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Harwood Art Center
shows Bosque School Artwork
2010 Bosque School Inaugural Golf Tournament
BEMP Congress
Otter Day at Bosque School
Coach Weber competes in 2010 Mt. Taylor Quadrathlon
February 10, 2010
Sam and Sean’s presentation: “East-West wildlife conductivity through the City of Albuquerque’s arroyo and drainage systems”
Krystal and Sarah’s presentation:
“Effectiveness of us Maddie and Dara’s presentation:
“Effectiveness of wildlife highway over and under
passes within Petroglyph National Monument
Bosque Faculty Member Receives Two Awards
Showtimes: Friday,
February 19th at 7pm
Bosque Schoolhouse Building Wins AIA Award
The American Institute of Architects – AIA Albuquerque, bestowed a 2009 Architectural Design Award – Merit Award - to Bosque School for the New Schoolhouse Building – General Design, Interiors. December 13, 2009
http://www.amazon.com/Greg-Mortenson/e/B001H6EO9Y/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1 December 9, 2009
Grandparent Day ‘09
Bosque School Makes News with Solar Energy
Bosque School Director of College Guidance is honored with 2009 Yale Educator Award
Girls Cross Country State Champs
Bosque School Boys Soccer Repeats State Title
Patrick Dougherty, Artist in Residence, Talks at Bosque School
Campus Visiting Hours
Sculptor Patrick Dougherty received degrees in English
(B.A., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1967) and health
(M.A., University of Iowa, 1969) before studying in the art department
at the University of North Carolina in 1982.
Andrew Wooden, Head of School, Receives Honorary Degree
Artist
in Residence at Bosque School
Bosque Faculty Member visits with Royalty
New
Upper Schoolhouse Ribbon Cutting
A recent publication by Professor Anne Taylor, PhD, “Linking Architectures and Education: Sustainable Design of Learning Environments”, features a piece on Bosque School. The page, entitled “Reaching Multiple Intelligences at the Bosque School, Albuquerque, New Mexico”, focuses on design sensitivity to differences in learning styles. The book is available through University of New Mexico Press at www.unmpress.com. July 14, 2009
BEMP Congress
Bosque students and faculty walk together
Bosque School hosts 2009 Solar Energy Fair
350 APS kindergarten and 1st grade students celebrate Earth Day 2009 at Bosque School
April 22, 2009
A Moveable Feast!
Key Club Holds 2nd Annual Blood Drive
April 9, 2009
The Genographic Project
March 4, 2009 Students were asked to consider the more philosophical aspects of the Genographic Project and how the empirical evidence, which shows that all humans are related, beginning with a common root in Africa, may change their perceptions and interactions with others. It is hoped that through their studies and discussion of their discoveries, it will be apparent that humans are far more similar than they are different. The results of all the Bosque School participants can be viewed here. For more information on this project, or how you can participate, contact Dr. Roth at jroth@bosqueschool.org.
Upper School Building Rises
Bosque School Cantate Performs The Bosque School Cantate performed at the River of Lights festival at the Albuquerque Biopark.
Jewels, Jeans & Jazz – A Huge Success!
Dan Shaw, science teacher for 14 years at Bosque School, has been awarded the 2008 New Mexico Riparian Council Research Award for his continued leadership in promoting science and research to tomorrows’ leaders at the Bosque School and his work with the Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program. The New Mexico Riparian Council annually presents awards to individuals and groups who have been recognized by their peers for making significant contributions to improve the conditions and understanding of riparian environments in the Southwestern United States.
