Earth Day 2017

by Leah | Apr 25, 2017 | News and Events

Saturday, 22 April 2017.  We were there, on the Downtown Plaza.  Our Board Chair, Vince Gutschick, and our Head of School, Lou Ellen Kay, were joined by LCA parent Lara Milane.  The LCA fitted in well with the theme of Earth Day, attested to by the banner given us as...

Soil Microbiology Experiment

by Leah | Apr 25, 2017 | News and Events

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Friday, 21 April 2017.  Professor Geof Smith from NMSU’s Biology Department took time to give our middle-schoolers experience in sampling bacteria from 6 soils.  Students Kira and Frankie took soil samples from the bare land and from the cultivated field by the...

International Chinese Exam

by Leah | Apr 25, 2017 | News and Events

HSK exam in Mandarin Chinese – on Friday, 21 April 2017, student Arabella took the Level 2 exam, and on Saturday, 22 April, seven other students took the Level 1 exam.  From the HSK website: “HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi) or the Chinese Proficiency Test is an...

Archery Competition

by Leah | Apr 25, 2017 | News and Events

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Thursday, 20 April 2017.  New Mexico Game and Fish generously loaned us their archery trailer with a panoply of bows, arrows, targets, and safety backdrops.  The students in grades 3-5 and in middle school had been trained carefully in earlier sessions; they competed...

Sustainable Business 2017

by Leah | Apr 25, 2017 | News and Events

Sustainable Business of 2017 – the Las Cruces Green Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting on Wednesday evening, 19 April, at the Grapevine Plaza, and there we were overwhelmed to get the award, being selected among 19 nominees.  The award, co-sponsored by the...

Insect Zoo 2017

by Leah | Apr 25, 2017 | News and Events

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NMSU’s Insect Zoo visits us – Friday, 31 March 2017.  Helen Vessels brought a team to let our students see – and, in some cases, handle – some quite astounding insects and arachnids (spiders).  The big Madagascar hissing cockroach was a hit, as was the large walking...