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Los Alamos High School Career And Technical Education Courses Prepare Students For The Future

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Scene from a Career and Technical Education course at Los Alamos High School (LAHS). Courtesy/LAPS

Scene from a Career and Technical Education course at LAHS. Courtesy/LAPS

Troubleshooting car repairs. Preparing a three-course meal in a commercial kitchen. Building a storage shed. Writing computer code. Developing a business plan. These are just a few of the skills students at Los Alamos High School (LAHS) are learning in courses in Career and Technical Education (CTE).

According to the U.S. Department of Education, students who complete a sequence of CTE courses in high school are more Read More

New Business ‘Stable Minded Solutions’ Offers Equine Assisted Psychotherapy And Equine Facilitated Learning

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Stable Minded Solutions owner Karla Palmer offers Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and Equine Facilitated Learning services in Los Alamos. Courtesy photo

By KARLA PALMER
Owner
Stable Minded Solutions

Mental Health is a hot topic these days. Who needs it. How to find a provider. What kind of therapy might work for YOU. After working in the mental health field for more than a decade, I am excited to announce the availability of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and Equine Facilitated Learning services here in Los Alamos County through my business Stable Minded Solutions.

What is Equine Assisted Psychotherapy? Read More

Los Alamos County Comprehensive Health Plan Update Identifies Challenges And Offers Short-Term Solutions

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By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

There’s a lot to celebrate in Los Alamos, but as Los Alamos County Council discovered during its March 26 meeting, there also is no shortage of challenges.

County Social Services Division Manager Jessica Strong, in her update on the development of the Comprehensive Health Plan to council, listed some of the challenges the Los Alamos Health Council identified after conducting 200 interviews with various community members as well as some of the immediate actions that can be taken to address these challenges.

These challenges Read More

Toppers Place Second In Academy Invitational

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Nicholas Witkowski displays the trophy as the team poses with coaches Hari Viswanathan, Travis Gibson and Timur Khazaratkulov. Photo by Gowri Srinivasan.

Sofia Parra beat Astrid Quinonez of Sandia 7-5, 6-2. Photo by Lindsay Gibson.

SPORTS News:

The Academy Invitational Tournament was held April 12-13, 2024 in Albuquerque, with 9 varsity teams participating from around the state. The boys placed second overall clinching several impressive wins along the way. The boys also became the first team to win matches against Albuquerque Academy this season. The girls won key matchups including Read More

Encore Earth Day Presentation Of Eclipse Stories With Chick Keller At Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium April 20

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PEEC News:

Saturday, April 20, at the PEEC Earth Day festival, Dr. Chick Keller will share stories of eclipse missions in the 1970s.

Dr. Keller will share insights about the 1970s airborne studies of the sun’s corona during total solar eclipses – conducted at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory.

By taking the eclipse observations airborne, lab scientists, including Keller and Art Cox, were able to extend their study of totality, as well as reduce interference from the atmosphere.

Dr. Keller will talk about the successes and failures of some of these missions, sharing fantastic photographs Read More

Daily Postcard: Silhouetted Wood Duck Watches Sunrise

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Daily Postcard: A Wood Duck is silhouetted in its perch high in a tree where it watches the sunrise Monday in the Española Valley. Wood Ducks owe their common name to the fact that they are one of the few waterfowl species that perch and nest in trees. Sharp nails on their webbed feet allow them to balance on branches and maneuver into tree cavities that they use for nesting. Source: audubon.org. Photo by Rick Martinez Read More

Body Discovered Behind Building In Downtown Los Alamos

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Scene behind the building at 1247 Central Ave. today where the body of a man was discovered lying on the ground in the area near the stairs at left. Los Alamos police officers arrived at the scene to investigate a call of an unresponsive male in his mid-20s. Police confirmed that the man was deceased and reached out to the Office of the Medical Investigator. Police said they are investigating this as an unattended death. The identity of the man is not yet known. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Scene behind the building at 1247 Central Ave. today where the body of a man in his mid-20s was discovered Read More

2024 Summer Concert Series Lineup

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COUNTY News:

          • Explore Arts & Culture in Los Alamos—Where Discoveries Are Made

Los Alamos, known as the birthplace of groundbreaking scientific discoveries and the former home of J. Robert Oppenheimer, is the place to be this summer. The area isn’t only for history, science and film buffs, but also for families and live music enthusiasts of all ages.

For music lovers, look no further than the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series. Running from late May through August, the series features free concerts at Ashley Pond Park. On scheduled Friday evenings, local and regional musical acts in a variety Read More

Guy Meyer Named New LAPS Athletic Director

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Guy Meyer has accepted the position of Athletic Director at Los Alamos Public Schools. He will fill the vacancy left by Ann Stewart who will retire at the end of this school year. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Los Alamos Public Schools has announced that Guy Meyer has accepted the position of Athletic Director. He joined LAPS last August as the Assistant Athletic Director.

“I am thankful to Superintendent [Jennifer] Guy for the opportunity to help lead Topper and Hawk Athletics and very appreciative to Ann Stewart for hiring me in the district last August,” Meyer said. “Los Alamos High School has a Read More

Cinema Cindy Reviews: Civil War

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By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos

Morbid curiosity … You could say that is what took this reviewer to see “Civil War,” which opened in theaters Friday and is now showing at SALA. “Morbid” because, in an election year, who really wants to imagine our nation warring against itself? “Curiosity” because the film’s trailers were decent, and because there are somewhat-encouraging numbers given it by IMDb (7.6/10) and Rotten Tomatoes (83%, with an audience score of 79%).

Fortunately, my concern wasn’t necessary. Writer-director Alex Garland intentionally left out any specific politics that would Read More

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