Somber Ceremony Marks National Tragedy
Los Alamos High School Junior Soumyo Lahiri-Gupta addresses the group gathered at Ashley Pond Friday night to remember the victims at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
By Greg Kendall
Los Alamos High School Student Council members organized a special Friday night candlelight vigil in memory of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown. Conn.
About 50 people gathered in the cold at Ashley Pond Park to honor the children, teachers and administration staff who lost their lives in the terrible tragedy.
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Rotary Student of the Month: Jessie Zhao
ROTARY News:
Jessie Zhao, a senior at Los Alamos High School (LAHS), was recently honored as Rotary Student of the Month for December.
Zhao is the daughter of Shaoping Chu and Xinxin Zhao and sister of William and Steven Zhao.
The Rotary Club of Los Alamos selects one student each month of the school year to honor as a Student of the Month.
In addition to high school seniors, high school juniors are now eligible for the recognition. Students are nominated by their teachers and chosen on the basis of their academic achievement, extra-curricular activities, and, in particular, their service Read More
Nature Center Hours During Holidays
A Stellers Jay seen Dec. 13 in a backyard on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Marion Stelts
PEEC News:
The nature center at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center, 3540 Orange St., will be open during the holiday week, so bring your out-of-town guests:
Dec. 18-22 – Open regular hours
Dec. 24-25 – Closed
Dec. 26-29 – Open regular hours
Dec. 31-Jan 1 Closed
Jan. 2 onward – Open regular hours
Note: Regular hours are Tues-Friday noon-4 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – For information, visit https:////www.pajaritoeec.org Read More
UNM-LA Honoring Jeannette Wallace Jan. 13
The community is invited to attend a ceremony at UNM-Los Alamos to pay tribute to the memory of Jeannette O. Wallace with the dedication of the college’s newest lecture hall in her name in honor of her long service to the Los Alamos community and tireless commitment to education. The event is set for 12:30-2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13 with the dedication at 1 p.m. at the UNM-LA campus, 4000 University Dr. Read More
School Board and College Board Candidates Surface
Two candidates turned out Tuesday morning to file in the County Clerk’s Office for the two vacancies coming on the Los Alamos Board of Education. Rep. Jim Hall, right, is representing the Pinon Elementary School District and Matt Williams is representing the Chamisa Elementary School District. Chief Deputy Clark Sheryl Nichols explained that because both districts are uncontested, polling places will not need to be set up for the February election. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
County Councilor Mike Wismer, center, arrived at the County Clerk’s Office Tuesday Read More
Rotary Sponsors Local Student’s Exchange in Netherlands
Los Alamos resident Lisa Harris describes some of the experiences her daughter, Cassidy Gardner, has enjoyed as an exchange student to The Netherlands. Harris gave her talk recently to members of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos, which is sponsoring Gardner’s exchange program. Photo by Hal Davis Read More
Rep. Jim Hall Enters School Board Race!
Jim Hall
By Carol A. Clark
Rep. Jim Hall told the Los Alamos Daily Post this morning that he has decided to run for a seat on the Los Alamos School board. He and his wife Janet Hall reside in the Pinon Elementary School District 1.
“I have decided to seek the District 1 Los Alamos Board of Education seat being vacated by Dawn Venhaus,” Hall said. “Our school system is one of the most important assets of our community, and I have been involved in our schools since Janet, my wife, and I arrived in Los Alamos in 1976 with our children – as a parent, a school board member for eight years, Read More
Program Offered for Fifth and Six Grade Girls
Atomic City Transit Streamlines Little Forest Playschool Field Trips
Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DIVISION News:
Atomic City Transit makes it easy for preschool classes to take simple field trips around town.
The students of Little Forest Playschool are seasoned bus riders. During the summer they go on at least one field trip a week and have taken the bus to the pool, the library, Ashley Pond, the Farmer’s Market and other places in Los Alamos.
In late November the students arrived at school, walked to the bus stop on 38th Street and Villa and did their morning stretches while waiting for the number 6 to arrive.
They rode it to Read More
Matt Williams Announces Bid for School Board
Matt Williams
By Carol A. Clark
White Rock resident Matt Williams has told the Los Alamos Daily Post that he has decided to run for a seat on the Los Alamos Board of Education.
“I think I am one of the more qualified people to take on this post. Others in the school community agree with that,” Williams said. “I have had lots of support and encouragement from staff, parents and district personnel. I do quite a bit of volunteer work and there are not many causes more noble than dedicating your time to the education of the children in our community.”
