Mary Lara is the 2025 recipient of the Carolyn Warner Legacy Award given by the Arizona Educational Foundation (AEF®) in partnership with the Warner family.
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Space Week at DeMiguel
This is a reminder that Mary Lara and Ed Anderson do a lot of stuff in the community that is often invisible. But this time David spotted them! Congratulations and thank you, Ed and Mary!
Summary reprinted from the FUSD newsletter
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DeMiguel Elementary School Launches Inaugural “Space Week”
DeMiguel Elementary School proudly launched its first “Space Week”
from May 6-10, inviting K-5 students and staff to embark on an exciting space exploration journey.
To kick off Space… Read more
NAU Astronomy at the Annular Eclipse
A contingent of NAU folk went to Roswell, New Mexico for the Annular Eclipse of Oct. 14th.
Mary Lara (NAU Space Grant AIMER coordinator), Ed Anderson and his wife, Margie McCullough, arrived a couple of days ahead of time and worked with the 3rd – 5th grade classes at Del Norte Elementary School. The students did some hands-on modelling of the Sun-Earth-Moon system to learn about the phases of the moon and… Read more
Mary Lara Honored with a Viola Award for Excellence in Education
Mary Lara has taught and served the Flagstaff Community for over 40 years. Starting as a professional educator in Kindergarten, Mary has taught all levels of elementary education with an unbound passion in getting children to reach their full potential while encouraging discovery and a love of learning. During Mary’s over four decades as a professional educator, she was instrumental in getting the first and only… Read more