Inside a converted storage room at Western High School is a freshly painted mural that reads, “It matters little what lies in the past or even what lies ahead. What matters most is what lies within.” Created by Las Vegas artist D2, the mural was the finishing touch to the new yoga room at the school, 4601 W. Bonanza Road, and speaks to the use of the space: It is dedicated to at-risk students as well as those who have experienced a crisis in their lives.
When the Civil War breaks out, 17-year-old Roy Fox is asked to use his knowledge of the area’s terrain to carry messages to Confederate leaders. His elusiveness in evading Union capture earns him the title The Gray Fox.
The newest little ones to join a class at Lummis Elementary School didn’t pass kindergarten last year, but they’re helping students learn a love for reading. The two newcomers are Abbey and Spectra, sister hamsters. Jill Delaney, Lummis’ librarian, acquired the critters last year through the Pets in the Classroom grant program.
After months of writing politicians, meeting with city officials and getting her class interested in space, 6-year-old Samantha Johnson landed not one but two astronauts.
There were no techniques taught in this April 10 art class at Innovations International Charter School of Nevada. Students were learning more important things from guest teacher and professional artist Alexander P. Huerta.
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts hosted the 14th annual Youth Concert Series Jan. 11, providing free symphony orchestra performances to more than 13,000 fourth- and fifth-graders from about 115 local schools.
Clark County School District Superintendent Dwight Jones unveiled a website designed to make the district “one of the most transparent large school districts in the nation.” A breakdown of the district’s $2 billion budget is at ccsd.net/district/open-book.