Bosque School Welcomes New Members to the Board of Trustees
Albuquerque – John Badal, Lucia Deichmann,
Sayre Townsend Gerhart, Jim Klabunde and Clayton Small have recently been
appointed to Bosque School’s Board of Trustees. Lucia Deichmann has over 14 years experience in systems and development of information systems. She owns and operates her own manufacturing wholesale business. Deichmann has been involved in the Junior League of Washington and Albuquerque, Southwest Women’s Investment Club, Saranamm, Central United Methodist Church homeless program mentor, and the New Mexico Symphony Guild. Sayre Townsend Gerhart is a registered architect, and has spent the last 15 years heavily involved in community and volunteer endeavors. Townsend Gerhart currently serves as a Councilor for the Village of Corrales and on the Safe Routes to School initiative. She is the founding chairperson for the Corrales Farmland Preservation Committee, former Corrales Planning and Zoning Commissioner, and is the co-author of the booklet Corrales Historic Buildings, which won a 1999 New Mexico Historic Preservation Award. Jim Klabunde is an Albuquerque businessman and founder of SouthWest Wire and Cable. He served as Vice President and Partner of CSC. Jim and his wife Mara currently own and operate MJK Capital Investments. Clayton Small is currently a faculty member at the University of New Mexico, and has his own consulting business. Small has a wealth of experience working in elementary and secondary schools in rural and urban American Indian communities. He has been a faculty member and administrator at three universities. As a consultant for the Indian Health Service and Bureau of Indian Affairs, he developed comprehensive prevention models and strategies for suicide, substance abuse, violence, trauma, depression and community mobilization.
Bosque School’s BEMP Education Coordinator, Kimi Scheerer Elected President of Environmental Education Association of New Mexico (EEANM) Bosque School’s BEMP Education Coordinator, Kimi Scheerer has been elected President for the Environmental Education Association of New Mexico (EEANM). This year, the group is joining forces with the New Mexico Council for the Teachers of Mathematics and New Mexico Science Teachers Association for the annual conference. The event will be held October 17-18 at the University of New Mexico. The conference will begin on Friday evening at 7pm with a panel discussion, and Saturday, October 18 will feature all day sessions focusing on connecting sustainability with math and science education. Pinwheels for Peace = Whirled Peace!
The Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program (BEMP) was invited to mingle with the Albuquerque community at KNME’s 50th Anniversary Family Day Celebration. Over 1,000 children and their parents enjoyed a day of educational activities at KNME-TV 5. BEMP staff and students highlighted the research and education opportunities available in the bosque. Bosque Breaks Ground on the New Upper Schoolhouse
Clayton Small to Speak at Commencement Clayton Small, an educational leadership consultant, will be the keynote speaker at the 2008 Bosque School commencement ceremony in May. Small has been a faculty member and administrator at three universities, a consultant for the Indian Health Service and Bureau of Indian Affairs, and conducts team building, youth leadership and wellness programs nation-wide. Mr. Small holds a PhD. in Educational Leadership from Gonzaga University and a Master of Educational Administration from the University of Montana. He is a member of the Cheyenne Tribe of Montana. Educators from Nepal Observe Bosque’s Environmental Science Program
Bosque School Hosts Lacrosse Play Day
Watershed Watch and BEMP Student Congress On Thursday, April 24th, Bosque School hosted the Joint Watershed Watch/BEMP Student Congress with about 60 visiting students from: Pecos High School, Cimarron High School, Cochiti Middle School, APS School on Wheels, United World College, East Mountain High School, and Los Lunas High School. Students presented on rive and bosque monitoring programs as their end of year projects. Hundreds of Area Kindergarten and First Grade Students Celebrate Earth Day
Congratulations to John Roth and Cathy Bailey for their successful PNM grant applications They will each receive funding for the 2008-09 school year for their “Classroom Innovation” projects. Here are brief descriptions of the projects that will take place next year.
