Fall 2016 Ukulele Classes Begin Sept. 23
Many members of the first Beginners Fall 2014 Ukulele Class are now members of the HillStrummers performing group who have enjoyed community singalongs the past two years. Courtesy/Ruth Lier
COMMUNITY News:
Have you ever wondered if you could play a simple musical instrument, but never had the chance? The Betty Ehart Senior Center is once again offering a unique opportunity for the Los Alamos community to explore and develop your potential musical skills via this newly-popular old-timey instrument—the Hawaiian ukulele.
Beginning Sept. 23, instructors Kathleen Galbraith and Fran Read More
LANL And SFCC Partner To Build Work Place Skills
LANL News:
Los Alamos Laboratory is partnering with Santa Fe Community College and Innovate+Educate to offer an Engineered Systems Technician course beginning Saturday, Sept. 10. The course offers workplace skills that will prepare students for level 1 or 2 engineered systems technicians at the Laboratory.
The course meets from 8 a.m. to noon for four consecutive Saturdays (Sept. 10-Oct. 1) at Santa Fe Community College. To register, call 428-1676 (Skill-Up Course SC 342 01/CRN 21627). Cost of the course is $49 and students will receive
Garcia Richard Pushes During Legislative Finance Committee To Protect Children From Budget Cuts
State Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard (D-Los Alamos) participated in the Legislative Finance Committee’s hearing in Red River that heard revenue forecasts and discussed how to address a projected shortfall. Courtesy photo
‘We cannot fix the budget on the backs of our kids,’ State Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard said at last week’s Legislative Finance Committee’ hearing in Red River. Courtesy photo
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RED RIVER – Unexpectedly low revenues from oil and gas are threatening the State of New Mexico’s budget for the current fiscal year. Last week State Rep. Stephanie Read More
DWI School Scheduled At LAFC Fridays In October
FSN Presents: Financial Peace University
County Council Celebrates Youth And Education
Los Alamos County Councilor Steven Girrens, right, presents a proclamation on behalf of the Council to LACDC Executive Director Patrick Sullivan, left, and Chad the ‘Sci Guy’ Lauritzen of Champions of Youth Ambitions in celebration of ‘A year of Building Assets’. Courtesy photo
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Los Alamos County Councilor Steven Girrens, on behalf of the Council presented a proclamation, at Tuesday’s regular Council meeting, declaring 2016-2017 as a “Year of Asset Building” and Friday, Sept. 2 as “College Day/Miltary Day” in Los Alamos County.
Girrens presented the proclamation Read More
SFCC Offering Evening Welding Classes
Los Alamos High School Tenth Grader Has Died
LAHS News:
Los Alamos High School has issued the following message today to parents of students at the school relayiing the news that a student has died.
Dear Parents,
It is with deep regret that we inform you about a recent loss to our school community. Last evening, Arleigh Huff, one of our tenth graders, died tragically from an unfortunate incident. This loss is sure to raise many emotions, concerns, and questions for our entire school, especially our students.
Our school and Los Alamos Public Schools has a Crisis Intervention Team made up of professionals trained to help with the needs Read More
CIR: Seminar On Modern India Postponed To Sept. 14
Martha and Ray Wallace will offer an interactive seminar on modern India. Entitled “Current Issues in Modern India: Politics, Economics, and International Relations,” the talk will explore the country’s current issues, providing context and nuance for some of the many
SFCC Presents ‘Comida y Comunidad’ Thursday, Sept. 8
A pop-up farmers’ market and information fair will give the public an opportunity to sample and buy local produce noon to 5 p.m. in the main lobby and hallway.
Second Annual CIC Mentorship Program Gets Underway
Community Internship Collaboration Coordinator Laura Loy welcomes student intern mentors to the second annual mentorship program workshop Wednesday at UNM-LA. Photo by Nancy Coombs
Ken Holmes of Los Alamos High School and Grace Wilkerson of UNM-LA at Wednesday’s event. Photo by Nancy Coombs
Bill Gilson speaks to the group about student intern opportunities within the IT Department at UNM-LA. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
COMMUNITY News:
Student intern mentors from local businesses, the county and schools, attended a Community
UNM-Los Alamos Appoints Dr. Sharon Hurley As Associate Dean Of Instruction
New UNM-LA Assistant Dean Dr. Sharon Hurley. Courtesy photo
UNM-LA News:
UNM-Los Alamos is pleased to announce that Dr. Sharon Hurley has accepted the position of Associate Dean of Instruction. Dr. Hurley came to UNM-LA as an accounting and economics professor in 2003. She has served as the Department Chair of Business, Computer Science, and Information Technology since 2014.
