Really, really active!

by Leah | May 9, 2019 | News and Events

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9 May 2019: a recap and a prospectus: Big event on the 11th: our twice-yearly end-of-term performances by our students for families and friends, 5 PM.  Students and teachers worked on this all semester. Big event on Wednesday, the 29th: Food for Thought, our signature...

Enjoyable testing

by Leah | Apr 27, 2019 | News and Events

26 April 2019: Our students completed their nationally used Iowa Tests and enjoyed the challenge; many said “Why are these so easy?”   Yes, we have students with talent.  We ran the tests this week, as our second year of doing so.  Only two to four mornings were...

A bit of rocket science

by Leah | Apr 27, 2019 | News and Events

26 April 2019: The Iowa Tests took up some mornings for two to four days this week, and the afternoons were devoted to fun and other learning – music, a classic movie or two, some regular classes, and play.  One of our kindergarteners, Alden, took the time to read...

The 2018-19 yearbook is in production

by Leah | Apr 21, 2019 | News and Events

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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

by Leah | Apr 18, 2019 | News and Events

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

by Leah | Apr 18, 2019 | News and Events

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

by Leah | Apr 16, 2019 | News and Events

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

by Leah | Apr 8, 2019 | News and Events

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

by Leah | Apr 8, 2019 | News and Events

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...

Teaching social studies at a high level

by Leah | Apr 7, 2019 | News and Events

5 April 2019.  At the Las Cruces Academy, our teachers develop their own high-level curricula.  Teacher Elizabeth Brasher has been with us since the 2014-15 academic year.  Her main effort is teaching English at diverse levels, while she also teaches social studies...