Education

LAPS Fourth Graders Choose LA County Species

April 5, 2012 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

PEEC News:

Woodhouse’s Toad has been nominated by some fourth graders to be the Los Alamos County amphibian. This one lives at PEEC. Photo by Jennifer Macke

The Los Alamos Public Schools elementary librarians and fourth graders, with help from PEEC (Pajarito Environmental Education Center) have been working on a project to research and choose their favorite species for Los Alamos County.

Librarians Beverly Baker, Marilyn Branton, Julie Goen, and Jeffrey Lloyd have guided their fourth grade students in small groups in researching local mammals, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies, Read More

LAHS JROTC Navy Team Places 4th at Championships

April 4, 2012 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

The Los Alamos Precision Rifle team comprised of Los Alamos High School studentscompeted in the All-Service JROTC Championships March 24-25 in Anniston, Ala. This championship brought together the top five teams representing the Army, Marine, Navy and Air Force teams from the entire country. As current Navy champion team, the Los Alamos Navy JROTC Team, from left, John Gibson, Tessa Snyder, Jodi Cull-Host and Cory Aslin. They continued as the top Navy team and finished fourth overall in the competition. Cull-Host finished third individually in the two-day competition and received the Read More

Three School Board Meetings Scheduled Next Week

April 4, 2012 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

LAPS News:

The Los Alamos School Board has scheduled a Special Meeting for 11 a.m. Monday, April 9 at 2075 Trinity Dr., Suite V to hear a presentation by Dr. Peter Goldschmidt from the Public Education Department on the A-F school grading system.

The Los Alamos School Board will hold its regular monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 10 at the Los Alamos High School Speech Theater.

The Los Alamos School Board also is meeting at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, April 12 at the Coffee Booth to review board policies.

These meetings are open to the public. Read More

College Advisory Board to Review GO Bond

April 4, 2012 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

UNM-LA News:

UNM- Los Alamos Advisory Board is set to meet at 5:30 p.m., April 9 in the college lecture hall.

The board is scheduled to discuss the General Obligation (GO) Bond Election for November as well as UNM-LA student housing.

Presentations are scheduled for Paul Terp and Myron Koop on the ETEBA Scholarship.

The board will recognize the Robotics Team #4153 “Project-Y” for its recent competition in Utah.

Staff presentations include the UNM-LA Budget for FY13.

This meeting is open to the public. Read More

2012 New Mexico Press Women Conference Open to Public

April 3, 2012 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

The 2012 New Mexico Press Women Conference is May 4-5 at the Marriott Courtyard 3347 Cerrillos Road in Santa Fe.

Program highlights:

Narrative Nonfiction: Truth in Storytelling.With biographer James McGrath Morris
Real or Fake: Indian Arts at the Crossroads A news-making discussion with Indian jewelers and an expert from the Southwestern Association on Indian Arts
Zia Awards Luncheon to acknowledge New Mexico’s top women non-fiction authors
Social Media: Are You Part of the Conversation? Learns tips and trends from three

A Taste of Russia is Coming to Los Alamos

March 31, 2012 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

SAROV News:

St. Basil Cathedral, Moscow

A Taste of Russia benefit dinner sponsored by the Los Alamos – Sarov Sister City Initiative is set for later this week:

What: Enjoy dinner, a silent auction, youth performances and more
When: 6:30-9 p.m., Friday, April 27
Where: La Vista Room at the Hilltop House Hotel
How Much: $50/Person; $400/Table – $25/Person (Tax Deductible)
Why: proceeds go toward the Youth Summer 2012 Trip to Sarov, Russia

Purchase tickets online at www.lasarov.org. Read More

Rachel Carson Visits Los Alamos for a Chautauqua on April 18

March 31, 2012 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

By Terry Foxx

Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson will make a special visit to Los Alamos at 7 p.m. Wednesday April 18 at the Betty Ehart Senior Center.

This surprise appearance is in fact by Ann Beyke, who will be taking on Carson’s persona in a performance known as a Chautauqua.

What’s so special about Carson’s view of the world?

Anyone who enjoyed a recent magical snowstorm that quickly dissolved into spring weather knows the charm of hearing the birds sing as new life emerges from fallow flowerbeds.

Can you image a spring without singing birds? Rachel Carson could. Carson’s cautionary Read More

Earth Day Is a Day to Recycle, Up-cycle and Reuse

March 30, 2012 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

PEEC News:

“Wise Fool” will help make puppets at this year’s Earth Day Festival. Courtesy/PEEC

By Terry Foxx

The community-wide Earth Day Festival on April 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is not only fun for children and adults but also reminds us to recycle, up-cycle, and reuse.

This year we have two student-generated projects for recycling: collecting and contributing aluminum cans and a toy exchange.

Bring aluminum beverage cans to the Earth Day Festival to help the Mountain School Green Team participate in a Read More

School Makeup Day for Students and Staff is April 13

March 30, 2012 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Los Alamos Public School News:

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Gene Schmidt has announced that students and staff will be expected to report to school on April 13.

The day was built into the school calendar as a makeup day in the event of school closures due to snow.

Two school days, Dec. 5 and Dec. 12, 2011 were missed because of bad weather.

To make up for lost instructional time, students in grades K-12 are expected to attend for one half of the day on Friday, April 13.

Morning preschool will be held, but no afternoon preschool.

Instructional staff is asked to prepare a half-day instruction for Read More

Basket Ball Reeling Robot Earns Local Students ‘Top-seeded Rookie Team’ Trophy

March 30, 2012 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

A robot makes a basket. Photo by Laura Fraser

By Bonnie Gordon

Team 4153 from Los Alamos High School recently traveled to the regional portion for the FIRST Robotics Competition in Salt Lake.

The Team, named Project Y after the government name for Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project, came home with high honors.

Ben Schilling, left, and Nate Phillips drive the robot. Photo by Laura Fraser

The team and their hoop shooting robot made it through the quarter finals and on to the semi finals, where they weren’t eliminated until the final round.

They finished 14^thout of 44, an amazing showing Read More