Life After 50: Take A Second, Make A Difference…
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Los Alamos
As we have passed Mother’s Day and Teacher Appreciation week, we look ahead to graduation.
Several years ago, I worked for the schools and led a great program called, WEB Crew. This year’s graduating class were the first students to be welcomed into the middle school as seventh graders, leaders of the program in eighth grade, and welcomed into high school, as freshmen, by Link Crew.
Some went on to become those leaders graduating this month. There were about 40 students that I had that leadership connection with, and I salute them all.
There are many members of Read More
Rotary Club Of Los Alamos Presents Distinguished Student Of Service Award To Andrew Watson
LAHS junior Andrew Watson receives a Rotary Distinguished Student of Service Award. Courtesy/Rotary
By VINCENT CHIRAVALLE and LINDA HULL
Rotary Club of Los Alamos
The Motto of Rotary is Service Above Self. To support this, the Rotary Club of Los Alamos honors “Distinguished Students of Service” in their junior year of high school each academic year.
Students are first nominated by their teachers who are asked to select those who:
- Have given positive contributions to their high school and/or in the community;
- Have a good attitude toward learning;
- Are good citizens, are respectful of their
Canine Rattlesnake Avoidance Training In White Rock May 30
SUBLIME CANINE News:
Worried about your dog and rattlesnakes?
JJ Belcher of Sublime Canine, Tucson, Ariz., is scheduled to conduct Snake Avoidance training May 30 in White Rock.
This Rattlesnake Avoidance training is done with live Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes that have had their venom glands surgically removed by a licensed exotic animal vet.
“The training is safe, effective and humane for the snake and the dogs that they work with,” Sublime Canine said.
Dogs are trained to recognize and avoid the sight, smell and sound of a rattlesnake.
Check out the Rattlesnake Avoidance Training Read More
LAHS Student Council Shows Appreciation For Teachers
Barranca Kindergarten Google Round Up 2020-2021 Friday
LAPS: May Is Mental Health Month
LAPS News:
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), one in five Americans live with a mental illness.
In an effort to raise awareness about mental illness and educate the public on ways to help, NAMI has launched a “You are Not Alone” campaign during the month of May as part of Mental Health month.
Los Alamos Public Schools is supporting this campaign by providing resources and awareness.
“Mental illness often carries a stigma that deters people from admitting they are suffering and need assistance,” LAPS Healthy Schools Director Kristine Coblentz said. “The Read More
Rotary: Distinguished Student Of Service Victoria Nisoli
LAHS junior Victoria Nisoli named a Rotary Club 2020 Distinguished Student of Service. Courtesy/Rotary
By Vincent Chiravalle and Linda Hull
Rotary Club of Los Alamos
The Motto of Rotary is Service Above Self. To support this, the Rotary Club of Los Alamos honors “Distinguished Students of Service” in their junior year of high school each academic year.
Students are first nominated by their teachers who are asked to select those who:
- Have given positive contributions to their high school and/or in the community;
- Have a good attitude toward learning;
- Are good citizens, are respectful of their
FSN: Love & Logic Based Parenting Classes Begin Tuesday
FSN News:Los Alamos Public Schools Thanks Retirees For Service
C’YA Celebrates 6 Years As Local Non-profit In June
Forty members of the Class of 2020 were among the first WEB Crew leaders at Los Alamos High School. These students were the first to be welcomed as 7th graders, serve as 8th grade leaders, be welcomed by the Link Crew as freshmen and several went on to join the Link Crew program. Courtesy photo
C’YA will recognize retired Los Alamos Public Schools teacher Rita Sanchez with a virtual appreciation and an opportunity to send memories, photos and stories to thank her for 35 years of service to students. Courtesy photo
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
C’YA Founder
Champions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA) will celebrate Read More
Rotary Announces Distinguished Students Of Service 2020
Rotary names LAHS junior Joshua Posada as a 2020 Distinguished Student of Service/Courtesy/Rotary
By Vincent Chiravalle and Linda Hull
Rotary Club of Los Alamos
The Motto of Rotary is Service Above Self. To support this, the Rotary Club of Los Alamos honors “Distinguished Students of Service” in their junior year of high school each academic year.
Students are first nominated by their teachers who are asked to select those who:
- Have given positive contributions to their high school and/or in the community;
- Have a good attitude toward learning;
- Are good citizens, are respectful of their peers
MANA Del Norte Opens 2020-2021 Scholarship
MANA DEL NORTE News:
SANTA FE — MANA del Norte is accepting scholarship applications for the 2020-21 academic year.
