Registration Now Open For 2024 Topper Soccer Camp
LAPS School Board Scheduled To Meet Tuesday May 14
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) Board is scheduled to meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in the LAPS Board Room, 2101 Trinity Drive, Suite V.
The meeting is open to the public.
Virtual Meeting URL:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/5056632222?pwd=9ya3XaLGT3DQAVJyauGbYKcsPQ4QWg.1&omn=8 4671422174
Virtual Meeting Password:
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LAPS Notice Of Possible Quorum: Candidate Forum
LAPS News:
Members of the Los Alamos School Board may attend the Candidate Forum at 6 p.m. May 13, 2024 in the Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) Board Room at 2075 Trinity Drive.
A Quorum may be present however; no action will be taken. Read More
LAPS To Host Q & A Session For Potential District 2 School Board Candidates Monday Evening May 13
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) will host a question-and-answer session 6 p.m. Monday, May 13 in School Boardroom at 2075 Trinity Drive.
All potential school board members interested in serving in the role for District 2 recently vacated by Antonio Jaurigue are invited to attend.
Due to scheduling conflicts, the previously advertised session at noon had to be canceled.
Present and past school board members will be in attendance to discuss their experiences serving on the school board. They will also talk about time commitments and the general responsibilities of a board member. Read More
SFCC, Higher Education Center To Close For Memorial Day
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College and the Santa Fe Higher Education Center will be closed Monday, May 27, in honor of Memorial Day.
No classes or activities will be held and no other student services will be available. The college’s early childhood development center, Kids Campus, and the William C. Witter Fitness Education Center also will be closed.
SFCC and the Santa Fe Higher Education Center will reopen Tuesday, May 28. SFCC’s William C. Witter Fitness Education Center will reopen at 6:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 28.
Summer credit classes begin June 3. For information on registration Read More
Bike To School Event At Piñon School Draws 92 Riders
Scene from Bike to School event Wednesday at Piñon Elementary School in White Rock. Courtesy/LAC
Scene from Bike to School event Wednesday at Piñon Elementary School in White Rock. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
Piñon Elementary School hosted a highly successful Bike to School event Wednesday, with an impressive turnout of 92 participants. The event aimed to promote physical activity and encourage environmental consciousness among students and families.
The highlight of the morning was the warm welcome from Piñon Elementary’s mascot, who greeted the children as they arrived, spreading Read More
Leadership Los Alamos Completes Session On Environment
Melissa Mackey, left, speaks with Los Alamos County Water and Energy Conservation CoordinatorAbbey Hayward about steps that can be taken to reduce energy usage at home. Photo by Martha Katko
LLA students learn about mulch and recycling at the Eco Station. Photo by Terra Hite
LLA News:
Los Alamos Leadership met for its environmental session Friday April 19, the final session before this year’s cohort of participants graduates. The day’s session began with student speeches on various topics from appreciating modern art to influential bosses. This was followed by several informative presentations Read More
2024 Chamisa Elementary Wax Museum May 15
CHAMISA News:
It’s Wax Museum Time once again at Chamisa Elementary School. Continuing with a longstanding tradition, the Chamisa third and fourth graders will be presenting their annual Wax Museum show Wednesday, May 15.
Now, how does this work? Great question!
To start, each third and fourth grader at Chamisa did research on a famous person, and then they turned this research into a speech to tell the story of their person. The students will present in costumes as if they were/are a famous person. Some of the people that the students chose to research include but are not limited to Deb Haaland, Read More
Bilingual Storytime About NM Plants At Ranger Read & Learn
NMHS News:
In a partnership with the Martha Liebert Public Library in Bernalillo, Coronado Historic Site is offering a new “Ranger Read and Learn” storytime that is free and open to all ages 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 18, at Martha Liebert Public Library, 124 Calle Malinche.
