Fun, Food And Cider At PEEC-nic Oct. 16
Children enjoying PEEC’s outdoor play area at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy photoThe Nobel Prize In Physics 2016: David J. Thouless, F. Duncan M. Haldane, J. Michael Kosterlitz
NOBEL PRIZE News:
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 with one half to David J. Thouless of the University of Washington in Seattle and the other half to
F. Duncan M. Haldane of Princeton University and J. Michael Kosterlitz of Brown University “for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter”.
They revealed the secrets of exotic matter:
This year’s Laureates opened the door on an unknown world where matter can assume strange states. They have used advanced mathematical methods to study unusual Read More
LAHS’s Kathy Boerigter Shares Presidential Award Impressions Following White House Honors Event
LAHS Science Teacher Kathy Boerigter accepts her PAEMST Award for Science. Courtesy photo
While attending professional development events, Boerigter met teachers from all over the country and learned new teaching strategies to bring back to her students in Los Alamos. Courtesy photo
EDUCATION News:
Los Alamos High School Science Teacher Kathy Boerigter accepted the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) during a trip last week to Washington, D.C.
Boerigter, and the other Presidential Awardees, received a certificate signed by the President Read More
Letter To The Editor: Thanks For Supporting C’YA
Ariel Casteneda. Courtesy photo‘Parents Raising Teens’ Support Group Starts Oct. 12
Feel like you’ve lost your teen’s attention? You are not alone. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Join the “Parents Raising Teens” Support Group beginning Wednesday, Oct. 12. JJAB is offering the free 6-week support group for parents navigating the challenges of raising teenagers.
- Be with other parents who can offer non-judgement and compassion.
- Get assistance in brainstorming ideas for how to respond to difficult situations.
- Through mindfulness exercises, learn tools for improved communication and connection with yourself and your teen.
- Share helpful parenting resources.
- Find
Letter To The Editor: Thank You For Passing HB33
By BILL WADT, Board MemberLast January, voters in Los Alamos resoundingly approved the continuance of HB33 Mill Levy to provide Los Alamos Public Schools over $13 million across six years for student technology and network infrastructure as well as funds for musical instruments, athletic supplies and equipment, heating and cooling projects and restroom upgrades for older buildings across the District, and general maintenance projects from roof repairs and handicapped ramps to improved PA systems and new fire panels.
With your Read More
Officials Take Efforts To Minimize Cuts To Education During Special Legislative Session Underway In Santa Fe
Staff Report
The New Mexico Coalition of Educational Leaders, Superintendents across the state and Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard are working overtime to avoid significant cuts to education during the Special Legislative Session underway in Santa Fe.
Gov. Susana Martinez called the Legislature into Special Session Friday, Sept. 30 to address a $500 million projected budget shortfall for the current fiscal year. Early in September, she ordered every government department to cut spending by 5 percent resulting in some cost savings but not enough to close the gap. Last week, Legislators Read More
Seminar: Cornering Breast Cancer―The Next Generation Of Anti-Tumor Therapies
Nature On Tap: Recent Discoveries In Astronomy Oct. 6
PEEC News:
The community is invited to this week’s Nature on Tap to discuss the latest findings in astronomy.
Local astronomers and astrophysicists Dr. Paul Arendt, Dr. Galen Gisler and Dr. Rick Wallace will provide an engaging discussion about black holes, NASA’s Juno probe, the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, the night sky, and upcoming planetarium shows 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6 at UnQuarked in Central Park Square.
Arendt received his PhD in physics at Ohio State University and now works in commercial manufacturing and the Applied Research & Development of Materials Read More
Valles Caldera Geology Field Trip With Fraser And Cathy Goff Oct. 9
Geologist Fraser Goff, who wrote the book on Valles’ geology, is leading a trip Oct. 9 to the Valles Caldera with his wife Cathy Goff. Courtesy photoMary Cardin Workshops At Fuller Lodge Art Center
A fall inspired work by Mary Cardin. Courtesy photoFLAC News:
Chances are anyone who has lived in Los Alamos for awhile has seen a watercolor painted by Mary Cardin.
