New Mexico Launches Statewide Education Network
CNM News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Monday, New Mexico’s Statewide Education Network (SEN) became operational, connecting the first public schools in what will eventually become a comprehensive statewide broadband network, linking public schools with their own school-centric high-speed internet across New Mexico.
Three charter schools in Albuquerque—21st Century Public Academy, Mark Armijo Academy, and Mountain Mahogany Community School—and all 27 schools in the Gadsden Independent School District in Santa Teresa, NM, are the first to be plugged into the new broadband network.
Nearly 15,000 Read More
PEEC To Host Summer Family Evening Wednesday July 3
Families are invited to a free Summer Family Evening at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 3 at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and Los Alamos Mesa Public Library invite families to a free special Summer Family Evening 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 3 at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
This delightful event is generously sponsored by the Del Norte LOV Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Del Norte Credit Union.
Event Date:
- Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Time:
- 6 p.m.
Location:
- Los Alamos Nature Center
Event Highlights:
Storytime:
- Join the library
Dannemann: Let’s Get Bold About Fixing Education
By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
The most overused word in the recent primary was “bold”. Candidates were claiming they had bold solutions for New Mexico’s myriad problems and failings.
Then we got the Kids Count report, reminding us that New Mexico is again 50 out of 50 in children’s wellbeing.
The bare statistics in that report show that New Mexico children’s literacy rate is much worse than the poverty rate. We have 23% of New Mexico children in poverty, almost 50% higher than the national average of 16%. But the rate of fourth graders who cannot read proficiently Read More
Las Cumbres Community Services Offers Family Resources
From Las Cumbres Community Services Center:
Las Cumbres Community Services Center (LCCS) in Los Alamos is a great resource and Community partner for the families of Los Alamos. Once monthly LCCS hosts a community parent group get together where parents and children can come and participate in fun and educational activities.
Parents with children are invited to Child Development Drop-in Playtime with Las Cumbres Specialists, 9-11 a.m. Monday, July 1 at 1060 Nugget St.
On June 24 LCCS hosted a Play-Doh extravaganza in which parents and their young children learned to make homemade Play-Doh. Read More
Free West Coast Swing Dancing And Lessons At Betty Ehart Senior Center Starting Monday July 1
COMMUNITY News:
Every Monday (except County holidays) from 7-9 p.m. everyone is welcome to free ballroom dancing and lessons at the Betty Ehart Senior Center Center. It is a Los Alamos County Activity organized by Terry Goodwin and Selmo Jaramillo. Every month they focus on a particular ballroom dance, and in July the focus is West Coast Swing.
West Coast Swing is a social dance in which partners learn some basic moves, practice connecting with each other, and then are able to improvise with each other to make a unique dance. This style goes well
with a variety of music, including country, Read More
Mountain Club Wins First Place At 2024 New Mexico Games
Mountain Club champion swimmers gather for a photo following their first place win at the 2024 New Mexico Games held June 16 at West Mesa Aquatic Center in Albuquerque. Photo by Anna Zhang
By ANNA ZHANG
Coach
Mountain Club
Mountain Club swimmers won first place in the 2024 New Mexico Games held June 16 at West Mesa Aquatic Center in Albuquerque. Duke City Barracuda finished second and Kraken Team earned third.
Mountain Club had 27 swimmers with 81 individual events and 9 relays during this meet. The age groups are 8 & under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14 and 15-18, and Masters age groups in 5 year increments. Read More
SFCC Campus To Close For UPS Installation July 12-14
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College announces a contractor will install an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) for the Office of Information Technology (OIT) requiring a campus closure 5 p.m. Friday, July 12 through noon, Sunday, July 14.
During this period, all buildings at 6401 Richards Ave., will be closed, and no one will be allowed access during the time of the UPS installation.
Please be aware that some OIT systems will not be available during this time.
This maintenance will cause outages for:
- Campus network, including Wi-Fi and internet.
- Phones
- VPN
- Banner (i.e., course registration
Grief Group Train The Facilitator Saturday July 27
Learn Safe Sun-Viewing At Jemez Historic Site July 14
The July 14 presentation at Jemez Historic Site will be followed by safe sun observation through two types of solar telescopes. Courtesy/JHS
Jemez Historic Site News:
The community is invited to join Jemez Historic Site for Looking to the Skies: Solar Viewing, co-presented with The Albuquerque Astronomical Society (TAAS) and New Mexico Arts 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, July 14.
TAAS member Tom Grzybowski will give a 45-minute presentation about “The Sun’s Nature and How to Observe its Features,” exploring the Sun’s key features that allow it to generate the earth’s life-giving environment.
The Read More
Nine New Mexico Companies Awarded More Than $2.4 Million In State Job Training Funds Including Spiritus Technologies PBC In White Rock
EDD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) announced that it approved funding for up to $2.4 Million to assist companies in hiring and training New Mexico employees. The Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) approved this monthly allotment to nine New Mexico companies, including Spiritus Technologies PBC in White Rock.