Applicants must be a current or former resident of one of the following six northern New Mexico counties: Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe, San Miguel or Taos.
This year, five $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to selected recipients.
“The purpose of the MANA del Norte Scholarship is to assist Hispanic women from northern New Mexico in continuing and/or completing their post-secondary education with a focus on the non- traditional student, such as single heads of household, Read More
2020 Supercomputing Challenge Award Winners Announced
LAHS student Charles Strauss wins Judges’ Special Award
EDUCATION News:
Three of the 9 finalists in the 2020 Supercomputing Challenge held virtually April 28 were from Los Alamos High school.
Twenty New Mexico schools participated including two from Los Alamos, 36 teams competed including five from Los Alamos, 27 awards were presented, and nine scholarships were awarded.
The Los Alamos finalists include:
Team 1005, Los Alamos High School Project Title: Comparing Sparse and Dense Neural Networks: Using AI to Detect Cancer – Team Member: Charles Strauss who won a Judges’ Special Award for
Pajarito Environmental Education Center: May Events
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center May Events
Learn more and register at peecnature.org/events
Sunday, May 10
Vinyasa Flow Yoga Class (Live-streamed Session)
Join PEEC’s Christa Tyson for a virtual, vinyasa flow yoga class. This class will take place every Sunday via Zoom! 10-11 a.m. Admission: $7/non-members, $5/members, free for PEEC volunteers. More information at peecnature.org.
Tuesday, May 12
Los Alamos Composting Summit (Live-streamed Panel)
Join local experts via live-stream to learn all about different approaches to home composting, Read More
Los Alamos School Board Meets Virtually Tuesday May 12
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos School Board Virtual Meeting is set for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 12.
The meeting is open to the public.
Use the following link to live stream this meeting:
https://stream.meet.google.com/stream/97cce998-bf41-4e19-acde-d337a5783595.
To submit comments for items not on the agenda use: public.comments@laschools.net. Read More
Student From Los Alamos Dillon Alexander Graduates College … Prepared To ‘Tackle Almost Anything’
Los Alamos native Dillon Alexander fighting forest fires. Courtesy photo
Los Alamos native Dillon Alexander is graduating with a degree in fire management. Courtesy photo
By KASSANDRA TUTEN
University of Idaho Communications
Dillon Alexander spent his childhood exploring the juniper woodlands and ponderosa pine forests near his home in northern New Mexico.
Now, he graduates with a degree in fire management from the College of Natural Resources at the University of Idaho, building on a fascination that began in his youth in 2000.
That year, the Cerro Grande Fire burned 43,000 acres of the Read More
Jennifer Necker Earns Jean Boswell P.E.O. State Scholarship
LAHS graduate Jennifer Necker earns the Jean Boswell P.E.O. state scholarship. Courtesy/Eckerd College
COMMUNITY News:
Jennifer Necker, a 2017 Los Alamos High School graduate, is the recipient of a merit-based 2020-21 Jean Boswell P.E.O. state scholarship for college junior and senior women.
In a statewide, exceptionally competitive field, the selection committee in its notification letter wrote that Necker is an “extraordinary candidate”.
Necker is slated to begin her senior year at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Fla., in the fall, where she is majoring in Marine Chemistry. She Read More
Torrez: Children Deserve To Be Seen, Heard, Counted
By MANDI TORREZ
2020 New Mexico Teacher of the Year
A teacher’s lens provides clarity about the state of our state as we move through each day and every school year. After all, we have front row seats to what is happening in our communities.
We feel it when we know our students might go hungry during the weekend. We worry when we know a student may not have a stable housing situation. Our hearts ache when one of our students does not get medical care that they need.
As the 2020 New Mexico Teacher of the Year, I am asking you to help lift these burdens off of our students so that they can be safe, healthy and thrive Read More
Los Alamos High School Senior Justin Peña Earns Knights Of Columbus, Rotary & Irene Boone Memorial Scholarships
Los Alamos High School Senior Justin Peña receives three educational scholarships. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
This has been a very good week for Los Alamos High School Senior Justin Peña.
Peña heard from three very important community programs with some very good scholarship news. Knights of Columbus #3137 Scholarship Committee Chairman Joshua Sauppe notified him the he is the recipient of an academic scholarship.
He also was notified by Rotary Club of Los Alamos President Phil Dabney that he received the Rotary Club’s Great Expectations scholarship. The award for $2,000 was decided Read More
Bear Spotted Laying On Bird Feeder On 41st Street
