Education Notebook: School news and events for July 16-22, 2015

BANK OF AMERICA PLANS SUPPLY DRIVE THROUGH JULY

Bank of America is hosting a valleywide school supply drive through July for the fifth straight year. During the past four years, the drive collected and delivered more than 33,000 school supply items.

This year, the drive will benefit Miller, 4851 E. Lake Mead Blvd., and Lynch, 4850 Kell Lane, elementary schools and Monaco Middle School, 1870 N. Lamont St.

Collection receptacles will be stationed at each of the 50-plus Bank of America banking centers throughout Southern Nevada. Desired supplies include paper, backpacks, pens and pencils, physical educationequipment and school uniform garments.

Visit bankofamerica.com.

NEW MEMBERS JOIN CIS OF NEVADA BOARD

Communities In Schools of Nevada has welcomed four new members to its board of directors: Tracy A. DiFillippo of Armstrong Teasdale, Tom Edington of Nevada State Bank, Leslie Maple of Barrick Gold Corp. and Jennifer Oswald of NV Energy.

“The wealth of caring individuals who are willing to commit even more of their time and resources to ensure the success Nevada’s at-risk youth is a remarkable asset to our communities,” said Susie Lee, CIS of Nevada board chairwoman. “The four newest members that we welcome to our board have a proven record of community involvement and will serve to cement the foundation that Communities In Schools has laid in this state.”

DiFillippo is a commercial litigator in Las Vegas who also serves on the Chiropractic Physicians’ Board of Nevada and on the Board of Trustees at Explore Knowledge Academy.

Edington, a Las Vegas resident since 1974, is chief financial officer of NSB. He is the former president of the Southern Nevada Estate Planning Council and member of the Boy Scouts of America Las Vegas Area Council Executive Board.

Maple, manager of communications and corporate affairs for Barrick Gold Corp., is active in the education-based community, volunteering with the Nevada Mining Association, Spread the Word Nevada and The McCaw School of Mines.

Oswald, vice president of human resources and corporate services for NV Energy, has overseen the career development and benefits planning of thousands of NV Energy employees and formerly served as director of compensation, benefits and human resources records management.

Visit cisnevada.org.

REBEL DEBATE INSTITUTE SET THROUGH AUG. 2 AT UNLV

The nationally ranked UNLV debate team is hosting The Rebel Debate Institute, a camp for Clark County high school students to hone their skills in public speaking, rapid-fire debate and research, through Aug. 2 at UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway.

High school students from Desert Oasis, Green Valley, Coronado, Chaparral, Canyon Springs, Bishop Gorman and Palo Verde high schools are attending, as are those from Northwest Career and Technical Academy.

Sessions are planned from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Classroom Building Complex.

Visit unlv.edu/debate/rdi.

FALL SAFEKEY REGISTRATION TO OPEN JULY 27

Registration for fall 2015 Safekey is set to open at 7 a.m. July 27 at the Safekey main office, 416 N. Seventh St.

Office hours are from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. Registration is $20 per child’s account, per school year and $7 for a morning pass and $10 for an afternoon pass.

Payments can be made at recreation.lasvegasnevada.gov, by calling 702-229-3399 or in person at the office. The program is a prepaid service. Financial assistance may be available for qualifying families. Hours vary

per site, and not all sites offer a morning program.

For more information, call 702-229-3399.

LEADERSHIP ACADEMY OF NEVADA ENROLLING STUDENTS

The Leadership Academy of Nevada is expanding and has added a limited number of seats for the 2015-16 school year. It focuses on developing principled leaders through delivery of a liberal arts education using cutting-edge technology. It offers instruction to students in grades six through 12 throughout the state.

Regularly scheduled enrollment information meetings are held online and in Las Vegas so parents and students can learn more.

For meeting dates, times and locations, visit lanv.org.

SPARK! POETRY WRITING & RECITATION COMPETITION TAKING ENTRIES

Clark County high school students are invited to submit original poems for the Vegas Valley Book Festival’s Spark! Poetry Writing & Recitation Competition. Modeled after the national Poetry Out Loud competition and the Scholastic Writing competition, the contest will have students reciting their poetry during the book festival scheduled for Oct. 17.

The first-place prize is $300, second place is $200 and third place is $100. Students are asked to present three original poems to be judged by a panel consisting of poets, authors, educators and other community members. Panelists will use scoring guidelines to assign numerical values to the evaluation criteria.

Three presentation rounds are planned. Students who register through Sept. 30 will be eligible to present one poem in the first round. The top six will present in the second round, and the top three in the third round will determine first, second and third place. Scores will be cumulative. Students must present the poems they submitted on their registration form.

For guidelines and a registration form, visit vegasvalleybookfestival.org. For more information, contact Maryjane Dorofachuk, Nevada Arts Council arts learning coordinator, at 702-486-3738 or mdorofachuk@nevadaculture.org.