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Upgrading facilities over the break
28 March 2019: We’re very handy with tools and design, and that saves money, while giving us a chance to exercise our skills. Here, computer programming teacher Mark Leisher is stringing CAT-5 Ethernet cable across the rooms for a better connection to the managed...
Open house, Thursday, 11 April
On Thursday, 11 April 2019: The Las Cruces Academy is holding an open house, 11 AM to 1 PM, at the school, 1755 Avenida de Mercado in Mesilla. You can meet with our Head of School, Dr. Lou Ellen Kay, observe students in classes and at play, and talk with our great...
LCA on the LC Plaza in April
We’re scheduled for additional interesting presentations on the Las Cruces Downtown Plaza: the Las Cruces International Space Festival (truly international) on April 13th, 9 AM to 2 PM, and Earth Day on April 20th, 8 AM to noon. The featured image here is a thermal...
Rebuilding posts
We have over 100 posts about the very interesting and fulfilling activities at the school. In late February 2019 a malicious attack led to loss of 28 posts (fortunately, that was the only significant hit after a quick purge and lockdown by us). We've restoring the...
Recognition for our teaching of Chinese
2 March 2019: The Las Cruces Academy is delighted to announce that we have received confirmation that our request for status as a Confucius Classroom, a special part of the Confucius Institute, has been granted. This honor is due to the excellent education in Mandarin...
12 March 2019: A very windy day is not a problem for our archers in grades 3-7. They’re enjoying a sport that rewards precision and self-discipline. Thanks to New Mexico’s Fish and Game Department, and especially Jeremy Lane, we have a full set of equipment on loan:...
Big celebration of Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year, Saturday, 9 February 2019. Our students were invited to perform at the heart of this celebration at New Mexico State University's Corbett Center. It was a big event, with perhaps 500 attendees in addition to performers. Our beloved Mandarin Chinese...
Student-initiated letter
25 January - 2 March 2019. A recent session of grades 4-8 science on light and energy led naturally to a discussion of climate change. The ramifications of climate change for society led 6th-grader Erika to propose that the students as a group write a letter to our...
Fun in school – Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day, 2019: Our school is fun as well as strongly academic. Every day students play at recess, in PE, after school in our extended hours (no charge)...and on special days when we have celebrations. Here are images from the Valentine’s Day party organized by...
A biochemist visits
On Thursday, 14 February 2019 (yes, Valentine’s Day), Dr. Kevin Houston, Kaleb’s dad and a Prof. at NMSU, visited. He engaged the class to learn about DNA being transcribed to messenger RNA and that being translated into the sequence of amino acids, or proteins. He...