The 2018-19 yearbook is in production

The 2018-19 yearbook is in production

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Thursday, 18 April 2019.  The deadline to get all the text, imagery, and layout to Entourage came.  Yearbook club students and faculty advisor Kelly Lin got it all together!  We have a gallery of pictures of students working at that last minute.
Chemistry and more with egg whites

Chemistry and more with egg whites

15 April 2019. Sixth-grade student Erika suggested that we try an experiment to see how fast an enzyme, pepsin, can break down egg white protein.  Pepsin is a protease, which breaks bonds in proteins by hydrolysis, adding water to the peptide bond between amino acids...
Gearing up for Food for Thought 2019

Gearing up for Food for Thought 2019

Our signature fundraiser and community event, Food for Thought, is coming up on Wednesday, May 29th, 5:00-8:30 PM.  It’s an evening of scintillating discussion with 10 engaging people from the community, augmented with a full dinner, wine, coffee, tea, dessert, and a...
Science demo at the Space Festival

Science demo at the Space Festival

13 April 2019, at the Las Cruces International Space Festival on the plaza: Vince Gutschick, Board Chair and teacher at the Las Cruces Academy, met LCA graduate Arabella.  They joined in a brief demo of the force of atmospheric pressure, using a small Magdeburg sphere...
Math class, grades 1 & 2

Math class, grades 1 & 2

8 April 2019.  Here’s a candid shot (sort of; two of the three people in the image did notice the photographer). Kelly Lin, or Ms. Kelly as the students call her, does one-on-one math instruction with two of the fourteen students in grades 1 & 2.  Yes, we...
In memoriam, Col. Harry Hellmuth

In memoriam, Col. Harry Hellmuth

8 April 2019.  One year ago today, long-time board member Harry Hellmuth died peacefully at La Posada Hospice.   Harry gave us his time and wise advice, as well as a fine donation for scholarships. Harry is missed by people inside and outside the Academy.  He was the...