Carson City high school students climb aboard C-SPAN classroom bus
Carson City area high school students were visited Thursday by the national cable and satellite television network C-SPAN and its state-of-the-art motor coach bus.
In partnership with cable television provider Charter Spectrum, the C-SPAN Bus arrived in the capital city Wednesday, as part of its "50 Capitals Tour." The C-SPAN Bus appeared at Carson High School and Sierra Lutheran High School on Thursday morning.
The tour culminates in November 2018 for the 25th anniversary of the Bus program. Throughout the 14-month tour, the C-SPAN Bus is opening its doors at each state capitol to welcome visitors and interview elected officials during Washington Journal.
The network last visited the Nevada state capital in July 2013 when Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell and other community dignitaries welcomed it to the area on the steps of the historic Nevada Capitol building.
During the Thursdays school visit, teachers and students were briefed about C-SPAN Classroom, a free online educational resource, and C-SPAN's extensive online Video Library. C-SPAN has archived its programming since 1987, and the library now contains more than 235,000 hours of searchable public affairs content for viewing, research and education purposes.
Each year since 2006, C-SPAN partners with local cable providers in communities nationwide to invite middle school students (grades 6-8) and high school students (grades 9-12) to produce short documentaries on a subject of national importance.
This year students addressed the theme, “The Constitution & You: Choose a provision of the U.S. Constitution and create a video illustrating why it's important to you."
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