Education

PEEC Earth Day Series: What’s That Big Building at Entrada?

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The New Mexico Consortium building and greenhouse are nearly completed at the Entrada site; their research will focus on renewable energy, food security, and climate change. Courtesy photo

What’s That Big Building at Entrada?
By Dr. RICHARD SAYRE

Located between the Los Alamos airport runway, the Holiday Inn, and the Food Coop is a new building for joint collaborative research in the plant sciences focusing on renewable energy systems, improving global food security, and documenting and addressing the challenges of global climate change.

As a result of a joint partnership between Los Alamos Read More

PEEC Earth Day Series: Protecting the Wild Places for the Future

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Protecting the Wild Places for the Future
By the Pajarito Group of the Sierra Club

Founded by John Muir in 1892, the Sierra Club has been“Digging Nature” for 121 years. Its goal? To explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the Earth.

Because of John Muir and his activists, we the people own many wild places including the grand, glacier-carved valleys of Yosemite National Park.

Had it not been for people with foresight, many of America’s most beautiful and beloved spaces like Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Zion might have been sacrificed for short-term economic gain.

Now it’s our turn to work Read More

PEEC Earth Day Series: Hungry for Nature? How About a Mud Pie?

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A tasty mud pie is on the menu at PEEC’s mud kitchen. Photo by Beth Cortright

Hungry for Nature? How About a Mud Pie?

By KATHERINE WATSON
PEEC Executive Director

“This dirt pile is awesome!” “Oh, no! My pancakes are burning!” “In our country, prettiness is being covered with mud!” -overheard from kids in the PEEC mud kitchen

Children love dirt. Add water, and they love it even more. Kids seem to instinctively know what adults must re-learn—not only is playing outside in the dirt a ton of fun; it’s essential to children’s healthy development in many ways.

“Play is the highest form of research.” -Albert Read More

Splash a Teacher and Shade Chamisa’s Playground

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Physics Lesson: Former 6th grade teacher, now Chamisa Elementary School Principal Debbie Smith demonstrates the laws of physics in 2012 and history will repeat itself 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday as Chamisa raises money with a carnival. Students can have four hours of fun for just $7 and parents can, too, for just $3. The funds being raised will purchase shade structures for the playground at Chamisa. Photo by Chad Lauritzen
 
Mrs. Jiron awaits the inevitable. Photo by Chad Lauritzen
 
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Pegasus Staff Holds Swap Meet at LAHS

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LAHS News:

Pegasus, Los Alamos High School’s art and literary magazine will host its third annual swap meet beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, April 20  in the high school parking lot.

Spaces are still available for a donation of $20, which may be paid at the LAHS bookkeeping office or on the morning of the event. 

Vendors must supply their own table and/or shade if needed.

Donations of items the students can sell may be dropped off at the LAHS main office or at 7:45 a.m. Saturday at the event.

In the event of rain or snow, the sale will be rescheduled for April 27. Read More

Community’s Help Urgently Needed to Fill 180 Judge Slots!

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NCFCA News:

If so, The Th   The National Christian Forensics and Communications Association [NCFCA] needs the community’s help to fill 180 judges’ slots.

WHAT: NCFCA Region III Invitational Speech and Debate Tournament

WHEN: Thursday, May 2–Saturday, May 4

WHERE: Crossroads Bible Church, 97 East Road, Los Alamos

Speech Events:

Duo Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Open Interpretation, Original Interpretation, Persuasive, Illustrated Oratory, Biographical Narrative, Apologetics, Impromptu and Extemporaneous.

Debate Events:

Team Policy and Lincoln Read More

PEEC Earth Day Series: Celebrate National Park Week at Bandelier

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Visit Bandelier during National Park Week and hope to see a rainbow over Tyuonyi pueblo ruin. Photo by Sally King

 

Celebrate National Park Week at Bandelier
By CLAUDIA BROOKSHIRE

Almost 100 years ago, President Woodrow Wilson established the National Park Service to protect unique and special places. 

Come celebrate your National Parks during National Park Week April 20-28, 2013. 

Each year, the president sets aside a week to explore and enjoy almost 400 National Park Service sites. 

This year’s National Park Week theme is “Did you know…”

Did you know that during Read More

LAHS Earns Jostens National Yearbook Design Recognition

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LAHS Year Book staff from left, Andrew Li, Lauren Burr, Darby Knoll, Toni Batha and Ben Nguyen. Courtesy photo

LAHS News:

  • Kaboom!: La Loma Yearbook pages featured in 2013 Gotcha Covered Look Book

Los Alamos High School’s yearbook, Kaboom!: La Loma Yearbook, has been recognized for excellence and featured in the 2013 Gotcha Covered Look Book, Volume 11 celebrating the best-of-the-best in yearbook design and coverage.

Jostens Look Book is a collection of spreads and photos from outstanding yearbooks and their creative themes, cool covers, dazzling designs, relevant coverage, storytelling Read More

PEEC Asks Earth Day Festival Visitors to Park at Sullivan Field

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PEEC News Alert:

One thing will be different at PEEC’s Earth Day Festival this Saturday — Earth Day visitors will need to park at Sullivan Field and ride the free Atomic City Transit shuttle bus that will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — because of three events happening at Los Alamos High School and filling that parking lot,

Of course PEEC welcomes festival-goers who arrive on foot, stroller, bike, or skateboard.

PEEC’s Earth Day Festival run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will showcase the beloved Clan Tynker and Hill Stompers again this year, along with many booths, activities like Walk Like Read More

PEEC Earth Day Series: Registration Opens for Summer Outdoor Adventures

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Registration Opens for PEEC’s Summer Outdoor Adventures Programs

  • What are PEEC’s summer outdoor adventures all about?

They are times of great explorations and discoveries, imagination and wonder, challenges and accomplishments. One participant, Karin Ebey, sums up the experience even better:  “Every single day I come home dirty and happy!”

Nature Odyssey:  Rio Grande (June 10-14)

Each day of the Rio Grande week the group spends the hot summer afternoons near water. Sometimes children are capturing and identifying invertebrates and amphibians; other times they are exploring Read More