Clark & Kendall’s Weekend Preview: Aug. 2, 2012
Los Alamos Daily Post Publisher Carol A. Clark and Webmaster/Reporter Greg Kendall. Photo by Karen Kendall
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Fort Building 3:30–5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3 at PEEC
Come to PEEC and get building! On the first Friday of every month, join other kids who like building forts (and their parents) to build, play, and hang out in your new place you created! Parents must stay and supervise their children. Free. No registration required.
Enchanted Parks Photographic Exhibit at Mesa Public Library
Exhibit runs Read More
High School Bus Loop and Landscape Project Update
LAPS News:
Several construction workers are building forms for the new high school sidewalk. Courtesy/LAPS
Work on the Los Alamos High School bus loop and landscape project is moving forward at a quickening pace.
New sidewalks are being installed along Smith Auditorium and P-wing. A new drainage system will be installed in the parking lot corner of P-wing and Smith.
In addition, the entire parking lot will be seal coated and re-striped. Building forms for the new high school sidewalk are being formed.
Landscaping of the high school is also underway. A retaining wall will be built along the sidewalk Read More
Michelle Hall Receives 2012 Excellence in Geophysical Education Award
By Carol A. Clark
Local scientist Michelle Hall has received the 2012 American Geophysical Union Excellence in Geophysical Education Award.
The American Geophysical Union Excellence in Geophysical Education Award is the AGU’s top prize recognizing career accomplishment in education.
This award recognizes and honors Hall for her “sustained commitment to excellence in geophysical education. She is an educator who has had a major impact on geophysical education and has made a long-lasting, positive impact on geophysical education through her professional service. Hall has distinguished Read More
Bradbury Science Museum Gets Martian Fever
Artist’s conception of the Curiosity rover on Mars. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Public invited to Curiosity rover landing party Sunday night at new Mars exhibit
Curious about Curiosity, the SUV-sized rover scheduled to touch down on Mars on Sunday? Then come to an opening party for a new exhibit this Sunday at the Bradbury Science Museum at 15th Street and Central Avenue in downtown Los Alamos.
The public is invited to the special opening reception at 10 p.m. Sunday Aug. 5 to celebrate Los Alamos National Laboratory technologies aboard the six-wheeled mobile science laboratory.
The Curiosity Read More
LAHS Memorial Garden Groundbreaking is Aug. 8
LOS ALAMOS HIGH SCHOOL News:
SAVE THE DATE … The Los Alamos High School Memorial Garden groundbreaking ceremony is set for noon Wednesday, Aug. 8 in front of the Los Alamos High School IMC. Courtesy/LAPS Read More
Mountain Lion Expert Comes to PEEC
The focus of Logan’s career has been on the science of the cougar, and on putting that scientific information into a format that will inform decision makers and citizens as they consider mountain lion management and conservation.
Logan was the lead researcher for a 10-year, $1.4 million study of mountain lions
School Board Holding Special Meeting at Coffee Booth
The Los Alamos School Board has scheduled a Special School Board meeting at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 2 at the Coffee Booth to review school board policies.
The meeting is open to the public.
Gadbois Selected to Create Mural at UNM-Los Alamos
A mural created by Santa Fe artist Nick Gadbois. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/UNM-LA
By Bonnie J. Gordon
The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos has commissioned Santa Fe artist Nick Gadbois to create a work of art for the UNM-LA campus.
The Local Selection Committee at UNM-LA sought to commission a work that would connect the campus and the Los Alamos community as well as conceptually relate to science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Finalists were selected in March and a final selection was made earlier this July. Installation of the $57,000 project is scheduled to be completed during Read More
UNM-LA’s ‘University Experience’ Provides Active Opportunity for Students
UNM-LA News:
Students entering fourth through twelveth grade were on the UNM-LA campus during the week of July 23-27 for “University Experience,” a science and technology program that gave students the opportunity to learn about robotics, rocketry, forensics, biology, alternative energy, game design and cyber-security. Students participated in hands-on activities designed to introduce them to these fields of study. (Students’ names intentionally withheld.) Photos by Bonnie J. Gordon/UNM-LA
Photos by Bonnie J. Gordon/UNM-LA
Photos by Bonnie J. Gordon/UNM-LA Read More
Teachers Union Delegates at National Convention Nix High Stakes Testing
AFT News:
DETROIT — The American Federation of Teachers 2012 National Convention in Detroit drew more than 3,000 delegates from across the country.
The delegates represented 1.5 million members including preK-12 teachers; paraprofessionals and school-related personnel; higher education faculty and professional staff; early childhood educators; federal, state and local government employees; and nurses and other healthcare professionals.
