Principal Paul Bummer, from LPA’s South campus, discusses the importance of the free before- and after-school programs which are available to La Paloma Academy students and are an excellent resource for families on a budget.

The first day of school is just around the corner. Tucson’s La Paloma Academy Lakeside Principal Sean Watins says parents should start easing kids back into school mode before the end of summer.

Principal Sean Watins speaks with Tucson News Now to offer advice to students and parents about preparing for back-to-school season.

Free full-day kindergarten at La Paloma Academy

Morgan Kyrklund of Channel 13 visited La Paloma Academy to meet the Patriot Patrol before their induction ceremony. Morgan spoke with four Patriot Patrol members about why they thought it was important to make sure that students are safe and happy when they come to school.

On September 27, 2015 in a special section of their Sunday Edition, the Arizona Daily Star published the results of their 2015 Readers’ Choice Awards votes. La Paloma Academy performed admirably in the charter school category, finishing in the top three out of 34 schools on the ballot. As such, they were awarded “Favorites” status and appear in the special issue.

Principal Sean Watins spoke with Tucson News Now’s Monica Grimaldo about the recent AzMERIT results that were released. Principal Watins said that the test results are unofficial and that they are currently analyzing the data to find how they can improve. Test results were expected to be low because it was the first year and students would be unfamiliar with the format.

April Rubasch, Title I Coordinator, shared some summer educational ideas for parents with a small summer budget this morning on KOLD. She showed viewers how to make a lava lamp during an in-studio interview. KOLD also posted a link with other educational ideas that parents can do with their children.

Community leaders to read to students Feb. 9-13

Mr. Sye, our very own 7th/8th Grade Language Arts teacher, was interviewed on CharacterCounts.org! You can check out his interview here:

An Arizona Daily Star photographer captures kids’ excitement at La Paloma Academy-Lakeside Summer Camp

What: La Paloma Academy and Stelcor Energy solar project groundbreaking ceremony

Who: La Paloma students, staff and charter holder Raena Janes, and Stelcor Energy Director of Commercial Projects Robert Neifert

When: 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Where: La Paloma Academy Central Campus, 2050 N. Wilmot Road

Why: Launch of installation of solar panels at the Central and Lakeside campuses. The addition of solar power this summer will potentially save the charter school more than $1 million over the next 20 years. La Paloma students will use a golden shovel to dig the first hole for the installation, which will ultimately free resources that will benefit their academic environment.
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