KGUN 9 features members of the Tucson Police Department at La Paloma South, where they held assemblies teaching gun safety, school safety, and, according to Principal Paul Bummer, emphasizing the message to students, “If you see something, say something.”

Free full-day kindergarten at La Paloma Academy

Radio hosts Cyndi and Chris spent time on campus during Love of Reading Week, reading to Ms. Coggins’ class. In this clip, they discuss their La Paloma adventure, complete with classroom recordings.

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A report on KGUN 9 tells how the 2nd grade class at La Paloma’s Lakeside campus made the holidays brighter for hospitalized children, by collecting toys for patients at Diamond Children’s Medical Center.

Tucson News Now spotlights all three La Paloma campuses, as students and teachers strive to bring holiday cheer to the less fortunate. At Central, an 8th grade bake sale raised $400 for Toys for Tots; at Lakeside, 2nd graders are collecting toys for Diamond Children’s Medical Center; and students at South participated in the Red Sleigh Toy Drive.

Cronkite News reports that financially struggling families are getting help from La Paloma Academy, where students and parents are served a free breakfast on school days.

La Paloma Lakeside’s after-school Tae Kwon Do instructors, Travis Peltier and Billy Rubasch, discuss the importance of diet and exercise in fighting diabetes with FOX 11 News.

Now that students have returned from fall break, it’s time for parent-teacher conferences. Do you know the right questions to ask your child’s teacher? Vice Principal Mr. Waugaman explains to KGUN 9 how parents can help their students achieve social and emotional, as well as academic, success.

LPA South Principal, Paul Bummer, talks to KGUN 9 about how back-to-school testing can lead to anxiety for students. Principal Bummer offers suggestions on the best ways to relieve test-taking anxiety.

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.

Free full-day kindergarten at La Paloma Academy

The teachers of La Paloma Academy South follow a structured pacing guide to ensure instruction stays on track and students are taught all the necessary academic concepts