Education

School Board Schedules Three Meetings

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LAPS News:

The Los Alamos School Board has scheduled three upcoming meetings.

The Board has scheduled an Executive Session for 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 14 at the Los Alamos High School Speech Theater to discuss a specific personnel issue per Section 10-15-1-H(2) of the Open Meetings Act.

The Los Alamos School Board will hold its Regular School Board meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 14 at the Los Alamos High School Speech Theater. The agenda for the meeting will be posted at the district office the Thursday before the meeting.

The Board has scheduled a Special School Board meeting for 4 p.m. Thursday, Read More

Carolyn Torres is Los Alamos Teacher of the Year!

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Los Alamos Teacher of the Year Carolyn Torres accepts her award while LAPS Human Relations Director Gerry Washburn looks on. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

Carolyn Torres has been chosen Los Alamos Teacher of the Year.She has taught third grade at Chamisa Elementary School in White Rock for eight years. Prior to that, Torres taught special education at Los Alamos Middle School for eight years.

“The thing I love most about teaching is watching the lights go on when kids finally understand something,” Torres said. “I love math and I especially love seeing a kid discover Read More

Aspen Elementary Holds First ‘Field Day’ Event

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Aspen Principal Kathryn Vandenkieboom with PE teacher Adam Garcia at Thursday’s ‘Field Day’ event. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

By GREG KENDALL
Los Alamos Daily Post

Aspen Elementary School Physical Education Teacher Adam Garcia organized the first school-wide outdoor “Field Day,” in which all 400 Aspen students spent Thursday afternoon participating in races, hulahoop contests, water balloon relay and other field events at the school.

The Los Alamos Fire Department treated the kids to tours inside fire trucks and an ambulance. Other events Read More

Letter to the Editor: Appreciation for Piñon Elementary Teacher & Staff

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By LEEANN FOSTER, Coordinator
2013 Piñon Elementary PTO Teacher & Staff Appreciation Luncheon

May 6-10 was Teacher Appreciation week, and I again had the privilege of organizing Piñon Elementary’s Teacher & Staff Appreciation Luncheon.

This reminded me how many people at Piñon work together to provide a good educational experience for the children. This includes teachers of preschool through 6th grade, special education, gifted & talented education, English language learners, art, library, PE, music/band, and orchestra; instructional assistants; principal; secretary; Read More

UNM-LA Holds 32nd Annual Graduation

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UNM-LA Executive Director Cedric Page addresses the audience at Wednesday’s graduation ceremony. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Angie Patterson, left, and Santana Garcia-Chang were among those receiving associate’s degrees. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
By Bonnie J. Gordon
Los Alamos Daily Post

The UNM-Los Alamos Graduation Convocation was held Wednesday, May 8 at Crossroads Bible Church in Los Alamos. Two doctoral degrees, two master’s degrees, three bachelor’s degrees, 54 associate’s degrees and 16 general education development Read More

Udall, Hirono, Polis Introduce Bill to Support Pregnant and Parenting Students

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U.S. SENATE News:
  • Measure Would Help Teen Parents Graduate and Become College or Career Ready
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – To mark National Teen Pregnancy Month, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) have joined with U.S. Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) to introduce a bill that would help states and local school districts support pregnant and parenting youth who face unique challenges staying in school and graduating ready for college or a career.
 
Each year in the U.S., approximately 750,000 teens get pregnant and almost one-fifth of students across the country drop
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LAHS Students Heading For Premier Global Science Competition

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LAHS students Holly Erickson, David Murphy and Coleman Kendrick will compete May 13-17 at Intel ISEF. Courtesy photo

LAHS News:

Three Los Alamos High School students will compete next week at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix. Senior Holly Erickson, Sophomore David Murphy and Freshman Coleman Kendrick will compete May 13-17 at Intel ISEF.

Intel ISEF is the world’s largest international pre-college science competition, which provides an annual forum for more than 1,500 high school students from more than 70 countries, regions, and territories Read More

Del Norte Credit Union Announces DNCU Scholarship Winners

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DNCU News:

  • Seven northern New Mexico students win $1,000 for higher education

SANTA FE—Del Norte Credit Union, northern New Mexico’s hometown financial co-op, is pleased to announce the winners of the DNCU Scholarship program for 2013.

The seven winners each will receive $1,000 toward the higher education program in which they are enrolled in the fall of 2013.

“We understand that higher education costs are driving students to look for non-traditional sources of financial aid,” said Chuck Valenti, President and CEO of Del Norte Credit Union. “This is our way of supporting young people in the Read More

Online Registration Available For LAHS Sports Programs

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LAHS SPORTS News:

LAHS Athletic/Activities Director Vicki T. Nelms has released the following letter announcing the sports department’s new capability to accept online registration:

Dear Athletes and Families:

We are excited to announce that we are now offering the convenience of online registration for our sports programs through partner company, FamilyID (www.familyid.com.)

FamilyID is a secure registration platform that provides you with an easy, user-friendly way to register for our programs, and helps us to be more administratively efficient and environmentally responsible. Read More