Education

Los Alamos Faith And Science Forum’s Ninth Summer Series Kick Off Lecture Draws Full House

An audience member asks a question of Professor Marty Hewlett during his lecture Wednesday at the Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum in Kelly Hall at Trinity-on-the Hill Episcopal Church. Courtesy/LAFSF

LAFSF News:

The Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum (LAFSF) kicked off its ninth summer series to a full house last Wednesday in Kelly Hall of Trinity-on-the Hill Episcopal Church. Professor Marty Hewlett spoke on “Darwinian Evolution: perspectives from science, philosophy, and theology.”

Professor Hewlett began by identifying three ways of seeing and knowing – through science, philosophy, Read More

SFCC: Automotive Technologies Center Open House June 21

 

Santa Fe Community College Auto Technologies Center. Courtesy/SFCC

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) announces an Open House of the Gold LEED certified Automotive Technologies Center 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 21.

Visitors will have the opportunity to hear presentations about industry career opportunities at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. by Subaru regional representative Mitchell Mays, as well as Honda/Suburu of Santa Fe Director of Operations Ted Nime and General Manager Jason Bass. 

Members of SFCC’s Financial Aid office will answer questions 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 Read More

NM Congressional Dems Welcome Over $3.7 Million In AmeriCorps Funding For New Mexico Organizations

Congressional News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) are welcoming more than $3.7 million in federal funding from AmeriCorps.

These grants will support New Mexico organizations working to improve youth engagement and environmental stewardship through service.

“I’m proud to see the American Rescue Plan continue providing opportunities for AmeriCorps members to serve our state,” said Heinrich, the first AmeriCorps alum to serve in the United Read More

Registration Opens For Summer STEM Circles

STEM News:

Registration is open and space is limited for STEM Santa Fe’s Summer STEM Circles (formerly known as Summer STEM Camps)! Learn more and register your student here.

Sessions run all week from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., with lunch and snacks provided. There is a registration fee of $25/week which can be waived upon request, and a cap of 20 students per session. Every participant will also receive a STEM Santa Fe t-shirt.

Aviation and Aerospace (June 20- 24) at Santa Fe Regional Airport Jet Center:

For girls and nonbinary students rising into 7th -12th grade. Learn about different careers in Aviation Read More

LAHS Students Earn National Academic All American Award

LAHS Hilltalkers Dana Roelefs, Yunseo Kim and Olivia Koo earned the National Speech & Debate Association’s Academic All American Award. Fewer than 1 percent of the more than 141,000 student members of the association earn this prestigious award. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Three members of the Los Alamos High School Speech & Debate Team have earned the National Speech & Debate Association’s Academic All American Award. Recent graduates Olivia Koo and Dana Roelefs and rising senior Yunseo Kim were selected to receive this coveted award which recognizes academic rigor, competitive Read More

LAPS: Register Students For 2022-23 School Year

Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Before heading out on vacation to summer camps, the pool or whatever summer fun is planned, parents are reminded to register their children for the 2022-2023 school year.

Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) online registration is open for all students planning to attend LAPS in the fall. This includes returning students, new students, kindergarten and preschool. There are still preschool slots available at all elementary schools.

LAPS uses SchoolMint Registration for this process each school year. The system is fully secure and environmentally conscientious, Read More

Northern New Mexico Foundations Give Nearly $1 Million To Support Teacher Recruitment

EDUCATIONAL News:

SANTA FE — A collective of Northern New Mexico foundations—including the Thornburg Foundation, Thoma Foundation and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation—provided nearly $1 million in grants to support The Golden Apple Scholars in New Mexico, a program that will help alleviate the state’s urgent teacher shortages.

The Scholars program creates a new teacher pipeline in New Mexico that recruits the earliest stage of aspiring teachers, high school seniors through college sophomores.

“Over the 30-year history of our Scholars program, we have helped 2,000 Read More

State Launches Website To Help New Mexicans Navigate Tuition-Free College

NMHED News:

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED) have launched a new tool to help all New Mexico students and families access tuition-free college. 

ReachHigherNM.com is a one-stop resource that guides New Mexicans to learn more about the New Mexico Opportunity and Lottery Scholarships, search and apply to public colleges and universities, and helps students maximize scholarship opportunities.  

“Not only is college too expensive but figuring out how to apply and get money for school is too complicated,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said.

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MANA Del Norte Announces 2022 Scholarship Opportunity: Deadline June 30

MANA del Norte News:

SANTA FE — MANA del Norte is accepting scholarship applications for the 2022-2023 academic year.

The application deadline is June 30.

Applicants must be a current or former resident of one of the following northern New Mexico counties: Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe, San Miguel or Taos.

For more information visit: http://www.manadelnortenm.org or contact the Scholarship Committee Chair: Dr. Dolores E. Roybal at deroybal@gmail.com; 505.577.0352. 

