Scene from a previous year of the African Library Project at Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS) as part of the Kiwanis LAMS Builders Club. Courtesy/Kiwanis
A group photo from a previous year of the Chamisa K-Kids Club. Courtesy/Kiwanis
By SHARON ALLEN
KIWANIS Club of Los Alamos
This is a busy time of the year with school getting started and the Kiwanis Kids’ Clubs are starting, too!
We are so happy to announce that every school in the LAPS district will now have a Kiwanis-sponsored service club for the youth of our town!
These clubs focus on service projects that benefit the community, nation, and world while also developing students’ leadership qualities.
Encourage your child or teen to join a club today:
- Aspen School K-Kids
Meets at 3:30-4:30 p.m. Mondays, starting Monday, Sept. 12
Grades 1-6
Contact: Sharon Allen at allenfamily926@gmail.com or Shelby Gernon at s.gernon@laschools.net - Barranca School K-Kids
Meets at 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursdays, started Thursday, Aug. 25
Grades 1-6
Contact: Don Casperson at dcasperson@ol.com or Valerie Collins at v.collins@laschools.net - Chamisa School K-Kids
Meets Fridays at lunch
Grades 4-6
Contact: Roger Stutz at bigbear321@comcast.net or Michelangelo Lobato at m.lobato@laschools.net - Mountain School K-Kids
Meets at 3:30-4:30 p.m. Mondays, starting Monday, Sept. 19
Grades 4-6
Contact: Yasmin Acosta at manager@upexnm.com or Jen Schmierer at j.schmierer@laschools.net or Branden Willman at b.willman@laschools.net - Pinon School K-Kids
Meets at 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursdays, starting Thursday, Sept. 8
Grades: 2-6
Contact: Doug Hemphill at dghemphill@gmail.com or Jodi Hughes at j.hughes@laschools.net or Yvette Byers at y.byers@laschools.net - LAMS Builders Club
Meets 11:35 a.m. to 12:25 p.m. Wednesdays in room 165 (Ms. Shiina’s room), starting Wednesday, Sept. 7
Grades: 7-8
Contact: Don Casperson at dcasperson@aol.com or Akiko Shiina at a.shiina@laschools.net - LAHS Key Club
Meets at 11:15 a.m. Wednesdays in Shelley Clark’s chemistry room, started Aug. 18
Grades: 9-12
Contact: Morrie Pongratz at m.pongratz@losalamos.com or Shelley Clark at s.clark@laschools.net
Contact advisors or individual schools for more information on how to join one of these energetic and enthusiastic clubs that are helping change the world for the better.
