LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public School Board is meets 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 14 for training.
This meeting will be held in person at the Administration Offices, School Board Room at 2101 Trinity Dr., Suite V.
This meeting is open to the public.
The agenda for this meeting has been posted and is online here. Read More
From Superintendent Scott Elder
Albuquerque Public Schools, and
Principal Modesta Hernandez
Washington Middle School
Dear Washington Middle School Families,
With great sadness, I must inform you of a shooting that occurred on the Washington Middle School campus today that resulted in the death of one of our students and the arrest of another. This was an isolated incident that occurred outside the school building during lunch. No other students or staff were physically harmed, but many of us are hurting.
I want to thank our courageous school staff who rushed our students to safety. I want Read More
PED Secretary Ryan Stewart
PED News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico Public Education Secretary Ryan Stewart and Secretary Designate Kurt Steinhaus issued the following joint statement regarding a shooting today in Albuquerque Public Schools:
“This is a horrendous day for New Mexico. Today’s tragic event at Washington Middle School in Albuquerque means the terrible scourge of school violence has landed on our doorstep. While many details are still unknown, we do know that shots were fired, that a child is dead, and that someone is in custody.
PED Secretary Designate Kurt Steinhaus
“We can only imagine Read More
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is announces its annual Bear Festival is back in 2021. This one-of-a-kind celebration of local black bear neighbors and other wildlife is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28 at the Los Alamos Nature Center on Canyon Road.
The festival will be packed full of fun activities for both kids and adults and include games, crafts, food and more. This event is sponsored by Century Bank.
Bear Festival will focus on educating the community about our local black bears and other wildlife neighbors. Throughout the day, visitors will learn about Read More
NEA-NM President Mary Parr-Sanchez
NEA-NM News:
…In national poll, 90 percent of NEA members report being vaccinated
SANTA FE – National Education Association-New Mexico (NEA-NM) President Mary Parr-Sanchez announced this morning her support for requirements that all educators receive a COVID-19 vaccination or submit to regular COVID-19 testing:
“Educators across the State have expressed their excitement of being back in the classroom with their students and they also have been very clear about not jeopardizing the safety of their communities amid the resurgence of the COVID Delta Read More
Staff at Mountain Elementary School are all smiles behind those masks as students return to class. Courtesy/LAPS
Students check in this morning at Chamisa Elementary School in White Rock as doors opened for the start of the new school year. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) welcomed 3,762 students in PreK through 12th grade back to school this morning.
Students and families were greeted at school sites in Los Alamos and White Rock by teachers and other staff members.
“Staff and students are happy to be back in school,” Interim Superintendent Jennifer Guy said. “We are Read More
Coen Noeninckx of Los Alamos successfully graduated Aug. 6, 2021 from the U.S. Marine Corps Boot Camp as a Private First Class. Noeninckx is a 2018 Los Alamos High School graduate and an Eagle Scout from Los Alamos BSA Troop 122. He has confirmed that his Boy Scout experience gave him a leg up on the skills and leadership requirements for the Marines and looks forward to continuing his training and Active Duty enlistment. Courtesy photo Read More
Kurt Steinhaus, the Public Education Department’s secretary designate, gets caught reading in his office in the Apodaca Building. Steinhaus has named this the Year of Literacy across New Mexico. To kick off the celebration, the department has started a #GetCaughtReading social media campaign. Courtesy/NMPED
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — The 2021-2022 school year will be the Year of Literacy across New Mexico, and everyone is invited to find unique ways to celebrate reading, the Public Education Department announced Tuesday.
Kurt Steinhaus, who will take over as Public Education secretary-designate Read More
LAPS News:
The first day of the new school year is Thursday which means that drivers will not only be heading to work, but parents will be dropping off students at school, and high school students will be behind the wheel driving themselves to school.
School buses will also be sharing the road with commuters as students return to in person learning. The Los Alamos Public School District would like to remind drivers in Los Alamos and White Rock to exercise caution when it comes to school buses, bus stops and the students who ride those buses, as well as inform the community about the law regarding school Read More
SPORTS News:
The Los Alamos High School (LAHS Athletic Department will induct its 7th LAHS Athletics Hall of Fame event during the 2021 Homecoming Weekend Sept. 17-18.
Class of 2021 Inductees:
The inductees will be invited to participate in the Homecoming Parade Friday, Sept. 17 and introduced at the football game that evening.
A banquet will be held in their honor at 1 p.m. Saturday Sept. 18 at LAHS. This event is open to the public. Tickets are $25 and will be available at the LAHS Read More