Los Alamos High School Freshman Tate Plohr Wins First Place In 2024 Supercomputing Challenge
Los Alamos High School freshman Tate Plohr, left, and his younger brother, Los Alamos Middle School student Linus Plohr with their 2024 Supercomputing Challenge awards, pose for a photo April 30 with their mother/mentor JeeYeon Plohr. Courtesy photo
2024 Supercomputing Challenge News:
Los Alamos High School (LAHS) freshman Tate Plohr is the first place winner in the 2024 Supercomputing Challenge.
The Supercomputing Challenge is an exciting academic year-long marathon open to all middle and high school students in New Mexico to solve real-world problems using computational science Read More
Scenes From DALA Ballet ‘The Tales Of Don Quixote’
Scene from Dance Arts Los Alamos’ (DALA) spring ballet ‘The Tales of Don Quixote’ performed Friday evening at the Smith Auditorium. There will be a matinee performance of ‘Don Quixote’ at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 5. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Scene from the DALA performance of Don Quixote Friday evening at the Smith Auditorium. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Scene from the DALA performance of Don Quixote Friday evening at the Smith Auditorium. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Scene from the DALA performance of Don Quixote Friday evening at the Smith Auditorium. Photo Read More
Learn Ancient & Modern Astronomy At Jemez Historic Site
NMHS News:
Visitors can participate in a presentation 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, May 12 at Jemez Historic Site on N.M. 4 in Jemez Springs.
The presentation, Looking to the Skies: Ancient and Modern Astronomers focuses on activities related to different ways people in the ancient past viewed the day and night sky. This talk explains how people of the past interpreted the sky and how modern-day astronomy can tell what is out there. It will also include modern-day activities like safely viewing the sun using a telescope.
This program connects ancient practices of astronomy to modern-day study and introduces Read More
Hilltoppers Girls Soccer 2024 Informational Meeting May 6
Free Cha-Cha-Cha Dancing At BESC Starts Monday May 6
COMMUNITY News:
Everyone is welcome to free ballroom dancing 7-9 p.m. every Monday (except County holidays) at the Betty Ehart Senior Center Center at 1101 Bathtub Row.
It is a Los Alamos County Activity organized by Terry Goodwin and Selmo Jarmillo. Every month they focus on a particular ballroom dance, and in May the focus is Cha-Cha-Cha.
From 7-7:15 p.m., they will be playing Cha-Cha-Cha music so that as folks arrive they can dance or watch. From 7:15-8:15 p.m. there will be a lesson taught by Dr. Jan Velechovsky. Then 8:15 p.m. until closing at 9 p.m. they will play a mix of music for various ballroom Read More
PEEC To Host Española Valley Arts & Sciences Camp 2024
Enterprise Bank & Trust Los Alamos Region President Liddie Martinez, center, and Administrative Assistant Donovan Price, far right, present a $10,000 sponsorship at the Los Alamos Nature Center to Beth Sanchez, far left, and Jillian Rubio, center left, of Pajarito Environmental Education Center for the Española Valley Arts and Sciences Camp running June 3-7. Also pictured is Gabriela Silva of the Northern New Mexico Regional Art Center, who will be co-leading the camp. Learn more about the event at www.peecnature.org. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Read More
Los Alamos Public Schools 2024 Spring Arts Festival May 9
LAHS Staff Spotlight: James V. Hogue Substitute Teacher
James V. Hogue
By: Andy McBride
Student Reporter
Los Alamos Daily Post
Fulltime Substitute Teacher Cowboy Jim, originally named James V. Hogue, was renamed by Los Alamos High School Auto Shop Teacher Scott Pomeroy because of his Western attire.
Cowboy Jim was born in Mosca, Colo., and moved with his family to Dallas, Texas where his parents bought 50 acres of farmland. He lived there from 2nd until 11th grade. After that, he moved to Missouri and went to college at Missouri State University. Cowboy Jim then migrated to Chama where he worked with some Cajuns and learned how they talk. He also worked Read More
LAPS Notice Of Possible Quorum: Navy/LAHS Senior Signing & Swearing-in May 4
LAPS News:
Members of the Los Alamos School Board may attend the Navy/LAHS Senior Signing & Swearing-in Ceremony at 11:15 a.m. Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Los Alamos High School.
A quorum may be present; however no action will be taken. Read More
Op-Ed: Here We Go Again
By ALBERT M. SPUNGEN
Los Alamos
I just finished teaching my high school students about the 1960s and the youth movements of the time. Although the events going on today on college campuses and on some high school campuses resemble those days, they are not at all similar other than youth involvement. The 1960s rebellions, whether you agreed with them or not, were directed against all the ills of the time. They involved opposing a war America was fighting with boys caught in a clearly unfair draft system. They involved forcing the government and society into granting long overdue civil rights to Read More
Northern New Mexico College And Española Valley High School Students Engineer Glove To Help Mitigate Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms
MESA Students with Dr. Steve Cox. Courtesy.NNMC
NNMC News:
ESPAÑOLA — Students from Northern New Mexico College’s (NNMC) engineering program and Española Valley High School’s (EVHS) Math, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) program are applying engineering skills they are studying to a project that could significantly improve the lives of Parkinson’s patients.
