Thursday, May 16, 2013
More than 50 students at Ethel W. Staton Elementary School received recognition plaques at a special event in honor of their efforts to learn above and beyond the regular curriculum about the state of Nevada and the United States. The 37 fourth graders who were honored met predetermined criteria for learning about the state of Nevada to receive their Great Nevadan award. The 17 fifth graders who were recognized met predetermined criteria for learning about the United States in order to receive their Great American award. Dignitaries who attended the event included Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, CCSD Trustee Patrice Tew and Interim Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Dr. Staci Vesneske, CCSD's chief of human resources, talks about the hiring of teachers for 2013-2014 during the next Inside Education, airing Tuesday, May 21, 2013 @ 7:30 p.m. on Vegas PBS, Ch. 10. The half-hour show also will feature a conversation with teachers Theodore Small and Kathleen Galland-Collins regarding the new teacher evaluation system. Inside Education is the only weekly half-hour TV program devoted to CCSD and related topics.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Boulder City High School sophomore Luke Logan won his first championship on May 16, 2013 at the boys Division I-A state golf coutrnament at Sierra Sage Golf Course in Reno. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Logan shot 3-over-par 74 to finish at 4-over 146. Coach Regina Quintero said, "He just plays his own game."
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Charlotte Hill and Culley Elementary Schools both won grants from Amazon and the National PTA to purchase 10 Kindles, in association with the PTA Family Reading Experiences program. The Kindle is an e-book reader produced by Amazon.com.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Congratulations to the 20 high school seniors who were selected as the 2013 Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) iPad contest winners. More than 200 seniors wrote an essay on how to reduce the carbon footprint by using services offered by the RTC. The contest was sponsored by Coca-Cola and Mariana's Supermarkets. The students recognized May 16, 2013 were: Collin O'Sullivan - Boulder City HS, Nicole Deery - Cimarron-Memorial HS, Emily Tan - Coronado HS, Juliette Burgon - CSN East HS, Jessenia Pippin - CSN West HS, Cristobal Gao - Del Sol HS, Monica Williams - Desert Pines HS, Alan Bruno - ECTA, Kalana Keven - Foothill HS, Ashley Briggs - Las Vegas Academy, Dave Boothe Jr. - Mohave HS, Charity Sanders - Mohave HS, Jordan Afaga - NWCTA, Akiko Govan - NWCTA, Jessica Vargas - SECTA, Vanessa McDow - Shadow Ridge HS, Tyler Barnard - Silverado HS, Jordan Wachholtz - Silverado HS, Karol Francisco - Valley HS and Esmeralda Gonzalez - West Prep HS.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Parents of CCSD-bound children are invited to attend a series of parent-child classes designed to educate parents and their pre-K children through fun, creative lessons while preparing the youngsters for kindergarten. Children will learn the importance of cooperation, creativity, reading skills, fun ways to be active and eating healthy while making new friends. Sponsored by Clark County Cooperative Extension, the three-program series will be held at Cambridge Community Center located at 3900 Cambridge Street, LV 89119 throughout the summer. For more information about the series, dates and times, call 257-5525.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
American Indian/Alaska Native students, family members and friends celebrated their separate upcoming high school graduation ceremonies with an intimate ceremony of their own on May 10, 2013 at the Southwest Career and Technical Academy. Students honored at the 2013 graduation celebration were Alec DeMarias, Ramses Dixey, Faith Doolan, Aaron Edwards, Felix Israel Garcia, Anthony Mesday, Chantoria Ortega, Kylie Osborne, Kelana Palmer, Angus Richins, Emily Sharp, Sterlin Smokey, Keitoh Spears, Cheyenne Tail and Mia Tso.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
The CCSD Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting Monday, May 20, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the Greer Education Center, 2832 E. Flamingo. Click here for the agenda. The public is invited to attend.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
The Coronado High School boys volleyball team held off Foothill HS May 16, 2013 to win the Division I state tournament at Chaparral HS. As reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, it marked the second straight title for the Cougars. Coronado coach Matt Johnson told the RJ, "This group of guys is resilient and they weather tough moments."
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Explorer Anthony Gariano, a graduate of Veterans Tribute Career & Technical Academy, was selected to attend the 2013 National Law Enforcement Leadership Academy hosted by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Gariano, who was recently featured on CCSD’s “Inside Education” TV show, was one of only 50 students selected from across the nation to participate in this prestigious program. He will travel this summer to the DEA headquarters in Quantico, Virginia and attend a weeklong academy focusing on leadership skills. The participants also will travel to the FBI headquarters, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms and the Secret Service to learn about those individual agencies. The LVMPD Explorer Program is a branch of the Boy Scouts’ Learning for Life program which was developed to help build good moral character, promote good citizenship, and develop personal and mental fitness.