This year, 10 scholarships will be awarded to selected recipients who will be honored at MANA del Norte’s Scholarship Read More

UNM-LA Announces LANL Director Dr. Thom Mason To Deliver 2022 Commencement Address Thursday June 2 

Laboratory Director Thomas Mason

Dr. Thom Mason

UNM-LA News:

Los Alamos, NM ― UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) is pleased to host Honored Guest, Dr. Thom Mason as Keynote Speaker at the 41st UNM-LA Convocation Ceremony at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 2 in Duane Smith Auditorium.

“It is an honor to have Dr. Mason recognize our graduates,” said UNM-LA Chancellor Dr. Cindy Rooney. “His participation in the ceremony demonstrates the importance he places on higher education and his commitment to UNM-Los Alamos.”

Dr. Mason will provide the keynote address at the Convocation. He is Director of Los Alamos National Read More

Summit Garden Club Awards 2022 Pat Edmonds & Sue Graves Memorial Scholarship To Maya Clausen

2022 Pat Edmonds and Sue Graves Memorial Scholarship recipient LAHS graduate Maya Clausen. Photo by Annie Quick

Summit Garden Club News:

The Summit Garden Club is honored to award the 2022 Pat Edmonds and Sue Graves Memorial Scholarship to Maya Clausen.

Clausen, a graduate at Los Alamos High School, was an officer on Student Council all four years. She also enjoys dance – ballet, jazz, modern, swing and musical theater.

She will be attending New Mexico State University this fall majoring in Biology. Her career goal is to be a part of conservation of Earth’s natural resources for future generations. Read More

UNM-LA Quorum Notice: Commencement Ceremony June 2

UNM-LA News:

Members of the UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board may attend the UNM-Los Alamos Commencement Ceremony at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 2 at the Duane Smith Auditorium.

A quorum may be present; however no action will be taken. Read More

LAHS Senior Rosalie Martinez Wins Rodeo Scholarship

Los Alamos High School Senior Rosalie Martinez. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

Los Alamos High School Senior Rosalie Martinez has been awarded a $3,500 scholarship from the New Mexico High School Rodeo Association along with the Spirit Award Buckle.

She was presented the scholarship award and buckle at the New Mexico High School Finals in Lovington Memorial Day weekend.  Martinez chose not to walk the high school graduation line so that she could compete at the finals.

Martinez has been a member of the NMHSRA for the past three years and competes in the barrel racing, breakaway roping, and pole Read More

New Mexico Public Education Department Urges Schools To Upgrade Security, Mental Health Services

Public Education Secretary Kurt Steinhaus

PED News:

Federal relief funds could be used to improve services for students, staff

 SANTA FE – Public Education Secretary Kurt Steinhaus is urging New Mexico school districts to tap into available funds to provide mental health supports to students and staff while also updating school safety plans.

“Students can’t learn, and teachers can’t teach if they don’t feel safe in their school environment,” Steinhaus said. “Complacency is not an option.

“We have been told that some young people in New Mexico and elsewhere are struggling privately with untreated Read More

LANL Foundation And Centerra-Los Alamos Honor Pojoaque Valley Intermediate School Teachers With Excellence In Teaching Awards

Pojoaque Valley Intermediate School fourth-grade teacher April Grant-Torrez received an Excellence in Teaching Award from the LANL Foundation and Centerra. Grant-Torrez is active in the Regional Partnership School, a collaboration between Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Math and Science Academy, Pojoaque Valley School District, and New Mexico Highlands University. Courtesy/LANLF

Pojoaque Valley Intermediate School fifth-grade teacher Michelle Sanchez received an Excellence in Teaching Award from the LANL Foundation and Centerra. Grant-Torrez is active in the Regional Read More

NNSA To Award $5 Million For Apprenticeship Grants

NNSA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration has announced a funding opportunity of $5 million under the DOE National Laboratory Jobs ACCESS Program.

Grants from ACCESS – Apprenticeships for Complete and Committed Employment for Specialized Skills – establish pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs for individuals to develop the skills and qualifications NNSA national laboratories and covered facilities require to meet their immediate and ongoing needs for traditional and emerging technician positions.

“Each Read More

Pre-K Staff Celebrate Successful Year At Special Event

Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) Pre-Kindergarten staff are celebrated during a professional development event sponsored by LAPS Foundation May 17 at Pig & Fig. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

From left, LAPS Foundation Executive Director Jenny McCumber, Board President Judy Bjarke-McKenzie and Board Member Rita Sanchez. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

LAPS FOUNDATION News:

Pre-Kindergarten staff from Los Alamos Public Schools gathered for a professional development event May 17 at Pig & Fig Café, sponsored by the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation Read More

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