Hilltoppers News:
The Spring Athletic Parent Meeting is Wednesday, Feb. 5. The general meeting begins at 6 p.m., followed by the sport specific meetings at approximately 6:40 p.m.
Those who have attended a fall or winter general meeting do not have to attend the spring general meeting, just the sport specific meeting.
Register your child for Family ID. Visit https:////laschools.net/Page/4704 for more information. Read More
JJAB News:
The Juvenile Justice Advisory Board’s next meeting is 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22 in Building #1, Camino Entrada Road, Pajarito Cliffs Site. (Note the change of date for the meeting.) The public is welcome to attend.
Vice Principal Carter Payne will give a presentation about the Saturday School program at Los Alamos High School. Read More
Barranca Mesa Elementary School students and teachers. Courtesy photoThis is my fourth year teaching at Barranca. Over my years teaching here, I have had students abused, suffering from depression, stressed beyond belief, socially inept, suicidal, bullied, and more. I was tired of seeing students struggle and feeling like I wasn’t doing enough. They should not be fighting these battles alone. If these kids are truly our future, we must invest heavily in them now. Students must learn not only how to support Read More
UNM-LA News:
The UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board meets at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13 in the Student Center Lecture Hall at UNM-LA.
The public is welcome to attend. Agenda items include approval of the UNM-LA Marketing Plan and discussion about the vacant UNM-LA Advisory Board position (position five.)
By GENE SCHMIDT, Superintendent I am pleased to share that School Board President Jim Hall, School Board Vice President Judy Bjarke-McKenzie, Curriculum and Instruction Director Pam Miller, and I met with Secretary of Education Hanna Skandera and Deputy Secretary Leighann Lenti during the winter break. The conversation was cordial. Ms. Skandera promised to review our letter and provide feedback within a week to our concerns.
During the conversation, she expressed willingness to consider extending the district some flexibility in observation options. In saying Read More
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos School Board will hold a regular School Board Meeting at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, at Los Alamos High School Speech Theater, 1300 Diamond Dr.
The agenda for the meeting is posted at the district office. If special accommodations are required, notify the Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent 72 hours before the board meeting.
The Los Alamos School Board also will hold an Executive Session Tuesday. Following the opening of the regular School Board Meeting, the regular School Board meeting will be adjourned and an Executive Session will be convened in the Los Read More
Preliminary design of the memorial painting to be given to the Los Alamos Public Schools and displayed in Griffith Gymnasium. Courtersy/LAPS FoundationLAPS FOUNDATION News:
First Lieutenant Thurston “Turk” Griffith, Jr., was the first New Mexican to be killed in action in Vietnam Jan. 17, 1965. Griffith Gymnasium at Los Alamos High School was soon thereafter dedicated in his memory.
In May 2012, after extensive renovations of the gym were completed, a rededication ceremony was held. At that time, Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) Superintendent Gene Schmidt endorsed a proposal by resident Read More
Raven in Flight. Photo by Bob WalkerPEEC News:
There are animals so common that we take them for granted and little appreciate their place in the ecosystem. Ravens are one of those animals, but ravens are special, too. Experience some of that awe and wonder about ravens in a free presentation at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) given by ecologist and storyteller Teralene Foxx at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16.
Listen to ancient stories, learn about raven behavior, and share some of your own stories. This is a repeat performance of the presentation Foxx previously gave
CAFE SCIENTIFIQUE News:
Café Scientifique kicks off its Los Alamos Café Thursday, Jan. 16 at the Research Park Building (second floor) in Los Alamos. The program runs 7-8:30 p.m. and free food will be served at 6:45 p.m. to attending teens.
The presenter this month is Dr. Nina Lanza from Los Alamos National Laboratory. Her topic is “Are We Alone? The High Tech Search for Signs of Life on Mars.”
“Dr. Lanza has a fresh delivery style attractive to teens,” Café Scientifique spokesman Elizabeth Watson said.
For complete details about the café and presenter’s bio-essay, Read More
Sen. Bill Soules
N.M. Senate News:
Santa Fe—Sen. Bill Soules, D-Dona Ana, has pre-filed Senate Bill 54 for this year’s upcoming session that would dramatically increase the funding for public schools in New Mexico. The bill requests a funding increase of more than $350 million dollars to meet the requirements of the state constitution that requires the Legislature to sufficiently fund public schools.
Based on an independent 2008 study by the American Institute for Research, an independent comprehensive study of the New Mexico public school funding formula showed that New Mexico public Read More