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America Grafton is a stand out student at Boulder City High School. She always challenges herself with the most rigorous courses offered. In addition to her demanding schedule, America also chose to enroll in an online AP Course. As a result of her hard work and dedication America will graduate with honors and as Valedictorian. If you ask anyone on campus about America, they will tell you she is a person of integrity, a person you can count on. She always applies herself to the task with a smile on her face. Teachers and staff appreciate her positive attitude. America’s…

Gabriela Zeidler is not only an outstanding student academically but is creative and well-rounded with high personal integrity. Teachers and students alike enjoy her warm and giving personality and caring nature. As a top student in the IT Networking program at A-TECH, Gabriela loves the challenge and growth that the AP and Honors level classes offer her. While at A-TECH, Gabriela has a 4.5 GPA and taken 13 AP courses including AP Research and AP Psychology. She is a valuable member of the Mock Trial Team and represented Nevada at the National High School Mock Trial Championships. She even spent…

Today, the Clark County School District (CCSD) and the Education Support Employees Association (ESEA) signed a Memorandum of Agreement that will allow certain support professionals to receive pay of one and one-half times their regular pay. “Many of our support professionals perform essential duties for CCSD students and must interact with the public,” said CCSD Board of School Trustees President Lola Brooks. “We understand we’re asking employees to go above and beyond their duties and I’m thankful we can offer them additional compensation during this time.” Support professionals who will be provided with the additional compensation are Food Service professionals and custodians at food service distribution sites…

Elementary school teachers in the Clark County School District (CCSD) are encouraged to have their students submit entries in the Vegas PBS KIDS Writers Contest. The contest is designed to promote the advancement of children’s literacy skills through hands-on, active learning. It is made possible by local financial support from Janice Allen, empowering children in grades K-5 to celebrate creativity and build literacy skills by writing and illustrating their very own stories. Students can write about any topic according to PBS Ready To Learn Coordinator Jessica Russell. Students can write about fact, fiction, poetry or prose, but all submissions must be original works.…

Join Clark County School District (CCSD) Board of Trustees President Lola Brooks and Superintendent Dr. Jesus F. Jara for a virtual community town hall teleconference on Tuesday, April 14, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Members of the community can submit questions in advance by emailing engageccsd@nv.newsroom.ccsd.net, or can ask questions during the call. To join the conversation, dial 877-229-8493 (Pin:119398) at the time of the event or stream it online at newsroom.ccsd.net. Additional town hall meetings are planned as follows: Tuesday, April 28, 2020, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. – Employee Town Hall Tuesday, May 12, 2020, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. – Employee Town Hall Wednesday, May…

Alejandra Garcia is Veterans Tribute Career and Technical Academy’s (VTCTA) 2020 Star Graduate. Alejandra is kind, positive, upbeat, and is willing to help at a moment’s notice. She has overcome several obstacles to become the person she is today. Alejandra leads by example and is involved in several activities around campus. Her presence is invaluable, and VTCTA will miss her tremendously as she continues her formal education at the University of Nevada, Reno. To view more Class of 2020 CCSD Star Grads, click here.

Southern Nevada leaders are asking residents to help show our support for healthcare workers, first responders and everyone on the front lines of our fight against the coronavirus here by going blue beginning Tuesday, April 7. Residents may show their support by wearing something blue, with special social media posts using the hashtag #VegasGoesBlue, creating a poster to hang on a door or in a window, and many other ways. (See below for some ideas, and go here www.LasVegasNevada.gov/VegasGoesBlue or here www.clarkcountynv.gov/covid19/Pages/GoBlueVegas.aspx for graphics you can print or download.) Most importantly please Stay Home for Nevada and use one of the ideas below, or another idea that…

Bradley Davidson has been enrolled in Laughlin schools since 2007 when he was a kindergarten student. He encountered enormous challenges throughout his school life and worked his way from self-contained classes to regular education classes by the time he became a senior. Bradley’s caring nature, personality, and respect for others endured him to his peers and the staff. He was a stand-out intern for the Vocational-Rehabilitation Program last summer and worked with our maintenance department during summer school. The staff was so impressed with his work that they requested he return again this summer and recommended him for full-time employment…

Prince Kuumba has been an outstanding student-athlete at Sierra Vista High School for four years. Though Prince has been able to accomplish great things at school, Prince’s road has never been easy. Just a few short years ago, Prince lost both his uncle and his step-father within a month of each other. Rather than give up on life, Prince persevered and worked even harder. He knew that his mother and his seven siblings needed him, and that became his motivation to be great. To help reach his goals, Prince joined JROTC and has been promoted several times over his three…

Jade Guzman, who is a Valedictorian Candidate, has been a very active member of the Cimarron-Memorial High School (CMHS) community. She is the President of NHS and has coordinated the CMHS Blood Drive and serves as Vice President for CMHS Gay-Straight Alliance and Democrats of America. Jade received her CTE Certification in Information Technology; she used the information that she learned from this program to tutor grades 1-6 in the Tech Buddy program at the Summerlin Public Library. She has also tutored students in the Math and Reading Buddy program and tutors students at Katz Elementary School. Throughout her high…