The JTIP board meets monthly to review applications from New Mexico companies hoping to train new employees or upskill incumbent employees through the Step Up program. The state offers reimbursements of 50% or more, with higher percentages Read More
Museum Of Indian Arts & Culture Sunday FUN DAY July 7
MEA Offers Summer Workshops At Santa Fe Campus
MEA News:
SANTA FE — MEA, the first midlife wisdom school, opened its U.S. headquarters in Santa Fe in May. Dedicated to “long life learning” and reframing the concept of aging, MEA helps guests navigate their difficult midlife transitions and curate their second adulthood with a renewed sense of purpose and possibility.
MEA was founded in 2018 with its first campus in Baja California Sur, Mexico. The Santa Fe campus – Rising Circle Ranch – is a 2,566-acre regenerative horse ranch in the Galisteo Basin.
New Mexico residents will receive a 25% discount on any program at the Santa Fe Campus, July Read More
Spotlight On Moving Arts Española
Moving Arts Española Chief Executive and Co-Founder Salvador Ruiz, left, and Creative Director and Co-Founder Roger Montoya inside their facility at 368 Eagle Drive in Ohkay Owingeh. Courtesy/MAE
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com
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Moving Arts Española transforms the lives of more than 700 children and youth annually in Northern New Mexico. The non-profit organization also serves more than 50,000 free healthy meals to students and their families and offers more than 40 unique classes to children and youth weekly.
Its mission is to cultivate Read More
‘GEAR UP New Mexico’ Prepares Students For University Life Through Three Day Summer Camp
NMHED News:
SANTA FE — In a new initiative from Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness in Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) New Mexico, high school students from across the state ventured to New Mexico Highlands University to learn about skills and resources to make a successful transition to life after high school.
GEAR UP New Mexico, a division of the New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED), is a federally funded program that aims to increase college and career readiness for middle school and high school students. GEAR UP New Mexico partners with seven school districts in the state that Read More
Los Alamos School Board To Meet Thursday June 27
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools Board will meet 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 27 in the LAPS Board Room at 2101 Trinity Drive, Suite V.
The meeting is open to the public.
The meeting also is accessible via ZOOM as well:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/5056632222?pwd=9ya3XaLGT3DQAVJyauGbYKcsPQ4QWg.1&omn=81676393739
Password: j45K8H
Agenda
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
- Approval of Agenda Action Item
- Recognition
- a. Superintendent’s Report, b. Public Comment for items not on the agenda.
- Routine Business/Consent Agenda Items Fund & Function Report Budget Adjustment
2024 SAN Exceeds Expectations Thanks To Community!
Scene from 2024 Senior Appreciation Night. Courtesy/YMCA
Scene from 2024 Senior Appreciation Night. Courtesy/YMCA
By VERONIKA MAGNELIND
The Family YMCA
Senior Appreciation Night 2024 (SAN) happened on May 25, 2024 in Los Alamos. This year was its 40th anniversary since the inception in 1984. Then Acting Police Chief Gary Bequette found a way to help the community by organizing that first ever SAN.
“He got tired of seeing the kids go up to the Dome (Forest Service property) after graduation; inevitably there would be three or four accidents each year, resulting in injuries that were maiming Read More
SFCC, Kids Campus, SFHEC To Observe July 4th
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College and the Santa Fe Higher Education Center will observe Independence Day Thursday, July 4. No classes will be held, and no student services will be available. SFCC’s child development center, Kids Campus is closed July 1-5 for Summer Break.
Summer credit and noncredit classes will resume Friday, July 5, after the holiday. Staff at SFCC main campus (6401 Richards Ave.) and the Santa Fe HEC (1950 Siringo Road) will resume services for normal operating hours Friday, July 5. Kids Campus will resume summer operations Monday, July 8.
Fall credit classes Read More
LAHS Students Max Posada, Rebecca Li, Daniel Kim Awarded 2024 Los Alamos Phi Beta Kappa Scholarships
2024 Los Alamos Phi Beta Kappa Scholarship recipient Max Posada. Courtesy/PBK
By JOYCE A. GUZIK
Los Alamos Phi Beta Kappa
Thanks to the generous support of alumni donors, the Los Alamos Association of Phi Beta Kappa is pleased to announce $1,000 scholarship awards to Max Posada, Rebecca Li, and Daniel Kim, 2024 graduates of Los Alamos High School.
Max Posada will attend Columbia University in New York City and plans to double-major in political science and business while continuing to perform cello with Columbia’s chamber music ensemble. Posada hopes to pursue a career in law and American Read More
Registration Open For Topper Soccer Academy 2024
Atomic City Quilts To Host Kids Summer Quilt Camps
A Revisable Fabric Basket partipants enolled in the Kids Summer Quilt Camp. Courtesy photo
Atomic City Quilts News:
Atomic City Quilts is hosting a Kids Summer Quilt Camp again this year, which includes two camps.
Schedule:
- Camp 1 – July 15, 16, 17 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. (only 2 spots left); and
- Camp 2 – July 22, 23, 24 from 1:30-3:30 p.m.
- Location: Atomic City Quilts atb1247 C Central Ave.
- Cost: $99 + $11 Kit
Camp participants will create 2-3 projects including a Revisable Fabric Basket and a Pillow Cover.
To register:
- Stop by Atomic City Quilts during business hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through