Education

UNM-LA Hosts LAMTA Piano Recital Sunday Feb. 24

Los Alamos Music Teachers Association pianists will perform at the LAMTA Sunday Musicale at 2 p.m., Feb. 23 at UNM-LA. Courtesy photo
 
UNM-LA News:
 
In keeping with their ongoing mission of Community Outreach and Service, the UNM-LA Campus will host the first of two Spring Piano Recitals at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24.
 
The recital is FREE and open to the public, sponsored by the Los Alamos Music Teachers Association (LAMTA). LAMTA’s Sunday Musicales are regular public presentations for the public’s enjoyment and appreciation of the city’s musically talented youth. Nineteen
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New Mexico School For The Arts Exhibition March 1-29

HSFF News:
 
Historic Santa Fe Foundation (HSFF) will host the exhibition Decomposition with works by 14 New Mexico School for the Arts students 5-7 p.m., March 1-29, with the opening Friday, March 1 at HSFF’s El Zaguán, 545 Canyon Road in Santa Fe.
 
NMSA’s Junior Visual Artists are organizing their first ever thematic exhibition in this lovely historical building, the James A. Johnson House, also known as HSFF’s El Zaguán on Canyon Road.
 
Students will be creating fresh new works inspired by the title and theme of decomposition. As part of their training
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Proposal On How Regents Are Picked Advances

By ROBERT NOTT
 
A proposed constitutional amendment to create a nominating commission for university regents cleared the Senate Rules Committee on Monday. The vote was 7-3.
 
The sponsor, Democratic Sen. Jeff Steinborn of Las Cruces, said an independent body of nominators, and not the governor alone, should establish a field of candidates to serve as regents.
 
Senate Joint Resolution 6 would require the nominating commission to submit three names for each regent seat to the governor, who then would make her selections from the field.
 
“This
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LAPS Invites Parents To CHAAT Sessions

LAPS News:
 
Los Alamos Public Schools invites parents with elementary aged children to attend a free two-part info session on creating healthy attitudes around technology (CHAAT) in the home.
 
The CHAAT sessions will be hosted at Chamisa Elementary School library in White Rock:
 
  • Session 1 is 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26; and
  • Session 2 is 5:30-7 p.m., Tuesday, March 5. (Families must attend Session 1 to attend Session 2).
 
In part one, District Site Tech Administrator Salvador Zapien will lead a discussion about the effects technology has on development and behavior
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Chiravalle: Crab Fest Supports Local Projects

By Vincent Chiravalle, President
Rotary Club of Los Alamos

The Rotary Club of Los Alamos is having its 10th annual Crab Fest fundraiser this Saturday, Feb. 23, from 5:30-9 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall (the intersection of Trinity and DP Road).

The Crab Fest is a great opportunity to enjoy family-style all-you-can-eat crab legs and prawns (and chicken), participate in live and silent auctions, and help raise money for service projects both in our own community and internationally. All proceeds benefit LAPS school safety initiatives, education grants, scholarships, community funding Read More

Los Alamos Public Schools Closed Today Due To Snow

Los Alamos Public Schools is closed today due to snow and all after school activities are canceled. The LAPS School Board Work Session scheduled for this evening will be rescheduled at a later date. Courtesy/LAPS Read More

NWS: Today’s High Near 23, Tonight’s Low Around 9

The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 23 with an 80 percent chance of snow and total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. Tonight’s low around 9 with a wind chill value as low as -1. Courtesy/NWS Read More

LAPS On Two-Hour Delay Tuesday

LAPS News:

The Los Alamos Public Schools are on a two-hour delay for Tuesday, Feb. 19.

