Education

Olions Present One-acts at the Blackbox

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Mateo Cardiel and Megan Pimentel rehearse for the Olions one-act plays, which begin Friday at the LAHS Blackbox Theater. Courtesy photo

LAHS News:

The Los Alamos High School Olions Thespian Club will present four one-act plays in the LAHS Black Box Theater at 7 p.m., Nov. 16, 17 and 23, with 2 p.m. matinees Nov. 17 and 23.

Olions sponsor Rachel Saxton will direct “This Property is Condemned,” written by Tennessee Williams. The three remaining plays are student written and directed. They are Haley Henson’s “Chemistry,” Katie Downing’s “Terms Read More

Highlights From Nov. 12 School Board Meeting

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Staff members from Los Alamos High School pose with the plaque and certificate that will be displayed at the high school announcing the Los Alamos School District’s acheivement of the highest level of accreditation by AdvancED. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Los Alamos High School Student Body President Soumyo Lahiri-Gupta, right, and Vice President Justin Dunn, second from right, and a contingent of LAHS students presented a proposal to change the dress code at LAHS. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

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Reading Workshop for Families Will ‘Raise the Roof’ at Piñon

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Piñon Elementary School teachers get ready to ‘Riase the Roof’ at a family engagement workshop 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14 for parents of children in kindergarten through third grade. This workshop will provide parents with at-home tools to support their children’s reading achievement. Readers Raise the Roof! workshops will be led by teachers dressed as construction workers to engage the audience. Courtesy/Julie Bulthuis
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Aspen Elementary School Ground Is Broken!

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LAPS School Board President Jim Hall addresses the crowd at this morning’s ground breaking ceremony at Aspen Elementary School at 2182 33rd St. Photo by Bob Beberniss

Staff Report

A ground breaking ceremony this morning offically launched a major overhaul of Aspen Elementary School’s aging buildings at 2182 33rd St.

The community’s approval of a $20 million bond last January, makes it possible to rebuild at Aspen as well as upgrade utilities and maintenance at other schools in the district.

With passage of the bond, the State of New Mexico is providing an additional $5.4 Read More

School Officials to Address Common Core Curriculum

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LWV News:

The League of Women Voters invites the community to hear Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) Superintendent  Gene Schmidt, and Assistant Superintendent Gerry Washburn speak on the Common Core Curriculum that Los Alamos Public Schools is implementing. The talk is 11:40 a.m. to1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19 in the upstairs meeting rooms at Mesa Public Library.

Schmidt and Washburn will be talking about the Common Core Curriculum that New Mexico and 44 other states recently adopted as part of the waiver procedure from No Child Left Behind. They will discuss  the various aspects of Read More

School Board Will Seek Teacher Support for Letter to Education Secretary

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Board of Education and school officials at Tuesday’s board meeting at Los Alamos High School. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

At Tuesday night’s School Board Meeting, Superintendent Gene Schmidt presented the first draft of a letter to New Mexico Secretary of Education Designate Hanna Skandera expressing concerns and requesting changes to the state Teacher Evaluation System as well as addressing other matters.

The letter was formulated based on meetings of a committee for teacher concerns and input from school principals. In a 3-2 vote, the Board passed Read More

Meet New Mexico Teacher of the Year – Carolyn Torres of Los Alamos

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New Mexico Teacher of the Year Carolyn Torres addresses the Nov. 12 meeting of the Los Alamos School Board as Board President Jim Hall looks on. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

Los Alamos teacher Carolyn Torres has been chosen New Mexico Teacher of the Year. Torres teaches math and science to third grade students at Chamisa Elementary School and serves as a third grade homeroom teacher. She was chosen Los Alamos Teacher of the Year in May and will now represent New Mexico as its nominee for National Teacher of the Year.

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Chamisa’s Carolyn Torres Named New Mexico Teacher of the Year!

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Carolyn Torres is surrounded by her Chamisa Elementary School third grade students at a surprise assembly this morning at which Superintendent Gene Schmidt made the exciting announcement that Torres has been named New Mexico Teacher of the Year. Torres was named Los Alamos Teacher of the Year in May and now becomes the New Mexico nominee for National Teacher of the Year. Torres teaches science and math to all third graders at Chamisa in addition to serving as a third grade homeroom teacher. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Carolyn Torres of Chamisa Elementary School has been named Read More

Registration Open for 8th Grade Washington, D.C Spring Break Trip

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COMMUNITY News:

There’s still time to sign up for the annual spring break trip to Washington, DC. This trip is available to Los Alamos Middle School and home school 8th grade students. The trip is a private trip and not a school sponsored trip.  Sign up online at www.worldstrides.org using ID Number 94821 or call 1-800-468-5899 using the same ID Number.

The trip includes sightseeing in and around Washington, D.C. and Baltimore Md. Highlights include the White House, the International Spy Museum, the Walter Reed Medical Museum, a Capitol tour, the Newseum, the Pentagon Memorial, Read More

Readers Raise the Roof at Piñon Thursday

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LAPS News:

Piñon Elementary School under the New Mexico Reads to Lead! initiative, will host a family engagement workshop called Readers Raise the Roof! 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14 for parents of children in kindergarten through third grade.

This workshop will provide parents with at-home tools to support their children’s reading achievement. Readers Raise the Roof! workshops will be led by teachers dressed as construction workers to engage the audience. 

The teachers will provide blueprints for reading practice, helping parents and students design a custom home reading Read More