The delegates passed a series of resolutions Saturday that reinforce the union’s commitment to solution-driven unionism and to increased Read More
Robot Dazzles Crowd Friday Night @ the Bradbury
BRADBURY SCIENCE MUSEUM News:
Curious spectators gathered at the Bradbury Science Museum, Central Avenue and 15th Street, Friday evening to watch a robot lob basketballs during a robotics demonstration as part of Friday Night @ the Bradbury Science Museum. The museum hosted special family programs until 9 p.m. each Friday night in June and July. July 27 was the last Friday Night @ the Museum for this summer. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Kiwanis Presents Scholarship to Erin Burr
KIWANIS News:
Kiwanis awarded an educational scholarship to Los Alamos High School graduate Erin Burr Tuesday. From left, Thomas Burr, Lynn Finnegan, Burr, and Kiwanis Second Vice President Karen Kendall. Burr will attend Colorado State University in Fort Collins this fall to study dance and health with a focus on exercise science. She participated in Dance Arts Los Alamos from the age of 3 and has performed in several local Nutcracker performances. Burr also served on the United Way Youth Team and Los Alamos Youth Leadership. Photo by Sharon Stover Read More
Turf Goes Down ‘Behind the Fence’ at LAMS
This photo taken “behind the fence” at the Los Alamos Middle School shows the school’s turf project is now in full swing. About three-fourths of the turf is down on the field and work is starting on the running track. The project is on schedule for completion before the start of school Aug. 15. Courtesy/LAPS Read More
Steven Guldan Talks to Rotary about Sustainable Agricultural Science
ROTARY News:
Steven Guldan, right, professor and superintendent of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at UNM selects a ticket from Rotarian Kevin Honnell for the Club’s weekly free lunch drawing Tuesday at the Dixie Girl Restaurant. Guldan spoke to the group about the Sustainable Agricultural Science Center at Alcalde. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
The NMSU Alcalde Sustainable Agriculture Science Center staff in cooperation with the NMSU Cooperative Extension Service invites the public to attend its Field Day Program at Alcalde Wednesday, Read More
Take an Easy Walk to Learn to ID Wildflower
PEEC News:
Courtesy/PEEC
Join Curator Chick Keller of the Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s (PEEC) Jemez Mountain Herbarium for an easy walk to learn the names of local wildflowers.
A plant list will be provided so participants can keep track of what they see.
Get A Good Scrubbing for a Good Cause!
LOS ALAMOS PONY CLUB News:
There’s a fundraiser car wash from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 28 at the Del Norte Credit Union.
The event is being held to benefit the youth leadership and athletics program of Los
Alamos Pony Club.
Bring cars, trucks and even horse trailers for a good scrubbing for a good cause! Read More
Mountain School Seeks New Principal
By Carol A. ClarkAs the Aug. 15 start of the new school year draws near, a hiring committee has narrowed down a pool of applicants vying to replace Mountain Elementary School Principal Gerry Washburn.
“We had internal and external candidates apply and we’re hoping to bring this search to a close well before school starts,” Washburn said Tuesday.
Washburn is a non-voting member of the hiring committee who helped coordinate the process.
He left Mountain June 19 after serving three years as principal to become Coordinator of Human Resources for Los Alamos Read More
Counting Down the Days for Free Books for Kids
OTOWI STATION News:
Otowi Station, Los Alamos Rotary Club and Self-Help, Inc., have partnered to provide free books to 500 local disadvantaged schoolchildren through this summer’s “A Book of My Very Own” campaign.
The campaign, which ends Aug. 1, is now halfway to its goal.
The books will be distributed with school supplies for the neediest elementary school children in Los Alamos and surrounding communities, as designated by school counselors.
The project is part of Self-Help’s “Tools for Schools” program.
“We’ve been delighted with the response so far,” said Ellen Read More
Column: Many Reasons to Oppose Governor’s Plan
There are many reasons to oppose the governor’s plan for teacher evaluation: The tests used are unreliable; the states where similar “reforms” have been implemented have not seen success; huge sums of money have been diverted from schools to publishing companies; curriculum narrows to only those things measured and measurable on a standardized test.
The list is long. For teachers, one of the most devastating consequences of over-reliance on test scores is the impact on their relationship with Read More
Anna Grothaus Receives Kiwanis Scholarship
Anna Grothaus received a scholarship from the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos. Don Casperson hands Anna her check while her parents, Debbie and Mike, look on. Anna will attend Texas Tech University to study psychology in the fall. Photo by Karen Kendall