Education

UNM-LA Composition Cinema Lecture Series Presents Tsotsi

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Tsotsi (Presley Chweneyagae), cares for a baby accidentally taken in a car jacking. Courtesy/Tsotsi Pictures

UNM-LA News:

The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) will feature Tsotsi, Sept. 28, as the second installment in the Composition Cinema I: A Film and Lecture Series, which will run through Nov. 14.

The host for Tsotsi will be UNM-LA Adjunct Faculty member, Zandree Stidham, and the discussion will center around her course theme “Resilience: Why Things Bounce Back.”

Tsotsi presents six days in the life of a young gang leader in Johannesburg, South Africa as he cares for a baby Read More

Topper Parent Organization Presents Teacher Wish List

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TPO News:

One of the ongoing activities of the Los Alamos High School Topper Parent Organization is to present a list of items needed by LAHS teachers to meet or enhance educational needs.

Parents, community groups and individuals are encouraged to donate. Based on available funds and priorities, the TPO may also acquire items for staff use.

By providing items on the LAHS Wish List, community members can help cover the gaps in supply funding, so teachers don’t have to purchase so many supplies themselves.

Drop off items at the LAHS front office with a note indicating which department and teacher Read More

Ross Szabo Addresses Suicide and Mental Health Today

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Ross Szabo

Staff Report

As part of Suicide Awareness and Prevention Week at Los Alamos High School, Ross Szabo will speak at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20 at Duane Smith Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public.

Diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 16, and hospitalized at age 17 for attempting suicide, Szabo resolved to help others understand their own mental illness, that there is no shame in it and that there are ways to get help, heal and get better, by sharing his own experience.

Szabo advocates mental health by talking to hundreds of thousands of young people across the U.S. He is the Read More

Mohit Dubey National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist

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National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist Mohit Dubey at the keyboard. Courtesy photo
 

NMSA News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico School for the Arts (NMSA) senior, Mohit Dubey, has been named a semifinalist in the 59th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

The program provides academically talented high school seniors an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,000 National Merit Scholarships worth about $35 million that will be offered next spring.

“This is a big honor,” NMSA-Art Institute Director Riis Gonzales said. “We’re very excited for him. Mohit is a Read More

NM School for the Arts Accepting Applications

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NMSA News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico School for the Arts is now accepting applications for the 2014-15 school year for the grades 9-11 (NMSA does not accept 12th grade students.)

Openings are limited and anyone interested in attending the statewide charter school is encouraged to apply and schedule a “shadow day” as soon as possible.

Admission applications can be found online at https:////www.nmschoolforthearts.org under “Admissions.”

Completed applications including the required student essay must be received by mail or fax to NMSA no later than Jan. 17, 2014.

The curriculum at NMSA Read More

Common Core Parent Institute 8 a.m. Friday

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Common Core Parent Institute Hosted by LAPS

By Dr. Gene Schmidt, Superintendent
Los Alamos Public Schools

Parents and community members are invited to a Common Core Parent Institute Friday, Sept. 20, hosted by Los Alamos Public Schools.

The institute begins with registration at 8 a.m. and concludes at 4 p.m. at Crossroads Bible Church.

To successfully implement Common Core across the Los Alamos school system, parents need to understand what we are doing and why. For example, there are new expectations of skills and knowledge for K-12 students in literacy and math. Common Core standards identify Read More

School Board Holds Special Meeting and Work Session Sept. 26

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LAPS News:

The Los Alamos School Board has scheduled a Special School Board meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept.26 at the Los Alamos High School Speech Theater.

The agenda item for this meeting is a “material change request” to change the completion date of the Los Alamos Middle School.

Following the Special School Board Meeting at 5:45 p.m., the Board will hold a Work Session. Agenda items include community relations and administration matters. Read More

Letter to the Editor: Thank You Letter to Residents of Los Alamos from UNM-LA

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By CEDRIC PAGE, Ph.D.
UNM-LA Executive Director

Dear Residents of Los Alamos,

As Executive Director for UNM-Los Alamos, I want to extend my sincere thanks for the community support we’ve received during our recent special election. It is very rewarding to hear personal stories from our students and alumni about their many positive experiences at UNM-LA. Our contributions to the quality of life in Los Alamos are amplified in the testimonials from those who have had rewarding and, for some, life-altering experiences as a result of their participation in our programs at UNM-LA. We are proud and Read More