Education Notebook

Arboer View High School Band fundraising to play in nation's capital

The band from Arbor View High School, 500 Whispering Sands Drive, has been invited to march in the May 2012 National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C., and play at Carnegie Hall in New York City the same month.

The school's band boosters are asking the community for donations to help send the more than 100 band members on the trips. For more information or to donate, visit avhsbands.org.

UNLV undergrad admission deadline set for Monday

Monday is the application deadline for undergraduates interested in attending UNLV for the fall semester.

The deadline for tuition and fees is Aug. 26 for in-person payments and Aug. 28 for online payments.

For more information, visit unlv.edu/admissions or call 774-8658.

Women's Research Institute to host fundraiser at the Rio

The Women's Research Institute of Nevada's annual leadership award dinner is scheduled from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at the Rio, 3700 W. Flamingo Road.

The fundraiser will recognize community leader Jan L. Jones, senior vice president at Caesars Entertainment Corp.

The event will feature silent and live auctions, a prize drawing, entertainment and a dinner. Seats are $125, and tables are $1,000. Various ads and sponsorship opportunities are available.

For more information, contact Kelly Lewis at 895-4931 or email wrin@unlv.edu.

Help college-bound students by donating laptops, business attire

The Epicurean Charitable Foundation Las Vegas is accepting donations of new and gently used laptops and new professional business attire for outgoing high school seniors attending college this fall.

The foundation will collect donations through July at the following sites: Epicurean Charitable Foundation, 3765 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 1; Wicked Creative, 6149 S. Rainbow Blvd.; and Sting Systems, 5 Longevity Drive in Henderson.

Any remaining supplies will be donated to children at other foundations. For more information, visit ecflv.org.

Host families wanted for foreign exchange students

Program of Academic Exchange is looking for host families for foreign exchange students for the 2011-12 school year. Families may choose to host a student for one semester or a school year.

For more information, contact local Program of Academic Exchange community coordinator Margaret Hoppe at 203-5255 or glanz3@aol.com, or visit pax.org.

The Center for Cultural Interchange is looking for host families for foreign exchange students for the 2011-12 school year.

All exchange students are ages 15 and are proficient in English. The Center for Cultural Interchange hopes to place more than 1,000 students from more than 50 countries.

The deadline for families to apply is Aug. 15. For more information, email ayp@cci-exchange.com or call 800-634-4771.