Freshman Class Prepares Homecoming Float
Members of the freshman class at Los Alamos High School prepare their float Saturday on North Mesa for Friday’s Homecoming Parade. Courtesy photo Read More
UNM-LA Advisory Board Meets 5:30 p.m. Monday
UNM-LA News:
The UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, in the Lecture Hall in Building 2 on the campus of UNM-Los Alamos, 4000 University Dr., in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
The meeting is open to the public:
Agenda:
1. Call to Order, Confirmation of a Quorum
2. Routine Business – Board Action Items
3. Public Comment
4. Introduction of Visitors
5. Information for the Board Read More
Los Alamos Nature Center Family Night Sept. 13
PEEC News:Jamie Justice Receives Community Youth Award
LAHS Principal Brad Parker presents Jamie Justice with the Community Youth Award from Champions of Youth Ambitions. Courtesy photo
LAHS News:
Los Alamos High School student Jamie Justice received the Community Youth Award from Champions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA) for August from LAHS Principal Brad Parker.
Justice was nominated by several LAHS staff members for being a role model and demonstrating how one can overcome obstacles with grace and a stellar attitude.
Justice received a certificate and a gift bag for leading by example.
This month the following businesses are collecting Read More
Fifth Grade Band Students Learn Basics At First Lesson
Bruce LeTellier shows new trumpet players how to buzz on their mouthpieces. First Lesson Night for beginning band students. Courtesy photo
Richard Hannemann, owner of a home based music store in Los Alamos, made sure that every student had an instrument and supplies. Courtesy photo
Kim LeTellier, a music educator at Chamisa Elementary. Courtesy photo
Larry Bronisz, a trombone player, first learned how to play his instrument 48 years ago at Aspen Elementary. Courtesy photo
LAPS News:
Tuesday, Sept. 6, more than 115 beginning band students attended the First Lesson Night at Los Alamos High Read More
Voter Registration Comes To LAHS Students
League of Women Voters of Los Alamos members Barbara Calef, left, and Jody Benson at Thursday’s Farmer’s Market registering potential voters. The League will host a voter registration booth at the market, 8 a.m. to noon each Thursday through Oct. 6 and at LAHS through Oct. 11. Courtesy photo
The League of Women Voters and the Association of University Women, will be at Los Alamos High School to register students who will by 18 years old by Nov. 8 and all adults wanting to vote in the General Election. League members plan to be at LAHS in the hall near the library during
LAMC Sponsors Talk On End Of Life Issues
Barak Wolff, MPH, presents ‘End of Life Issues/Aid in Dying: A High Level Overview Discussion’ at a lunchtime talk sponsored by Los Alamos Medical Center Friday at the Betty Ehart Senior Center. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Barak Wolff discusses end of life issues during his talk sponsored by LAMC Friday at the Betty Ehart Senior Center. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Barak Wolff discusses health care decisions and choices related to end of life issues during his talk sponsored by LAMC Friday at the Betty Ehart Senior Center. Photo by ChrisPEEC Planetarium Show Explores Solar System
Wallace reveals new discoveries in the solar system during a talk Friday in the Los Alamos Nature Center planetarium. Photo from Cassini 2013
PEEC News:
The community is invited to take a journey with astrophysicist Dr. Rick Wallace at 7 p.m., Friday to discover new revelations about the solar system.
Attendees will view the solar system in the planetarium dome at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road and glimpse the possibilities of a new planet.
Wallace will convey key discoveries in the solar system made by NASA/ESA space probes and advanced ground-based telescopes. The is an opportunity Read More
Steve Tapia Shares Wildlife Stories Sept. 20
Author Steve Tapia presents a talk Sept. 20 at the Los Alamos Nature Center on how certain animals prepare for winter. Courtesy/U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceScenes From UNM-LA Staff Appreciation Party
The Executive Team at UNM-Los Alamos hosts a Staff Appreciation Party Wednesday complete with an ice cream sundae bar. Photo by Nancy Coombs
UNM-LA’s Gabe Baca entertains the crowd with his juggling skills during Wednesday’s event. Photo by Nancy Coombs
UNM-LA staff gather for Wednesday’s appreciation party where they are treated to ice cream sundaes. Photo by Nancy Coombs
Academic Student Success Manager Elizabeth Rademacher dishes up an ice cream sundae. Photo by Nancy Coombs
Anne Lantrip of the Small Read More
Pro Basketball Player Alex Kirk Visits Pinon School
Professional basketball player Alex Kirk with Pinon 6th graders during a recent visit to the school. Courtesy photo
Pro basketball player Alex Kirk during a visit with Pinon 6th graders. Courtesy photoCOMMUNITY News:
Professional basketball player Alex Kirk visited Pinon Elementary Wednesday, Aug 31.
Kirk, who has traveled worldwide, described how fortunate they are to go to school in Los Alamos, because they have a lot more opportunities than many other children and he advised them to take advantage of these opportunities.
UNM-LA Introduces Personal Care Attendant Course
Courtesy photoSFCC Offers Two Leadership Programs For Youth
SFCC News:Los Alamos High School Freshmen Parent Night Sept. 12
LAHS News:
LAMS Student Michael Aslam Selected Semifinalist In National Science And Engineering Competition
EDUCATION News:
Los Alamos Middle School student Michael Aslam has been selected as a top 300 semifinalist in the Broadcom MASTERS national middle school science and engineering competition — the nation’s most prestigious Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) competition for middle school students.
Society for Science & the Public and Broadcom Foundation announced that Aslam was selected for this honor from a pool of 2,343 entrants and more than 6,000 nominees from affiliated science fairs across the United States. The Read More
Police Chief Dino Sgambellone, School Board Member Bill Hargraves On Voice Of Los Alamos Friday
Los Alamos School Board member Bill Hargraves, left, with Police Chief Dino Sgambellone discuss guns, school safety issues and preparedness efforts on local campuses during Wednesday’s taping of the Voice of Los Alamos radio show, which broadcasts noon to 1 p.m. Friday on 101.5 FM. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
September Is Suicide Prevention Month
By Dr. KURT STEINHAUSSchool counselors in Los Alamos have adopted a comprehensive program that promotes student well-being and achievement. It is called the ASCA (American School Counselors Association) model.
ASCA is preventive in design and developmental in nature. It brings school counselors together with one vision and one voice, which creates unity and focus toward student well-being and improving achievement.
One of the ASCA components is suicide prevention and a national campaign has been launched for the month of September. At LAPS, we are Read More
Local Business Owners Mentor High School Student Entrepreneurs Through Launch Los Alamos Classes
Local business experts Patrick Brenner, April Dukes and Mandy Marksteiner are three of five teachers at the new, free Launch Los Alamos classes for teen entrepreneurs. Courtesy photo
BUSINESS News:
This fall, all high school students with business ideas are invited to learn how to turn those ideas into a real business.
Launch Los Alamos is an eight-week crash course in entrepreneurship and business building for teens, sponsored by the Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation. During the program students will get resources to help them put their plans into motion, Read More
Pajarito Spanish Dance Alliance Flamenco Classes Sept. 10 Through Nov. 19
Dance Alliance November 2014. Courtesy photoAfter-School History Wednesdays Begins Sept. 14
Courtesy photoHistory Wednesdays is a drop-off program in which children will experience engaging, hands-on history activities under the guidance of the Museum Educator.
