Semester

Carson City Symphony Association announces the Joyful Noise Carson Children’s Choir will begin Fall Semester rehearsals on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 4, at Shepherd of the Sierra Church, 3680 US Highway 395 South in Carson City.

It’s time for the students of Western Nevada College to head back to school. In order to help the day go smoothly, you’ll find coffee and snacks placed strategically around campus. Make sure to spend a moment checking out the new art installation in the main gallery: ‘The Surrealist Eye’ is on display and will have an artist reception on Thursday evening. Have a great week, Carson City.

MONDAY, August 27: Things to do in Carson City

Jobs for America’s Graduates, also known as JAG, is a program across the country that teaches life skills to high school students, so that they can be prepared for the work force after graduation. However, Carson City’s own Pioneer High School’s JAG instructor, Chyanne Corley, has taken that idea farther. She teaches her students not only to be prepared for the work force, but to become confident, well rounded adults.

Albert Einstein said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” But it is difficult to imagine that Monday, just two days away, is here already, and it is now time once again for students, parents included, to set that alarm clock and prepare for the 2018-2019 school year.

RENO — With the fall semester officially kicking off Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, the University of Nevada, Reno is set to welcome students back to campus. The first wave of students will arrive Saturday, Aug. 18, when more than 1,700 freshmen students participating in NevadaFIT come to campus.

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.

A beloved, time-honored activity is being brought to the Carson City community this summer in the form of free outdoor movies.

Travelling more than 11,400 miles roundtrip isn’t too far for Western Nevada College to elevate its advanced manufacturing program with the latest strategies and training tools through partnerships with international industrial technology giants.

CARSON CITY — Financial aid and procrastination aren’t a good mix. With classes beginning at Western Nevada College in a month and a half, time is running out to take advantage of financial aid, including the Silver State Opportunity Grant.

New Western Nevada College President Dr. Vince Solis began work July 2 and has been busy meeting Carson City area community groups and leaders as well as faculty, staff and leaders at its Carson Valley and Fallon campuses.

CARSON CITY — Another chapter in Western Nevada College leadership is underway. Dr. Vincent R. Solis began his WNC presidency on July 2. Dr. Solis is dedicating his first months to learning more about the college and its faculty and staff, as well meeting with community groups and leaders, leading up to the start of fall semester.

CARSON CITY — Western Nevada College has named 340 students to the Spring 2018 Dean’s List. To earn this recognition, students must complete at least 12 units during the semester and accumulate a grade point average of 3.50 or higher. Students meeting these requirements are:

The CHS Class of 2018 is going to step onto the football field as a group of students without a diploma and step off the football field as high school graduates with a diploma and a new wilderness in front of them.

Western Nevada College may be finished with its semester, but they don’t just shutter the doors and pack it in. Go check out the Bristlecone Art Gallery where you’ll find a plethora of True-Grit inspired artwork: it’s pretty spectacular what these artists have done with a simple deck of playing cards. It may be a little too wet for this evening’s Muscle Powered hike, but you’ll find other opportunities to burn off a little steam. Try Carson Lanes Country/Pop Dance Night, or try your hand at all-ages trivia at the Fox Brewpub or Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint.

CARSON CITY — Third and fourth graders from the Empire X-Factor Enrichment class at Empire Elementary School learned the technical side of filmmaking this past semester while producing a 2-minute public service announcement on how students and teachers can further ‘Green’ efforts at their schools.

The University of Nevada, Reno’s 128th Commencement will confer 3,137 degrees, the largest amount of degrees conferred in one semester. The commencement exercises will take place over four ceremonies in three days:

Consort Canzona Early Music Instrumental Ensemble and the Joyful Noise Carson Children’s Choir will perform a free concert on Saturday, April 21, 7 p.m., at Shepherd of the Sierra Lutheran Church, 3680 Highway 395 (just south of Best Buy). Admission is free, donations welcome.

April is a beautiful and busy month for CHS as the high school put on The Friendship Ball on April 5, Under the Sea Father Daughter Ball on April 6, and Prom on April 7.

Is your high school student ready to start college while still in high school? Determining whether Western Nevada College’s dual-credit Jump Start College is right for your child depends on a variety of factors: academic readiness for college courses, individual maturity, time availability for studying and a willingness to work hard.

A new club, and possibly a lifelong career for senior Lyric Untereiner, is starting at Carson High School.

Substitute teachers are in demand in Nevada, including the Carson City School District. For those already serving as a substitute teacher and for those wishing to become one, Western Nevada College is offering a class to help them in the classroom.

Carson City developer Garth Richards’ passion as an auto collector and restorer has again touched the Automotive Mechanics program at Western Nevada College.

It’s back to school for the students of Western Nevada College, and they’ll have the traveling exhibit ‘Geographical Divides: Finding Common Ground’ to enjoy in the Bristlecone Building’s Main Gallery. There’s a storm in the hills, and it might just make it into the valley, so bundle up and drive safely. Tonight, everyone is invited to the Healthy Communities Coalition’s monthly cooking class; you’ll learn to make a meal, and then sample it. Learn how to find your center with the Dharma Zephyr Sitting Group. Beginners begin at 5:30 p.m., and those with practice meet at 6:45 p.m.

Carson City Symphony Association announces the Joyful Noise Carson Children’s Choir will begin Spring semester rehearsals on Monday, Jan. 22. The weekly sessions will be held onstage at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall through May.

Krysta Scripter, a 2011 CHS graduate, answered the Facebook message of her former Freshman Honors English teacher by returning to her alma mater as a guest speaker to share about how she went from wanting a career as a writer and photographer to being published in The Fresno Bee, Verily women’s magazine, Reno.com, and Babeswhohustle.com just to name a few.

A new semester begins Monday, Jan. 8 for the Carson City School District, which has been adjourned for winter break since Dec. 22.

Great news for Carson High School students as Librarian Ananda Campbell is making sure her library stays cutting edge.

Campbell was awarded both the Library Services and Technology Act Community Enrichment Grant from the Nevada State Library and Archives and the Carson City School District Schools Foundation Mini Grant Teacher Award to help fund Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Projects and to assist in facilitating an ever-changing CHS Senators Library Collaborative Learning area.

Western Nevada College has named 322 students to the Fall 2017 Dean’s List. To earn this distinction, students must complete at least 12 units during the semester and accumulate a grade point average of 3.50 or higher. 
 Honorees include:

Sierra Lutheran High School, along with Carson High School and Douglas High School’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes, were fortunate this past week to receive a visit from Flora Savai, a young lady who grew up in the Mathare slums of Nairobi, Kenya.

Kim Johnson took her first American Sign Language classes at Western Nevada College 15 years ago. Today, she is a contractor for Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, specializing in sign language interpreting.