Education

Los Alamos High School’s Kelsee Hurshman Receives President’s Volunteer Service Award

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LAHS News:

  • Kelsee Hurshman Receives President’s Volunteer Service Award

The 2013 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards recognizes Los Alamos High Scool student Kelsee Hurshman as a recipient of The President’s Volunteer Service Award.

The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program recognizes young people across America who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to serve their communities and their country. 

Volunteer activities were judged on criteria such as personal initiative, creativity, effort, impact and personal growth.

Hurshman is a role model for Read More

Forum on ‘The New Mexico Consortium’ Sunday

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UCLA News:

The community is invited to atteend a forum, 10:10-10:50 a.m. Sunday, March 3, at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, 1738 on North Sage Street.

New Mexico Consortium Executive Director Katharine Chartrand and Financial Manager Patrick Sullivan will discuss, “The New Mexico Consortium,” programs in Advanced Computing, Plant Biology, Bio-medical Engineering and Modeling and Analysis.

Chartrand and Sullivan also will talk about the organization’s collaboration with Los Alamos County to construct a 27,000-square-foot Biology Laboratory in the Entrada Read More

UNM-LA Offers Primitive Fire Making Class

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Building a fire the old-fashioned way. Courtesy photo

UNM-LA News:

Have you ever wanted to feel the freedom and empowerment that comes with making fire from nature’s raw materials? 

Now is your chance! Enroll in a Primitive Fire Making Workshop through UNM-Los Alamos Community Education.

In this one-day workshop, students wil learn:

  • how to use basic hand tools safely for firemaking purposes;
  • how to prepare an area for making a fire;
  • how to select plants appropriate for making a fire;
  • how to craft primitive fire making tools; and
  • how to maintain, manage and transport a fire.

Students will Read More

Orchard Owner Will Speak on Successful Fruit Production

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Gordon Tooley of Tooley’s Trees will be the featured speaker at PEEC March 5.

PEEC News:

Learn about holistic methods of orchard management at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 5 at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center, 3540 Orange St.

Gordon Tooley, owner of Tooley’s Trees in Truchas, will talk about the best practices for maintaining an orchard.

Have you ever dreamed about picking beautiful, delicious, ripe fruits from your own orchard? Well, there are a few things to consider first. 

Successful fruit production can’t be confined to managing pests or finding the right fertility Read More

LAHS NJROTC Wins First Place Team Award

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LAHS NJROTC shooters who competed in the Western Navy Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah, last weekend were front row from left, John Gibson and Tessa Snyder. Back row from left Nikita Beloousov, Sam Wolfe, Brandon Frank and Noah Marriott. Courtesy photo

NJROTC News:

Members of Los Alamos High School Navy JROTC shooting team traveled to Salt Lake City last weekend to compete in the Western Navy Championships.

The precision team of Tessa Snyder, Brandon Frank, Noah Marriott and John Gibson beat out the team from Socorro High School in El Paso, Texas for the first place team award.

Three members Read More

Historical Society to Offer Public Walking Tours

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HISTORICAL SOCIETY News:

The Los Alamos Historical Society will be offering to the public daily walking tours of the historic district.

Start time will be 11 a.m. Monday, March 11, and continue Monday through Saturday for a four-week trial.

As a fundraiser for the Museum, the cost is $10/person, with family pricing TBD. We are looking for volunteers to take a regular slot for our first four-week trial
run, which is intended to catch the Spring Break crowd.

High school and college students are also encouraged to consider volunteering as tour guides.

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Free Workshop Targets Salary Negotiations for Women

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Workshop Facilitator Shelley Rossbach. Courtesy photo

Staff Report:

The American Association of University Women (AAUW), UNM-Los Alamos Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, and UNM-LA Student Government will provide a “$tart $mart” salary negotiation workshop 9 a.m. to noon Friday, March 1. in the Student Center Lecture Hall, Bldg. 2.

To register for the workshop, email Ivette Jimenez at yrdiaz@unm.edu. Registration is not required, but workshop materials will not be available unless participants register. The workshop is free.

The workshop is intended to prepare women to negotiate Read More

Los Alamos Daily Post Launches ‘Council, Boards & Commissions’ Calendar

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LOS ALAMOS DAILY POST News:

The Los Alamos Daily Post announces the launch of its “Council, Boards & Commissions” Calendar.

The new calendar provides a listing of upcoming council, board and commission meetings with links to corresponding websites, agendas, videos and minutes.

Readers may access the new calendar through a button on the bottom right side of the front page of the Los Alamos Daily Post:

To view the new Council Boards & Commissions Calendar click HERE.

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Frisbee Shooting Robot Bagged and Ready to Ship

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Members of the Los Alamos FIRST Robotics Team 4153 from left, Jacob Marks, Ariel Koh, Steve Anton, Simon Redmond and George Barnum conduct the final assembly Feb. 19 of this year’s robot, which throws frisbees at targets and climbs pipe pyramids. It’s a lot more complicated than last year’s bot that shot basketballs and balanced on treadles. This year’s robot had to be completed by midnight, Feb. 19 and locked into a plastic bag with locker ties. The team will compete in Lubbock, Texas the end of February and then on to Salt Lake City in March. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
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Art Opening Marks Proud Moment for Pinon Students

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The bubbly flowed as young artists soaked in the excitement of their first art opening Friday evening at Village Arts at 216 DP Road. Hors d’oeuvre trays filled with grapes, crackers and cheese coupled with glasses of sparkling cider served by owner Ken Nebel enhanced the magical atmosphere for Pinon Elementary School students who mingled among community members, sharing the inspirations for their work. Nebel donated framing supplies to the students and taught them about artist agreements and spent time showing them his own illustrations. Nebel said of Friday’s opening, “This Read More