Bosque School Appoints Director of Finance
Senator Bingaman Visits Bosque School
The Klaus Weber Championship Soccer Field
Texas and New Mexico Teachers Awarded Grants for Innovative Teaching Ideas Congratulations to 109 Texas and New Mexico teachers who will receive grants totaling $250,000 in 2007 for innovative teaching ideas designed to inspire and excite. Three Bosque School teachers have received grants for the 07-08 school year. Congratulations to:
"Our grants match resources with motivated teachers to make memorable learning experiences possible," said Diane Ogawa, PNM Resources director of Community Relations. The PNM Fund, a division of the PNM Resources Foundation, has recognized teachers since 1990, awarding $1.5 million in grants to help them make language, math, science, history and the arts come alive for their students. For inspiration, view this year's complete list of award-winning ideas:
Car Raffle
Raises $58,000 for Bosque School Athletics and Financial Aid
NBC Newswoman Helps
Bosque School Raise Money for Financial Aid
Pueblo Ruins Discovered on Bosque
School Land
Bosque School Teacher Wins One of Seven Prestigious Golden Apple Awards
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Upstairs
North Gallery: Bosque School "Spring Art Show". This exciting youth show
features 6th-12th grade juried art pieces including drawing, painting,
small sculpture, photography, and more. The show runs from May 7-25,
2010, and the gallery is open Monday-Friday from 10am-4pm, 3rd Friday of
each month from 6-9pm. Multiple media will be featured, and the show is
FREE. Come out to see what Bosque students have been creating!
The Harwood Art Center is located at 1114 7th Street Northwest just
south of Mountain Rd. May 4, 2010
On
April 23, 2010 at the University of New Mexico Championship Golf Course,
the 2010 Bosque School Inaugural Golf Tournament was held, to raise funds
for our need based financial aid program. A SOLD OUT flight of
144 golfers participated, raising $52,000 for our financial aid program.
A wonderful day of golf, a fabulous silent auction, amazing raffle
prizes, golf shoe bag and golf balls for all participants, along with a
delicious lunch provided by Scarpa’s/Cooperage catering, and beverages
from Admiral Beverage, helped make the day fun for all! Special thanks
go to all our golfers, sponsors, in-kind donors, and especially Pitre
Buick-Pontiac-GMC and Garcia Infiniti for donating two “hole in one”
cars! Mark your calendars now for our 2nd Annual Bosque
School Golf Tournament in April 2011. May 4, 2010
On Friday,
April 30th, 2010 more than 300 K-6th graders helped celebrate a year of
monitoring for the Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program (BEMP) at the BEMP
annual student Congress on Bosque School campus. Bosque School 6th
graders served as student mentors with visiting schools like the 2nd
graders from Rio Grande Elementary in Belen (pictured below) who took the
rail runner up to participate in the day of adventure. BEMP, a Bosque
School partner, is supported by federal, local, state and private
grants . For more information visit:
2010’s Earth Day Celebration was once again hug success.
BEMP and Bosque School hosted 380 - 1st and Kindergarteners for “Otter
Day” which is apart of the Earth’s Birth Day Project. Kids from around
Albuquerque were treated to a day of celebration of all that they had
learned about Otter habitat and survival here in New Mexico. The
culmination concert was performed by well known environmental lyrist Dave
Kinnion. A great time was had by all! This celebration was partially
funded by a grant from the Cebrin Goodman Foundation for Environmental
Studies. May 3, 2010
Jake
Norton, Graduation Speaker for the Bosque School Class of 2010
Commencement Ceremony, is a world-renowned guide and photographer. His
expeditions have taken him around the world, including several summits of
Mt. Everest. His photography specialty is the Himalayan regions of Nepal
and Tibet, and he is fluent in Nepalese language and has an intimate
knowledge of Himalayan people and cultures. After 16 trips to the
Himalayan region, Jake has become deeply involved in the lives of the
people of Nepal and Tibet, and is now a board member of a non-profit
organization called Porters’ Progress, an organization that supports the
“proud and often forgotten Himalayan porter”. March 11, 2010
Jessie
Larson, Middle School Spanish Teacher, has won a scholarship for study in
South America during the summer of 2010 from Southwest Conference on
Language Teaching (SWCOLT), a nine-state foreign language organization in
the southwestern United States. Jessie will be able to choose whether she
would like to study in Peru, Bolivia or Ecuador. The mission of SWCOLT is
to recognize and publicize excellence in second language study and
teaching. “We believe that Jessie is an excellent educator and very
deserving of this scholarship” says SWCOLT. “Her application was scored
on the criteria of her contributions to the foreign language profession
at the district, state or regional level, her school involvement, and her
explanation of how the study experience will enhance her teaching and how
it will benefit her students.” Congratulations Jessie!