Under the direction and mentorship of Dr. Steve Cox, Associate Professor/Engineering Technology at NNMC, and Española Valley High teachers Janice Badongen Patal-e and Lyne Salero, the students are designing a glove Read More
Life After 50: Mental Health Awareness Month-Suicide Prevention
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Executive Director
Champions of Youth Ambitions
The time has finally come for Champions of Youth Ambitions to embrace the difficult topic of suicide ideation, in our community.
An African proverb attributed to the Masai was the greeting of, “Kasserian Ingera”, which translates to “And how are the children?” You see “Healthy Community, Healthy Youth” is the motto we follow for our non-profit. It comes out of the research of the 40 Developmental Assets, of the Search Institute. It is essentially what children need to thrive.
The New Mexico Indicator Data and Statistics Read More
2024 New Mexico Poetry Out Loud Champion Kaitlyn Lubega Headed To National Competition In Washington, D.C.
Eleventh grader Kaitlyn Lubega performs at the New Mexico Poetry Out Loud state championship in March 2024. Courtesy/New Mexico Arts
NMDCA News:
The New Mexico Poetry Out Loud champion, Kaitlyn Lubega, an 11th grader attending United World College in Montezuma, is headed to the Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington, D.C. The National Finals run May 1-2, bringing together high school students from across the nation to the capital for an exciting poetry recitation competition.
The New Mexico program is produced and directed by the state arts agency, New Mexico Arts, and offers state Read More
LAPS Encourages Community To Learn, Act & Advocate During May’s Mental Health Month
LAPS News:
May is Mental Health Month – a time of year dedicated to raising awareness of the important role mental health plays in our lives.
It is an opportunity to take action toward protecting our own mental health and overall well-being, as well as to advocate for others and for stronger systems of care and support.
This May, Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) is utilizing resources from Mental Health America and focusing our efforts on encouraging everyone in the community to:
- LEARN how modern life affects mental health and about resources that can help us navigate our changing world.
- ACT by
Valle Grande Chapter Regent Linda Carol Alt Presents 2024 JROTC Medal To Cadet Asher Colson
Valle Grande Chapter Regent Linda Carol Alt presents the JROTC medal to Cadet Asher Colson. Courtesy/VGC
Valle Grande Chapter News:
Regent Linda Carol Alt presented the Chapter’s annual JROTC medal to Cadet Asher Colson at the Awards Night ceremony April 19, 2024 at Los Alamos High School.
This medal is granted by the National Defense Council of the Daughters of the American Revolution to a cadet who has demonstrated academic excellence, dependability, good character, adherence to military discipline, leadership, and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of the Read More
New Mexico Election Study Completed By UNM Professors Reveals Key Insights On Voting Patterns
From the Secretary of State Office:
‘New Mexico does elections well.’ –NMES
ALBUQUERQUE — The 2022 New Mexico Election Administration, Voter Security and Election Reform Report (NMES) was released Monday and provides the public with detailed data about how voters experienced the 2022 General Election.
The report “represents a systematic examination of voter attitudes and experiences with the election, concerns about election security, and preferences for election reforms” (p. 10).
The 2022 NMES, completed by University of New Mexico (UNM) Professor Emeritus Lonna Atkeson, now director Read More
LAFSE Issues Statement Of Support For New Mexico School Districts’ Lawsuit Over 180-Day NMPED Rule
LAFSE News:
The Los Alamos Federation of School Employees, (LAFSE) today issued the following statement:
NMPED (New Mexico Public Education Department) continues to overreach through rule changes telling school districts, urban, rural, and everything in between, to abide by a one size fits all.
The Los Alamos Federation of School Employees supports New Mexico school districts in their lawsuit over the 180-day PED rule. Read More
LAPS Seeks Applicants For School Board Vacancy
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos School Board is in search of a person to fill the vacancy left on the board with the departure of current member Antonio Jaurigue who represents School Board District 2.
President Jaurigue cited personal reasons for his resignation from the School Board, saying that “stepping down from the school board is one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do.” However, state law mandates his wife, who has been pursuing her certification in special education, may not be hired by the district while he is an acting board member. “I wish to resign before she applies for any position,” Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: Charlie Sator At Nature Center
On the job in Los Alamos is volunteer Charlie Sator working recently at the Los Alamos Nature Center. She has volunteered there for two months. ‘I love getting to help people learn about Los Alamos,’ Sator said in speaking about her job. To learn more about PEEC’s Los Alamos Nature Center, click here. Photo by Andy McBride/ladailypost.com Read More