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Art instructor Tony Cooper, right, speaks with news media in front of the "Maverick Country" mural located along the Flamingo Arroyo Trail adjacent to Jerome D. Mack Middle School in Las Vegas following an unveiling ceremony Thursday, April 28, 2016. More than 25 students from various schools worked on the mural. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The "Maverick Country" mural along the Flamingo Arroyo Trail adjacent to Jerome D. Mack Middle School in Las Vegas is seen following an unveiling ceremony Thursday, April 28, 2016. More than 25 students from various schools worked on the mural. Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal
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LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
April 28, 2016 - 10:31 pm
 

Students and staff at Jerome D. Mack Middle School celebrated the unveiling and dedication of a 300-foot mural that students created on the wall of the flood channel next to the school, as a community improvement project. The football field-sized mural was created by students with the theme of “Maverick Country” and is dedicated to the history of Southern Nevada. It also aims to enhance the aesthetic appeal of the neighborhood.

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