March 9, 2010
Bosque
School’s Athletic Director Klaus Weber, came in 2nd in his age group in
the 2010 Mt. Taylor Quadrathlon on February 13th. The Quad is a 42 mile
race to the top and back of the highest peak in Northwest New Mexico,
11,301 foot high Mt. Taylor in Grants. The race consists of 4 parts; road
bikes, running, cross country skiing and snow shoeing. Coach Weber is the
founder and course designer of the Mt. Taylor Quadrathlon, which is in
its 27th year. Way to go Klaus! February 17, 2010
Katie
Visco has run 3,132 miles across America, and is now on a speaking tour
from California to Maine. She stopped at Bosque School to speak with our
students and help inspire them to follow their passions. Says Katie,
“Pave Your Lane inspires the pursuit of dreams, and empowers mind and
heart-fueled passion and action. By running across America, I will
exemplify this mantra to the world, shining the light on the importance
of following your heart, passions, and dreams.” 
The
Hoops for Heart results are in, and the winners are Section 6B in the
Middle School! Over $3,000 was raised by our students that participated
in Hoops for Heart, a national educational program of the American Heart
Association that engages middle school students in physical activity
(basketball) while raising funds
Six
Bosque students attended the 2010 Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona and
New Mexico Chapters of The Wildlife Society and the Arizona/New Mexico
Chapter of the American Fisheries Society held in Flagstaff, Arizona,
February 4-6, 2010. Krystal, Sarah, Maddie, Dara, Sam and Sean presented
technical posters concerning their wildlife and fisheries research
projects in New Mexico. As the only high school students in attendance,
all of their work was recognized as professional and on par with the
presentations done by both undergraduate and graduate students! February
8, 2010
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student collected longitudinal data from two otherwise unmonitored
streams”
Dan
Shaw has received both the New Mexico Chapter of the Wildlife Society
2010 Wildlife Professional of the Year Award AND the New Mexico Track and
Cross County Coaches Association New Mexico 2009 A-AAA Girls Cross
Country Coach of the Year! Congratulations Mr. Shaw! February 8, 2010
Bosque students, faculty and staff gathered in the gym for
a Remembrance Ceremony in honor of the earthquake victims of Haiti. The
Bosque community was called to the ceremony with a bagpipe performance,
reflected on words and poems read aloud, were moved by the inspiring
music of Upper School Strings and Cantate, and Haitian inspired artwork
created by Bosque art students. The ceremony ended with scrolls being
unrolled on the gym floor, covered with 200,000 fingerprints,
representing the lives lost in Haiti. Over $900 was collected at the
ceremony for Haiti relief efforts. February 4, 2010
The
Captain Planet Foundation, an international eco-foundation for youth
based on the successful Captain Planet and the Planeteers cartoon, is
excited to award Bosque School an educational grant of $1,775. These
funds will provide supplies for 6 Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program
(BEMP) sites during the 09-10 school year. Founded in 1991, the Captain
Planet Foundation (CPF) was created to support hands-on, environmental
projects for youth. CPF’s objective is to encourage innovative projects
that empower today’s children as environmental stewards. CPF is committed
to making a global impact with projects throughout the United States and
around the world. In 2009, CPF funded 138 hands-on, environmental
education projects spanning across 38 states and internationally in
Canada, England and Costa Rica.
On
December 8, 2009, Greg Mortenson, author of
Bosque
students welcomed 244 grandparents to Grandparent Day ’09 on Tuesday,
November 24. The grandparents went to classes with their grandchildren,
enjoyed a breakfast reception, and were treated to string and choral
performances, as well as highlights from key students programs. It was
a wonderful day for all. Plan ahead for Grandparent Day ’10 on Tuesday,
November 23, 2010.
Juaquin
Moya, Director of College Guidance at Bosque School is a recipient of
the 2009 Yale Educator Award. The Yale Educator Recognition Program
recognizes outstanding educators from around the world who have
supported and inspired their students to achieve at high levels.
