Family Night At Los Alamos Nature Center Oct. 11
Melissa Mackey leads an evening of games, hands-on activities and music at the Los Alamos Nature Center’s Family Night. Courtesy photoFamily Night at the Los Alamos Nature Center is 6-7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 11 and features an evening of games, hands-on activities and music with Mesa Public Library’s Melissa Mackey. The nature center will be open for exploring the exhibits until 8 p.m.
The second Tuesday of each month is Family Night at the nature center and thanks to a generous sponsorship from the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos, this Read More
Six LAHS Students Named 2017 National Merit Commended Students
LAHS students named Commended Students in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program pictured with Vice Principal Renee Dunwoody, Principal Brad Parker and Superintendent Dr. Kurt Steinhaus, from left, Jennifer Esquibel, Emily Mercer, Irene Kwon and Louisa Belian. Not pictured are Malakai Coblentz and Faith Koh. Courtesy PhotoGov. Susana Martinez Acts On Legislation
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Gov. Susana Martinez signed legislation today passed during the recently concluded special session of the New Mexico Legislature:
- Signed Senate Bill 4 — Public School Capital Outlay Fund Changes [MESSAGE]
- Signed Senate Bill 7 — Public Fund Distribution Changes [MESSAGE]
Black Holes Film At Planetarium This Weekend
Udall, Heinrich Announce $344,325 To UNM To Support Native American Educators In New Mexico
SENATE News:Charter Schools In New Mexico: Virtual Charters – Pros and Cons
Part 3
By ARIEL CARMONA JR.
Charter schools are the hot topic in education nationally.
Virtual charters, of which there are three in the state, took center stage during a three-day session of the Legislative Education Study Committee (LESC) at the state capitol last week.
Lawmakers recognized the need to develop rules to oversee these growing online schools, especially since some are of the opinion that the schools’ connections to for-profit companies flies in the face of state statute.
Legislators said virtual schools are something they have been talking about since 2014, but significant Read More
SFCC Launches 2016 Santa Fe Literary Review
SFCC News:Natural History Museum Has Interactive Dinosaur
Temporary Exhibit ‘Be the Dinosaur’. Courtesy photoMUSEUM News:
Stover Attends Gathering On Youth Development
From left, Morrie Pongratz, House Dist. 43 Republican candidate Sharon Stover and Joanna Gillespie at a recent gathering with Los Alamos youth and adults discussing the status of youth development in New Mexico. Topics included education and tools and resources to deal with life’s challenges. Stover is conducting a series of issue-centered discussions with community stakeholders to gain their insight on the challenges facing New Mexico as well as potential solutions to these challenges. Gillespie and Pongratz hosted the discussion. Additional listening sessions include topics Read More
Inspired By Hatch Student, Udall Calls On FCC To Make Wi-Fi Available On School Buses
Local Students Rank Nationally In Le Grand Concours
LAHS students who ranked nationally in the 81st Le Grand Concours, with their French teacher Louise Foliot, center back row, from left, Theodore Warner, Liam Devlin, Opale Schappert, Zoe Hemez and Elodie Thelliez. Front row from left, Julia Rossato, Sophia Li and Priyanka Velappan. Courtesy photoAspen Elementary 3rd Grade Students Participate In Mock Election
Growing Voters: Elections Manager Gloria Maestas, left, and County Clerk Sharon Stover conduct a Mock Election with third grade students in Nicole Gutierrez’ class at Aspen Elementary School as part of Friday’s National Voter Registration Day celebration. Courtesy photo
ELECTION News:
The Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office was asked to participate in Career Day at teacher Nicole Gutierrez’ third grade class Friday at Aspen Elementary School in celebration of National Voter Registration Day.
Gutierrez said her class has been learning about past and present Read More
Bridget Duffy Takes Helm At Ponderosa Montessori
From left, Ponderosa Montessori School Elementary Teacher Steve Mosier, the school’s new Principal/Director Bridget Duffy and Ponderosa School Board President Sharon Seitz stand next to the school’s playground. Duffy assumed her new position at the school Sept. 19. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.comBy KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
For Bridget Duffy, working as the new director/principal at Ponderosa Montessori School in White Rock is a homecoming.
She explained she earned a Bachelor’s degree in elementary education before owning and operating Sage Cottage Montessori
Los Alamos Nature Center Open Holiday Weekend
Enjoy the beautiful views and engaging exhibits at the Los Alamos Nature Center this holiday weekend. Photo by Patrick CoulieLiving Well Los Alamos: School Lunch Week Oct. 10-14
By HELEN IDZOREKLWVLA Candidate Forums At UNM-LA Oct. 6-13
LWVLA News:
Continuing a tradition of voter education that began in 1920, the League of Women Voters of Los Alamos has scheduled two nonpartisan candidate forums, both of which will be held in the Lecture Room in Building 2 of UNM-Los Alamos.
The first is 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6. The public is invited to arrive at 6:30 p.m. for refreshments and to meet the candidates:
Dist. 43 House of Representatives:
- Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard (D); and
- Sharon Stover (R).
District Attorney in First Judicial District:
- Yvonne M. Chicoine (R); and
- Marco Peter Serna (D).
Probate Judge:
- Abraham Dispennette (R);
Española YMCA Teen Center Visits NASA
From left, Española YMCA Teen Center Director Ben Sandoval, NASA Astronaut Dr. Donald Thomas and EYTC ‘Team Intergalactic’ member Benjamin Sandoval in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Courtesy photoParents, Are You Paying 222 Percent Too much For Goldfish Crackers?
Children are never too young to learn about finances. Find out how teach them good money habits 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday at projectY in Central Park Square. Courrtesy/iStock
My kids love Goldfish crackers (and so do I).
Lately I’ve gotten into the habit of going down the snack aisle and buying the 1 oz. snack size packets. But two aisles down (which makes it impossible to compare prices) there is a 30 oz. container of the exact same cracker for $8.99.
I ran the numbers with my kids and discovered a few startling facts: with the individual snack packs, each serving Read More
Night Sky Planetarium Show At Nature Center Oct. 7
View of the night sky and Milky Way galaxy. Courtesy photoFun, Food And Cider At PEEC-nic Oct. 16
Children enjoying PEEC’s outdoor play area at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy photo