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Schools tap district’s crisis response team to cope with student deaths

Arbor View High School student Alyssa Otremba, 15, was killed Sept. 2 walking home from school, and 16-year-old Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr High School student Christina Portaro died Sept. 3 in an ATV accident in Brian Head, Utah. The schools and their administrators prepare for these tragedies so they are able to respond to their students’ needs in the most effective way possible.

Fern Adair Conservatory has been training Las Vegas performers since 1974

The busiest time at Fern Adair Conservatory is just after school when young performers converge. For a few hours it becomes “Fame” and “Glee” all rolled into one.
“This is their home away from home,” said Victoria Hetey, who handles public relations and marketing for the conservatory. “It’s a big family here. We know how they’re doing in school. We know when they’re testing. They dance, they take a break and work on homework, they dance some more.”

Educational Surrogate Parent Program seeks volunteers to advocate for special needs students

Children with disabilities face an uphill battle in school as it is. For those without parents or guardians to look out for their best interests, it’s even tougher.
The Educational Surrogate Parent Program provides these children with an advocate whose sole purpose is to ensure their academic needs are being met.

School district representatives make home visits to would-be dropouts

Clark County School District administrators, counselors and teachers visited about 300 homes across the Las Vegas Valley on a recent Saturday morning as part of the Reclaim Your Future initiative to encourage students who have not enrolled this year to come back to class.

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After year of playing good girl, Paris Hilton finishes probation

If Paris Hilton can make it to about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday without getting arrested, her current Las Vegas legal woes will be over. Barring a midnight malfeasance, the hotel heiress’s one-year probation is up.

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