PEEC Launches Hiking Los Alamos 102 Series
Chick Keller leads a hike during the popular Hiking Los Alamos 101 series. Courtesy photo
PEEC News:
Los Alamos is surrounded by beautiful hiking trails, but not everyone may feel comfortable exploring them on their own.
For that reason, the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) in collaboration with the County Recreation Department, held a summer series, Hiking Los Alamos 101, which aimed to make Los Alamos residents and visitors comfortable and confident about hiking on Los Alamos’s trails.
The series was wildly popular, prompting the two organizations to plan a similar series Read More
School Board Holds Special Meeting Friday
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos School Board will hold a Special School Board Meeting at 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 at the Los Alamos High School Speech Theater, 1300 Diamond Dr.
The agenda items for the Special School Board Meeting include a McCarthy presentation of Los Alamos Middle School move-in schedule and construction
schedule through completion of contract (substantial completion.)
The Board may exercise its right, according to the Open Meetings Act, to close the meeting and reconvene in an Executive Session.
The Middle School Recommendation Relocation Plan, a Board action on McCarthy’s Read More
Few Spaces Remain for This Week’s PEEC Classes
PEEC News:
At 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, PEEC is offering “How to Extend Your Gardening Season.”
If you’re not ready for your gardening season to come to an end, join local certified arborist and integrated pest management specialist Laural Hardin for a basic class at PEEC. This class will be for those who have any type of season extending structure and wish to learn how to operate and maintain it for optimum yield.
In this 1.5 hour class, Hardin will discuss important factors such as ideal temperatures, humidity, air exchange and environmental controls. Participants will learn Read More
PEEC Hike up Pajarito Canyon Saturday
PEEC News:
Community members are invited to join Paul Arendt at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, as he leads a pleasant, intermediate level hike up Pajarito Canyon for PEEC.
The 2.5 hour, three mile hike will be suitable for families, so all ages are encouraged to join. Friendly dogs are welcome. Hikers will meet at the trailhead parking area on West Jemez Road, which is 0.5 miles south of the intersection with Camp May Road..
“It’s really a pleasant and mild hike – good for families,” Arendt said. “I’ll also point out other trails that branch off of this loop to the attendees, so that they Read More
Atomic City Children’s Theater Plans Busy Year
Students in the Atomic City Children’s Theater February production of ‘Disney The Little Mermaid Jr.’ take well deserved bows. Courtesy photoACCT News:
Atomic City Children’s Theater (ACCT), Los Alamos Public Schools’ award winning after-school theater program announces its events for the upcoming year.
Auditions for Disney Aladdin Jr., this year’s Elementary School production, a two-act musical play based on the smash Broadway hit. Auditions are 2-5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28, and open to fifth and sixth grade students in the Los Alamos area. Registration Read More
New LAHS Swim Coach Worked with Sydney Organizing Committee for Olympic Games
Coach Stuart Corliss. Courtesy photo
LAHS News:
Stuart Corliss is the new Boys and Girls Swim Coach at Los Alamos High School for the 2013-14 school year.
Coach Corliss has worked with the Sydney Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games, The Atlanta Committee and with NBC Sports for the Barcelona Olympics.
LAHS Hires New Swim Coach
LAHS News:
The Los Alamos High School Athletic Department would like to announce the hiring of Stuart Corliss as the Boys and Girls Swim Coach for 2013-14 school year.
Coach Corliss received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University and his MBA from UCLA Graduate School of Management.
He has been involved with club and college coaching. He also swam for Stanford University and was an NCAA All-America. While swimming for Stanford he served as team captain two of those years. He coached the De Anza Cupertino Swim Club in 1980 that went to the Junior National Championships.
Coach Read More
Kiwanis Awards Scholarship to Paulina Majewska
The Los Alamos Kiwanis Club presented Paulina Majewska with a scholarship recently. Paulina will be attending the University of New Mexico and will study pre-med biology. From left, Beata Majewska (mom), Paulina Majewska, and Don Casperson, Kiwanis President. Paulina was selected because of her strong participation in Key Club and she was elected club treasurer during her senior year. In addition, she was the president of National Honor Society, volunteered at Los Alamos Medical Center and was communications captain for the Speech and Debate Team. Kiwanis meets each Tuesday at noon at Letter to the Editor: A Healthy UNM-LA is a Great Resource for Local Students
By David IzraelevitzI was delighted to read that my fellow county councilors passed a resolution in favor of the special election to consider a property tax levy to help UNM-LA.
Even though I was away for that meeting, I want to voice my support for this resolution, and furthermore urge every voter to approve this ballot question.
I have many reasons for my support, but I wanted to concentrate on a specific value that UNM-LA provides to our community and one that my family has benefited from directly. A healthy UNM-LA is a great resource for our high school students, and helps in many Read More
Lifelong Learners Find Discoveries and Dreams at UNM-LA
Lifelong learners, Craig and June Martin enrich their busy lives through classes at UNM-Los Alamos. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com“It’s hard for me to believe it, but I wasn’t really aware of UNM-LA before I started taking classes,” June Fabryka-Martin said. “Now it’s such a big part of my life. UNM-LA is such a treasure.”
