AdvancED Accreditation Team Visits Los Alamos
Educational reviewers visiting Los Alamos from left, Dr. Clete Lipetzky, Karen Dondelinger – Assistant Lead, Claudia Coughran – Lead, Teresa Rowlison and Ron Williams. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
A five-member team of educators from New Mexico, California and Minnesota are visiting the district to conduct an educational review of Los Alamos Public Schools.
The purpose of the visit is to provide an external and objective validation of the quality of Los Alamos’ educational system.
Over the next three days, the team will meet with School Board members, staff, students and parents Read More
Heart Smart Poster Contest Winners Named
FAMILY YMCA News:
The Family YMCA and Los Alamos Heart Council co-sponsored a Heart Smart Poster Contest for children in grades K-6th.
Posters were judged on originality and healthy message depicted and winning posters were displayed at the Los Alamos Health Fair.
The following students won prizes for their posters:
K-3rd grade
1st Place-Heidi and Wendy Sheppard
2nd Place-Sarah Taylor
3rd Place-Ryan Worley
4th Place-John Worley
4th-6th grade
1st place- Sarah Worley
2nd place-Eliana Rodriguez
3rd place-Paulina Burnside
4th place- Maarla Duffield
A Moment in Time: The Odyssey of the Segesser Hides
Segesser II, depicting a 1720s expedition to root out French raiders. Photo by Blair Clark, NM/DCA.
NEW MEXICO HISTORY MUSEUM News:
Historian Thomas E. Chávez speaks about and signs copies of his new book, A Moment in Time: The Odyssey of New Mexico’s Segesser Hide Paintings (Rio Grande Books, 2012), an anthology that includes 14 articles by prominent scholars, at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, in the New Mexico History Museum Auditorium in Santa Fe.
The event is free with admission; Sundays free to New Mexico residents.
Contributors to A Moment in Time include Fray Angélico Chávez; Joe S. Sando; Read More
Superintendent Unveils Draft Strategic Plan
County Chief Financial Officer Steve Lynne provides an update to school board members on the Trinity Site project. He explained since the Kroger Company received the lease for the development from the North American Development Group, they have been very active in the project. The Kroger Company has met to do pre-planning and has begun geo-tech and survey work. The next big step, Lynne said, is to submit a site plan for approval: “So they are plowing straight ahead.” Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By Kirsten Laskey
“The future of Los Alamos is very bright,” Los Read More
Hilltoppers Crush Espanola Valley 56-6
The Los Alamos High School boys varsity football team was victorious over Espanola Valley 56-6, Friday Oct. 26 in Espanola. Read More
Rotary Selects Marcus Gutierrez Student of the Month
During Tuesday’s Rotary Club meeting at the Dixie Girl Restaurant, Rotarian Alison Walters reads the accomplishments of Los Alamos High School senior Marcus Gutierrez, selected as Student of the Month for October. Gutierrez is joined at the podium by his father Joaquin Gutierrez, right, and mother Melinda Gutierrez, not shown, and LAHS social studies teacher Jonathan Frost. Gutierrez selected Frost as his most influential teacher. Photo by Hal Davis Read More
College Bound? Attend Financial Aid Info Night
LAHS News:
Attention Los Alamos High School seniors: Do you need money for college? LAHS will host a Financial Aid Information Night at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24 in the Speech Theater.
All interested students and parents are encouraged to attend.
New Mexico Educational Assistance Foundation Representative Ruben Reyes will provide information about FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), Scholarships, Grants, Work Study programs and loan programs.
A LAHS Guidance Counselor also will be available to answer questions.
For more information about the Financial Aid Information Read More
Fundraiser Benefits UNM-LA Scholarship Students
Artists Paul and Melissa Torres share their experiences as students at UNM-LA. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon
By Bonnie J. Gordon
The sold-out UNM-Los Alamos Scholarship Fundraiser held Oct. 12 in the UNM-LA Student Center, raised more than $10,000 for student scholarships.
The event included a silent auction and a live auction with auctioneer Jody Shepard. More than 150 pieces were auctioned to benefit UNM-LA scholarship students.
“These funds will help support our neediest students,” said event organizer Patricia Boyer, director of Student Services at UNM-LA.
“We have many students who qualify Read More
Council Candidates Address Education at UNM-LA Forum
From left, student government representative Santana Garcia-Chang serving as moderator, Republican Marc Clay, Republican Steven Girrens, Democrat Kristin Henderson, Democrat Michael Redondo and Democrat Pete Sheehey. Photo by Bonnie Gordon
By Bonnie J. Gordon
Education was the topic of a forum for Los Alamos County Council Candidates sponsored by the UNM-LA Student Government Association Tuesday, Oct. 16.
Candidates Marc Clay, Steven Girrens, Kristin Henderson, Michael Redondo and Peter Sheehey attended the forum. Candidate Vincent Chiravalle was unable to attend.
Student Read More
Final Day to Buy Rotary Bulbs for Education is Saturday!
ROTARY News:
Mark your calendars! The Rotary Club of Los Alamos will host its final day of flower bulb sales from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., this Saturday, Oct. 20.
