‘CommUnity’ University UNM-LA Campus Sept. 7
Council Presents Proclamation Declaring ‘Year of Asset Building’
Bernadette Lauritzen receives a proclamation on behalf of the Council from Councilor Steven Girrens declaring the Los Alamos Public Schools 2013-2014 school year the ‘Year of Asset Building.’ Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
GOP Presents Aug. 15 Talk on Common Core
GOP News:
Are you familiar with Common Core?
The public is invited to join concerned citizens for an introduction to the Common Core State Standards, a National Education Program designed to standardize and Align Standards, Curriculum and Testing.
Come learn the goals of Common Core. Where did it come from? How and when did it start? Who was involved in its start-up? Who has been paying for it? Who will pay for it in the future? What are the hidden consequences of implementing Common Core? How will it affect your kids?
When: Thursday, Aug. 15
Where: UNM LA Campus, Building 6, Room 612 Read More
Special Program Tuesday for NJROTC Freshmen
Cadets occasionally hold car washes to raise funds for their activities. Courtesy photo
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Freshmen entering the Naval Junior ROTC program at Los Alamos High School are encouraged to attend a special program following Tuesday’s freshmen orientation.
After staff and students welcome new comers to the campus with a host of orientation information, cadet leaders will add to the experience with activities of their own. The unit cadets intend to have items on display and share opportunities available with the LAHS organization. Food and hands on activities to engage Read More
Los Alamos Public School Staff Returns to Work
Several groups met with Los Alamos Public School staff returning back to school Friday after the summer break. During a breakfast at Los Alamos High School, Los Alamos Co-op General Manager Steve Watts, left, shared information about the Co-op and Lisa Wismer, right, and other UNM-LA staff talked with State Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard, center, about her ongoing support of the UNM-LA mil levy vote that is coming up next month. Students return to work Wednesday. Courtesy photo
The Los Alamos Public Schools’ all staff breakfast was held at the high school with exhibits by Read More
UNM-LA’s Fire Science Program Increases Training Opportunities for Firefighters
Twelve Los Alamos County Fire Department employees recently earned AAS degrees in Fire Science from UNM-LA including Christopher Bartlett, Colorado Cordova, Gerard Coriz, Jaden Eads, Kevin Kamplain, Aaron McNiff, Colin O’Connell, Allen Quintana, Jeff Saiz, Ben Stone, Jeffrey Wetteland and Glenn Trehern (not picture). At right, LAFD Capt. Joseph Candelaria heads the Fire Science program at UNM-LA. Courtesy/LAC
Education has been a cornerstone of Joseph Candelaria’s life for many years. Starting with his first degree, an Associate of Read More
SFI Lecture Ponders Moral Progress
Psychologist and author Steven Pinker and philosopher and novelist Rebecca Newberger Goldstein. Photo coutesy of https:////www.jakewallissimons.com/SFI News:
The Santa Fe Institute presents a Community Event, “On Moral Progress: Is the Human Conscience Led by the Head or the Heart?”
The lecture will be 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14 in the James A Little Theater (1060 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe). Lectures are free and open to the public, but seating is limited.
Is the human conscience led by the head or the heart? Is the moral progress we have enjoyed – religious freedom, the abolition Read More
LAMS Art Room Gets Makeover
Volunteers from left, Rex Kilburn, Anna Vargas-Gutierrez, Don Casperson, Morris Pongratz, Joanna Gillespie, Faith Koh and Camile Rousculp helped refurbish the Los Alamos Middle School Art Room. Courtesy photoLAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public School Foundation conducted a classroom makeover project at the Los Alamos Middle School Art Room.
Volunteers joined with Joanna Gillespie, LAPS Foundation Director, in repainting cabinets, painting walls and generally sprucing up the art room.
The art room makeover will continue next Monday and Tuesday morning, Gillespie said, and volunteers Read More
Extend Your Growing Season With PEEC Class
Planting seeds. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Summer is coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean your gardening season has to.
Local certified arborist Laural Hardin will give a basic class at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22 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 the basics of sanitation and the importance Read More
‘Next Big Idea Festival’ Exposes Youth to Science, Tech & Engineering Fields
A useful robot showed its stuff during last year’s Next Big Idea event. Courtesy photo
COUNTY News:
For the 5th year, Los Alamos will spotlight the community’s unique and creative heritage with the “Next Big Idea Festival: A Festival of Discovery, Invention and Innovation.”
The free, family friendly event is 11 a.m to 3 p.m., Sept. 14 in downtown Los Alamos. It’s designed to inspire and educate through science, technology, and arts. Likewise, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Student Day, Friday, Sept. 13, may stimulate interest among young people about Read More
New Teachers and Staff Gather for Orientation
New Los Alamos Public School teachers and staff gathered Wednesday for orientation at Los Alamos High School. Front row from left, Angelic Martinez, David Parsons, Elizabeth Radcliff, Rene Mitchy, Eleanor Simons, Sarah Syzmanski-Blom, and Patricia Wilson. Back row from left, Nathaniel Bates, Valerie Collins, Renee Dunwoody, Katherine Herring, Jaclyn Lefon, Lim Miel and Michaelangelo Lobato. Not shown, Michael Baxter, Marion Flemming, Noonday Neese and Bradford Parker. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com Read More
Los Alamos Middle School Fall Sports Registration CANCELLED!
