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LAPS Announces New Principals At LAMS And Piñon
LAPS News:
After an extensive interview process involving teachers, staff and parents, two Principal positions have been filled in the Los Alamos Public Schools.
Ivanna Austell is the incoming principal at Piñon Elementary School in White Rock and Pamela Miller will serve as assistant principal at Los Alamos Middle School.
Ivanna Austell
Austell has a Master of Arts (MA) in Educational Leadership and Administration from Eastern New Mexico and a second MA in Educational Technology from Lesley College. Her Bachelor’s degree is in Early Childhood and Elementary Education. Read More
LAPS To Launch 1:1 Initiative In 2017-2018
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LAPS News:
Starting with the 2017 – 2018 school year, the Los Alamos Public Schools will issue a 14-inch Chromebook to every student in grades 7-12.
Project Lead Salvador Zapien for the 1:1 Initiative said that a teacher survey found that studnt access to appropriate technology is an important part of today’s learning environment.
Funding for the devices came from home owners and businesses in Los Alamos through House Bill 33, a state referendum designed to furnish schools with equipment. The referendum was passed by Los Alamos County voters in January of 2016. We extend
Community Invited To Bingo Night Wednesday At IHM
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COMMUNITY News:
The community is invited to attend Bingo Night, 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Hall. Packets are $20 each and 16 games will be played. The event is a fundraiser for the parish youth group.
Prizes will be gift baskets with a minimum value of $20. Frito pies, chili dogs, candy and popcorn will be available for purchase.
“This will be a great night out for all ages,” IHM Youth Minister Kendra Wilhelm said. “If it is successful, we will have more Bingo Nights in the future.”
Immaculate Heart of Mary is at 3700 Canyon Road
Families And School Districts Seek Court Action Against State of New Mexico
EDUCATION News:
- Landmark Education Suit Claims Students’ Constitutional Rights Are Being Violated
SANTA FE—A state-court trial will start Monday in a landmark education lawsuit that alleges New Mexico is violating the state constitutional rights of students placed at risk.
The trial will focus on legal claims filed by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) and the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty (the Center) challenging the state’s failure to provide economically disadvantaged students, English-language learners (ELL), Native Americans, and students
KIDS COUNT Data Book: New Mexico Ranked 49th In Nation For Child Well-Being
VFC News:Northern New Mexico College Offers Three Bachelor’s Degree Programs At Santa Fe Higher Education Center
NNMC News:Free Alzheimer’s Presentation Offered In Santa Fe
HEALTH News:Physicist Speaks On ‘No Wonder You Wonder!’
Cover of ‘No Wonder You Wonder!’ by Claude Phipps. Phipps will speak Thursday, June 15 at Mesa Public Library. Courtesy photo
Claude Phipps
LIBRARY News:
What holds a satellite up while it goes around the earth? Why can’t you travel back in time? These are just two of the many questions explored by Claude Phipps in his book “No Wonder You Wonder!” published by Springer International in 2016. Phipps will speak at Mesa Public Library, 7 p.m., Thursday, June 15 in the Upstairs Rotunda. The talk will be followed by a book-signing.
Phipps has degrees from MIT and Stanford, and has spent his Read More
Youth Invited To Share Art For Pollinator Party
A pollinator visits a flower. Photo by Katherine Eagleson
NMWC News:
New Mexico Wildlife Center (NMWC) invites area youth, K-12, to create a piece of “hangable” art centered on the theme “pollinators.” All media accepted. Winners receive free admission to NMWC’s Pollinator Party on July 8 to view their art hanging in the center!