As Associate Dean of Instruction, Dr. Hurley will assist the Interim Dean of Instruction, Kay Willerton, in the oversight of course scheduling, curriculum development, faculty hiring and supervision, budget development, Read More
LAPS Ponders Storing Firearms On Campus
Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone approached the LAPS Board of Education during a special session Thursday evening to discuss the idea of storing firearms on campus at Los Alamos Middle School and Los Alamos High School. He explained that this is a new trend in police procedure in light of shooting incidents across the country. His School Resource Officers brought back this idea from a recent training program they attended in which it was explained that having weapons secured on campus saves precious time when lives are at stake due to an active shooter. The Board directed Read More
Atomic City Children’s Theater Opens Auditions For Disney Peter Pan Jr. 2-4 p.m. Wednesday
ACCT News:
Atomic City Children’s Theater (ACCT), the Los Alamos Public Schools’ award winning after-school theater program, is excited to announce auditions for their elementary school production of Disney Peter Pan Jr., a two-act musical based on the Disney film and J.M. Barrie’s enchanting Broadway play.
Co-Director Daren Savage noted, “Peter Pan Jr. is a really fun show with some of Disney’s most famous characters including Peter Pan, Wendy, Captain Hook and of course, Tinker Bell and features many memorable Disney songs including, You Can Fly, Never Read More
Raffi Andonian Delivers Financial Tips For Parents
Raffi Andonian will deliver his “Money Talks” presentation Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 at Family Strengths Network, at 3540 Orange St. Los Alamos.
This complimentary financial seminar is designed to teach parents and grandparents how to talk to their kids about personal finances and turn everyday situations like shopping, doing chores and receiving gifts into valuable lessons that can be used throughout Read More
Letter To The Editor: No Politics At Homecoming Parade
Local political party leaders agree to stand by the joint Letter to the Editor published in 2014 that announced an agreement reached by Los Alamos Democratic Party Chair Robyn Schultz and then GOP Chair Robert Gibson regarding the annual Los Alamos High School Homecoming Parade.
Joint Letter to the editor published in 2014:
The Los Alamos Homecoming Parade is coming up. In order not to politicize a beloved community tradition, our local parties have decided Read More
Bird Walk On Cañada Bonita/Nordic Ski Trails Sept. 10
Cordilleran flycatcher. Photo by Marion Stelts
PEEC News:
One of the best ways to begin bird watching is by looking for the birds one sees and hears every day.
The community is invited to join longtime Los Alamos resident and bird watcher Joe Fitzgibbon at 7 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 for a hike along the Cañada Bonita and Nordic Ski Trails.
The high-elevation trek winds through mixed conifer forest and offers breathtaking views. This is the perfect opportunity for adults and children who can hike up to five miles to get outside and admire local species of birds. Sightings Read More
Los Alamos Historical Museum Hosts Culture Co-op
HISTORICAL MUSEUM News:
Join the Los Alamos Historical Museum staff at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13 at Fuller Lodge in Los Alamos for Culture Co-op, an evening of intercultural exploration.
Hear about the Los Alamos History Museum’s spring 2016 travel to Japan to meet with colleagues at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum with the goal to develop dialogue between communities in New Mexico and Japan. Read More
LAPS ACT Assessment Scores At A Glance
Los Alamos High School. Courtesy photo
LAPS News:
In 2016, 204 graduating LAPS students took the ACT test. The average composite score was 24.4, with average scores of 24.1 in English, 23.3 in mathematics, 25.2 in reading, and 24.4 in science. The highest possible score is 36.
The average scores in Los Alamos were higher than the average scores across the state. In New Mexico 13,435 students took the test and received an average composite score of 19.9, with an average score of 18.9 in English, 19.5 in Mathematics, 20.5 in reading, and 20.1 in science.
The ACT test is designed to measure the Read More
NMPED Releases Annual School Grades
LAPS News:
Today, the New Mexico Public Education Department released individual school grades. Here is information to keep in mind when reviewing the school grade reports.
First, the PED School Grades are primarily a measure of increases in state test scores. The school grades are not a reflection of overall student achievement or quality of teaching.
Second, based upon PARCC test scores for the last two years, the Los Alamos Public Schools is the highest achieving district in the state. It is statistically very difficult for high-achieving schools to demonstrate Read More