Education

College Students Attend Los Alamos Dynamics Summer School at LANL

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Katy Korkos of the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce discusses local businesses and details the many activities available in town  for college students gathered at Tuesday’s day-long orientation at the Los Alamos Research Park. The students are participating in the LANL/UCSD Los Alamos Dynamics Summer School Engineering Institute. During Tuesday’s orientation, the students heard from a variety of speakers including LANL’s Associate Director of Engineering Steve Girrens who welcomed them to the Laboratory. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

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‘Get Grounded’ Trail Class Offered by PEEC

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Kristi Beguin. Courtesy photo

PEEC News:

Kristi Beguin will offer another of her popular classes, called “Get Grounded,” 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 15.

After meeting at PEEC, participants will spend the morning connecting with nature in an unusual way. While traveling scenic trails off the beaten path, attendees will have the chance to get their feet dirty and explore concepts of natural movement, grounding, mindfulness and balance.

In this age of fast-paced, high-tech lifestyles, this class will allow individuals to slow down, observe, breathe and enjoy the outdoors in a deeply experiential Read More

Los Alamos Students Earn Rotary Scholarships

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Los Alamos High School graduate Leia Roach received the $1,000 vocational award presented by Rotarian Brian Newnam on behalf of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos during the Rotary Club’s June 4 meeting at the Dixie Girl Restaurant. She will attend UNM-LA in the fall for a couple of years before finishing college at UNM in Albuquerque. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Proud parents Brad Roach and Anita Roach with their daughter Leia Roach. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Rotarian Ed Van Eeckhout presents LAHS senior Aaron Bao, right, and junior Chip Mielke each with $400 educational Read More

School Board Offers Guidance on Strategic Plan

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Los Alamos Assistant Superintendent of Schools Gerry Washburn speaks at the June 11 meeting of the Los Alamos School Board. Washburn has arranged for Barranca and Mountain elementary schools to participate in a research study of the new math curriculum, Everyday Math. The schools were randomly selected from the three schools using this curriculum. Participating in the study by SEDL of Austin, Texas will save the district aproximately $70,000 in curriculum materials, which are furnished by the company during the two-year study. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Susan Mack, executive Read More

Letter to the Editor: Many Thanks for Speech and Debate Invitational Support

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By Kris Hollis, Mary Spill and Kelley Baer
The Los Alamos Homeschool Speech and Debate Guild Board

Many, many thanks to the following businesses and people that supported the recent three day long NCFCA Region III Speech and Debate Invitational: to John Roberts and Smith’s for discounted food for students and judges; to Denise Lane and the Dixie Girl, Ruby Alexander and Ruby K’s Bagel Cafe, Brian Booth and the Coffee Booth, and members of the First Baptist Church of Espanola for providing scrumptious food for judges.

Thanks also to local churches and families – all food was Read More

Y Offers Red Cross Babysitters Course

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YMCA News:

The Family YMCA’s American Red Cross Babysitters Course is set for 4-8:30 p.m., June 14 and 1-5:30 p.m., June 15. 

The course is designed by the American Red Cross to prepare youth with training in babysitter safety, basic child care, safe play, first aid and critical emergency skills, essential professional, leadership and care-giving skills, and how to manage real-life problems.

Participants must be 11 to 17 years of age and complete both days of the session they register for in order to receive certification. Participants must pre-register by close of business Wednesday, Read More

UNM-LA Files Resolution For Special Election

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UNM-LA Executive Director Dr. Cedric Page, center, and UNM-LA Advisory Board Chair Dr. Stephen Boerigter filed a resolution with Los Alamos County Clerk Sharon Stover this morning to officially record the special election for the college that will be held Sept. 17 in Los Alamos County. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

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UNM-LA Executive Director Dr. Cedric Page and UNM-LA Advisory Board Chair Dr. Stephen Boerigter filed an election resolution this morning at the Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office to officially record a special election set for Sept. 17 in Los Alamos Read More

Rotary 4th Grader Event Raises Funds for Kids

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Children gather to hear a trivia question at the recent “Are You Smarter Than a 4th Grader’ fundraiser at Dixie Girl. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Rotary Projects Chair Skip King auctions items during the STARS fundraiser June 2 at the Dixie Girl with assistance from Rotarian Tom Nagawiecki. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Laura Loy, left, of STARS presents Rotary President Linda Hull with a check from the ‘Are You Smarter Than a 4th Grader’ June 2 fundraiser during Tuesday’s Rotary Club lunch meeting. The money will be used to send local Read More

Kids Can Experience the Four Elements at PEEC

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PEEC News:

Beloved children’s librarian Melissa Mackey will teach four special classes at PEEC this summer for kids ages 8-12.

Elements will have sessions on earth, air, fire and water. The classes will be held the second and fourth Wednesdays of June and July from 2-3:30 p.m. and costs $8 or $6.50 for PEEC members.

June 12, the theme will be earth, and kids will get to build their own mud town! Mackey will help kids make mini adobe bricks, and will share stories and information about local mud-house building, both modern and ancient. Then kids can use their bricks to make a house or a whole town.

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