Education

WASHINGTON– Friday, June 14, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, along with Reps. Ben Ray Luján, Michelle Lujan Grisham, and Steve Pearce announced they have introduced legislation to improve tribal education and preserve Native American language in schools.

Graduation rates for American Indians and Alaska Natives are less than 50 percent – lower than the graduation rates for all other ethnic groups in the United States.

LAPSF News:

The Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation awarded Nathanial Matteson the June Ettinger Memorial Scholarship. 

Matteson’s winning essay was written about the book “Think Big” authored by Dr. Ben Carson. In this book, Carson tells the story of being pushed by his mother to write weekly book reports and how this exercise eventually nurtured his enchantment for medical science. 

Matteson’s essay tells the story of the author inspiring a very young boy, both though a life saving

The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) and Los Alamos Public Schools will be working together June 18–20, to properly dispose of hazardous waste generated in their science and art classes.

The two schools have contracted with PSC, a Texas based company who specializes in the packaging, transportation and disposal of hazardous materials. The material being collected from both campuses is the type, which cannot be discarded by either pouring down the drain or placing in the trash.

Disposal of this waste is governed by the Environmental Protection Agency, and is done in

By Kris Hollis, Mary Spill and Kelley Baer

Many, many thanks to the following businesses and people that supported the recent three day long NCFCA Region III Speech and Debate Invitational: to John Roberts and Smith's for discounted food for students and judges; to Denise Lane and the Dixie Girl, Ruby Alexander and Ruby K's Bagel Cafe, Brian Booth and the Coffee Booth, and members of the First Baptist Church of Espanola for providing scrumptious food for judges.

Thanks also to local churches and families - all food was appreciated.

Staff Report

UNM-LA Executive Director Dr. Cedric Page and UNM-LA Advisory Board Chair Dr. Stephen Boerigter filed an election resolution this morning at the Los Alamos County Clerk's Office to officially record a special election set for Sept.

Beloved children’s librarian Melissa Mackey will teach four special classes at PEEC this summer for kids ages 8-12.

Elements will have sessions on earth, air, fire and water. The classes will be held the second and fourth Wednesdays of June and July from 2-3:30 p.m. and costs $8 or $6.50 for PEEC members.

June 12, the theme will be earth, and kids will get to build their own mud town! Mackey will help kids make mini adobe bricks, and will share stories and information about local mud-house building, both modern and ancient.

The Los Alamos School Board has scheduled an Executive Session at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, at the Los Alamos High School Athletic Conference Room to discuss a specific personnel issue per Section 10-15-1-H(2) of the Open Meetings Act.

The Board will hold its regular School Board meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 11 at the Los Alamos High School Speech Theater. The agenda for the meeting will be posted at the district office the Thursday before the meeting.

The Board has scheduled a special School Board meeting for 4 p.m.

UNM-LA News:

The Community Education Department of the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos will offer the class, Wine Tasting in Northern New Mexico, 2-4 p.m. Saturday, June 8.

The wine tasting will take place at the award winning Black Mesa Winery where students will learn about local wines in an outdoor setting. The class explores Italian grape varieties growing in New Mexico.

Visit http://blackmesawinery.com/ for directions. The cost of the class is $45 per student.

Liz Berdugo, the instructor, is an Italian licensed sommelier.

PAC 8 News:

DVDs of the 2013 Los Alamos High School Graduation are available to purchase from PAC 8 for $20 each.

Call PAC 8 at 505-662-7228, email pac8@losalamos.com or stop by the studio at 475 20th St., (north side of the Community Building, right off Central Avenue) in downtown Los Alamos.