More
2014 National Merit Scholarship Program Commends Eight Los Alamos Students For Exceptional Academic Promise
LAHS News:
Eight Los Alamos High School students have been named Commended Students in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program:
- Charlotte Berg;
- Matthew Davenport;
- Justine Dombrowski;
- Victoria Hypes; Ariel Koh;
- Charles Mielke; Nathan Phillps; and
- Jing Xie.
A letter of Commendation from the school and National Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, will be presented by the principal to these scholastically talented seniors.
About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Commended Read More
Public Forum on Local Response to Climate Change Oct. 8 at SFCC
RDC News:
What: SFCC, LANL, Sen. Tom Udall, the RDC, the City of Santa Fe and others have come together to present a community forum: “Local Response to Climate Change.” The forum will focus on strategies that communities can use to deal with this all-important issue.
The event will include an introduction from SFCC President, Dr. Ana M. Guzman, leading climate researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory, as well as a recorded speech from Sen. Tom Udall. The keynote speech will be given by Søren Hermansen, to be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A moderated by Santa Fe Read More
Meet PEEC’s Featured Volunteer: Michele Altherr
PEEC volunteer Michele Altherr. Courtesy photo
PEEC News:
Michele Altherr of Los Alamos had no idea how PEEC would change her life when she attended a meeting at Fuller Lodge in the fall of 1999, calling for anyone interested in having a nature center in Los Alamos.
Altherr recalled that there was a good turn out at the meeting and much interest when there was a call for volunteers. Altherr herself felt compelled to become involved because she cares about children’s futures and feels that kids can’t grow to care about something to which they feel no connection. She thought having a nature Read More
Governor Joins New Mexico Kindergarteners in World Record Reading Attempt
STATE news:
Santa Fe – Gov. Susana Martinez will join students in Santa Fe today to participate in the national “Read for the Record” Event.
Martinez and the students will join millions of others in reading the same book, on the same day to promote literacy and attempt to break the current world record.
For the last two years, Martinez and students in New Mexico have participated in breaking the world record for adults reading to children in a single day. Read More
Scenes From Hilltoppers Homecoming Bonfire
Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.comMonday kicked off this week’s Homecoming events including the annual bonfire.
Los Alamos Youth Leadership (LAYL) hosted the hotly popular event in the Sullivan Field parking lot Monday evening.
The Los Alamos Fire Department kept everything cool as the LAHS football team, students, teachers, coaches and community members roasted s’mores, listened to music and participated in Topper spirit.
Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Expert Discusses Water Quality Effects From Las Conchas, Thompson Ridge Fires
Dr. Clifford Dahm
PEEC News:
The effects of major wildfires such as those suffered in the Jemez mountains in recent years can be long-reaching and long-lasting.
Dr. Clifford Dahm, a professor in the Biology Department at the University of New Mexico and director of BioAnnex Analytical Laboratories, has been studying water resources in the state for nearly three decades.
At a PEEC program at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, Dahm will discuss changes in stream water chemistry after the recent Las Conchas and Thompson Ridge fires in the Jemez Mountains. Dahm will also address the way water quality changes Read More
NM Academic Librarians Hold Ribbon Cutting in Los Alamos
NMCAL News:
The New Mexico Consortium of Academic Libraries (NMCAL) will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony at Mesa Public Library in Los Alamos at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17 to celebrate an initiative five years in the making.
The event will celebrate the new collaboration between universities and colleges in the state to use General Obligation funds to collectively purchase a set of databases that will provide every student, as well as all patrons of academic libraries, with access to reliable, quality information.
As well as ensuring high-quality Read More
Battle Over Teacher Evaluations Heads To Court
Los Alamos Federation of School Employees (LAFSE) President Ellen Mills briefed teachers Sept. 25 on the statewide teachers union plans to battle new teacher evaluation system. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
New Mexico President Stephanie Ly of the American Federation of Teachers addressed Los Alamos teachers at a Sept. 25 meeting. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comThings are heating up in the battle between teachers unions and New Mexico Secretary of Education-Designate Hanna Skandera. A writ of mandamus was issued Read More
UNM-LA Students to Attend Accelerate Workshop at UNM-Taos
UNM-LA News:
On Friday, Oct. 4, 14 students from the UNM-LA Accelerate Technical Training program will attend a job placement workshop hosted by the University of New Mexico-Taos. The workshop, entitled “Unleashing Your Super Powers” will help students identify their unique strengths, hone their networking abilities, and build professional readiness skills.
The Accelerate Technical Training program provides students with resources and opportunities to be more successful in college, graduate on schedule, and gain an edge in their chosen careers. Funded by a Department Read More
LAHS Homecoming Week Events
LAYL News:
Los Alamos Youth Leadership (LAYL) is proud to bring the community the annual homecoming bonfire at 7:30 p.m. today in the Sullivan Field parking lot.
Everyone is welcome to stop by, support the football team, and roast s’mores while enjoying a nice evening full of music and Topper spirit. The event won’t go past 9:30 p.m. and the Los Alamos Fire Department and Chief Troy Hughes will be standing by, to ensure everyone’s safety at the bonfire.
Spirit Week Events:
- Monday: Crazy hat and hair day, 4:30 p.m. JV Football vs. Hope Christian at Sullivan Field, 7:30 p.m. Bonfire
UNM-Los Alamos Class Teaches Stress Management Techniques
UNM-LA News:
The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Community Education program will offer a four-week class in stress management. The class, taught by UNM-LA Professor Victoria Erhart, focuses on physical, mental and emotional stress and the techniques that can be used to mitigate and lower each of these.
The class starts Oct. 1 and meets 6-8:40 p.m., Tuesdays in room 627 on the UNM-LA campus. The cost is $145 for all four sessions and may be eligible for tuition reimbursement or professional development units.
According to a 2007 American Psychological Association poll, stress impacts Read More
PEEC’s Jemez Mountain Herbarium Goes Global
Dorothy Hoard assists a child with the microscope in the Jemez Mountain Herbarium at PEEC. Courtesy photo
PEEC News:
An organization in Arizona, the Southwest Environmental Information Network (SEINet), has been gathering the most important southwest databases into a single website.
SEINet recently accepted the Jemez Mountain Herbarium, which is housed by the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC), and has about 3,000 species from Los Alamos County and the Jemez Mountains. Anyone in the world can query SEINet.
For years botanists have been collecting native plants in Read More
