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Visit to the electric fish lab

Visit to the electric fish lab

by | Mar 15, 2017 | News and Events

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Monday, 13 March 2017: Ten of our students in grades 3-8 visited the research laboratory of Prof. Graciela Unguez for 3 hours.  She and her group study weakly electric fish (Stenopygus species), who use their electrical sense to find food and avoid predators. They...
Open house

Open house

by | Mar 5, 2017 | News and Events

Tuesday, March 14th, 2017. We have another great open house event. Come see our school, engage with our outreach in science and world culture, view classes (8:30-10:00 AM), talk with teachers (5:30-7:00 PM). We welcome families considering enrolling their children, as...

by | Mar 5, 2017 | News and Events

Wednesday, 1 March 2017.  Our LCA Community Meeting brought 12 of our families together, along with board members and teachers, for an evening of news, good food, and camaraderie. The students had fun before we set up the dinner. One item, among the many we discussed,...
Space History

Space History

by | Feb 27, 2017 | News and Events

Friday, March 17, 2017.  The story of critical moments as well as of little details is done so well at Alamogordo’s Museum of Space History.  Our students in grades 3-8 will visit the museum on Friday for an all-day educational trip, as we’ve done in the...
Founders’ Interview on KRWG-FM

Founders’ Interview on KRWG-FM

by | Feb 24, 2017 | News and Events

Monday, February 13, 2017.  Emily Guerra, host of Puentes on KRWG-FM, interviewed Lou Ellen Kay and Vince Gutschick.  They talked about the Las Cruces Academy – why the Academy came about, how we work, how we fit into the community.  We hope it’s...
Students visiting Biology Lab

Students visiting Biology Lab

by | Feb 19, 2017 | News and Events

Monday, 13 March 2017.  Learning about great research on electric fish. Our students in grades 3-8 will visit the laboratory of NMSU Biology Professor Graciela Unguez and her students.  The fish, Sternopygus macrurus, have modified muscle cells that generate electric...
Students as Pages in NM Senate

Students as Pages in NM Senate

by | Feb 19, 2017 | News and Events

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’15&16 February 2017.  Learning About the Legislative Process.  Senator Mary Kay Papen in the New Mexico legislature invited our middle-school students to be pages in the Senate for a day.  They departed our school at 8:30 AM on the 15th to ride to Santa Fe...
Valentine’s Day Party 2017

Valentine’s Day Party 2017

by | Feb 14, 2017 | News and Events

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14 February 2017, of course.  Older students planned a party for the younger students.  They created games and decorated the rooms the day before, after classes.  On Valentine’s Day, all went as planned!
Open house

February’s open house

by | Feb 1, 2017 | News and Events

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Tuesday, February 14th, 2017: We have another great open house event on.  Come see our school, engage with our outreach in science and world culture, view classes (8:30-10:00 AM), talk with teachers (5:30-7:00 PM). We welcome families considering enrolling their...
Chinese New Year 2017

Chinese New Year 2017

by | Jan 29, 2017 | News and Events

 28 January 2017 – a very festive occasion in the Corbett Center Auditorium on the NMSU campus.  Our students were invited to be a big part of the New Year celebrations, which featured great songs, dances, and skits.  We’re happy to be partners with the...