Education

HU: Three Brothers Build Successful Technology Careers

From left, NMHU alumni Eric, Jason and Shaun Alarid shine in the tech world. Courtesy/NMHU

NMHU News:

LAS VEGAS, NM — Three brothers and New Mexico Highlands University alumni grew up with a passion for computer science and technology, developing video games together as children.

All three have built successful professional careers based upon this early computer interest and their Highlands education.

Eric Alarid, 45, Jason Alarid, 43, and Shaun Alarid, 42, all found their niche in the computer science and technology world.

The brothers said that growing up in poverty, primarily in Northern Read More

Daily Post Reporter Kirsten Laskey Earns State Award

Los Alamos Daily Post Reporter Kirsten Laskey displays the state award for education writing she earned in the 2019-2020 New Mexico Press Association (NMPA) Better Newspaper Award Contest. Courtesy photo

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Daily Post reporter Kirsten Laskey earned a 2019-2020 state writing award recently from the New Mexico Press Association.

Her winning story was published Dec. 19, 2019 in the Los Alamos Daily Post (link), and detailed Los Alamos Middle School Art Teacher Lisa Fisher’s seventh-grade class project in which her student’s Read More

Topper Football Team Hits The Weight Room

Coach Reiss and the rest of the coaching staff is busy wiping down the equipment before the next squad of players arrives to work out Monday in the weight room at Los Alamos High School. The team is split into 3 squads to meet the social distancing requirements for coach/player ratio. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Jackson Blair works out on the squat-bench-press. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Malachi Laski works out on the bench press as Coach Cotter times the work-out. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Diego Hinojosa working hard to lift the weight to his toes in this exercise. Read More

New Mexico Educators Find Virtual Teaching Easier With New Canvas ‘Learning Management System’

NMPED News:

SANTA FE — Students in Elsie Espinoza’s fifth-grade class in Deming can now open a video to review any lesson or instruction she’s given in case they missed it the first time or just need to hear something again. 

Espinoza delivers lessons virtually because her school is in the remote learning mode. But now she can videotape those lessons as she gives them and store them on the Canvas learning management system for playback whenever needed. 

That’s one of Espinoza’s favorite features of Canvas, the software suite provided at no cost this fall by New Mexico’s Public Education Department Read More

PEEC In-Person Shopping Day At Nature Center Thursday

In-person shopping 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m Thursday outside on the patio of the Nature Center. Courtesy/PEEC

In-person shopping 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m Thursday outside on the patio of the Nature Center. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

The community is invited to stop by the Los Alamos Nature Center, operated by the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC), to shop the gift shop in-person 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m Thursday, Nov. 12 outside on the patio.

To encourage social distancing, PEEC will be limiting one household per display table at a time, and masks will be required. Shoppers can browse PEEC’s selection Read More

LAPS: North Mesa Housing Update

LAPS News:

The idea for a proposed North Mesa Housing project stemmed from the County’s 2019 Housing Market Needs Analysis, which found a need for more than 1,300 rental units and more than 375 houses.

It also indicated an acute shortage of housing for the “missing middle”, households with income ranges between $60,000 and $100,000.

Table 1 provides a summary of the steps in the planning process. One step for the Los Alamos School Board and County Council in the consideration of this project is the possibility of signing a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). The MOA provides a structure and parameters Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory And New Mexico State University Sign Agreement For Joint Appointments

NMSU Chancellor Dan Arvizu and Director Thom Mason and Deputy Director John Sarrao of Los Alamos National Laboratory championed the new agreement. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Staff-and-faculty exchange will build bottom-up collaborations and workforce pipeline

Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Thom Mason and Chancellor Dan Arvizu of New Mexico State University (NMSU) today announced the signing of a new institutional agreement to enable joint appointments. 

“The Laboratory is pleased to work with partners like NMSU to build scientific and engineering collaborations that mutually Read More

U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Announces Winner Of National Prize Challenge To Defeat Bat-Killing White-Nose Syndrome

A brown bat suffering with white-nose syndrome. Courtesy/USFWS

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service News: 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announced today that a team of six researchers from Oregon State University and the University of California, Santa Cruz are the winners of a national prize challenge to combat white-nose syndrome (WNS), a lethal wildlife disease that has killed millions of bats in North America and pushed some native bat species to the brink of extinction.

The Service’s White-nose Syndrome Program launched the challenge in October 2019 as part of a multi-faceted Read More

UNM-LA Releases Spring 2021 Schedule Of Classes

The University of New Mexico – Los Alamos campus at 1000 University Dr. Courtesy/UNM-LA

UNM-LA News:

The University of New Mexico – Los Alamos (UNM-LA) announces the release of its spring 2021 schedule of classes.

The course schedule is now available online here.

Because of COVID-19 concerns, the majority of courses will be taught online, with some courses scheduled in a hybrid format where part of the course is taught online and part is taught in person on the campus at 1000 University Dr.

There are a few courses scheduled to meet in person for the duration of the course.

Registration Read More

Dr. Patricia Trujillo Appointed Deputy Secretary At New Mexico Higher Education Department

Dr. Patricia Trujillo

NMHED News:

…Trujillo Brings Equity, Diversity and Community Engagement Expertise

SANTA FE –  Dr. Patricia Trujillo has been appointed deputy secretary for the New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED).

