Ken Miyagishima

by Leah | May 3, 2017 | FFT 2017

Mayor Ken Miyagishima.  Ken is a small business owner – Miyagishima Insurance, with 5 employees – with a long record of public service.  Currently mayor of Las Cruces, serving since 2007, he was a city councilor before that (2001-2007), and Dona Ana County...

Denten Park

by Leah | May 3, 2017 | FFT 2017

Denten Park has served as the CEO of MountainView Regional Medical Center since 2009. Prior to joining MountainView, Denten served in leadership positions at Payson Regional Medical Center in Payson, Arizona and Mountain West Medical Center in Tooele, Utah.  He also...

Tom Schmugge

by Leah | May 3, 2017 | FFT 2017

Tom Schmugge I am currently volunteering in the Water Resources Research Institute at NMSU, working on the problem of a state wide water budget.  Remote sensing, which has been at the center of my career, is a big part of the work.  I received a PhD in Physics from UC...

Marie Siegrist

by Leah | May 3, 2017 | Uncategorized

1490 Via Norte Las Cruces, New Mexico 88007 575-647-1193, msiegrist2@comcast.net Background and Artist Statement Painting, for me, is like the scale and notes to a musician and words to an author.   I paint because I must. I work in watermedia, i.e., Watercolor,...

Peggy Swoveland

by Leah | May 3, 2017 | FFT 2017

(Image not uploaded because of temporary WordPress error) Peggy Swoveland I am a third-generation Japanese-American born in Las Cruces, New Mexico.  My Nakayama grandparents immigrated to the United States in 1907, and began farming in the Mesilla Valley in 1918. My...

May open house

by Leah | May 1, 2017 | News and Events

Tuesday, 9 May 2017. Another open house – a great opportunity to see what the LCA does for students.  From 8:30 to 10 AM, you can watch classes in Chinese and in grades early K through 2 (grades 3-8 have other activities), talk with teachers, and view the...

FFT2016 highlights

by Leah | Apr 27, 2017 | Uncategorized

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FFT 2017

by Leah | Apr 26, 2017 | Uncategorized

Food for Thought – our signature community event and fundraiser! Our fourth annual FFT is in the evening on Wednesday, May 31st, at the school.  It’s a unique opportunity for attendees to have lively dinner discussions with engaging people in the...

The Book Fair is a Hit

by Leah | Apr 25, 2017 | News and Events

25 April 2017.  Books are a big draw at our school – we use other media and the Internet, but our 7,000 books are a big attraction for our students.  Twice a year, Dr. Lou Ellen Kay, our Head of School, brings in a Scholastic Book Fair.  It’s a student...

New sport: table tennis

by Leah | Apr 25, 2017 | News and Events

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Fast response to suggestions: We now have a ping-pong table, and the students have taken to it immediately.  We’d bandied the idea about months earlier, but a serious suggestion was made on the 21st at a Parent Committee meeting…and Charlotte and Duke Gard...