Letter To The Editor: Offering An Olive Branch To The Polaris Charter School Governing Board
By Superintendent Kurt SteinhausCongratulations on working together to complete your 338-page application. It is clear that you have worked very hard on what may seem like a dissertation without the associated degree.
This letter is to send an open invitation to meet and work together. After all, Los Alamos is a small
Bradbury Science Museum Brings Summer Science On Wheels To Espanola Public Schools July 23-24
LANL News:PEC Hears Pitch For Local Polaris Charter School
LAPS Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus gives his presentation on the concerns about the proposed charter school at Tuesday’s School Board Meeting. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
The Polaris team answers questions posed by the Public Education Commission at the Community Input Meeting Tuesday at UNM-LA. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comA proposed new charter school for Los Alamos, Polaris Charter School, was the subject of a Community Input Meeting conducted by the New Mexico Public Read More
LANL: Machine-learning Competition Boosts Earthquake Prediction Capabilities
Competitors in an online Kaggle competition developed a variety of methods for predicting the timing of earthquakes generated in a laboratory. The work could someday help to improve earthquake hazard assessments that could save lives and billions of dollars in infrastructure costs. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Competitors’ success predicting quake timing in the online Kaggle competition could help save lives, infrastructure
Three teams who applied novel machine learning methods to successfully predict the timing of earthquakes from historic seismic data are splitting $50,000
Letter To The Editor: Polaris Charter School Application
By ADALAIDE JACOBSONThe Los Alamos Public Schools and the proponents of the Polaris Charter School (Grades 6-8) regrettably, in my opinion, have failed the citizenry of Los Alamos concerning the Polaris application currently pending before the Public Education Commission.
Prior to the submission of the charter school application by Polaris, it would have been nice to have had a public forum in which the charter school proponents and the school district presented information about the positive and negative effects if any, that the charter school would have on various aspects Read More
LAHS Graduate Jody Merritt Promoted To Brigadier General Of United States Air Force Reserve
Los Alamos High School graduate Jody Merritt is promoted to Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force Reserve during a special ceremony May 1 in California. Courtesy photo Senior Center Hosts De-cluttering Session Friday
Kendra HenningBetty Ehart Senior Center News:
Santa Fe Realtor, Kendra Henning will present a session on de-cluttering, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Friday at the Betty Ehart Senior Center.
All community adults are welcome to learn how to de-clutter, downsize or prepare for a move to a smaller home. A recent presentation at the White Rock Senior Center used the fun, interactive opportunity to ask questions, and share decluttering and downsizing challenges.
Henning says while most are not considering a move, many adults already express a desire to declutter and simplify now, in order to avoid leaving Read More
Los Alamos MainStreet Thanks Community And Visitors For Successful ScienceFest 2019!
Scene from Los Alamos ScienceFest 2019. Courtesy photo
Scene from Los Alamos ScienceFest 2019. Courtesy photo
Los Alamos MainStreet News:
UA Scientists Move From Mapping Moon To Worlds Beyond With A Few Mouse Clicks Over Lunch
UA News:Who WIll Stump PEEC Astronomers Friday!
See who can stump PEEC’s team of astronomers 7 p.m. Friday, July 19. The nature center also will play the full-dome film ‘Incoming!’ 2 p.m. Saturday, July 20. Courtesy photoAFT Joins National Campaign To Tax Rich
From the Albuquerque Teachers Federation:ALBUQUERQUE — The Albuquerque Teachers Federation released today the following message:
We owe billions to students of color, low-income students, and students with disabilities.
For more than 40 years, Title 1 and IDEA have been underfunded. In just the last decade, they have been underfunded by more than $580 billion. It’s time to pay our debt! It’s time to Fund our Future! It’s time the rich paid their fair share.
