Monday, May 21, 2012
Three CCSD employees were honored on March 31, 2012, at the annual Cesar Chavez Awards Banquet for their years of community service and dedication to equity for all individuals. The banquet, in honor of the late Cesar Chavez, activist and civil rights leader of farmworkers, was held at the Old Fourth Street School in Las Vegas. The honorees were Rancho High School adult education teacher Isaac Barron, CCSD Diversity and Affirmative Action Programs Executive Manager Tom Rodriguez, and Quannah McC… More
Monday, May 21, 2012
The Las Vegas Athletic Club will join with the Clark County School District to recognize the top female high school athletes during an awards luncheon on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 inside Rain at the Palms Casino and Resort. The event, taking place from noon to 3:30 p.m., will honor winners from 37 high schools who achieved the highest levels of excellence both in the classroom and on the sports field.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Look Out Kids About and the Nevada Parent Teacher Association will host their third roundtable discussion on pedestrian and traffic safety on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the offices of the School-Community Partnership Program, located at Western High School, 4601 W. Bonanza Road. Topics such as legislation, enforcement and education will be discussed. Representatives from municipalities, engineers, transportation specialists, CCSD employees, crossing guards and parents wil… More
Monday, May 21, 2012
A School Board meeting on May 24 and a Public Education Foundation scholarship recognition luncheon on May 25 are among the highlights of "The Week Ahead" for May 19-25, 2012.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Local high schools and middle schools competed in the Las Vegas Rubik’s Cube Tournament on May 5, 2012. It was part of the annual Las Vegas Science Festival. Sponsored by Walmart and Rubik's Cube, the "Cube" event was held at the Cashman Expo Center. The Northwest Career and Technical Academy’s team, under the guidance of math teacher Ricci Slobodnik, won first place in the high school division while Hyde Park Middle School won the middle school division.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Several seniors from Foothill High School reached out to special-needs classmates, inviting them as dates to the school's Senior Prom on May 12, 2012. The event at Lake Las Vegas' Westin Hotel was covered by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Student musicians at Green Valley High School were presented with a Grammy Award on May 19, 2012. As reported by KVVU-TV, the students put on a concert and received the Grammy Signature Schools Gold Award. GVHS is one of just six schools in the U.S. to receive a gold award for 2012. Diane Koutsulis is the GVHS band director.
Monday, May 21, 2012
The 11th annual Vegas Valley Book Festival will take place Nov. 1-3, 2012, with most programs scheduled at the downtown Historic Fifth Street School, located at 401 S. Fourth St. The largest annual literary event in Las Vegas, the book festival will bring together more literary and cultural programs than ever before. The festival is expected to feature 100 authors and 100 events, including panel discussions, readings, book signings, workshops, vendor exhibits, art exhibitions, spoken word perfor… More
Monday, May 21, 2012
More than 100 students in the Foothill High School marching band will represent Nevada in the nation's Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C. The parade begins at 11 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time on Monday, May 28, 2012.
Monday, May 21, 2012
The High Rollers robotics team from Cimarron-Memorial High School entered the FIRST World Finals in St. Louis, Missouri, with the season's only perfect record of 32 wins and no losses. They pushed that record to 40 wins before losing their last qualification match. The High Rollers were seeded third in their division and were selected by the number two seed, Team 233, to form a three team alliance with team 207. This alliance won six straight elimination matches to win the Curie Division. The … More
