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Carson City’s Western Nevada College Campus hosted a Dia de los Muertos event in honor of the Day of the Dead in the Bristlecone building Thursday.

In addition to traditional altar displays, children from the WNC daycare and preschool attended and played games such as Mexican Bingo as seen in the first photo, put on by the Latino Outreach Program.

Kelly Gustafson, a Carson High School Health Science teacher and HOSA adviser in the Career and Technical Education Department at CHS, provides this week's news regarding a health career competition. She reports the following:

Homecoming Week is a fun-filled time at CHS with a frenzy of activities and celebrations to honor the high school and its students.

CARSON CITY — A delegation of educators from Mexico toured Western Nevada College’s mechatronics, machine tool and cyber security facilities on Thursday morning to strengthen their own technology programs.

National Honor Society President Eleanor Sturm made her opening remarks at the annual NHS induction ceremony Sept. 17 in the CHS Big Gym. Guest Speaker, Greater Nevada Credit Union Vice President Jenny Casselman then addressed the new NHS members and discussed what it means to be a part of such a fantastic organization and the responsibilities of being an NHS member.

What’s happened to us? Many citizens of Carson City were whining after the results of the June 5 primary, even the complacent “registered” 3,305 non-voters, who didn’t brave the sunny weather.

For my 2019 Senior Project, a Carson High School graduation requirement, I chose to be the coordinator and director of the annual junior cheer camp because I want to increase my knowledge and understanding on how to put on a special event; I also desire to improve my personal leadership, communication, and delegation skills.

Yerington High School in Lyon County has been named one of 31 Shining Star schools recognized by the Nevada Department of Education (NDE) for achieving four- and five-star status while also serving a high percentage of students in poverty.

RENO, Nev. — Teachers from all over the world have arrived in northern Nevada. In an exchange of cultures, teaching practices and friendship, these teachers will bring worldly experiences into the community and the classroom.

All new, more rigorous school star ratings are showing Nevada's students making academic progress. Carson City's Pioneer High School has qualified to receive extra funding as a "Rising Star School," to help improve graduation and testing rates.

Blue plaid jerseys with a capital emblem line the trail. Cheers and words of encouragement echo past. My heart is pounding in my chest; my eyes are focused on the path ahead, silently cursing my greatest enemy: the sun. On Sept. 9, the Carson High School Senators Cycling team competed at Rattlesnake Roundup, a Hidden Valley race course.

CARSON CITY — Nevada eighth grade students showed a 5.4 percentage point improvement on the 2017-18 science assessment over last year.

CARSON CITY — Florence Phillips is 88 years old, and has dedicated the last 15 years to helping people in our community learn English and even become citizens. Because of her hard work, and the work of her tutors and students, the ESL In-Home Program of Northern Nevada was nominated by CNN Heroes.

CARSON CITY — Nevada’s State Board of Education adopted a regulation Thursday that identifies three key elements of a promotion-retention decision-making process required under Nevada’s Read by Grade 3 Act of 2015.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Don’t worry, you’ve still got four months for your holiday shopping, but Santa needs to hire a few helpers. The annual Polar Express on the V & T is getting ready to steam up and they are auditioning for elves etc. to lend a hand. The Nevada Arts Council has a new exhibit featuring Basque artwork; attend this evening’s artist reception to learn more about these unusual carvings. The ESL at Home program works quietly behind the scenes to bring better English language skills to non-native speakers.

A new, yet not so new, technology policy at CHS has upset some and caused others to look at the potential benefits.

No longer are students allowed to possess their earbuds at school let alone use them during breaks or at lunch time. Accessing cell-phones during class may also result in confiscation, delivery to the office, and a call home to have the parent or guardian come and personally pick it up from the office.

An entertaining public fundraiser, sponsored by the ESL In-Home Program of Northern Nevada, will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 28 from 5-8 p.m. in the Nevada Room of the Governor's Mansion, located at 600 N. Mountain Street in Carson City.

A transient man was arrested Friday evening at 8:02 p.m. in the 500 block of North Carson Street on misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct, trespassing and resisting arrest, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy reported.

I recently helped a person figure out how to copy text from a web page onto a Microsoft Office document without all of the Internet hitch hikers along for the ride.

Having been without a code enforcement officer for more than a decade, Lyon County now has one after the Board of Commissioners identified the need and made room in its fiscal year budget for the position.

Western Nevada College is offering a new opportunity to study a foreign language for the upcoming fall semester.
Japanese 111, a four-credit language course, will be available to students on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5 to 6:45 p.m. on the Carson City campus.

Learning a second language isn't as simple as sitting through classes and completing workbooks. Just ask clients at the United Latino Community (ULC) in Carson City, where learning a language is a shared experience and a common thread that binds people together.

For the first time, the Board of County Commissioners of Lyon County, reportedly established in 1861, will start its day in Yerington, Nev. on Thursday, August 2 with Hindu invocation, containing verses from world’s oldest existing scripture.

Come volunteer with us! Learn how to teach English as a Second Language at a Free Workshop in Carson City this Tuesday, July 31, 2018.

Speaking to a group of women community leaders and advocates, Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong asked a rhetorical question: “When was the first time you were a victim?”

For years, Western Nevada College’s Adult Literacy and Language program has transformed many lives, providing individuals with a solid foundation to reach their education goals and career aspirations. On Friday night, the program honored its latest group of High School Equivalency recipients, National Adult Education Honor Society inductees and College and Career Transition students.

Each of our lives is run by a clock. Our days are governed by time.

Most of us never seem to have enough of it in a day to do with what we want, much more everything we need done, either.

CARSON CITY — With blessings delivered in the native languages of the Paiute, Western Shoshone and Washoe tribes, a new chapter in story of Stewart Indian School commenced on Wednesday.

CARSON CITY — Augenblick, Palaich and Associates, a consulting firm for the Nevada State Legislature, has been authorized and is conducting a school finance study on behalf of the state of Nevada that includes identifying the resources needed to serve at-risk students, English language learners and special education students throughout Nevada.

Comedian Sherry Japhet will headline the Carson Comedy Club July 13-14 at 8 p.m. inside the Carson Nugget, located at 507 N. Carson Street in downtown Carson City.