Education Notebook, May 21-27

ANTI-BULLYING VIDEO CONTEST OPEN
TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

The Richard Harris Law Firm is hosting its fourth annual Video Public Service Announcement Contest open to high school students in Clark County. This year’s PSA topic is bullying.

Students can submit 30-second videos “that creatively express true stories and life experiences to illustrate the important issue of bullying in society.” Videos must not contain “vulgar or inappropriate content” and should use original images and music. The winner will receive the choice of an Apple MacBook with video-editing software or a $1,500 gift card. A $500 donation also will be made to the student’s school. The prize for second place is a $500 gift card.

Submissions should be uploaded to YouTube and a link to the video should be emailed to psa2013@richardharris
law.com. The entry deadline is May 24. For more information, visit studentswithacause.com.

SHORT STORY CONTEST OPEN
TO YOUNG AUTHORS

Aspiring authors ages 14 to 22 can apply for a chance to have their work published as part of a compilation book to be sold at amazon.com. Applications for the Gateway Arts Foundation’s Helen Hearne Literary Scholarship are being accepted through Aug. 1. Applicants can submit a short story in fiction or nonfiction of 14,000 to 21,000 words. The story must have a theme or central focus of Nevada or any town in Nevada throughout the story. Three award classifications will be given based on age. For more information, visit gatewayarts
foundation.org/literary_scholarship.

CULTURAL DIVERSITY FOUNDATION SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR TOP EDUCATORS

The Cultural Diversity Foundation is accepting nominations through May 24 for its sixth annual Golden Hand Service Awards in categories of education, business and community.

The awards honor “individuals who have contributed outstanding service to the community and have gone beyond the call of duty to lend a helping hand to someone who was in need of some kind of support,” according to the foundation’s website.

Last year’s winner in education was Webb Middle School principal Paula Naegle, who updated guidelines to make the school safer for students with food allergies. Naegle was nominated by a parent of one such student who approached Naegle about the issue. Naegle also is trying to spread her school’s procedures valleywide.

For more information or to nominate someone, visit cdfnv.org/goldenhand.

BOOKER ELEMENTARY RECEIVES BICYCLES
AS PART OF HEATLH EDUCATION

Booker Elementary School, 2277 N. Martin Luther King Blvd., recently received 75 bicycles for fourth-graders participating in a childhood obesity initiative. The Las Vegas chapter of The Links Inc. –– an organization that supports local educational, cultural and civic activities –– awarded the bicycles to the school, which were donated by Walmart.

The students are part of the Can You Imagine Me? Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Program at Booker. The health education curriculum emphasizes better nutrition and fitness habits.

LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS RECEIVE GIFTS

Teachers at Long Elementary School, 2000 S. Walnut Road, received $20 gift cards and gift bags May 7 from The Public Education Foundation and the Caesars Foundation. Caesars Entertainment employees volunteered to pack the gift bags with classroom supplies.

SEDWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTEND NEVADA BALLET THEATRE

More than 150 students at Sedway Middle School, 3465 Englestad St., attended a Nevada Ballet Theatre production of “Romeo and Juliet” May 10 at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts. The trip was sponsored by mining company Barrick Gold Corp.

For more information on Nevada Ballet Theatre’s school series or to become a sponsor, call Angela Quick at 702-243-2623, ext. 228.