Thursday November 20, 2008 - Schools
Hayes Elementary School presents “Schoolhouse Rock Live” tonight and tomorrow at 6:30. This high-energy show uses music and dance to teach kids about everything from grammar to science. With popular songs like “Three is a Magic Number” and “I’m Just a Bill,” the show is a fun-filled event the whole family will enjoy. Schoolhouse Rock is the first play to be done at Hayes ES and involves nearly 100 students from grades one through five.
Thursday November 20, 2008 - Schools
Hayes ES will hold its annual Superhero Awards/Red Carpet Assembly on Wed., Nov. 26 at 10 a.m. One or two students per classroom are nominated by classmates to receive a Superhero Award which celebrates positive character traits. Superheroes will walk the red carpet of this formal affair to receive their award from the tuxedo-clad principal, Scott Bailey. Afterward, the honored students will be photographed by paparazzi and sign a "Hollywood" star.
Wednesday November 19, 2008 - Schools
CCSD is celebrating American Education Week in a variety of ways.
Wednesday November 19, 2008 - Schools
Students at Brinley Middle School are taking part in the "Pennies for Freedom" project, raising money to help build the "Statue of Responsibility" off the coast of San Diego. The school will hold an assembly concerning this project Friday from 8:50 to 10 a.m. For details, call Rebecca Peplinski at 799-4550.
Friday November 14, 2008 - Schools
Johnson Junior High School will hold a community yard sale on Sat., Nov. 22 from 8-4 in the school's parking lot. The proceeds will benefit the school's self-contained Special Education programs. Johnson JHS is located at 7701 Ducharme Avenue, Las Vegas.
Thursday November 06, 2008 - Schools
Thanks to the Lincy Foundation grant announced earlier this year, students at Cheyenne High School will no longer have to pay any fees associated with any courses.
Monday October 27, 2008 - Schools
National Security Technologies, the Nevada Test Site's prime contractor, has awarded a $10,000 education grant to support a Desert Research Institute GreenPower installation at Bridger Middle School.
Thursday October 23, 2008 - Schools
The Green Valley HS and Hyde Park MS orchestras have been selected to perform in Chicago on Dec. 17 & 18 at the premier conference for music education in the U.S.
Wednesday October 22, 2008 - Schools
Mabel Hoggard Elementary School is among the schools featured in a new U.S. Dept. of Education publication on successful K-8 magnet schools.
Monday September 29, 2008 - Schools
Greenspun JHS Yearbook Advisor Jeff Wollard, along with the yearbook staff, received one of the National Scholastic Press Association's highest awards - All-American with five marks of distinction - for the school's 2007-08 yearbook. It marks the first time a junior high school has been given this high level of recognition.