Cardin’s work hangs everywhere from private homes to the public library. That’s because Cardin has a long standing and beloved relationship with Los Alamos. Every year she finds herself making the trek from Chama to Los Alamos to share her artwork and knowledge, and every year Cardin invites her students to come up to Chama and take weekend workshops at her Bed and Breakfast.
There’s a reason the road between Cardin’s Bed and
PEEC Provides Fishing Adventure At Fenton Oct. 8
Casey Harthorn teaching the next generation how to fish. Courtesy photoLetter To The Editor: Thankful To This Community
By JOANNA GILLESPIEWhen my husband and I returned to Los Alamos to raise our children in our hometown, I confess that I was quite surprised by how little had changed. It was a new lens for me; I was looking at Los Alamos with the eyes of a homeowner and a voter. Sixteen years later, when I drive around our community I feel a deep sense of gratitude to every citizen that has voted for sensible change.
The flower baskets that hang along Central Avenue are perhaps the simplest change, but at every turn there are improvements that affect the quality of life here in our hilltop community. Attending Read More
Nature Center Talk: The Language Of Bears Oct. 4
Wildlife biologist Daryl Ratajczak feeding a bear cub 20 years ago. Ratajczak will give a free talk Tuesday at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy photoCharter Schools In New Mexico: Legislature Takes Up Charter Funding
Charter Schools Part 2
McCurdy Charter School Governance Board Chairperson Deborah Bennett Anderson had to answer to the Public Education Commission at a meeting earlier this spring where school officials were looking to secure an extension in order to finalize the necessary funding needed for construction of an $8 million two-story building.
Nearly four years prior, in 2012, the school had gone before the commission to present a long-term plan to address facility corrections which had been previously brought up by state officials. Commission Chair Read More
Letter To The Editor: House Bill 145 Is Flawed
By MARIE CHIRAVALLE
Los Alamos
As a registered Republican one of the main reasons I am supporting Democratic Candidate Stephanie Garcia Richard for House Representative District 43 is because of her positions on education and in particular her opposition to House Bill 145.
House Bill 145 Adjunct Secondary Instructions Act permits the hiring of adjunct teachers for grades 7-12 and enables them to teach up to one half of a full year teacher’s workload at the bottom of the pay scale. Yes it would lower the cost of education but at the expense of your child’s education.
I am a 43-year retired educator Read More
Stover: Let’s Rise Above Partisanship To Do What’s Best For New Mexico Students
By Sharon StoverThe issue of adjunct teachers should not be partisan or divisive. I am disappointed by the recent acrimony surrounding this straightforward idea.
Earlier this year, I listened to Dr. Kurt Steinhaus, Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) superintendent, speak about the adjunct teacher proposal that was offered during the 2016 Legislative Session. Dr. Steinhaus supported the idea of adjunct teachers to tap the local expertise of scientists and engineers in our community and to strengthen the relationship between the Los Read More
DOE Awards $1.5 Million Grant To UML
DOE News:U.S. Department Of Education Awards Three NM Schools With National Recognition
STATE EDUCATION News:- New Mexico School for the Arts in Santa Fe;
- Mesa Elementary School in Clovis; and
- Cloudcroft Middle School.
Special Session Alert: Educators Are Petitioning For Students To Be Protected From Budget Cuts
NEA-New Mexico News:
Education employees throughout New Mexico are collecting petition signatures ahead of the Special Session of the Legislature and Friday morning NEA-New Mexico will present those petition signatures to the Governor and Chairman Larry Larranaga of the House Finance Committee and Chairman John Smith of the Senate Finance Committee.
The petition reads as follows:
AS YOU WORK TO RESOLVE THE STATE BUDGET CRISIS, make no more cuts to public schools and higher education. As educators, we are all committed to the success of every student. The success of New Mexico Read More
