Mountain’s Student Newspaper Project Part 10
Editor’s note: This is part 10 of a 15-part series featuring newspapers created by sixth grade students in teacher Michele Altherr’s gifted class at Mountain Elementary School.
This newspaper features the intelligent attributes of the orangutan as reported and published by Mountain Elementary School 6th grade student Lucas Manzanares.
Multimedia Bird Banding Talk Thursday at PEEC
PEEC News:
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At 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, Dave Yeamans will give an updated talk at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) about bird banding. The talk is free and open to the public.
Bird banding starts with getting a permit to conduct a study on birds of a particular type in a defined area.
Yeamans’ talk will focus on passerines (perching birds in the areas around upper Alamo Canyon in Bandelier National Monument and the Valles Caldera ranch headquarters.
During bird migration season, researchers set up up to 20 nets 20 meters long and 3 meters high, and then patrol the Read More
Mountain’s Student Newspaper Project Part 9
Editor’s note: This is part 9 of a 15-part series featuring newspapers created by sixth grade students in teacher Michele Altherr’s gifted class at Mountain Elementary School.
This newspaper features the intelligent attributes of the cuttlefish as reported and published by Mountain Elementary School 6th grade student Ethan Aulwes.
Barranca Invites Community to Family Activity Night
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Fencing Classes Resume at YMCA
LAPS Schedules Special School Board Meetings
LOS ALAMOS PUBLIC SCHOOLS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools has announced two Special Board Meetings.
The first meeting is 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4 in the Los Alamos High School main lobby. The only agenda item for this meeting will be information on the 2013 Bond Election, including review of the the Bond Resolution.
The second meeting is 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 6 at the Coffee Booth to review School Board Policies.
Both meetings are open to the public. Read More
Mountain’s Student Newspaper Project Part 8
Editor’s note: This is part 8 of a 15-part series featuring newspapers created by sixth grade students in teacher Michele Altherr’s gifted class at Mountain Elementary School.
This newspaper features the intelligent attributes of the wolf as reported and published by Mountain Elementary School 6th grade student Noah Sanchez.
Act Fast to Secure Spot in Hummingbird Photography Class at PEEC
Rufous Hummingbird. Photo by Bob Walker
PEEC News:
Spend from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8 with local bird photographer Bob Walker and consider a variety of methods for photographing hummingbirds.
The class is $20 per person, $16 for members. Participants can register at www.PajaritoEEC.org or by calling 662-0460.
There are only eight spaces available in the class, and registration must be made by Sept. 1.
Hummingbirds are attractive and colorful summer visitors that can be both challenging and rewarding photographic subjects. Because these little birds are adaptable, Read More
Hilltoppers Scoreboard
Varsity Soccer Game Results:
Girls Varsity Soccer defeated Bosque 3-0 on Aug. 28
Boys Varsity Soccer lost to Bosque 1-2 in the first overtime on Aug. 28
Football Game Results:
C Football defeated St. Pius X C team 44-14 on Aug. 27 Read More
Barranca Mesa Elementary Hosts Open House
During the Open House at Barranca Mesa Elementary School Tuesday evening, School Board President Kevin Honell implores parents to learn more about school bond issues in the coming year. Photo by Salvador Zapien/laschools.net
Los Alamos Public Schools Superintendent Gene Schmidt congratulates parents, teachers, students and staff for working together to make Barranca Mesa one of the top schools in New Mexico. Photo by Salvador Zapien/laschools.net
Barranca Mesa Principal Pam Miller welcomes parents to the open house. Photo by Salvador Zapien/laschools.net
Mrs. Determan shares a Read More
Mountain’s Student Newspaper Project Part 7
Editor’s note: This is part 7 of a 15-part series featuring newspapers created by sixth grade students in teacher Michele Altherr’s gifted class at Mountain Elementary School.
This newspaper features the intelligent attributes of the Kea parrot as reported and published by Mountain Elementary School 6th grade student Henry Williams.
Chamisa Gets ‘All Clear’ Following LANL’s Technetium-99 Assessment Conducted Sunday
Staff report
On short notice Sunday, Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Department of Energy conducted a precautionary assessment of Chamisa Elementary School.
