Twenty-four graduating seniors from Los Alamos are touring Europe on an educational trip of a lifetime. They gathered here outside the gates of Dachau Tuesday. Photo by Lynn Ovaska
Students take a tour at the BMW factory and get behind the wheel of a new BMW. Photo by Lynn Ovaska
Some of the tour group got up early for a morning run in the alps outside a hotel in Garmish, Bavaria. Photo by Lynn Ovaska
Bradford W. Parker
LAPS News:
It is with great pleasure that Los Alamos Public Schools announces that Bradford W. Parker has accepted the position of Principal at Barranca Mesa Elementary School.
Andrea Determan, fourth grade teacher and Committee Chair of the interview committee noted that, “We were impressed with his qualifications and experience and are excited and happy to have him become a member of our school community.”
The interview committee and district leadership are excited about the leadership qualities he brings to the district.
Parker comes to Barranca Mesa Elementary Read More
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos School Board has scheduled an Executive Session at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 27 at the Los Alamos High School Athletic Conference Room to discuss a specific personnel issue per Section 10-15-1-H(2) of the Open Meetings Act.
The Board has scheduled a work session at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 27 in the Los Alamos High School Speech Theater.
Revised: The agenda items include the IRS Briefing Report, a safety presentation and a review of School Board policies 8000–9000. Read More
Twenty-four graduating seniors from Los Alamos are touring Europe on an educational trip of a lifetime. This church in Dresden was totally rebuilt after being bombed in World War II. Photo by Lynn Ovaska
Students pay a visit to Prague Castle in the Czech Republic. Photo by Lynn Ovaska
Twenty-four graduating seniors from Los Alamos are touring Europe on an educational trip of a lifetime. Here they are taking their first subway ride in Berlin. Photo by Lynn Ovaska
Students visit the Berlin Wall. Photo by Lynn Ovaska
Students pose at the Brandenberg Gate. Photo by Lynn Ovaska
Visiting the Holocaust Memorial. Photo by Lynn Ovaska Read More
CONGRESSIONAL News:
WASHINGTON– Friday, June 14, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, along with Reps. Ben Ray Luján, Michelle Lujan Grisham, and Steve Pearce announced they have introduced legislation to improve tribal education and preserve Native American language in schools.
Graduation rates for American Indians and Alaska Natives are less than 50 percent – lower than the graduation rates for all other ethnic groups in the United States. The Building Upon Unique Indian Learning and Development (BUILD) Act would remove barriers that tribal leaders often encounter in teaching Read More
UNM-LA News:
The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos will kick off a campaign Wednesday, June 19, asking for voter support of a mil levy special election set for Sept. 17.
A successful election will afford financial stability and sustainability of programs and services in light of diminishing state funding.
Wednesday’s two-part event will take place on the UNM-LA campus and will consist of a roundtable discussion with elected officials at 11:00 a.m. in room 505, Wallace Hall, followed at noon by a public luncheon in the Student Center Café.
The luncheon, provided by Our Read More
Nathanial Matteson, winner of the June Ettinger Memorial Scholarship. Photo by Don Taylor’s Photography
LAPSF News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation awarded Nathanial Matteson the June Ettinger Memorial Scholarship.
Matteson’s winning essay was written about the book “Think Big” authored by Dr. Ben Carson. In this book, Carson tells the story of being pushed by his mother to write weekly book reports and how this exercise eventually nurtured his enchantment for medical science.
Matteson’s essay tells the story of the author inspiring a very young boy, both Read More
Amanda Milligan, left, and Analicia Ronquillo are the recipients of the 2013 Stoddard Scholarships for Nursing and Education. Photo by Don Taylor’s PhotographyLAPSF News:
The Stoddard Scholarships for Nursing and Education were the result of the late Steve Stoddard’s work on the Board of the Caldera National Preserve, where he helped decide the future of the unique and beautiful area of Northern New Mexico.
Stoddard was paid a stipend for his work and the money accumulated during his years of service.
Stoddard, along with his wife Barbara, recognized the need for more quality teachers Read More
UNM-LA News:
The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) and Los Alamos Public Schools will be working together June 18–20, to properly dispose of hazardous waste generated in their science and art classes.
The two schools have contracted with PSC, a Texas based company who specializes in the packaging, transportation and disposal of hazardous materials. The material being collected from both campuses is the type, which cannot be discarded by either pouring down the drain or placing in the trash.
Disposal of this waste is governed by the Environmental Protection Agency, and is done Read More