As part of The American Federation of Teachers’ (AFT) campaign to Fund our Future, the Albuquerque Teachers Federation (ATF) is joining Read More
LAPSF: 2019 George And Joan Bjarke Scholarship Recipients Israel Gellis, Morgan Jones, Emmeline Segler
2019 George and Joan Bjarke Scholarship winners Israel Gellis, left, and Morgan Jones. Scholarship recipient Emmeline Segler is not pictured. Courtesy/www.jessicabootonphotography.com/
LAPSF News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation and the Bjarke family have announced the winners of the 2019 George and Joan Bjarke scholarship.
The winners of a $2,000 scholarship each are Israel Gellis, Morgan Jones and Emmeline Segler.
The scholarship is awarded annually to students who demonstrate good citizenship and the ability to successfully complete their selected degree or program. Read More
Free Hot Lunches At Aspen Elementary Through Aug. 2
The Summer Food Service Program at Aspen Elementary School provides children under the age of 18 with a free hot lunch and healthy snack 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Friday. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Aspen Elementary School is still the home of free food for children under the age of 18 through Aug. 2.
The Summer Food Service Program is 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and provides a free hot lunch and healthy snack. This free lunch is extended to any youth visiting the community during the summer.
Meals are served Monday through Friday, with an option for parents to purchase a meal for just $5.
The SFSP Read More
New Mexico Tech And Los Alamos National Laboratory Make Joint Appointment To Work On Robotics Projects
From left, Joint appointee David Grow, Laboratory Director Thom Mason and New Mexico Tech President Stephen Wells at the ceremony to mark the joint appointment. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Engineer becomes first researcher hired under cooperative agreement
New Mexico Tech (NMT) and Los Alamos National Laboratory marked the first scientific staff appointment under their cooperative agreement at a July 11 ceremony held at the Laboratory and attended by NMT President Stephen Wells and Laboratory Director Thom Mason.
Appointee David Grow will work as an R&D Engineer with the Laboratory’s Read More
LAPS: Safe Space Initiative Community Event July 29
LAPS News:LAHS Class Of 1989 Reunion: Aug. 9-11
Courtesy/LAHS Class of ’89
LAHS News:
- Events schedule, and fund-raising challenge
The Los Alamos High School Class of 1989 will hold its 30th graduation reunion the weekend of Aug. 9-11. Class of ’89 graduates, as well as friends and family, are welcome to attend the weekend festivities.
For details and to sign up, visit https://lahs1989.com/.
The class has planned a range of events to celebrate:
Friday, Aug. 9:
6:30 p.m. Concert at Ashley Pond – Join the class in a reserved area at the Secret City Summer Concert series at Ashley Pond. Look for the Class of ’89 sign. As with all the summer Read More
Explore Space At Summer Family Evening Wednesday
Head to the Los Alamos Nature Center Wednesday, July 17 for a space-themed Summer Family Evening starting at 6:30 p.m. Enjoy crafts and activities from Mesa Public Library and join PEEC’s astronomers to look at the sky with telescopes and solar filters and for a planetarium open house. This program is sponsored by Del Norte Credit Union. Photo by Minesh BacraniaSFCC Announces Election For Two Board Seats
SFCC News:Los Alamos Scientists Abigail Hunter And Shea Mosby Win 2019 Presidential Early Career Awards
Abigail Hunter and Shea Mosby are recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Abigail Hunter, of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Computational Physics Division, and Shea Mosby, of the Laboratory’s Physics Division, have received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
“Abigail has become a technical thought leader within the Laboratory’s weapons program and our materials modeling community, as well as an internationally recognized expert in materials science and the physics of solid-state Read More
LAPS Foundation: Taste Of Knowledge Evening Event Sold Out, Afternoon Tickets Still Available
LAPS FOUNDATION News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation and Pig + Fig Café have announced that the evening event for Taste of Knowledge, “An Evening in Paris,” has sold out.
There are still tickets available for “An Afternoon in Provence”, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25 at the Pig + Fig Café in White Rock. Tickets to the afternoon food and wine pairing event are $60. To purchase tickets, visit www.tok.givesmart.com.
“An Afternoon in Provence” will feature five stations, each with a French dish expertly paired with a French wine. The stations include:
First Station