The sweep by DOE’s RAP team (Radiological Assistance Program) resulted in an “all clear.”
The assessment was the result of the Laboratory’s investigation of an inadvertent spread of Technetium-99 by employees and contractors at LANSCE as reported in the Los Alamos Daily Post Monday.
LANL has determined that about a dozen people came into potential contact with this material, and some tracked small Read More
Mountain’s Student Newspaper Project Part 6
Editor’s note: This is part 6 of a 15-part series featuring newspapers created by sixth grade students in teacher Michele Altherr’s gifted class at Mountain Elementary School.
This newspaper features the intelligent attributes of the dolphin as reported and published by Mountain Elementary School 6th grade student Sarah R.
Taos School of Music Breaks Attendance Records
TSM News:
Opus 50, the Taos School of Music’s special concert season to celebrate the 50thanniversary of the prestigious summer music school brought internationally-known ensembles to Taos including the Shanghai, Jupiter and American String Quartets, plus the Borromeo and Brentano String Quartets.
Music world luminaries Michael Tree, founding member of the Guarneri String Quartet, Christopher Constanza, Thomas Sauer and Robert McDonald also performed and served as faculty.
In addition, 19 young artists, graduates and students of the nation’s leading music conservatories, Read More
Mountain’s Student Newspaper Project Part 5
Editor’s note: This is part 5 of a 15-part series featuring newspapers created by sixth grade students in teacher Michele Altherr’s gifted class at Mountain Elementary School.
This newspaper features the intelligent attributes of fin-footed mammals as reported and published by Mountain Elementary School 6th grade student John Mamula.
‘Time Team America’ Provides Hands-on Field School
PBS News:
This week, 24 Zuni middle school students experience what it’s like to be an archaeologist through a hands-on field school connected to the PBS prime time archaeology television series Time Team America.
“We want to inspire the next generation of archaeologists and scientists,” says field school director Dr. Alexandra Jones, “especially populations underrepresented in the sciences.”
From Sunday through Wednesday the students meet at the University of New Mexico, Zuni Campus to learn the basics of archaeology and how to survey a site; how to use a metal detector and conserve metal Read More
Udall Announces $1.2 Million Award for STEM Education
ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M. announced Friday that the National Science Foundation has awarded the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology a $1.2 million grant to increase the number of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) degrees throughout colleges in underserved communities in northern New Mexico. PEEC Offers New Afterschool Nature Clubs
Members of PEEC’s Critter Club. Courtesy Photo
PEEC News:
PEEC is offering two new clubs for kids in grades kindergarten through third:
- Nature Detectives for grades K-1; and
- Outdoor Explorers for grades 2-3.
The clubs are 3:45-5:15 p.m. starting Tuesday, Sept. 4 and run every Tuesday through Nov. 27. Angelique Harshman and Beth Cortright will teach the clubs.
PEEC’s Nature Clubs are a great way to help children connect with the outdoors. Members will investigate local animals and plants, and connect with the wild side of the Pajarito Plateau through a variety of activities. Read More
W.O.L.F. Comes to PEEC
Photo by Elke Duerr
PEEC News:
Elke Duerr of the Web of Life Foundation comes to PEEC for an interactive presentation about wolves in the southwest at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30.
This presentation will be suitable for all ages, and will include hands-on activities and documentary film footage. The talk is free and open to the public.
Duerr will provide facts about wolves in New Mexico, and hands-on experiences from her “Wolf Trunk.”
The audience will be able to see wolf tracks and fur, and learn about how researchers radio collar a wolf to track its movements.
Participants will be able to howl with Read More
Will the Metric System Make a Comeback?
One of eight proposed logos under consideration by Linda Anderman. Courtesy
METRIC SYSTEM News:
Los Alamos resident Linda Anderman has an ambitious plan: to produce an independent documentary about what happened to the metric system in the United States.
“As a product of the 1950s, I was taught that the metric system was an eventuality, but as a child, it didn’t really occur to me that it never came to pass,” Anderman said.
A discussion with a colleague near the end of last year prompted her to do some research about what had happened in the intervening years.
“As Read More
