LAHS Student Leaders Target Teen Suicide
The LAHS RAPS Leadership Team. Courtesy photo
Members of LAHS Natural Helpers and RAPS Leadership team Oct. 3 presenting to the Community Health Council. Courtesy photoThe Los Alamos High School Risk and Resiliency Assessment Project for Students (RAPS) Team Leaders and Natural Helpers led a Community Conversation to address the signs of sadness, self-harm and suicide in youth, Sept. 24 at UNM-Los Alamos and gave a presentation Oct. 3 to the Los Alamos Community Health Council.
“The Community Conversation
Letter To The Editor: SGR Endorses Christine Bernstein
By STEPHANIE GARCIA RICHARDLocal Union Endorses Board Candidates And Supports Los Alamos Public Schools Bond
LAFSE News:
The Los Alamos Federation of School Employee’s Committee on Political Education voted unanimously to endorse Julia Baker, Christine Bernstein and Dawn Jalbert for the Los Alamos School Board.
This group of union volunteers voted to endorse Christine Bernstein in the District 3 race. Bernstein has been an educator for more than 20 years and is a teacher in Pojoaque. She is dedicated to helping school staff feel supported in trying new ideas to help our students be the best they can be, and would bring the perspective of a teacher who is currently serving in the classroom.
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Topper Marching Band Practices At Sullivan Field
Los Alamos High School Marching Band Tuesday at Sullivan Field practicing for a New Mexico wide competition, namely the Zia Marching Band Fiesta, which will take place Saturday at UNM Stadium in Albuquerque. Photo by Ken Hanson
Percussion section. Photo by Ken Hanson
Brass section on the move. Photo by Ken Hanson
Guard flags. Photo by Ken Hanson
Final cord. Photo by Ken Hanson
Post-practice review. Photo by Ken Hanson Read More
Pongratz: After-School Programs Are Next Education Push
By MORRIS PONGRATZKudos to New Mexico’s Lt. Gov. Howie Morales! In an Op Ed in last Sunday’s Albuquerque Journal (link) he wrote of the benefits of Out-of-School Time informal education.
He wrote, “Across our state, many thousands of kids are alone and unsupervised – or engaging in risky behaviors – between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. while parents are still at work. Quality after-school programs give parents peace of mind, providing a safe place for children to go when they are not in school, with supportive and structured educational activities under Read More
Parkinson’s And Movement Disorders Action Group Meets At Los Alamos Senior Center Wednesday
Bellevue University Joins SF Higher Education Center
SFCC News:Northern New Mexico Youth Summit 2019 Wednesday Oct. 23
SFCC Halloween Extravaganza Oct. 31
SFCC News:Meet & Greet Morrie Pongratz At The Tub Wednesday
The community is invited to a Meet & Greet for Los Alamos School Board candidate Morrie Pongratz, 3:30-5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16 at Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op (The Tub) in Central Park Square. Pongratz is running in District 3, which is the Aspen District. Courtesy photo Read More
Letter To The Editor: I Believe We Are A Town That Values Education … Vote Yes For School Bond
By DAVID LYONSWhen my wife and I decided to move back to White Rock with our two young children more than a decade ago, I knew one thing for certain: Our kids would receive a great education. A White Rock native, I grew up in the Los Alamos Public School system, going first to Chamisa Elementary and then to the Middle and High Schools. I knew first-hand the high quality of education here and was excited to know that our kids would benefit from the same. And they have.
We’ve been fortunate that our kids have had great experiences all the way through Read More
Letter To The Editor: Pleasure To Support Bernstein
By TRAVIS RICHINSIt is my pleasure to write in support of Chris Bernstein for a position on the Los Alamos Public School Board.
I attended Los Alamos school system from kindergarten to 12th grade, and ultimately graduated in May of 2013. During my time at Los Alamos High School I had the pleasure of getting to know Mrs. Bernstein, or Mrs. B as we called her.
I cannot over-stress the point that she was the most influential teacher in my high school years. She exhibits extraordinary passion while teaching, but more importantly, she cares for her students as people. She not only pays Read More
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AA News:Discover Why Scientists Monitor Bird Populations
Join Keegan Tranquillo, Dulce Flores and Sarah Milligan at the Los Alamos Nature Center at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 15 to learn about Bandelier National Monument’s bird banding program. Courtesy/PEECNMMNHS Celebrates Red Ribbon Week Oct. 23-31
NMMNHS News:Bernstein Announces Meet & Greet Schedule
Christine Bernstein
POLITICAL News:
Los Alamos School Board District 3 candidate Christine Bernstein announces her upcoming Meet & Greet schedule:
- Oct. 17 – 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op;
- Oct. 20 – 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Ruby K’s; and
- Nov. 1 – 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Film Festival.
District 3 is in the Aspen area. Read More
Criminal Justice Talk: ‘People Not Prisons’ Oct. 22
Letter To The Editor: Terry Wallace, Jr. Gives Pat Soran Strongest Endorsement; Urges Others To View Record
By TERRY C. WALLACE, Jr.The University of New Mexico Los Alamos (UNM-LA) is a very special and unique institution in our community. The branch campus in one form or another has been in Los Alamos for 63+ years, and has always been tuned to serving the needs of our community. In addition to the traditional role of providing associate degrees and being a gateway to bachelor/graduate college degrees from the University of New Mexico, it has also served thousands of our citizens through High School Equivalency degrees, continuing education programs, business development programs, and Read More
Iron Magma Could Explain Psyche Density Puzzle
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