New Mexico Wildlife Center will hold a special celebration in honor of pollinators – bees, hummingbirds, butterflies, bats, moths and more – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 8 at NMWC, 19 Wheat St. in Espanola. Read More
C’YA Provides Science Education To Students
Chad Lauritzen, seen here at Dixon Elementary School, volunteered to teach science through Champions of Youth Ambitions. The organization celebrates its third anniversary this weekend since gaining its non-profit status in 2014. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen
The very first LANL Foundation grant funded this opportunity for the Future PhDs of Dixon Elementary. Lauritzen still teaches there more than three years later. Photo by Bernadette LauritzenChampions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA), a local non-profit Read More
Summer Family Evenings At The Los Alamos Nature Center – Rattlesnake Museum
Visit the Los Alamos Nature Center on June 14 to learn more about snakes and other reptiles. Photo by Bob MyersSFI Community Event: The Majesty Of Music And Mathematics June 19
Courtesy photoThis multi-media production will explore the interconnectedness of music and mathematics. The evening will feature remarks by Cristopher Moore, an SFI mathematician and computer scientist, and musical selections by The Santa Fe Symphony with Guillermo Figueroa, Principal Conductor.
The Majesty of Music and Mathematics will air on New Mexico PBS/KNME in 2018 and will be distributed
Scenes From Los Alamos Cub Scout Day Camp
Ammon Cardon in the Flag Class Thursday at Cub Scout Day Camp at the Los Alamos Sportsmen’s Club as den leader Lisken Mason looks on. More than 120 Cub Scouts and some of their siblings are participating in the annual event along with more than 50 volunteers. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Paul Rightley teaches flag etiquette Thursday at Cub Scouts Day Camp at the Los Alamos Sportsmen’s Club. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Joseph Dale with a bug box he built Thursday at Cub Scout Day Camp. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
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LAPS Foundation Scholarship Winners Announced
LAPS FOUNDATION News:
Many very deserving students were awarded scholarships May 30 at the Los Alamos High School Class of 2017 Honors Convocation. Among them were 10 outstanding students recognized by the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation for their demonstrated service contributions to the students and community of the Los Alamos Public Schools.
What sets the Foundation’s award apart is that it also recognizes an Educator of Distinction for each student, someone who has made a positive contribution during his/her time in the Los Alamos Public Schools.
The Los Alamos Public Schools Read More
Atomic City Children’s Theater Announces Changes For 2017-18 Season
Los Alamos Middle School WEB Crew Honored
Student leaders from the Los Alamos Middle School WEB Crew transition program were recently honored by former Los Alamos Scientist and Laboratory Fellow, Dr. Mudundi Raju and wife Devi, also of the Mahatma Gandhi Medical Trust. Pictured from left, LAMS Assistant Principal Anna Vargas-Gutierrez, Principal Mike Johnson, Logan Black, Dr. Mudundi Raju, Kevin Clarke, Dr. Mudundi Raju’s wife Devi, Ignatius Kuropatwinski, Esperanza Chavarria, Bernadette Lauritzen, Evelyn Berninger, Gabriela Segundo-Canales and Dr. Mudundi Raju’s neice. Dr. Raju sponsored Read More
Governor Announces Public Education Secretary Hanna Skandera To Step Down
STATE News:Keevama Awarded 2017 Thomas Intrator Scholarship
Erica Keevama, recipient of the 2017 Thomas Intrator scholarship. Jessica Booton Photography, www.jessicabootonphotography.com/
LAPSF News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation announced this week that the 2017 Thomas Intrator Scholarship has been awarded to Erica Keevama.
The scholarship honors Thomas Intrator, who was a distinguished plasma physicist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The funds for the scholarship are distributed by the LAPS Foundation.
Intrator encouraged, fostered and practiced a sense of curiosity. His inquisitiveness and occasional “militant naiveté” Read More
AFT New Mexico Reacts To Resignation Of Public Education Secretary Hanna Skandera
Hanna Skandera
AFTNM News:
ALBUQUERQUE – American Federation of Teachers New Mexico President Stephanie Ly released the following statement:
“The resignation of New Mexico Public Education Secretary Hanna Skandera is welcome news for New Mexico’s educators.
“While we recognize this is an opportunity to reset the course New Mexico’s public education has taken under Governor Martinez and Secretary Skandera, and we sincerely hope her replacement is willing to meaningfully include stakeholder input and work towards strengthening education as a profession, recognizing Read More
