PSAT Testing Scheduled for Oct. 16
LAHS News:
Los Alamos High School will administer the PSAT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test) 7:45-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16.
In accordance with the New Mexico Public Education Department mandate, all sophomores attending Los Alamos High School are required to take this test. It is optional for juniors.
The PSAT/NMSQT measures verbal, math and writing aptitude, and is recommended for juniors who will be taking the SAT later in the year.
In addition, it is the National Merit Scholarship qualifier when taken in the junior year and is also used to select minority students for several Read More
Letter to the Editor: Education in Los Alamos
By ANITA SCHWENDT
Los Alamos
I am concerned about the lack of funding for education in the state, and how it affects the quality of education in Los Alamos.
The community is committed to strong education, but the funding is not supportive of the quality that this town has come to expect. Considering that, for the last few decades, the great schools in Los Alamos have attracted and kept many families in this town, the quality of education is not just a concern for current parents, but for LANL, the county, as well as other community members. It is a source of recruiting and retention for LANL. LANL supports Read More
Special School Board Meeting Thursday
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Board of Education will hold a Special School Board Meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12 at Los Alamos Middle School, Room 149.
The agenda items for the Special School Board Meeting include Aspen Construction Update, LAMS Construction Update, LAMS Material Change Request, LAMS Landscape Credit, LAMS East Parking Lot Rock, LAMS Start of School in New Building Sept. 17 and Central Office remodel, including the Board Room. Read More
Fun and Learning Join Hands at Children’s Montessori
Students at Children’s Montessori Pre-school find out about outer space and robots by using classroom materials to learn through play. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
A young student takes her turn being the doctor while teacher Shelli Petty plays the patient. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comNow in its 19th year, Children’s Montessori Pre-school offers a morning preschool class 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., with extended child care offered 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and children may attend the school three, four or five Read More
UNM-LA Community Education Classes Target History of Science
Los Alamos Gatehouse in the early days of the laboratory. Courtesy/LANL
UNM-LA News:
UNM-Los Alamos Community Education will offer two classes in September focusing on the history and popularization of science in Los Alamos.
Heather McClenahan, executive director of the Los Alamos Historical Society, will lead a class in the “History of the Manhattan Project.” The class will cover the compelling story of the individuals, institutions and forces that came together in Los Alamos during the development of the atomic bomb.
“This is a fascinating topic and a great class,” said UNM-LA Read More
Memorial Fund Honors Los Alamos Teacher Jean Nereson
Jean Nereson. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Los Alamos Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and the Nereson Family are offering an opportunity to honor Jean Nereson, an elementary school teacher for 50 years in Los Alamos County Public Schools and active AAUW member.
Nereson was respected and loved by her students and she dedicated her 50 plus year career to their education and well-being. To honor her, a memorial fund has been established through the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation, which will collect and administer the fund at no cost to the fund. The Read More
Athletic Officials Urge Community to Support Hilltoppers
Los Alamos High School Athletic Director Vicki Nelms briefed Rotarians on the Hilltopper athletic program Sept. 3. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comLos Alamos High School Athletic Director Vicki Nelms and four of her coaches spoke to the Rotary Club of Los Alamos Sept. 3 at the Dixie Girl.
The athletic officials urged the community to come out and support the Hilltoppers this season. Nelms gave an overview of the LAHS athletic program saying more than 20 sports are played competitively at the high school, which has more than 100 coaches Read More
Travel to Area Known for Cretaceous Age Shark Teeth
Fossilized shark teeth. Courtesy photoPEEC News:
It’s hard to imagine New Mexico was once under the sea, but during the Cretaceous Period, between 145.5 and 65.5 million years ago, much of the state was.
Because of this, remains of sharks’ teeth can be found at a site aptly named Shark’s Tooth Ridge near Cabezon, N.M.
Local Geologist Patrick Rowe will lead a Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) trip to the site Saturday, Sept. 28. The group will meet at PEEC just before 8 a.m. to carpool to the site. Those who live in Santa Fe or Albuquerque can alternatively meet the group at 9:30 a.m. in
UNM-LA to Host Fall Film and Lecture Series
UNM-LA News:
The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) English Department will host “Composition Cinema I: A Film and Lecture Series,” beginning Sept. 12 and running through Nov. 14.
The five films in the series were selected for their relevance to composition and comparative literature courses being taught at UNM-LA. The films will be hosted by a UNM-LA faculty member and will include a five to 10 minute talk discussing the film, its voice in the course’s theme and how it relates to life beyond the classroom. Afterwards, the host will take questions or open the floor to discussion.
The Read More
STEM Student Day at Bradbury Highlights High Tech
Staff Report
STEM Student Day is 4-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13 at the Bradbury Science Museum in downtown Los Alamos.
The event is designed to stimulate interest and inspire young people about possible future careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. The educational event is open to young people in grades 7-11. Space is limited, so register now.
