LAMS & LAHS Perform Holiday Concerts Dec. 7, 8, 9
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Middle School and Los Alamos High School music departments are hosting concert week next week as students in orchestra, band and choir will be performing.
Mark your calendars and come enjoy some holiday music. All concerts will take place in the Duane Smith Auditorium.
Tuesday, Dec. 7
6:30 p.m.
LAMS and LAHS Orchestras
Wednesday, Dec. 8
6 p.m.
LAMS Concert Bands
7:30 p.m.
LAHS Concert Bands, Percussion Ensemble and Color Guard
Thursday, Dec. 9
7 p.m.
LAMS and LAHS Choirs
All concerts are free and open to the public. Masks are required indoors. Read More
Notice Of Possible Quorum: New Mexico School Board Association 2021 Annual Convention
LAPS News:
Members of the Los Alamos School Board may attend the New Mexico School Board Association 2021 Annual Convention.
The convention will be held Friday and Saturday, Dec. 3-4, in Albuquerque.
A quorum may be present; however, no action will be taken. Read More
Chamisa PTO Hosts 6th Grade ROPES Fundraiser Dec. 11
Pre-order luminarias at https://forms.gle/3PQtSYRYyfaGPwMRA for pickup Dec. 11. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Light up your holidays with luminarias!
The Chamisa Elementary School PTO is hosting the Chamisa 6th grade ROPES (Right of Passage Experience) fundraiser.
The cost for luminarias is $20 for a set of 20.
Pre-ordered luminarias will be available for pick-up 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11 in the gymnasium at Chamisa on Meadow Lane in White Rock.
Payment by cash or check will be accepted at pick-up (make checks payable to Chamisa PTO).
To order, visit https://forms.gle/3PQtSYRYyfaGPwMRA Read More
Governor To Deliver 7% Raises To New Mexico Educators
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday announced that her administration will pursue a seven percent raise for all New Mexico education personnel as part of her legislative agenda for the upcoming 2022 legislative session, increasing pay for more than 50,000 K-12 educators and school staff across the state.
This significant pay increase – the largest in a single year in recent memory – would be accompanied by additional increases to base educator salary levels in the state’s three-tier licensure system, raising minimum teacher salary levels to Read More
Pick Up A Free Comic At Los Alamos History Museum Dec. 3
History Museum News:
The community is invited to visit the Los Alamos History Museum Friday Dec. 3, and pick up a free copy of local artist Jillian Pucket’s zine “Growing Up in the Secret City”.
This short comic explores the lives of kids in Los Alamos in the years after the Manhattan Project. A limited quantity is available.
The Los Alamos History Museum is at 1050 Bathtub Row. The museum is open 9-5 weekdays and 10-4 weekends. Admission is $5, free for Los Alamos County residents and children—and visiting the Museum Shop is always free (including picking up a comic Dec. 3)!
About the Los Alamos Read More
NM Space History Museum Launch Pad Lecture Dec. 3
Starship SN9 sitting on the launch pad with the build site in the background ahead of test flight. Courtesy/Jared Krahn
NMMSH News:
ALAMOGORDO — The New Mexico Museum of Space History’s (NMMSH) popular Launch Pad Lecture takes center stage again at 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 3 on the second floor of the museum in Alamogordo.
The lecture is free to the public and the topic is “SpaceX Starship: To Orbit and Beyond!” presented by Museum Outreach Coordinator Tony Gondola.
“SpaceX Starship: To Orbit and Beyond” will explore SpaceX’s ground-breaking approach to spaceflight and their efforts to eventually Read More
Explore Solar Options For Homeowners With PEEC & DPU
Explore solar options for homeowners 7 p.m. Thursday with PEEC and DPU. Learn more and register at peecnature.org/events. Photo by Bob Walker
PEEC News:
Have you ever wondered what is involved in adding solar to your home? Join the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) for a discussion about home solar energy use.
This event is 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2 and free to attend. The talk will be presented in person at the Los Alamos Nature Center, but participants also may join virtually via Zoom.
Registration is required and seating is Read More
LAPS Ride The Bus To School Day Wednesday Dec. 1
LAPS is encouraging all eligible students to ride the school bus to school Wednesday, Dec. 1, as part of ‘Ride the Bus’ Day. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools is encouraging all eligible students to ride the school bus to school on Wednesday, Dec. 1 as part of “Ride the Bus” Day.
This initiative not only helps the environment, but also funds the LAPS Transportation Department.
Two days a year, the New Mexico Public Education Department has each school district tally student ridership for transportation funding: once in December and again in February.
This school year, the bus Read More
SFCC Offers Free Online FAFSA Workshops Dec. 1, 8 & 15
SFCC News:
Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) students and prospective SFCC students can get assistance completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online via Zoom 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays, Dec. 1, 8 and 15.
Visit https://www.sfcc.edu/fafsa-workshops/ for details.
The FASFA form is the first step for many to gain access to free money for college. There is still time to apply for funds for this academic year, as well as the next academic year.
For more information, contact the Financial Aid Office at finaid@sfcc.edu or call 505.428.1268. Read More
Mesa Public Library Hosts ‘How My Brain Works … Understanding It Better And Keeping It Healthy’
Neuropsychologist Dr. Barbara Koltuska-Haskin will present a talk based on her award-winning book ‘How My Brain Works: A Guide to Understanding It Better and Keeping It Healthy’, livestreamed via Zoom 7-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9. Courtesy image
COUNTY News:
Mesa Public Library will host an author talk with neuropsychologist Dr. Barbara Koltuska-Haskin based on her award-winning book How My Brain Works: A Guide to Understanding It Better and Keeping It Healthy.
