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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this time every year touches the heart of one of the teachers at CHS: Art teacher Mike Malley, whose mother is a breast cancer survivor, due to early detection, has decided to take breast cancer awareness to a new level by putting on a fundraising event Oct. 18 at the Trimmer Barn from 5 to 8 p.m.

WELL BEING Massage and Functional Fitness (http://www.carsoncityfitness.com) is celebrating its new location at 1851 S Roop St, #145 in Grand Opening Style on SATURDAY October 6th, from 8 am until 1 pm. The business is owned and run by Brad and Alina Paula and offers a complete health and fitness experience including massage, personal training, group classes, obstacle course and other specialty training programs, and nutritional coaching. The couple has been in business in Carson City for four years but only (since the first of the year) recently at their new space.

CARSON CITY — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has proclaimed Oct. 2-5, 2018 the “Week of Respect.” In tow with the proclamation, the Carson City School District’s superintendent has made a Pledge of Achievement to ensure consistent implementation of anti-bullying programs and practices in all schools and work environments.

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.

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.

Members of Carson City Boy Scout Troop 16 recently helped biology teacher Julie Koop update the Carson High School Monarch Butterfly Waystation.

Manogue edged out Carson High School by one stroke for first place at Toiyabe on Tuesday with a team total of 352 to Carson’s 353. Damonte was third, Galena fourth, Douglas fifth, and Wooster had no team score. Karen and Jill Beglin provided an impressive one-two punch for the Senators as they posted rounds of 70 and 74.

CARSON CITY — Winners in the No Zombie Texting Video Competition have been announced. Muscle Powered, a nonprofit advocacy organization that works to make Carson City safer for pedestrians and cyclists announced the awards this week.

Last Wednesday, 34 juniors and seniors from Carson High School in Carson City took a tour of the University of Nevada, Reno campus and received their college identification cards. In partnership with the UNR, CHS offers the dual credit EDU 110 course for students interested in pursuing a teaching career.

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.

Capital Ford and Carson High School in Carson City are working together to help raise up to $6,000 in support of the CHS band program as part of Ford Motor Company’s Drive 4 UR School program in the school's north parking lot this Saturday, Sept. 15.

If the work week flew by for you, then you will want to be sure to catch some of the events occurring in our area before the weekend passes you by. It's already Saturday, Sept. 15, so don't waste any more time.

Good morning Carson City, today is Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. Art showings, music, classes and a teen pizza party at the Carson City Library are events scheduled for today.

Carson High School opened its doors a little wider and a little longer Monday night with a back to school open house event that was extended to the entire Carson City community.

Come one, come all. Scheduled for Monday, Sept. 10 from 4:30 to 8 p.m., this once-a-year event takes the traditional back-to-school night to a whole new level as Carson High School opens its doors a little wider and a little longer.

CARSON CITY — This Monday, Sept. 10, Carson High School will open their doors a little wider and longer for a Back-to-School Night event. “Open House, Open Hearts” will be a community event focused on the following:

The Carson High School senior class of 2019 arose early, not an easy task for a high school student, to celebrate the rising of the sun on this their final year of high school. A tradition that began decades ago at CHS has seniors jumping out of bed still wearing their pajamas, grabbing their blankets, and heading off to the CHS football field to arrive by 6 a.m.

Capital Ford and Carson High School are working together to help raise up to $6,000 in support of the Carson High School Band program as part of Ford Motor Company’s Drive 4 UR School program in the Carson High School North Parking Lot on Saturday, Sept. 15.

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.

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.

It’s a very special Friday for the kids of Carson City: it’s the last day of summer vacation. Take full advantage of your free time and check out some of today’s activities. Live music at McFadden Plaza tonight features local cover band, Deception. The Bowers Mansion Bluegrass Festival kicks off tonight with a band in the Davis Creek Campground. The U.S. Air Force’s Jazz Ensemble performs at the Bob Boldrick Theater as part of the Jazz and Beyond Music Festival. Free tickets have been available at the Chamber of Commerce for a few weeks, and if any are left, their numbers will be limited.

With a Carson High School student declared winner in the high school division of the 2017 Nevada Fire Prevention and Awareness poster contest, the state fire marshal is looking to award winners like CHS senior Ashley Figueroa as the best for its 2018 contest.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Aug. 13-19:

CARSON CITY — With the first day of school fast approaching August 20, Carson High School wants all students and parents to be aware of some important back-to-school information, event dates and a new electronics policy effective this year.

Carson High Class of 1985 is gathering at Westside Pour House from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, August 11. The band One Way Street will provide music. We are also honoring our classmates who have passed. All classes are welcome.

Westside Pour House is located at 110 W Telegraph St, Carson City.

Have your car or truck washed and support members of the Carson High School Robotics team, Cyber Mafia, this Saturday, July 7 at Grocery Outlet in Carson City.

Come join us for all Carson City fellow classmates and friends of CHS Class of 1968. Friday night August 17, 2018 at Living the Good Life, 480 N Carson St, 5 pm.

The second annual Capital City Hoops boys and girls summer basketball programs returns to the Carson City MAC July 9-12 with spots still available.

CARSON CITY — With a theme "The NexGen of Aviation is You" the 2018 Carson City Airport Open House looks to the skies to celebrate the future this Saturday, June 23. The free community, family-friendly event draws thousands of visitors annually, where airplane and aircraft enthusiasts gather to learn about aviation and aerospace related careers.

CARSON CITY — More than 200 Carson Middle School future Health Occupations Students of America earned real-world healthcare certifications. Nearly all the students taking Ms. Victoria Jaacovi’s Introduction to HOSA class and Mr. Dayne Carmichael’s Sports Medicine class finished the 2018 school year certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, also known as CPR.