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Student Liaisons To School Board Visit Roundhouse

Los Alamos High School student liaisons to the LAPS Board of Education are on the floor of the House of Representaives today hosted by Rep. Christine Chandler of Los Alamos, center. The students did not miss school today during their visit to the state capitol because they were off for Presidents Day. Students include seniors Sonyia Williams and Priscilla Marquez and Juniors Justin Pena, Ogden Berry, Zoe Butler and Ethan Rushton. Photo by Kurt Steinhaus

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House Committee Passes $462M Infusion For Education

Courtesy image
 
By ROBERT NOTT
 
 
The House Education Committee on Saturday unanimously advanced a bill that would appropriate $452 million in new public school funding in the coming fiscal year for at-risk students in New Mexico and millions more for small schools.
 
The action comes as lawmakers and the governors are drafting an overall state budget for fiscal year 2020 that includes a $400 million to $500 million infusion for education to help fulfill a state District Court ruling in a lawsuit that says New Mexico has shortchanged several groups
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DNCU Scholarship Application Cycle Now Open

 
DNCU News:
 
SANTA FE — Del Norte Credit Union (DNCU), Northern New Mexico’s hometown financial cooperative has opened its 2019-2020 DNCU Scholarship Program.
 
For the past nine consecutive years, Del Norte Credit Union has helped more than 70 deserving local area students with a combined $74,000 in scholarship funds.
 
This year, Del Norte Credit Union is awarding 10 exemplary students with $1,000 scholarships.
 
DNCU established a scholarship program to assist credit union members who are high school seniors, equivalent home school seniors, or a recipient
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UNM-LA Offers Entrepreneurs Free Training Sessions

Susan Cornelius
 
UNM-LA News:
 
Community members are invited to UNM-Los Alamos for free entrepreneurial training sessions offered by The New Mexico Rainforest University Center.
 
Monday, the second lecture of the spring 2019 University Center Seminar series will be live-streamed 10-11 a.m. in room 626 on the UNM-LA campus.
 
Sandra Begay
 
Sandra Begay will address “How to Generate a Business Idea,” including brainstorming, identifying opportunities, and validating a business idea using market research. She will discuss how to begin planning using the
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PEEC: Houseboat Amazon – Four-Month Search For Saki Monkey Feb. 26

Learn about Dr. Laura Marsh’s four-month expedition in the Amazon rainforest to search for a species of saki monkey at the February Los Alamos Mountaineers meeting. This talk will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. and is free to attend. Courtesy/PEEC
 
PEEC News:
 
Join the Los Alamos Mountaineers to hear about Dr. Laura Marsh’s four-month expedition into the flooded depths of the Amazon rainforest to search for a saki monkey that had not been seen alive for More than 80 years.
 
Dr. Marsh’s talk is 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the Los Alamos Nature Center on Canyon Road.
 
Dr.
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Bradbury Science Museum Association Launches STEM Education Docent Program This Month

BSMA News:
 
The Bradbury Science Museum Association (BSMA) is looking for volunteers for their latest endeavor, a docent program dedicated to supporting educational programs at the Bradbury Science Museum.
 
If you’re interested in giving of your time and expertise alongside the Bradbury staff, have a passion for science or education, enjoy working with school-aged children and adolescents, and can pass a background check, the BSMA’s new STEM Education Docent program may be a great fit for you.
 
More information and application forms are available here.
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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall Recruits Summer Interns For His Office In Washington, D.C.

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
 
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Sen. Tom Udall invites New Mexico college students interested in gaining legislative or communications experience to apply forsummer internships in his Washington, D.C. office.
 
During the upcoming summer internship program, Udall’s office in Washington, D.C., will host two five-week summer internship sessions: May 28 to June 28, and July 1 to Aug. 2. There also may be limited availability for students who prefer an internship for the full summer, May 28 to Aug. 2. Udall’s office also will offer a scholarship
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LAHS Key Club Creates Sweet Cases For Foster Kids

From left, Los Alamos High School teacher Kathleen Boerigter, Key Club President MacKenzie Rogers and Vice President Morgan Jones hold up items that are included in Sweet Cases for foster children. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
Key Club members assemble Sweet Cases for foster children. Photo by Morris Pongratz
 
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
 
When children are moved from foster home to foster home it’s common that they don’t have anything more than a garbage bag in which to carry their possessions.
 
With the help of the
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