Registration Opens For UNM-LA Summer Classes For Adults And Kids
Thomas Peña leads a fly-fishing class. Courtesy/Thomas Peña UNM-LA News:
Los Alamos Community Education has released its summer schedule of classes for adults and children. The print schedules, which were mailed to area households, also are available on campus, in stands around Los Alamos and White Rock, and online at losalamos.unm.edu/community-education.
Adults will find a a variety of fitness classes to energize their summer, from yoga to solo salsa. There are jewelry making and painting classes, interior decorating, personal finance, and writing classes, and a variety of Read More
Book Signing By Craig Martin And Terry Foxx Tuesday
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PEEC News
Craig Martin and Terry Foxx will be at the Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road in Los Alamos 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10 to sign copies of their new book Plants of the Jemez Mountains Volume 1.
The book, the first in a three-volume series, will be available for purchase in the nature center gift shop.
Plants of the Jemez Mountains Volume 1 contains clear and informative drawings, color photos, and descriptions of the trees, shrubs, vines, ferns, and horsetails found in the Jemez Mountains. The book also includes helpful guides for the novice naturalist.
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Arborist Laural Hardin Gives Pruning Workshop May 15
Arborist Laural Hardin. Courtesy photoPEEC News:
Tree pruning can keep trees healthy and beautiful, but improper pruning can leave a tree weak and detract from the landscape. Join Laural Hardin at the Los Alamos Nature Center 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, May 15, to learn the basics of pruning ornamental and fruit trees. She also will cover important questions to ask professionals before they prune one’s trees.
Laural Hardin is a certified arborist and integrated pest management specialist who specializes in diagnosing and solving tree and garden problems. With an interest in helping Read More
Food, Fun, Demonstrations And Discounts: Y Hosts Super Saturday Sign-up Event May 14
Activities at the Family YMCA. Courtesy/YMCA
Family YMCA outdoor activities. Courtesy/YMCA
YMCA News:
The Family YMCA is hosting a Super Saturday Sign-up Day, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 14, featuring food, fun, free demonstration classes and discounts for several programs during this open-house time.
Everyone who comes in to the YMCA at 1450 Iris Street will get a chance to spin a Prize Wheel for a gift.
The public is welcome to join demonstration classes for free, classes and times detailed below but the classes are first come, first served as space is limited. Families who Read More
LAFD Unveils Fire Prevention Education Trailer
LAFD’s Fire Prevention Education Truck and Trailer get new looks. Courtesy/LAFD
LAFD’s Fire Prevention Education Truck and Trailer get new looks. Courtesy/LAFD
LAFD News:
Los Alamos County Fire Department (LAFD) is proud to unveil the new look of the Fire Prevention Education Trailer. The 24-foot trailer is an educational tool used throughout Los Alamos and Northern New Mexico to educate children on the importance of fire safety and steps that can be taken in case of an emergency.
The LAFD will have the trailer on display for the community to see Saturday May 7 at the Los Alamos Read More
Quilting Nature Class With Terry Foxx And Katy Korkos
Sample wildflower portraits. Courtesy/Terry Foxx and Katy Korkos
Thistle. Courtesy/Terry Foxx and Katy Korkos
Annual 8th Grade Washington, D.C Spring Break Trip
Students who were winners of essay contest and got to lay the wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery during this year’s Washington DC Trip. From left, James Gutierrezt, Jaimey Zerr, Lauren Poague and Jersey Zerr. Courtesy photoXQ: The Super School Bus Hits Los Alamos May 9
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EDUCATION News:
XQ: The Super School Project will be bringing its national bus tour to Los Alamos May 9.
The Los Alamos stop will be a chance for the community to connect with, and hear directly from, New Mexico applicants about why they’ve engaged in the challenge and some of the innovative ideas they have for rethinking high school in Los Alamos.
