Education Notebook
Cox channel 96 is scheduled to broadcast most of the high school graduation ceremonies from Monday through June 29 at The Orleans Arena and the Thomas & Mack Center.
Most of the ceremonies will be broadcast live, and some will be tape-delayed. The broadcasts also will be available via streaming video at cox96.net.
The scheduled dates and times of broadcasts for the following Summerlin-area high schools are: Cimarron-Memorial, 3 p.m. June 24; and Palo Verde, 3 p.m. June 28.
Nevada PTA honors Principal
of the Year from Bonner Elementary
Bonner Elementary School principal Paul Catania was named the Nevada PTA Lynel Cunningham Site Administrator of the Year, known as the unofficial Principal of the Year Award.
Catania has been with the school district 10 years and is a first-year principal. He was a special education teacher at Booker Elementary School and assistant principal at Dondero Elementary School before becoming principal at Bonner, 765 Crestdale Lane, last fall.
Catania created a "yellow brick road" student drop-off zone to decrease traffic congestion and increase student safety before and after school. He also created a "Star Wars"-themed campaign to encourage student achievement during schoolwide testing days and visited classrooms in costume.
Cimarron-Memorial robotics team places at international competition
Cimarron-Memorial High School, 2301 N. Tenaya Way, finished third in an international robotics competition last month in St. Louis.
The school's robotics team, the High Rollers 987, competed in the FIRST World Championship, where teams competed by building and programming robots to perform various tasks. More than 80 teams from 18 countries competed.
Team leader Cody Wall was one of 10 students to win the Dean's List Award, the highest honor provided to a FIRST World Championship participant. Wall received a $30,000 scholarship to Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Mass., and other prizes.
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology was founded in 1989 to inspire kids' interest in robotics and science through the development of competitive programs.
Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr High School plans golf clinics at TPC Las Vegas
Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr High School plans to offer golf clinics at TPC Las Vegas, 9581 Canyon Run Drive.
The next clinics are scheduled from 8 to 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. The clinics will be led by Brandon Stooksbury, director of instruction, and Mark Cheney, Faith Lutheran golf coach.
The cost is $50, and space is limited. To sign up, call Cheney at 804-4414.
Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr High School
to host cheer camp
Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr High School plans to host a cheer camp from 9 a.m. to noon Monday through June 16 at the school's gym, 2015 S. Hualapai Way.
The camp is $85 for girls entering second through sixth grades. Girls will be taught in their own age groups.
The camp will be taught by varsity cheerleaders and chaperoned by cheer coaches. For more information, call Tony Harris at 308-7727 or email flhscheer@gmail.com.
Nevada Virtual Academy
enrolling for fall
Nevada Virtual Academy, an online public charter school, is enrolling students for 2011-12 school year.
NVVA offers curriculum for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. English, math, science, history, music and art courses are at the elementary and middle school levels. The high school program offers more than 200 core, elective and Advanced Placement courses, including foreign language.
For more information, visit k12.com/nvva.
INSTITUTE TO GIVE GRANTS
TO PROSPECTIVE MEDICAL ASSISTANTS
The Medical Skills for Life Institute is offering 10 $2,000 scholarships and 10 $500 tuition grants to the first 20 students who are enrolled and accepted to the institute through Sept. 1. These scholarships are for people looking to become medical assistants or phlebotomists.
For more information, call 645-7900 and ask for the admissions department from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday or visit medicalskillsforlife.com.
Nevada Homeschool Expo
coming Saturday
The third annual Nevada Homeschool Expo is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Lied Memorial Boys & Girls Club, 2850 Lindell Road.
The expo will include information on curriculum, workshops, guest speakers, exhibits and live demonstrations.
Registration is $15 to $20 and is open to the public. For more information, visit nevadahomeschoolexpo.com.
Teachers can seek funding online
for class projects
Local school teachers can apply for donations for classroom projects through donorschoose.org.
The nonprofit website, founded in 2000, allows public school teachers to describe specific educational projects for students, and donors choose the projects they want to support. More than 160,000 teachers have secured more than $71 million worth of books, art supplies and technology resources.
Locally, more than 150 teachers have used the website to secure more than $119,000 in funding. Teacher Leanna Kromer from O'Callaghan Middle School, 1450 Radwick Drive, has funded eight classroom projects totaling more than $2,000 since January.
World Heritage Student Exchange
seeks host families
The World Heritage Student Exchange program is seeking host families in the Las Vegas Valley for high school boys and girls.
Couples, single parents and families with or without children are welcome to apply. Students can be hosted for a semester or for a school year.
For more information, call 800-888-9040 or email info@world-heritage.org.
Post reunion information
on school district's website
Clark County School District alumni who are planning a high school reunion may post information on the Clark County School District's website, ccsd.net/schools/reunions.
Email any important reunion information to dsheehan@interact.ccsd.net, and it will be posted.