The program this year will showcase three imaginative programs that all the students will participate in, including: “Show Me Your Muscle,” “How Cell Phones Work,” and “R2D2 and His Band Read More
Column By UNM President: Higher Education Fundamental to Los Alamos
Higher Education Fundamental to Los Alamos
By Robert G. Frank
UNM President
As the President of New Mexico’s flagship institution, I am proud to have a branch campus in Los Alamos, located in the heart of a premier science and technology community and home to the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
UNM Los Alamos (UNM-LA) has been serving Los Alamos and northern New Mexico since 1980 by preparing talented students to continue their academic journey at UNM’s main campus in Albuquerque. Our students’ foundational instruction at UNM Los Alamos is exceptional, as demonstrated by their high graduation Read More
Town Hall Features Hilltalkers Debating UNM-LA Mil Levy
Members of the Los Alamos High School Hilltalkers Debate Team took on the UNM-LA Mil Levy question during a Town Hall event at the college Aug. 29. Photo by Vint Miller
Hilltalkers debate the UNM-LA mil levy question at a Aug. 29 Town Hall. Photo by Vint MillerCommUnity University Day at UNM-LA Saturday
Image by Vint Miller
UNM-LA News:
UNM-Los Alamos and Champions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA) together with local businesses and organizations invite the public to attend CommUnity University Day Saturday, Sept. 7.
The event is 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at UNM-LA. Cost to attend is $10 per person with lunch available for purchase.
Included are 50 minute sessions on a wide variety of topics taught by representatives from community organizations. There also will be exhibits and booths hosted by community partners.
Topics include:
- Art History: A Virtual Tour
- Artistic Pumpkin Carving
- Bridge
Letter to the Editor: UNM-LA Needs to be Part of Dynamic Future
By NONA BOWMANDear Los Alamos citizens:
After being away from Los Alamos all summer, the progress in our town comes across as really impressive. Work on the Trinity Site seems really serious.
David Griggs of the county staff, gave me my first tour of the new County Municipal Building. I haven’t had time to look closely at the pond redevelopment project, but it is good to see it moving ahead. It is also good to see a real building growing at the golf course that also will provide a large space and kitchen facility for the community to use for special occasions.
When these Read More
PEEC Offers Rare Chance to Explore Buckman Cave
A caver explores Buckman Cave during a PEEC trip. Courtesy photo
PEEC News:
For those who seek an adventure this fall, look no further than the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) caving trip to explore Buckman Cave in Diablo Canyon.
Buckman Cave is an elusive spelunking spot outside of Santa Fe. Few locals know about it. Local outdoorsman and adventure guide Tony Hinojosa will lead the PEEC day trip Sunday, Sept 22.
The group will meet at 8 a.m. at PEEC and return by 5 p.m. The length of time in the cave will be approximately three to four hours. Hinojosa will lead the group through the cave, Read More
Atomic City Children’s Theater to Hold Auditions
Los Alamos students at the Junior Theatre Festival 2012. Courtesy photo
ACCT News:
Atomic City Children’s Theater (ACCT), the Los Alamos Public Schools’ award winning after-school theater program, announces auditions for their Junior Theater Festival (JTF) field trip to Atlanta, Ga.
Auditions are 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7 and open to all students in the Los Alamos or White Rock area. Students wishing to participate in the field trip should come to the Mountain Elementary School gym. Registration begins at noon.
JTF activities begin with an adjudicated performance. Afterwards, students Read More
PEEC Amateur Naturalist: Mud Is Important
Deeply mindful of mud.Photo by Michele Altherr
PEEC Amateur Naturalist: Mud Is ImportantParticular thanks to Michele Altherr and the Nature Odyssey
“Holmes, I have been thinking about our little expedition the other week to observe harvester ants. You quite clearly already knew that the ants built their nest entrance to face to the east or the south. I, on the other hand, needed to look at nest after nest before realizing what direction the entrances faced. How did you know so quickly what was going on?”
Holmes paused for several moments, thinking deeply and creating Read More
PEEC Sponsors Mushroom Hike
PEEC News:
With all the rain in the area lately, crops of mushrooms have popped up all around.
Join PEEC and members of the New Mexico Mycological Society (NMMS) for a free mushroom walk at Pajarito Ski Hill at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 8. Participants should meet at PEEC at 9:30 a.m. to carpool to the Pajarito Ski Area. Four experts from the Mycological Society will be on hand to identify and interpret the different mushrooms growing after the wet summer.
The program will begin with some introductory comments from the NMMS experts, and then the participants will be divided equally into groups, each Read More
UNM-LA Mil Levy Ballots Continue at Steady Pace
Los Alamos County Chief Deputy Clerk Sheryl Nichols said late this morning that her office has been receiving a steady flow of ballots for the UNM-LA mil levy election following the holiday weekend. Ballots must physically arrive in the Clerk’s Office by 7 p.m., Sept. 17 to be counted. Dr. Cindy Rooney, Dean of Instruction at UNM-LA will speak at this month’s Chamber Business Breakfast about the funding situation at the college and how the local campus can better serve businesses. The talk is 7:30-9 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 5 at the UNM-LA Lecture Hall in the Student Services Building. Read More
