Computer programming

by Leah | Dec 7, 2017 | News and Events

6 December 2017.  Mark Leisher volunteers his time and expertise to teach computer programming to students.  He has two groups of students, grades 3-5 and grades 6-8.  He teaches each group for two consecutive class periods each week.  The younger students are...

Banking day

by Leah | Dec 3, 2017 | News and Events

Friday, 1 December 2017.  Bryan Stein and colleagues from Washington  Federal bank donate their time and expertise about 6 times a year to educate our students about finances, especially savings accounts.  They help students start accounts, then engage the students in...

Radio show on science

by Leah | Dec 1, 2017 | News and Events

A bit more outreach by the Las Cruces Academy…Vince Gutschick hosts a show, Science: let’s take a look, on KTAL LP FM, Tuesdays at noon. It’s at 101.5 on the FM dial or streaming on http://www.lccommunityradio.org/stream.html. The inaugural show is...

Outreach: climate conference

by Leah | Nov 30, 2017 | News and Events

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30 November 2017. As outreach to the community, here and statewide, Board Chair Vince Gutschick gave a presentation about the biological effects of climate change on October 28th. It’s on YouTube now (https://youtu.be/Ep2kYE7zigo). John Nelson was his...

Gila cliff dwellings field trip

by Leah | Nov 19, 2017 | News and Events

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Thursday & Friday, 16 & 17 November 2017.  The middle-schoolers, in the company of teacher Ellen Armitage and parents Frank Holguin and Brian Cockriel, explored the Gila wilderness in beautiful weather.  They camped out and hiked, enjoying the history, the...

Downtown field trip

by Leah | Nov 10, 2017 | News and Events

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Thursday, 9 November 2017.  The young LCA students took a field trip to Downtown Las Cruces to see the museums and the Branigan Cultural Center.  It was a long, fruitful day for them.  At 9 AM they all rode the bus that stops very near our school.  Six hours later...