In the seven years since June began taking classes at the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos, she has taken more than a dozen courses, some of them more than once. Subjects have ranged widely, and include microbiology, Read More
Debate and Town Hall Meeting on UNM-LA Mil Levy Aug. 29
LWV News:
The League of Women Voters invites the public to attend a Los Alamos High School Hilltalker debate and Town Hall meeting 7-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29 at UNM-LA Lecture Hall in Building 2.
The LAHS Hilltalkers will debate the pros and cons of the mil levy election question followed by a presentation by Dr. Cindy Rooney, who recently was appointed as the new Dean of Instruction for UNM-LA, replacing Dr. Kate Massengale who recently retired.
The meeting will end with a town hall question and answer session, moderated by the League of Women Voters.
Refreshments are being provided at 6:30 Read More
Letter to the Editor: On the Question of Small Class Size – An Open Letter to the Los Alamos Community
On the Question of Small Class Size – An Open Letter to the Los Alamos CommunitySmall class sizes are a quality and hallmark that Los Alamos has long valued. Community conversations and strategic plan surveys continually reinforce the importance of maintaining small class sizes. Over the past several years budget constraints have made it increasingly more difficult to honor our community’s desire for small class size. Significant reductions in state funding this past spring created a two million dollar shortfall in our Read More
Letter to the Editor: Los Alamos School Funding Requires Action
Los Alamos School Funding Requires ActionLong-time Los Alamos School Board member Kevin Honnell was recently quoted as saying: “This (school) district, financially, is headed toward an iceberg like the Titanic.” The observation was made in connection with a discussion about class size, but Dr. Honnell correctly pointed out that the issue is much broader, and it is pressing.
Because of the way in which New Mexico funds K-12 education, our Los Alamos schools don’t have the funding profile, moving forward, to support the quality schools we have come Read More
Back to School Tax Tips
IRS News:
Going to college can be a stressful time for students and parents. The IRS offers these tips about education tax benefits that can help offset some college costs and maybe relieve some of that stress.
- American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC). This credit can be up to $2,500 per eligible student. The AOTC is available for the first four years of post-secondary education. Forty percent of the credit is refundable. That means that you may be able to receive up to $1,000 of the credit as a refund, even if you don’t owe any taxes. Qualified expenses include tuition and fees, course related
LAPS Coaches Attend ‘Excellence’ Training
Los Alamos Public Schools coaches attend coaches training presented by Rod Olson from Coaches of Excellence Aug. 4 at Los Alamos High School. Courtesy photo
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UNM-LA Community Education Classes Will Explore Language, Culture and Literature
UNM-LA Community Education Classes Will Explore Language, Culture and Literature
By Eva Artschwager
This fall, UNM-Los Alamos Community Education is offering two new classes that have a lot in common. Although one is a language class in Basic Portuguese and the other a literature class in the Latin American Short Story, both use language as a starting point for a deeper exploration of culture and history.
The Basic Portuguese class, taught by Cynthia Bell-Santos, introduces students to the elements of the Portuguese language and discusses language as a tool for exploring Brazilian culture. Read More
Nearly 100 Retired LAPS Employees Attend Breakfast
At the annual Not Back to School Breakfast Wednesday for retired LAPS employees, the group renewed old friendships and shared exciting adventures and plans for the future. The event began years ago with just three people and has grown to close to 100. It is always held on the day the students go back to school … and the retirees do not! Trinity on the Hill graciously allowed the retirees to use their facilities. Courtesy Photo Read More
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Talk Next JJAB Meeting
JJAB News:
The Juvenile Justice Advisory Board’s next meeting is 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21 in Building #1, Camino Entrada Road, Pajarito Cliffs Site.
Karen Doyle of LADBT will give a presentation about Dialectical Behavior Therapy and the services that LADBT is now offering in Los Alamos.
The public is welcome to attend. Read More
Council Recognizes Teens Completing Boys and Girls State
New Mexico Boys State and Girls State participants from left, Rachel Barthell, Estaban Summers, Jeremy Goette and Daniel Ahrens were recognized by the County Council Tuesday evening including Councilor Kristin Henderson at right. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Janali Gustafson Recieves Kiwanis Scholarship
The Los Alamos Kiwanis Club presented Janali Gustafson with a scholarship recently. Janali will be attending Quest University in Canada and will study exercise science and psychology. From left, Morrie Pongratz (Key Club Advisory), Janali Gustafson, Don Casperson, Kiwanis President, John Gustafson, (dad), and Sarah Gustafson (mom). Janali was selected because of her active service in Key Club, as well as the Captain’s Table, Environmental Club, and in particular Los Alamos Youth Leadership for the past four years and spearheading the Los Alamos Wild Day in 2013. Kiwanis meets
