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LANL: Ripples In Spacetime Discussed In Public Lecture Sept. 19

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Gabriela Gonzalez, spokesperson for LIGO Scientific Collaboration. Courtesy photo
 
LANL News:
 
Gabriela Gonzalez, spokesperson for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Scientific Collaboration, will discuss the observation of gravitational waves at 7:30 p.m., Sept. 19 in the Grand Ballroom at the Eldorado Hotel in Santa Fe; the free lecture is open to the public.   
 
“This is a very exciting time in astronomy that took a lot of people and many years to get to,” said Gonzalez, a professor of physics and astronomy at
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Seeking Judges And Food Donations For Los Alamos Peak Invitational Speech And Debate Tournament

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LAPS News:
 
The Los Alamos High School Hilltalkers and the Los Alamos Middle School Hawktalkers speech and debate teams will be hosting The Peak Tournament at Los Alamos Middle School 3-9:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 23 and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 24.  
 
Additionally, a Model Congress Tournament will be held 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, Sept. 23 at Fuller Lodge. Speech and Debate teams from across the state will converge on Los Alamos to speak and debate for titles in the first full speech and debate tournament
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Unitarian Church Presents Ken Burns’ Defying The Nazis

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COMMUNITY News:
 
The Unitarian Church of Los Alamos will present a free public viewing of Ken Burns’ new documentary, Defying the Nazis; The Sharps’ War, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20 in the sanctuary.
 
Defying the Nazis tells the never-before-told story of Waitstill and Martha Sharp, an American Unitarian minister and his wife from Wellesley, Mass., who left their children behind in the care of their parish and boldly committed to a life-threatening mission in Europe on behalf of the Unitarian Service Committee. Over two dangerous
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Santa Fe Community College Announces Michelle Rosen Hatcher As Kids Campus Director

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Michelle Rosen Hatcher
 
SFCC News:
 
SANTA FE ― Santa Fe Community College announces that Michelle Rosen Hatcher has been selected as director of Kids Campus.
 
Rosen Hatcher has a wealth of experience as an educator, having spent more than 25 years with Santa Fe Public Schools as a teacher and administrator.
 
“We’re thrilled to have Michelle Rosen Hatcher as the director of Kids Campus. We value her guidance and expertise to continue to raise the level of excellence at Kids Campus,” said Dr. Jennifer Duran-Sallee, director of the Early Childhood Center
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LAHS Student Studying In Bosnia And Herzegovina On State Department YES Abroad Scholarship

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LAHS student Darcy Turin atop the 564′ tall Avaz Twist Tower in Sarajevo. Courtesy photo

EDUCATION News:

Los Alamos High School student Darcy Turin has been awarded a YES Abroad scholarship for 2016-17 from the U.S. Department of State. She is living with a host family and studying in Bosnia and Herzegovina for the academic year.

Turin is one of only 65 competitively selected students from across the nation who has received a scholarship to participate in the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad program. The merit-based award covers the full cost of an academic year abroad, providing Read More

New Food Concept Opens In Los Alamos Today!

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Sirphey is a new food-tech company opening today in Los Alamos and looking to revolutionize the way we think of restaurants. Courtesy photo

BUSINESS News:

Burned out. Even our favorite meals from our favorite restaurants can sometimes strike us as dull and flat, or we find ourselves bemoaning the lack of variety in our food options. And often, we settle for something easy but uninspiring from the market.

Launching today, Sept. 15, Sirphey is a new food-tech company looking to solve this problem and to revolutionize the way we think of restaurants, in general. From their daily-changing, curated Read More

Thirteen Los Alamos High School Students Semifinalists In 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program

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From left, LAHS Principal Brad Parker with students named semifinalists in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program Robert Zhu, Wilbur Wang, Justin Lemke, Opale Schappert, Rose Click, Michelle Yang, Jennifer Wang, Zephram Tripp, Nicolas Dowdy and Andrew Tang and Superintendent Dr. Kurt Steinhaus. Not pictured – Megan Kornreich and Darcy Turin. Courtesy photo

LAHS News:

Today officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 62nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Los Alamos High School Read More