scholarship recipients

Greater Nevada Credit Union has awarded 31 Nevada students with scholarships to continue their academic pursuits through the GNCU Scholarship Program. $22,000 went to eleven students from the Carson City area.

Among the 29 recipients of Greater Nevada Credit Union’s 2019 scholarship program, seven students are from Carson City.

The list of local students who received scholarships were announced at the Salute to Scholars Program. Listed below are the students; congratulations!

Worldwide the United States is regarded as the land of opportunity. That is generally true for millions of Americans, but it may not be true much longer in the Battle Born State when it comes to education.

Dear Governor Sisolak & Members of the Nevada State Legislature:
Thank you for taking the time to read my letter. English is my second language, so I hope I can share my thoughts okay with you.

I am a mother of five who immigrated to this country 33 years ago because of the opportunity of a better life. The American Dream. My life here with my family has been a dream, and I want my kids to know all the opportunities America offers. The most important opportunity I want them to have is the Nevada Opportunity Scholarship, and the chance for the best education possible.

Worldwide the United States is regarded as the land of opportunity. That is generally true for millions of Americans, but it may not be true much longer i the Battle Born state when it comes to education.

CARSON CITY — The American Association of University Women, AAUW Capital Nevada Branch, was pleased to honor 3 high school seniors with a $1,000 scholarship each at its June 2 branch luncheon.

Carson City Toyota has generously funded $5,000 in scholarships for students attending Western Nevada College this fall. This donation is dedicated to helping students who are pursuing careers in automotive mechanics as well as students pursuing their associate degrees in other academic areas.

Carson City Soroptimist will feature recipients of some of its annual Awards and Scholarships during its January Program Meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 24, from noon until 1 pm, at Glen Eagles.

The Leisure Hour Club’s scholarship recipients and Western Nevada College will be the focus of the Club’s dinner meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 15. As part of the Club’s commitment to education, three $1,000 academic scholarships are funded at Western Nevada College annually. This year the recipients are:

Nine youth scholarship winners were named Saturday at the Fleet Reserve Association (FRA), Sierra Tahoe Branch 137, annual Scholarship Luncheon held inside Veterans Hall in downtown Carson City.

Community members from all over Carson City are getting ready to evaluate the Senior Project portfolios and speeches of Carson High School’s 2015-2016 soon to be graduating class, and it is an unforgettable highlight for everyone involved.

The Carson City Leisure Hour Club continues the celebration of its 119th year on Wednesday, November 18 with recognition of the five Leisure Hour Club scholars at Western Nevada College. The meeting is preceded by a buffet dinner at 6:30 in the Carson Nugget Capitol Ballroom.

The University of Nevada, Reno welcomed 20,898 undergraduate and graduate students to campus for the fall 2015 semester, representing a 4.8 percent increase over the fall 2014 enrollment of 19,934 students.

Undergraduate student enrollment increased 5.9 percent this year, from 16,330 in fall 2014 to 17,295 in 2015. Graduate student enrollment increased 1 percent, from last year’s 2,820 students to 2,851 in 2015.

Bills putting the state Public Utilities Commission in charge of figuring out rates for roof-top solar users and raising credit requirements for Millennium Scholarship recipients were signed into law Friday by Gov. Brian Sandoval....

The Carson City Leisure Hour Club continues the celebration of its 118th year on Wednesday, Nov. 19 with recognition of the five Leisure Hour Club scholars at Western Nevada College.

For the past several years, the Club funded merit scholarships for five graduates of Carson City and Dayton high schools. In the coming year, graduates from Douglas High School will also be eligible.

The Carson City Leisure Hour Club continues the celebration of its 118th year on Wednesday, Nov. 19 with recognition of the five Leisure Hour Club scholars at Western Nevada College. For the past several years, the Club funded merit scholarships for five graduates of Carson City and Dayton high schools. In the coming year, graduates from Douglas High School will also be eligible.

You won't want to miss our lunch meeting on January 12, 2012! After a year of donating generously to the scholarship fund via raffle tickets, WE-Carson City members will have the good fortune to hear from our scholarship recipients! The recipients will make a ten minute presentation about where they are in life, their goals and what impact these scholarships will have on fulfilling their aspirations. The stories these determined women share are always inspirational. This event is a great way for each of us to start a new year: motivated and ready to tackle whatever the future holds.

CARSON CITY – Nevada high school graduates intending to rely on the Millennium Scholarship to attend college in state this fall could find themselves with more out-of-pocket expenses because of a $4.2 million projected shortfall in the program.

By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau

CARSON CITY – Among the multiple proposals identified today by Gov.