Education

LAHS Choir Lends Helping Hand

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Los Alamos High School choir members from left, Ethan Clements, Sopahn Kellogg, Isaac Wiens, Devon McCleskey and Haley Henson. Courtesy photo

 

By Sopahn Kellogg
Los Alamos Daily Post Student Intern

Members of Los Alamos High School Choir lend a helping hand to their new director Jason Rutledge.

Rutledge is hoping to save a few dollars on utilities this winter by heating his house using a wood burning stove.

“Between moving expenses, paying back student loans, the cost of rent and other living expenses, making ends meet is a challenge,” Rutledge said.

The wood and use of the pick up truck Read More

NNMC Foundation Honors LANL’s Richard Marquez

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LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory Executive Director Richard Marquez is the namesake for a new leadership and service award at Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) in Española.

“I am honored and humbled by this recognition from Northern New Mexico College,” Marquez said. “I have been fortunate with regard to my education and career with opportunities and mentors. I believe in paying it forward and am optimistic that this award will shed light on all of the other people who donate time and resources to making Northern New Mexico a better place.”

The creation of the Richard Marquez Leadership Read More

Public Invited to LAMS Turf Field and Track Ribbon Cutting

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LAMS News:

The community of Los Alamos is invited to a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Los Alamos Middle School Turf Field and Track at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11.

The ceremony takes place at the LAMS football field prior to the start of the Hawks football game vs. McCurdy.

The new turf and track project started back in 2009 with the LAPS Athletic Department investigating the benefits of a turf field. 

Following the construction of the Sullivan Field Turf project, the LAMS football field and track project got underway. 

The project began in April 2012 and the turf was completed in August Read More

RDC Receives Excellence in Economic Development Award

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RDC News:

Regional Development Corporation received a Gold Excellence in Economic Development Award for their Accelerate – Technical Training and Job Placement program in the category of Partnerships with Educational Institutions for communities with populations of 200,000 – 500,000 from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC).

The honor was presented at an awards ceremony on Tuesday, October 2, during the IEDC Annual Conference, which is being held Sept. 30 – Oct. 3 in Houston, Texas.

“We recognize Regional Development Corporation for creating innovative Read More

National Merit Names Commended Students

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LAHS News:


Los Alamos High School Principal Sandy Warnock announced today the students named Commended Students in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program:



  • Daniel Hill,

  • Gabriel Intrator,

  • Johnny Jacobs,

  • Simona Martin,

  • Emily McClenahan,

  • Danielle Parsons,

  • Maria Sandoval,

  • Jessica Bohn, and

  • Samuel Baty.

A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, were presented by the principal to these scholastically talented seniors.


About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their Read More

PEEC, Reel Deal Team Up for ‘The Big Year’

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Reel Deal & PEEC News:

The Reel Deal Movie Theater and the Pajarito Environmental Education Center are bringing back their popular partnership to show nature films over the fall and winter months. 

The series begins at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4 with a showing of The Big Year.

“This is the perfect film to kick off the series,” Katie Watson of PEEC said. “It’s a birding film, so it will appeal to our many birders in Los Alamos, but it also stars Jack Black, Steve Martin, and Owen Wilson, so fans of these actors, even if they aren’t birders, will want to watch it, as well.” 

The Read More

No Cook Noodle Night Oct. 3

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Photo by Claire Swinhoe
 
BAND BOOSTER News:

Los Alamos High School Band Boosters are hosting a “No Cook Noodle Night” 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3 at Trinity on the Hill’s Kelly Hall at Canyon Road and Diamond Drive. 

With an eat-in or carry-out option, the menu includes lasagna with meat and red sauce, spaghetti with a choice of meat or vegetarian sauce, penne with Alfredo sauce (meatless), macaroni and cheese and rice noodles with gluten-free Asian sauce. Dine-in meals include salad, bread and a cookie.

Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for children and available

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Down the Rio Grande: A Paddlers Perspective of Rocks and Rapids

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LOS ALAMOS HISTORICAL SOCIETY News

The Los Alamos Historical Society announced its 2012-2013 lecture series, “History and Science.”  Visit https:////www.losalamoshistory.org/Events.htmfor a schedule and for a synopsis of each lecture.  Lectures are on the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the Pajarito Room of the Fuller Lodge. The lectures are free and open to the public, thanks to the generosity of the Los Alamos National Bank and the members of the Historical Society. The October lecture is a journey down the Rio Grande by geologist and award-winning author, Paul Read More

Beginning Fencing Starts Tuesday at the Y

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FAMILY YMCA News:
 
The new YMCA Beginning Fencing class will start at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2 for those with no previous fencing experience.
 
Enrollment is for anyone above the age of 10. The class will cover basic footwork, fundamental blade skills, rules of engagement and some bouts.
 
All necessary equipment is provided by the YMCA. Registration cone be done at the YMCA front desk or on-line at www.laymca.org.
 
For more information or questions, contact Tom Hill, 672-1058
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‘Education is Hope’ Screened in Los Alamos

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Film Producer Will O’Donnell and Editor Holger Waschinski. Photo by Karen Kendall

Staff report

On Saturday night, the Reel Deal Theater presented a free screening of the grassroots film Education is Hope. The film was produced locally and filmed in Kenya by Will O’Donnell  and Dylan Westfall. The documentary film highlights the efforts of the International Peace Initiatives (IPI) to provide opportunities for children to attend school. Holger Waschinski of Pac8 edited the movie.

Will O’Donnell and Fredah Rajab, a young woman featured in the film, were on hand before Read More