Matriculating students are invited to nominate high school educators,
and a committee composed of Yale admissions officers reviews the
nominations individually and designates recipients. Congratulations
Juaquin! November 12, 2009
The
public is invited to view the Patrick Dougherty Land Art project at
Bosque School and hear his address to the community:
Bosque
School’s Head of School, Andrew Wooden, was awarded an Honorary Doctor
of Humane Letters from the Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. Wooden
accepted the honor at a formal ceremony on the Yale campus on October
14, 2009. The citation read, “Therefore, we honor you and your work
in the education of the next generations, and especially your energy
and creativity in keeping moral education in the forefront of their
formative experiences. Because your example and accomplishments
exemplify the commitment of Berkeley Divinity School at Yale to public
service, moral formation of youth, and excellence in moral education,
the Board of Trustees is honored to bestow upon you the degree Doctor
of Humane Letters, honoris causa.”
October 21, 2009
Artist Patrick Dougherty is in residence at Bosque School, installing
a Land Art project on the Bosque School campus. Students, faculty and
staff will assist in the gathering, building and naming of the art
piece, constructed entirely of willow branches. The site for this
installation will incorporate the two beautiful cottonwood trees that
lead you into Sanchez Park on the east side of campus. October 2009.JPG)
Eduardo
Aleixandre, Bosque faculty member, visits with the Prince and Princess
of Spain, H.R.H. Felipe de Borbon y Grecia and H.R.H. Letizia Ortiz
Rocasolano, Principes de Asturias, at the unveiling of a commemorative
plaque at the Instituto Cervantes in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on
October 5, 2009. 
The 2009-2010 school year will mark the 15th Anniversary of Bosque
School. On the first day of school, we not only celebrated this
monumental anniversary, but also the opening of our newest building on
campus. A student ribbon cutting ceremony heralded the first day of
school as Bosque students gathered to enter the new Upper Schoolhouse
for the first time. August 19, 2009
On
Saturday, April 25th, Bosque School hosted the 2009 Solar
Energy Fair, sponsored by Bosque School Science Department, with a grant
from Cebrin Goodman Youth, Leadership & The Environment Project, British
Petro & PNM. Passive and active solar activities were included, and
featured a solar powered cooker cook-off, solar car races and solar
balloon, booths with solar energy information for the home, how to
determine your carbon footprint, and food and fun for all ages!
Bosque
School/Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program (BEMP) and the Black Institute
celebrated the re-introduction of the river otter (Lutra canadensis) to
New Mexico, and healthy rivers for wildlife, in partnership with Earth’s
Birthday Project headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Amigos Bravos and
the Cebrin Goodman Youth Leadership and the Environment Project.
Earth’s Birthday Project educates children about the Earth – its beauty,
resources and conservation. Their programs engage children in
scientific inquiry and empower them to act as informed and responsible
citizens.
Owner/chefs
from six well known Albuquerque restaurants gathered on April 16, 2009 to
judge the “Fake Food Art” created by middle school art classes under the
guidance of Ann Dunbar. An article featuring this moveable piece
appeared in the Westside Albuquerque Journal
The
Bosque School Key Club held its 2nd Annual Blood Drive on in
conjunction with United Blood Services. Through the generosity of Bosque
students, parents, faculty, and friends and neighbors of the school,
there was enough blood donated to help 114 people in the community! Key
Club is planning on two blood drives for the 2009-2010 school year, one
in the fall, and again in the spring. 
The
new Upper School, due to be complete in August 2009, is well underway!
The building was designed by Rohde, May, Keller, McNamara Architects, and
the contractor is Reid & Associates.
Dan Shaw Awarded
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Mrs.
Lazar’s 7th grade English classes joined thousands of students
around the country and around the world by creating “Pinwheels for Peace”
in celebration of International Peace Day on September 21. After
exploring the use of powerful words and images, the students wrote
passages, essays, poetry, and compelling quotes about peace on one side
of their pinwheels. Focusing on the role of an individual in creating
peace, students then illustrated their written piece on the pinwheel.