Topics of the book range from the importance of neurophysiological evaluation to the practice of behaviors that support brain health Read More
Scenes From LLA Session #2: Youth And Resilience
First Born Program Executive Director Ellen Spector, left, and Home Visitor Giselle Martinez presents healthy ways to show empathy. Photo by Kateri Morris
LLA participants Eli Argo and Marisol Padilla listen to presentations. Photo by Kateri Morris
LLA News:
The Leadership Los Alamos (LLA) Class of 2022 met Nov. 19 for its second session “Youth And Resilience”.
Co-chairs for the youth session included Los Alamos Teen Center Director George Marsden, a graduate of LLA Class of 2016 and Los Alamos Public Schools Healthy Schools Director Kristine Coblentz, a graduate of LLA Class of 2012.
Guest Read More
Chart 539: COVID-19 Update New Mexico Nov. 28
The bars in this chart display the number of COVID-19 diagnoses by school for the seven-day period ending Nov. 28. Source: Los Alamos Public Schools (Advice From A Hawk Spotted At Los Alamos Middle School
Advice from a Hawk spotted recently on the wall of the entryway at Los Alamos Middle School. Photo by Joyce Wolfe Read More
African Library Project: Thank You Los Alamos For Books, Books And More Books … Still More Are Needed
Kiwanis K-Kids at Aspen Elementary School hold up books collected for students in Africa. Courtesy/ALP
Kiwanis K-Kids at Pinon Elementary School hold up books collected for students in Africa. Courtesy/ALP
By SHARON ALLEN
African Library Project
Los Alamos
Kiwanis K-Kids and Builders Club students all over Los Alamos and White Rock are so grateful for the MANY books that have been donated at their school sites and Los Alamos Schools Credit Union (LASCU) to help make school and community libraries in Africa.
Our goal was to make 10 libraries of 1,000 books each by the end of January and we are Read More
AFRL Collaborates With NMT Astronomers On Observatory
AFRL News:
KIRTLAND AFB – New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMT) astronomers are one-step closer to having their own high-powered window to space and the universe, after receiving congressional funding for the Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer (MROI).
The university will receive $6.2 million in congressional funds, to complete the first phase of the anticipated $30 million five-year project, to build three telescopes and two scientific instruments of the MROI in Socorro.
NMT has received congressional funding over the past several years in support of the university’s Read More
AFRL Selects 10 Universities For Satellite Program
Two University Nanosatellite Program students assemble the Oculus-ASR satellite. Courtesy/AFRL
Graphic representation of Arachne, the first solar power beaming experiment for the Space Solar Power Incremental Demonstrations & Research Project. Courtesy/AFRL
AFRL News:
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE — The Air Force Research Laboratory’s University Nanosatellite Program (UNP) has selected 10 universities to participate in the upcoming 2-year partnership to design, fabricate and test small satellites.
At the recent Flight Selection Review for the program’s tenth cycle, 3 of 10 Read More
Record Number Of Teachers In New Mexico Supported Under Debt Relief Program Administered By Higher Education Dept.
NMHED News:
SANTA FE — More than 600 New Mexico teachers will have their student debt burden reduced thanks to the state’s Teacher Loan Repayment Program administered by the New Mexico Higher Education Department.
The Teacher Loan Repayment program pays up to $6,000 per year for two years toward outstanding federal student loan debt and interest for licensed New Mexico teachers working in high-need areas and schools.
The agency received nearly 500 new applications for the program in 2021, three times as many who applied in 2020. Awards will also be renewed for another 140 recipients from last Read More
‘Mission To Mars’ Book Launch & Talk By Dr. Larry Crumpler Dec. 9
NMNHS News:
The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (NMNHS) announces the release of the highly anticipated new book “Missions to Mars” and a talk by the author, Museum Planetary Geologist Larry Crumpler.
The event is 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9. Attendees will meet the author 6-6:30 p.m. and tour the museum’s newest exhibition “Mars: Science and Culture”, followed at 6:30 p.m. by Crumpler’s talk.
Admission is $5 per person and tickets must be purchased in advance.
Schedule:
- Tour of Exhibit at 6 p.m.;
- Talk at 6:30 p.m.; and
- Book Signing 7-8 p.m.
Description:
6-6:30 p.m., meet the Read More
Los Alamos School Board Meeting Update For Nov. 18
School Board President Melanie Colgan listens as Aspen PTO President Amelia Apperson shares with members of the School Board activities the PTO has sponsored for Aspen students and families. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos School Board met Thursday in the School Board Room on Trinity Drive. The meeting kicked off with recognitions by Board President Melanie Colgan.
The Los Alamos High School Boys and Girls Cross Country teams and their coaches, were recognized for their outstanding season and earning the 2021 4A state championship.
Next, Colgan recognized the PTOs and PTA at the Read More
Young Driver Cited For Crash Near Los Alamos High School
Los Alamos police and firefighters respond to the scene of a single car accident that occurred over the lunch hour today in front of Los Alamos High School. Police Cmdr. Preston Ballew told the Los Alamos Daily Post that there were no injuries reported and the driver, a male youth, was cited for making an improper turn resulting in an accident in which he damaged a light pole and his car. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