The final bulb sale is being held in conjunction with Fuller Lodge Art Center’s annual “Arts and Crafts Fair” at Crossroads Bible Church. 
Rotary members will be outside the church doors selling a selection of red tulips, pink angelique tulips and daffodils for fall planting.
The bulbs have been shipped directly from Holland through Dutch Mill Co.
This sale is one of Rotary’s main fundraisers of the year and provides financial awards given to Los Read More
Art Show Opening at Los Alamos Co-op Market
CO-OP News:
The Los Alamos Cooperative Market will host the opening of a photography exhibition from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17.
The show, dubbed “Camino de Paz y Cooperación,” is a collaborative effort between the Co-op and local photographer Minesh Bacrania and depicts the close connection between Camino de Paz, the Montessori-based school and farm located in Santa Cruz, N.M. and the Los Alamos Co-op.
Bacrania was contracted to deliver in a photo-journalistic style the story of how the 7th-9th graders at the school produce food and other products. The exhibit depicts Read More
LAHS Marching Band Color Guard Awarded Outstanding Auxiliary
Los Alamos High School Marching Band Color Guard received the award for Outstanding Auxiliary at the Valencia Classic last weekend.
Back row from left, Coach Kim Kissane, Rebecca Flavin, Gabby Conley-Lopez, Annie Romero, Kyanna Martinez, Kim Pestovich and Coach Edwin Parker. Front row from left, Angelique Castillo and Amanda Milligan. Courtesy photo
Staff Report
Los Alamos High School Marching Band Color Guard earned the Outstanding Auxiliary Award Saturday at the Second Annual Valencia Classic in Los Lunas. Band director Zane Meek said Monday that the award is a testament to the “number Read More
LAHS Girls Golf Team Qualifies for State Championship!
Los Alamos High School golfer Faith Koh watches her tee shot on #10 at Santa Fe Country Club today. The Topper boys and girls golf teams are playing in the Hobbs Fall Invitational being co-hosted with Santa Fe High School today. The LAHS Girls Golf Team took First Place with a 386 today. The girls also earned their third qualifying leg, which puts them in the State Championship next May! The boys took third with a 360 and did not earn any state qualifying legs. Photo by Mike Lippiatt Read More
Olions Perform Musical Comedy Murders of 1940’s
Los Alamos High School students Charlie Herman and Haley Henson. Photo by Sopahn Kellogg
The Olions have decades of history at Los Alamos High. This fall the thespian club is presenting a play, Musical Comedy Murders of 1940’s and it is happening this coming weekend.
Tickets are $9 each and the show will be presented at 8 p.m. Oct. 19, 20, 26 and 27 with a matinee at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20.
All five performances are in the new Black Box – third floor of the new LAHS building.
Interviewing some of the cast members I asked them a little about the musical Read More
Café Scientifique Looks at Ethical Hacking Oct.18
CAFE SCIENTIQUE News:The New Zealand-based Megaupload site has millions Read More
Awesome Rummage Sale in Espanola Today
POJOAQUE HIGH News:High school students from the European Travel Club at Pojoaque Valley High are putting together what promises to be an amazing rummage sale this mornng in Espanola.
This is one of many fund raising events planned to raise money for an educational trip to Europe. Enriching their studies and broadening their understanding of other people and cultures, the students will visit England, France and Germany this summer.
Beginning at 8 a.m. today, more than 20 students will be selling furniture, sporting equipment, a working color Read More
Local Athlete Back on Team
By Kirsten Laskey
When rolling papers and a plastic baggy were discovered in a Los Alamos High School (LAHS) student’s car, it resulted in a month-long suspension and removal from LAHS’s football team for a year.
Whether Los Alamos Public Schools responded to this situation correctly was debated during the school board meeting Tuesday night.
After hearing several presentations made by student and football player Grant Washburn, his family, coach and one of his teachers, the school board voted 3-2 to overturn the Washburn’s expulsion from the football team.
In an e-mail to the Los Alamos Read More
Toppers Shut Out Spartans 34-0
Los Alamos Toppers beat the Bernalillo Spartans 34 to 0 at Bernalillo for the Toppers opening district conference game. File Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com.
Rotary Club Student of the Month: Janali Gustafson
Rotary Student of the Month Janali Gustafson. Photo by Don Taylor
ROTARY NEWS:
Janali Gustafson, a senior at Los Alamos High School (LAHS) was recently honored as Rotary Student of the Month for September.
Gustafson is the daughter of Sarah and John Gustafson and the sister of Elena and Nathaniel.
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 Read More
Española YMCA Teen Center launching Audio Engineering Program
Courtesy/wikipedia
YMCA News:
ESPAÑOLA – Teens will be able to record their lyrics and music this fall thanks to support from three funders.
The grants are enabling the conversion of an office into a recording studio and will purchase equipment including an electric drum board, keyboard beat mixer, microphones and other recording equipment.
The Presbytery of Santa Fe, in support of a recommendation from their Mission in the North Committee awarded $5,000 toward the audio engineering program and in support of the center’s cultural creative arts classes.
The Pojoaque Valley Fund of the New Read More