Williams, 51, served on the District Read More
Students Host Read-a-Thon for Divine Fellers
Students at Mountain Elementary School, 2280 North Road, are holding a Read-a-Thon from 8 a.m. to noon Friday, Dec. 21, to raise money to help pay medical expenses for Divine Fellers, a former Mountain student injured in a Nov. 21 traffic accident on N.M. 4. Courtesy/MES Read More
PEEC Welcomes New Executive Director and Staff
PEEC’s staff from left, Nature Center Coordinator Beth Cortright, Executive Director Katie Watson and Education Programs Director Angelique Harshman. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Recent visitors to PEEC (Pajarito Environmental Education Center) may have noticed some new faces busily crafting children’s games, managing the menagerie of live critters, and writing pleas and grants for money. To meet PEEC’s expanding needs, Katie Watson has accepted a new position as Executive Director, while Angelique Harshman is Education Programs Director and Beth Cortright is Nature Center Read More
LAPS Again Awarded ‘100 BEST Communities for Young People’
LAPS Superintendent Dr. Gene Schmidt takes a moment Tuesday to pose with LAHS Student Council members Jessica, Travis, Astrid and Hallie in celebraation of being named one of the ‘100 BEST Communities for Young People’ for 2012. Courtesy/LAPS 
From left, LAPS Superintendent Dr. Gene Schmidt, County Administrator Harry Burgess and Los Alamos Police Ofc. Jordan Redmond and student Soumyo Lahiri-Gupta at Tuesday’s community event. Courtesy/LAPS 
Champions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA) hired culinary students Rebecca, Alicia, Jenna and Angelita toFamily Honors Loved One Through Donations to Youth Activity Center
James and Darlene Potter with a new air hockey table donated by Marie Koss Potter Warsaw in memory of her grandson, Gregory James Potter, who had worked at the Los Alamos Youth Activity Center and was very popular with the children. There are two Youth Activity Centers, one in Los Alamos on the east side of Ashley Pond and one in White Rock near Rocket Park. The programming focus of the Youth Activity Centers is on youth resiliency, a safe, supervised environment and positive adult role models. Paul Martinez has been the director of the Centers since 1982. The program provides regular as well as “drop Read More
National Art Honor Society Inducts 34 LAHS Members
LAHS National Art Honor Society members Geoff Phillips, left, and Sam McIntyre use their artistic talents to draw on the paper tablecloths provided for that purpose. Courtesy photo
By Maire O’Neill
Jemez Valley artist Betsie Miller-Kusz was the guest speaker at an induction ceremony Dec. 7 for 34 new Los Alamos High School members of the National Art Honor Society.
Miller-Kusz was born in Los Alamos and lived and painted in San Francisco, Calif., for many years. She has exhibited internationally and painted many public murals.
The society is designed specifically for high school students Read More
LAHS Hosts Visual and Performing Arts Events Monday
Dancers from Los Alamos High School’s 2012 Winter Dance show. Courtesy photo
LAPS News:
Duane Smith Auditorium at Los Alamos High School is the venue for two arts department events Monday, Dec. 17.
The closing reception for a collection of fall semester artwork by visual arts students is slated from 3:30 p.m. in the foyer area and at 7 p.m., the 2012 Winter Dance show begins.
“We are very excited about displaying the fall semester artwork during the winter concerts. We hope dancers and their parents will join us for this closing reception,” said Mary Grace, visual arts instructor Read More
Los Alamos Middle School Goes Vertical
Red steel spires loom over the North Mesa horizon, signaling visible proof that the middle school construction project has gone vertical. Going vertical marks an important shift in the steps towards completion of the project. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
As the Los Alamos Middle School building rises, so does the excitement for students and staff as they watch construction of their new school.
Middle School principal, Rex Kilburn, smiles proudly as he sees red steel beams jutting skyward outside his office window.
Middle School students and staff talk excitedly in anticipation Read More
Many Events Have Been Canceled
SCHOOL News:- High school wrestling at Capital canceled on Saturday.
- Mid school wrestling canceled at Las Vegas on Saturday.
- Boys varsity basketball will not play today or tomorrow in Academy tournament.
- Girls spent the night and will play tomorrow.
- Mid school girls basketball tournament is canceled today and tomorrow.
Also, tonight’s Read More
Snowstorm Forces School Closures
LAPS News:
Because of the unexpected severity and late arrival of this morning’s snow storm, Superintendent Gene Schmidt has announced that at 10 a.m. today he is closing all seven elementary schools and at 10:30 a.m. today he is closing Los Alamos Middle School and Los Alamos High School. Read More
Students Register to Vote at LAHS
Robert Van Lysell celebrated his 18th birthday Thursday by registering to vote with assistance from the Los Alamos League of Women Voters. The League was helping students at Los Alamos High School register in time to vote in next month’s school bond election. Eligible voters include those who will be 18 on or before Jan 29, 2013. Any other student at LAHS who would like to register can go to the office and request that someone come to the school or s/he can go to the County Clerk’s Office (portable suite D) in the parking lot by the Justice Center to register. Courtesy photo Read More
