A Clark County School District student wrote to View Neighborhood Newspapers, saying, “I’m writing this directly to parents because I don’t think writing essays at school, or putting up posters, or attending assemblies about bullying is working.”
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The people behind Maverick Aviation Group, a local helicopter company, believe they have met the future of the industry — students from Rancho High School’s aviation maintenance class. On a cold, wet April morning, the company gave nearly 20 students an inside look at what career path they could take.
Entering a surprise luncheon hosted by Station Casinos April 12, 300 at-risk Las Vegas Valley elementary students had no clue what was in store for them: their very own computer.
A drive to collect enough books for the elementary school students at Clark County’s 78 Safekey sites was successful thanks to the efforts of the Henderson and Summerlin Barnes & Noble stores, UPS stores of Las Vegas, Toys for Tots and Las Vegas-area residents.
Education briefs from across the Las Vegas Valley
Fourteen schools are scheduled to implement early childhood literacy programs from The Public Education Foundation over the next three years thanks to a grant from the Engelstad Family Foundation.
Clark County School District mariachi students performed with the school district’s ballet folklórico program and a 90-piece student symphony orchestra at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts after a workshop and rehearsal with professional ensemble Mariachi Cobre from Disney World.
Clark High School hosted a Hawaiian-themed dance for students with disabilities Feb. 17. For many of the special education students, it was their first dance and a chance to interact as their typical education peers do.
Stephen Nasser was 13 when the Nazis broke into his home and forced him and his family on a train to Auschwitz. He and four other Holocaust survivors told their stories to middle and high school students and their teachers Feb. 15 as part of the Holocaust Education Conference at the Northwest Career and Technical Academy.
Patrick Spargur and Don Purdue are learning to run a nonprofit organization on the fly. Less than three months after starting Project 150 LV, they have helped feed and clothe hundreds of kids at nearly 20 high schools throughout the Las Vegas Valley.
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