Trujillo formerly served as founding director of the Office of Equity she oversaw programming to address access and inclusion for historically underrepresented populations in higher education.

Key initiatives included leading development of co-curricular assessment and student learning outcomes for cultural sustainability, creation of student support Read More

UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board Meets Virtually Monday

UNM-LA News:

The UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board is meeting virtually 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9.

Agenda items include an update on UNM-LA’s operations related to the COVID-19 pandemic, campus priorities for 2020-2021 and administrative reports from each member of the Executive Team.

To attend this public meeting via Zoom, contact Laci Taylor at ltaylor06@unm.edu for additional information. Read More

Class Of 2020 Virtually Completes Leadership Los Alamos

The members of the Class of 2020 complete their Leadership Los Alamos program virtually due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Courtesy/LLA

By DEB HULING
Leadership Los Alamos

In times like these, leadership becomes even more important to our communities. The Leadership Los Alamos (LLA) class of 2020 recently held its last session virtually led by Phil Bryson from On The Edge Productions.

Program completion was delayed due to the pandemic; however, the observation and growth opportunities for leadership learning were enhanced by this delay. 

Throughout the program the class had an opportunity Read More

New Mexico Activities Association Foundation To Award An Additional $20,000 In Student Scholarships During 2020-2021

NMAA News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Activities Association is excited to announce that the NMAA Foundation has increased its annual scholarship awards from $22,000 in 2019-2020, to $45,000 for 2020-2021. 

The Foundation’s Board of Directors made this decision due to the challenges brought forth by the COVID-19 pandemic during this unique school year.

Twenty additional $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to New Mexico students in an effort to support even more kids during these difficult times.

With the already established annual scholarships and these additional “Together We Rise Read More

SFCC Registration Opens For Spring Semester Nov. 10

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College registration for spring semester classes will open Tuesday, Nov. 10.

There are dozens of certificate and associate degree programs offered at SFCC that can quickly prepare students for the workplace or to transfer.

Registration is ongoing through Jan. 18. Spring classes begin Jan. 19, 2021.

Early registration is encouraged to secure a space for in-demand classes and to meet requirements for certificates and degrees, which open doors to successful careers. 

“Santa Fe Community College understands that the pandemic has impacted families in Read More

Breastfeeding Basics Registration Deadline Nov. 11

First Born Program News:

The First Born Program of Los Alamos is offering a FREE Breastfeeding Basics Zoom event with Kelly Vallejo, MSW, CLC, First Born Program Lactation counselor.

Please join us noon to 1:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16. Space is limited to 10 participants*. To register, email welcome@firstbornla.org by Nov. 12, and include your name, address and phone.

The Goal of this class is to prepare you for breastfeeding especially during the first few weeks. You will learn what is within normal limits and what is not as well as general basics of when to call for help and when to see the pediatrician. Read More

Schools, Council And Public Weigh In On Proposed North Mesa Housing Project During Special Joint Meeting

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

The question of whether to pursue a housing project on approximately 30 acres of land on North Mesa remains under consideration.

Los Alamos County Council and the Los Alamos School Board discussed the potential project Oct. 29 during a special joint work session.

The school district owns the property but previously asked the County to collaborate on the project, which could possibly benefit both entities. For the school district, the objective is that the housing project would provide a stable, reoccurring revenue and for Read More

LAHS Girls Basketball Continues Practice

Los Alamos High School Girls Basketball continues practice Monday and as with all practices, each player is screened before they can participate in each practice. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Emily Mills practices lay-ups before the practice begins. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Head Girls Basketball Coach Ray Romero supervised the dribble exercise as the players work to sharpen their dribbling skills. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Lena Chavez dribbles the ball during the skills exercise. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More

AFT New Mexico Wins Victory Against Abusive Teacher Recruiter Agency ‘Total Teaching Solutions International’

AFT New Mexico News:

CARRIZOZO –  AFT New Mexico and its former member Analyn Catli won the dismissal of a lawsuit Oct. 29, brought by infamous New Mexico teacher recruiter agency Total Teaching Solutions International (TTSI), based in Lincoln County.

AFT NM supported Catli and other victims of TTSI’s practices, by providing her with legal counsel during her trial.

TTSI is known to charge excessive recruitment fees to teachers in the Philippines as part of a process of bringing these teachers to the United States to teach in New Mexico’s public school districts. TTSI’s lawsuit against Catli Read More

Los Alamos History Museum Hosts Virtual Field Trip For Homeschool Families Friday Nov. 20

Ranch School mealtime in Fuller Lodge. Photo by T. Harmon Parkhurst/Alamos Historical Society Archives

Los Alamos History Museum News:

Caregivers who are homeschooling their children are invited to join the Los Alamos History Museum on a virtual field trip to Fuller Lodge.

Nov. 20 from 11-11:30 a.m., Museum educator Aimee Slaughter will take students 100 years back in time to explore the Lodge during the time of the Los Alamos Ranch School.

Register for free at www.losalamoshistory.org/events.

The Los Alamos Historical Society preserves, promotes and communicates the remarkable history Read More

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