LAMS News:The registration night originally scheduled for 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8 at the LAMS gymnasium has been cancelled.
Access to the LAMS gym is not allowed at this time due to construction. All fall athletes should plan to be at the first day of practice Aug. 12, with paperwork in hand. Stay tuned to the Team Pages of the LAPS Athletic website for specific information about your sport. Read More
Allison Rooney Receives Jay Wechsler Scholarship
From left, Brain Rooney (Allison’s father), Cindy Rooney, (Allison’s mother), Allison Rooney, Becky (Wechsler) Oertel, Kiwanis President Don Casperson and Kiwanis Key Club Advisor Morrie Pongratz. Courtesy photo. Kiwanis News:
The Los Alamos Kiwanis Club presented Allison Rooney with the Jay Wechsler Scholarship recently. Rooney will attend the University of New Mexico to study neuroscience and biology.
Rooney was selected because of her active service to Key Club since 2009. She was also active in Natural Helpers and Café Scientifique. Rooney led and participated in many community Read More
Show Me The Money: Learn From Proven Expert at UNM-LA
Entrepreneurial expert Nicholas Seet. Courtesy photo
By MANDY MARKSTEINER
- In 2005, Seet won the Rice University Business Plan Competition and received $1.1 million in cash and prizes
Nicholas Seet is an expert at navigating the small business funding process. When his first startup, Auditude, was funded for $1 million, he quickly left his job at Deloitte Consulting and dove into entrepreneurship.
In 2005, Seet won the Rice University Business Plan Competition and received $1.1 million in cash and prizes, over 100 other competitors. In 2011 he sold Auditude to Adobe for a low-nine-figure Read More
Los Alamos High School Class of 1963 Reunion Oct. 3-6
LAHS News:
The Los Alamos High School Class of 1963 will celebrate its 50th reunion here in Los Alamos Oct. 3-6.
Classmates and their spouses and guests will be able to enjoy a wide variety of activities including a mixer, wine and cheese party, dinner/dance and picnic at various venues around town.
In addition, tours of Los Alamos and the Bradbury Science Museum, a golf tournament, a hike, a bird-watching excursion, lunch at the ski lodge, a memorial for deceased classmates, a tour of the new high school, and of course, the Hilltopper homecoming football game are all on tap.
In addition to classmates, Read More
Game Warden Shares Bear Stories Aug. 20 at PEEC
Courtesy photo
PEEC News:
“Everyone has a bear story or at least has heard a bear story,” said Manny Overby, an instructor at the Advanced Training Bureau of the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy. “Often times these stories are of a brief sighting in the forest or perhaps a camping trip encounter. More and more these stories consist of bears in our neighborhoods, our backyards or digging through our trash.”
Overby will share his stories of handling hundreds of bears in New Mexico and speak about what to do if encountered by a bear in a presentation at 7 p.m., Aug. 20 at the Pajarito Environmental Education Read More
Letter to the Editor: UNM-LA a Great Resource for Seniors
UNM-LA a Great Resource for SeniorsI am a believer in the value of education. I am going to support the upcoming UNM-Los Alamos mil-levy, and I have been encouraging the people I meet to join me in this effort.
Why do I support the mil-levy increase for UNM-LA, and how have I benefited directly from UNM-LA?
About six years ago I registered (at the $5 Senior Rate) to audit a class in Native American Film Studies. I was a little timid about who my classmates would be, and how they would feel about an almost 70 year old in their class.
Well, it was a memorable experience. We enjoyed Read More
Letter to the Editor: We Are Using Too Many Pencils
We Are Using Too Many PencilsHow many pencils do we use in each school and how many pencils do we need?
On this year’s school supply list, third graders were asked to bring 48 pencils. Is that too much? I think so!
I think we could each use just two pencils and sharpen them when they get dull. I wonder, how many trees can be saved if each student would bring only two pencils to school rather than 48.
You can make about 300,000 pencils out of one tree. If there are 400 students in a school and each brings 48 pencils, that is 19,200 pencils Read More
LAHS Principal Commends Students on Grade ‘A’ Performance
Principal Sandra Warnock shows her appreciation to Los Alamos High School students for achieving an ‘A’ grade on the recent state report card. ‘Kudos to the staff and parents who support their students,’ Warnock said. ‘This coming year, I challenge the students and staff to improve our scores and see just how good we can be!’ Courtesy photo Read More
Homeschooled Student Finds Challenges and Rewards at UNM-LA
Andrew Hollis. Courtesy photo
Andrew Hollis began attending UNM-Los Alamos two years ago, when he was 16. Hollis is a homeschooled student who is entering the equivalent of his senior year in high school this fall.
“UNM-LA gives me classroom experience, which is important for homeschoolers. I appreciate the experience of meeting deadlines and doing homework on time,” Hollis said.
“My college courses look really good on college applications, too,” he said. “As a homeschool student, I don’t have AP classes on my transcripts, but college courses Read More
