Outbound Youth Exchange Student Hanna Littleton Speaks At Rotary Club Of Los Alamos
The Rotary Club of Los Alamos recently welcomed guest speaker Hanna Littleton. Littleton will spend her senior year of high school in Germany as an outbound Youth Exchange student. She is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos and Rotary District 5520. Her study abroad begins in August and will conclude next summer. The Rotary Youth Exchange Program is just one of many opportunities in leadership and world understanding that Rotary offers students. Rotary meets at 11:45 a.m. Tuesdays at Cottonwood on the Greens. Photo by Tony Chan Read More
Fearless Genius: Rare Photos Of Steve Jobs & Insights From Silicon Valley 1985-2000 … The Lensic July 19
Ninety Hours a Week to Change the World. Palo Alto, California, 1986. Photo by Doug MenuezSFI: The InterPlanetary Project Panel Discussion July 18
SFI News:Los Alamos Public Schools And County Partner In Duane Smith Auditorium Renovations
From left, Deputy County Manager Steven Lynne, Los Alamos County Council Chair David Izraelevitz, Los Alamos School Board President Jenny McCumber, Vice President Andrea Cunningham and Los Alamos Public Schools Dr. Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus hold up a check for $1.2 million Tuesday afternoon, which is the County’s contribution toward the renovation project at Duane Smith Auditorium. The school district is providing $925,000. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.comLos Alamos Daily Post
AGU: Wildfires Pollute Much More Than Previously Thought
AGU News:SFCC Announces Veterans’ Scholarship Recipients
Frances Jessop. Courtesy photo
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BBBS Drive For Matches Golf Tournament July 15
Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) has been matching caring adults with kids for more than 115 years. It’s the only thing they do and they do it really well. An adult (Big) is professionally matched with a child (Little). Once they are matched they begin a relationship, typically meeting once per week.
I am the co-chair for the Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region Los Alamos/Rio Arriba Board of Directors, currently serving 115 children – 56 in Los Alamos and 59 in Rio Arriba. However, we always have Read More
Knights Of Columbus Awards LAHS Scholarships
K of C News:
Ten Los Alamos High School 2017 graduating seniors have received scholarships from the Knights of Columbus, Sacred Heart Council 3137.
The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic fraternal benefit organization that raises funds for charitable causes. Funding for the annual LAHS graduating senior scholarships is generated by holding a fun-loving golf tournament at the Los Alamos golf course every September that is supported by the participation of many Los Alamos community members and local businesses.
A total of $8,750 was available for scholarship awards this year including a generous Read More
Atomic City Children’s Theater Workshops June 26-30
Children participate in a stagecraft/prop day workshop. Photo by Zazu Puppet/ACCT
ACCT News:
Atomic City Children’s Theater will kick off its fundraising season June 26-30 with ACCT Summer Workshops.
ACCT Co-Directors Daren Savage and Annemarie Brown are happy to offer young people in Los Alamos the opportunity work with material from ACCT’s upcoming production of Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach Jr.
A different workshop will be offered each day including Dance, Singing, Acting, Prop Building and Makeup.
LAPS will continue to offer ACCT as an official after-school Read More
Vacation Bible School At Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church June 25-30
Vacation Bible School is is June 25-30 at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church at 2390 North Road. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Vacation Bible School at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Los Alamos is June 25-30. This year’s Day Camp theme is “Breaking all the Rules: Following Jesus’ Lead!”
Young adult counselors from Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp and Bethlehem’s pastors will be leading the bible studies, which center on how God’s call for us to love sometimes goes against what the world tells us to do. The week’s activities also include music, arts and crafts, service, Read More
Queen Of The Hill Coding Workshop At UNM-LA
Celestina Perea, left, and Nora Cullinan work with Neale Pickett at Queen of the Hill 2017, a coding workshop for girls in grades 7-11, held Saturday at UNM-Los Alamos. The 17 attendees split into four teams and competed for points in codebreaking, steganography, sequence prediction, and base arithmetic. Later the girls focused on individual interests. For example, one participant focused on the fundamentals of cryptography, while another attendee worked with graduate students to delve into network protocol analysis. Photo by Sharon Read More
PEEC: Upcoming CaveSim Adventure! June 24
Try your hand at caving at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy photoScenes From Safety Town At Mountain Elementary
Mountain Elementary School Principal Jennifer Guy and Los Alamos Chief of Police Dino Sgambellone check in participants at Safety Town this morning. Safety Town’s mission is to provide the opportunity for students entering kindergarten to learn about safety in their school, community and neighborhood. They will learn strategies to keep themselves safe and have opportunities to practice basic safety procedures in new situations including fire safety, bicycle safety, animal safety, gun safety, stranger safety, pedestrian safety, bus safety and drug safety. Photo Read More
Scenes From Camp Invention At Barranca Elementary
Camp Invention participants check out the duct tape supplies this morning at Barranca Elementary School. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Secilli Keeler works with her Camp Invention group this morning at Barranca. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Scene from Camp Invention this morning at Barranca Elementary School. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Scene from Camp Invention this morning at Barranca Elementary School. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Camp Invention tools ready to go. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com Read More
Pajarito Astronomers Hold Dark Night June 24
PAJARITO ASTRONOMERS News:
White Rock Senior Center Offers Dance Lessons
WRSC News:- Greatly reduces risk of dementia
- Lowers blood pressure and cholesterol levels
- Increases mobility without joint damage
- Increases balance control and centering
- Increases bone mass and muscle
- Aids in effort to lose weight
- Eases levels of depression
Los Alamos High School’s Sydne Ashford And Miriam Wallstrom Shine At National History Day Competition
Los Alamos High School students Sydne Ashford and Miriam Wallstrom win 5th place in the U.S. in National History Day Contest. Courtesy photos
EDUCATION News:
In a town where science fair is all the rage, a similar, unique competition showcasing history is just as exciting for local students. Los Alamos High School students Sydne Ashford and Miriam Wallstrom competed in the National History Day Contest (NHD), held June 11-15 at the University of Maryland, College Park in the Washington D.C. area. Their Senior Division Group Website took home fifth place after the girls competed against around Read More
Constellations & Monsters At Nature Center Planetarium
Distinguished Theologian To Speak At Fuller Lodge In Los Alamos Thursday And Friday
Professor Haught stands in front of Darwin. Courtesy photo