The dynamic school bus stop will feature activities for XQ applicants, local students, and community members, and aims to spark a broader conversation Read More
May Is Mental Health Awareness Month
LAPS Dr. Kurt SteinhausLAHS’ NJROTC Garners High Marks Again And Again
Front row from left, Lauren Partin, Holly Hayes, Mikyla Smith and Steffie Nielsen. Back row from left, James O’Brien, Austin Estrada, Victor Kim and Auzaya Massara. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen. The unit was awarded their 13th consecutive year as a Distinguished Unit and the last eight consecutive have been with academic honors. The unit received a grade of ‘outstanding’ in all categories. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen
NJROTC News:
What do you get when you mix time, talent, dedication and hard work? You get acknowledged as a Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) Read More
In Praise Of Los Alamos Schools
Emily Johnson, Los Alamos High School Class of 2016. Courtesy photo
It was a little more than a year ago (Jan. 29, 2015) that the Los Alamos Daily Post did a nice story on the appointment of our oldest son, Kevin Johnson (LAHS, 1978), as President and Chief Operating Officer of Starbucks (link). If you will forgive our presumptiveness, it just occurred to us that there might be another story connecting Kevin, his sister Kerry Johnson Hinsch (LAHS, 1981), Kevin’s younger brother Dr. Tim Johnson (LAHS, Read More
LAHS Students Win Chance To Qualify For International Chemistry Olympiad
LAHS sophomore David Gao, center, and senior Nicholas Koskelo with their teacher and coach Kathy Boerigter. Courtesy photo
LAHS News:
The Central New Mexico local section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced the names of two outstanding chemistry students from Los Alamos High School. The students are sophomore David Gao and senior Nicholas Koskelo.
Last week they took a national exam that may qualify them to become members of the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad team that will compete in the 48th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO), July 23-Aug. 1 in Tbilisi, Read More
Planetarium Feature Film: Exoplanets May 7-8
Exoplanets is a planetarium fill that uncovers planets in other solar systems. Courtesy/PEECPajarito Environmental Education Center is showing Exoplanets at 2 p.m., Saturday and Sunday in the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium.
LAHS Latin Students Medal On National Latin Exam
LAHS Latin students participate in the 2016 National Latin Exam. Courtesy photo
LAHS Latin students participate in the 2016 National Latin Exam. Courtesy photo
LAHS News:
In March, Latin students at Los Alamos High School participated in the 2016 National Latin Exam. A number of students received awards for their performances, some earning top honors.
In Latin 1, Carter Begnaud, Hannah Clegg, Isabella Stephens and Andres Vigil earned Silver Maxima Cum Laude medals and awards.
In Latin 2, Caleb Hatlerand, Jacob Thompson earned Silver Maxima Cum Laude medals and awards.
On the Latin 3 Poetry Read More
LAMS’s Lillian Petersen Takes 3rd In 2016 Supercomputing Challenge
Lillian Petersen explains her Supercomputing Challenge project, ‘Detecting Climate Change Through Means and Extremes’ to Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Charlie McMillan. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Middle School student Lillian Petersen won third place for her project, “Detecting Climate Change Through Means and Extremes.”
Petersen’s study aggregated data from thousands of weather stations around the world, which she processed and analyzed with a Python program she wrote to find overall changes and trends in climate around the world. She also won the Community Read More
Free ESL And HSE Classes In Los Alamos
Free classes! New classes beginning Wednesday, May 11 at UNM-LA. Courtesy image
Free classes! New classes beginning Wednesday, May 11 at UNM-LA. Courtesy image
UNM-LA News:
- UNM-LA High School Equivalency and English as a Second Language Summer Classes
The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos’ (UNM-LA) Adult Basic Education office is offering free New Mexico High School Equivalency (HSE) prep classes and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes beginning Wednesday, May 11 and running through June 23.
UNM-LA Adult Basic Education (ABE) Program Coordinator, Jane Clements, Ph.D. says,
LAHS’s Wilbur Wang 2nd Year USA Biology Olympiad Semifinalist
Wilbur Wang
LAPS News:
The Center for Excellence in Education congratulates Los Alamos High School’s Wilbur Wang for being a semi-finalist in the USA Biology Olympiad Open Exam. This is Wang’s second year reaching the rank of semifinalist.
Approximately 10,000 high school students took the exam, and Wang’s score puts him in the top 10 percent of that group.
The next step is for him to take the second round of this challenging test. The top 20 finalists will be invited to a residential training program where they learn advanced biological concepts and lab skills at the USABO National Finals. Read More
New Sign Installed At UNM-LA
UNM-Los Alamos has installed a brand new sign on its campus at 4000 University Dr. Courtesy/UNM-LA Read More
LAHS Athlete Sierra Foley Signs Letter Of Intent
Volleyball Coach Deedi Stokes, left, and parents Phyllis and Brian Foley watch as Los Alamos High School senior Sierra Foley signs letter of intent to attend New Mexico Highlans University. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
LAHS athlete Sierra Foley is heading to New Mexico Highlands University. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com