Education

Canceled: Los Alamos Peak Invitational Speech And Debate Tournament

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LAPS News:
 
Due to a lack of volunteer judges, the Los Alamos Peak Invitational Speech and Debate Tournament scheduled for Sept. 23-24 has been canceled.
 
The Los Alamos High School Hilltalkers and Los Alamos Middle School Hawktalkers speech and debate teams had planned to host The Peak Tournament at Los Alamos Middle School with a Model Congress Tournament at Fuller Lodge for speech and debate teams from across the state.
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Though Not Selected For XQ Funding, Odyssey School Group Moves Forward

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A group of those involved in the Odyssey Super School Project gather Wednesday at the Los Alamos Daily Post headquarters to watch the announcement of schools selected to receive funding from the XQ Institute. The Los Alamos project was a finalist but not among the schools selected. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Superintendent Dr. Kurt Steinhaus, left, speaks with members of the Odyssey Super School Project committee following the announcement of the winners. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

A group of those involved Read More

Summer Reading Program Encourages Elementary Students To Read Thousands Of Pages

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Summer readers are treated to pizza at a recent party at the Bradbury Science Museum celebrating their accomplishments. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
The student who read the most books, Lennox Chung of McCurdy School received a set of 10 books by Rudolfo Anaya and other New Mexico authors, as well as a $50 gift card. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory in partnership with New Mexico’s own award winning author Rudolfo Anaya and the Christopher Montalvo Memorial recently sponsored a Summer Reading Program for students in grades Read More

2016 LAHS Homecoming Queen, King And Court

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Attending Friday’s Los Alamos High School 2016 Homecoming Game from left Justin Lemke, Melina Burnside, Logan Lathrop, Kenidee Hatler, Kaitlyn Bennet, Elena Abeyta, Patrick Irish and Mark Torres (not in picture Margaret Doebling, Nick Dowdy, Shannon Irwin). Photo by Patricia Burnside

LAHS 2016 Homecoming Queen and King Kenidee Hatler and Mark Torres. Photo by Niccolo Snyder/ladailypost.com
 
LAHS 2016 Homecoming Queen and King Court, Patrick Irish, Kaitlyn Bennet, Justin Lemke, Melina Burnside, Gustavo Rodgers, Nick Dowdy, Kenidee Hatler, Logan Lathrop, Shannon Irwin,
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Scenes From LAHS 2016 Homecoming Parade

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Students cheer for the Los Alamos High School Hilltoppers in Friday’s 2016 Homecoming Parade on Central Avenue in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com

Crowd gathers in downtown Los Alamos Friday afternoon for the LAHS 2016 Homecoming Parade. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com

Miss Jr. Teen Albuquerque Jessica Erkkila of Los Alamos participates in Friday’s LAHS 2016 Homecoming Parade. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com

UNM-LA students and staff gather at the start of Friday’s LAHS Homecoming Parade in downtown Los Read More

LAFRW Announces Constitution Day Essay Winners

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LAFRW News:

The Los Alamos Federated Republican Women have announced the winners of the 2016 Constitution Day Essay Contest.

2016 Constitution Day Essay Contest Winners:

Elementary School Grades 4-6 – Tie for 1st Place – Each winner will receive $100:

  • Jack Ammerman, Homeschool Student
  • Julie Nolen, Piñon Elementary

Middle School – Winner will receive $200:

  • Anna Clark, Los Alamos Middle School

High School – Winner will receive $300:

  • Brooklyn Scott, Los Alamos High School

The local FRW organization sponsors the Constitution Day Essay Contest to encourage and challenge students to learn more Read More

Letter To The Editor: Teachers Are Trained To Teach

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By JUDITH BJARKE-MCKENZIE
Los Alamos
 
As a woman and mother, I rely on professionals daily. When my car needs servicing, I go to a trained mechanic. When I need a haircut or visit the dentist, I expect to see a license certifying training displayed on the wall. As a parent, I trust that the professionals that teach my children have an education degree. 

Jane Gordon’s Letter To The Editor: Importance Of House Bill 145 Concerning Adjunct Instructors – is short sighted at best and potentially devastating to our children’s future at worst.

The research doesn’t lie. Placing people Read More

Flamenco Dance Classes Run Through November

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Dance Alliance 2014. Courtesy photo
 
PSDA News:
 
Flamenco Dance Classes sponsored by the Pajarito Spanish Dance Alliance run Saturdays through Nov. 19 at the New Mexico Dance Theater studio, 147 Central Park Square. 
 
Please arrive at 4:45 p.m., classes are 5-6:30 p.m. All ages 10 and up and all levels of experience are welcome. The tuition is suggested at $10 per class, pay what you can. The classes will be taught by Ellen Walton and Catalina Rio Fernandez.  
 
Pajarito Spanish Dance Alliance
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How Nature Works Colloquium Sept. 28

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SAR News:
 
SANTA FE ― How does nature work? That’s the question posed by a Sept. 28 advanced seminar discussion at The School for Advanced Research (SAR).
 
Part of the SAR Colloquium Series on campus, seminar chairs Sarah Besky, Alexander Blanchette, and Naisargi Dave will lead the one-hour discussion at noon in the SAR Dobkin Boardroom that is free and open to the public.
 
“How Nature Works” aims to study the history, evolution, and future of labor and work that is attuned and accountable to the effects of climate change. Work—defined
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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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