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Henderson Writers Group awards scholarship to Valley senior

Valley High School senior Kyle “Kai” Catarata was presented with a $1,000 scholarship from the Henderson Writers Group at the nonprofit group’s annual banquet Saturday. Catarata plans to pursue a degree in political science at UNLV in the fall.

 
Nevada State College expands speech therapy program

Nevada State College is developing a program to boost the number of speech therapists with master’s degrees who work in Clark County schools.

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Las Vegas Valley students join walkouts over gun violence

Students in Clark County joined young Americans around the country Wednesday by walking out of class to honor victims of last month’s mass school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

 
CSN’s Henderson campus grows with new provost, buildings

The Henderson campus of the College of Southern Nevada recently welcomed a new vice president/provost. It’s the first visible step in the college’s transition to a multicampus district model.

 
Serendipity comes full circle with Nevada Educator of the Year award

Scott Ginger embarked down an accidental career path in 1991 when he accepted a job teaching speech and debate at Green Valley High School in Henderson. Twenty-seven years later, his adaptability has been rewarded.

 
Clark County School employees sue Teachers Health Trust

Class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges that employees paid more for health care than was promised and in some cases were sued over unpaid medical bills or were refused medical treatment.

 
Ex-Raiders celebrate Henderson students’ activity achievement

Four ex-players and members of the Raiderettes cheer students at Josh Stevens Elementary for logging 645,070 minutes of physical activity as part of the NFL Play 60 Challenge.

 
High school football melee ended by pepper spray being investigated

Clark County School District Police Captain Ken Young said Monday his team is still gathering information about the use of pepper spray Friday to break up a melee after the Canyon Springs and Basic High School football game.

 
CCSD Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky announces retirement

Clark County School District Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky announced Thursday that he will step down when his current contract concludes at the end of June 2018.