The pinwheels are “planted” at the center entrance to the middle school
on the east side of the parking lot. The idea is to spread peace on the
wind and to create… “whirled” peace! 
“Like
the beautiful Cottonwood trees in the bosque, which gives our school its
name, this building is also rooted to one place, and held firm in the
same soil, into which we now dig.” Bosque School parent and trustee,
Sayre Gerhart
Juan
Flores has recently been hired to take over the Assistant Head of School
position beginning in the 2008-09 school year. Flores will be responsible
for managing the daily academic operations of Bosque School, focusing on
the school’s mission and core values. 
Two
university professors, from Nepal, visited Bosque School and one of the
24 Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program (BEMP) sites in April. They are
working to establish a similar program along the Kathmandu River in
Nepal. Visitors included Professor Subas KC, Dean School of Management,
Kathmandu University and Professor Suresh Sharma, Vice Chancellor of
Kathmandu University.
Bosque
School is hosting a Lacrosse Community Play Day Tournament on Saturday,
May 10, 2008. Seven teams will take part in this fun day of competition
to foster relationships among the teams and to promote the game of
Lacrosse in the Albuquerque community. Teams involved in the tournament
include: Bosque School, Santa Fe Prep, Sandia Prep, Rio Rancho, Native
American Community Academy (APS Charter Middle School), The Rebels (local
high school aged club team), and UNM’s club team. The games will all be
played at Bosque School at 4000 Learning Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120.
At
the "Welcome Home, Otters - Festival" at Bosque School on
April 22 visiting students
will learn about otters, other riverside mammals, and
water conservation while participating in science, art, and outdoor
activities. Most of the sessions will be taught by Bosque School middle
and high school students who have also been learning about these issues.
California-based singer and song writer Dave Kinnoin's (web site:
www.songwizard.com) will perform a number of otter and environmental
songs.
February
2008 - Mary Stockavas, CPA has joined the Bosque School staff as Director
of Finance overseeing the finance and human resource departments at the
school. Stockavas joins Bosque School after serving 18 years as the chief
financial officer for Lumber, Inc. in New Mexico. She holds a Bachelor of
Accountancy from New Mexico State University and is a certified public
accountant. 
Senator Jeff Bingaman visited the Bosque School campus and
was interviewed for the video in production, Restoring a Legacy: The Rio
Grande Bosque. This half-hour television special-video is being produced
by Cooney Productions of Albuquerque and funded in part by the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service through the Middle Rio Grande Bosque Initiative (MRGBI).
The MRGBI is an ongoing, congressionally supported, interagency ecosystem
management effort to coordinate activities related to the ecological
restoration and management of the Middle Rio Grande. The objective of the
MRGBI is to protect, enhance, and restore biological values by addressing
ecological functions within the Middle Rio Grande, NM. Since 1995, the
MRGBI has been guided by the Bosque Improvement Group (BIG). BIG is an
informal non-exclusive "think tank" which provides a forum for those
interested in bosque management. BIG participants are numerous and
include federal, state, tribal, city, county, and local government
agencies, educational institutions, private industry, non-profit
organizations, private individuals, and others who have interest in
bosque improvement activities. For more information on the MRGBI and BIG
visit: 
Bosque School honored coach and athletic director Klaus Weber by
dedicating the Klaus Weber Championship Soccer Field in his honor on
Saturday, September 29, 2007. “Klaus has made an invaluable impact on
Bosque School and sport in New Mexico coaching soccer, cross country
skiing, and tennis for over 30 years. Klaus brings incredible energy and
an amazing ability to work magic with youth of all ages. We are very
fortunate to have his expertise and enthusiasm at Bosque School and
wanted to honor his dedication to athletics by naming this field in his
honor,” according to Andrew Wooden, Head of Bosque School.
Dr. Kim Lester, a sixth grade science and
eighth grade math teacher at Bosque School, is the recipient of the
prestigious 2006 Golden Apple award. Seven teachers from around New
Mexico are awarded this honor each year.