At Ranger Read and Learn, a ranger from Coronado Historic Site will read a story and offer related conversation and activities. Children can listen to a bilingual story about maíz, or corn, at 10:30 a.m. They will then learn about the types of plants the people who lived at Kuaua and Jemez Pueblos grew in their gardens. Participants Read More
FREE Suicide Prevention Training For Adults Monday
FREE Suicide Prevention Training For Adults:
- Monday, May 13 – 11 a.m. to noon
- White Rock Branch Library
- Champions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA)
- 505.695.9139
Los Alamos JJAB To Meet Wednesday May 15
Los Alamos JJAB News:
The next meeting of Los Alamos JJAB is 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2024.
The meeting will be held virtually through video conference.
The agenda is available at www.losalamosjjab.com.
The public is welcome, please contact JJAB at info@losalamosjjab.com or 505.709.8125 for additional information. Read More
Registration Opens For Topper Soccer Academy 2024
LAYSL To Host Tryouts For Girls Age 8-18 May 13, 15, 17
Rotary Honors Distinguished LAHS Student Uxue Sansinena
Rotarian Vincent Chiravalle presents a Distinguished Student of Service certificate to LAHS junior Uxue Sansinena, on behalf of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos as her parents Virginia Olazabal and Josemari Sansinena, share the moment with LAHS teacher Louise Foliot, April 23, at Cottonwood on the Greens. Photo by Oliver Morris
By VINCENT CHIRAVALLE
Rotary Club of Los Alamos
The motto of Rotary is Service Above Self. To support this motto in each academic year, the Rotary Club of Los Alamos honors “Distinguished Students of Service” in their junior year of high school. Students are first nominated Read More
County Invites Community To Be Skywarn Storm Spotters
COUNTY News:
Hosted by the Los Alamos County’s Emergency Management Office, the first quarterly meeting of the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) of Los Alamos will include critical Skywarn storm spotter training. Representatives from the National Weather Service (NWS) will administer this free training session starting at 2 p.m. May 23, 2024 at Fuller Lodge.
The public is invited to attend; no registration is required.
Skywarn, a program established by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the late 1960s, plays a pivotal role in safeguarding communities Read More
Rotary Honors Distinguished LAHS Student Claire Whitley
Rotarian Vincent Chiravalle presents a Distinguished Student of Service certificate to LAHS junior Claire Whitley, on behalf of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos as her mother Laura Whitley shares the moment with LAHS nominating teacher Louise Foliot, April 23, at Cottonwood on the Greens. Photo by Oliver Morris
By VINCENT CHIRAVALLE
Rotary Club of Los Alamos
The motto of Rotary is Service Above Self. To support this motto in each academic year, the Rotary Club of Los Alamos honors “Distinguished Students of Service” in their junior year of high school.
Students are first nominated by their teachers Read More
NMDVR Offers ‘Money Smart’ Training For Small Business
NMDVR News:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (NMDVR) is offering an online Money Smart for Small Business course beginning Wednesday, May 29, 2024. The 14 free sessions will be held Wednesdays 2:30-4:30 p.m. Mountain Time.
The NMDVR benefits advisement team is presenting the course, which was developed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the U.S. Small Business Administration. Benefits advisors work with participants regarding their finances, including benefits they may receive from the Social Security Administration. Participants Read More
Zuni Youth Calista Hannaweekea Shares Native Food Sovereignty Story On Newman’s Own New Pizza Box
Calista Hannaweekea. Courtesy/ZYEP
ZYEP News:
ZUNI — This year, Newman’s Own has unveiled a new series of pizza boxes that share the stories of the young people it has supported through its philanthropy. Zuni Youth Enrichment Project participant Calista Hannaweekea appears on one of those boxes.
According to ZYEP Executive Director Tahlia Natachu-Eriacho, when Newman’s Own reached out with the opportunity to feature a Zuni youth, she and her team immediately thought of Hannaweekea, 11.
“Newman’s Own was searching for young people who could help spread the word about the importance of Read More
