Favorite Sons & Daughters May 28 – June 3
Savannah Prenger and Ellie Forche, 17-year-old juniors at Bishop Gorman High School, held a drive at their school to collect sunscreen, refillable water bottles and flip-flops to benefit the organization Teens Helping Teens, which was founded in 2012 by Prenger and her sister, Siena Prenger, 13.
Other drives are currently under way. Visit teens-helping-teens.com for more information.
Prenger is the daughter of Jeffrey and Cheryl Prenger of Las Vegas.
Forche is the daughter of Ellie Forche of Las Vegas.
Bryson Aird, 18, has achieved Eagle Scout status in the Boy Scouts of America.
A member of Troop 115, Aird removed trash and pine cones from the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City for his Eagle project.
A senior at Cimarron-Memorial High School, Aird is the son of John and Marchelle Aird of Las Vegas.
Andrew Bradford, 18, has achieved Eagle Scout status in the Boy Scouts of America.
A member of Troop 256, Bradford helped install a flag pole at a local church for his Eagle project.
He is a senior at Bishop Gorman High School, where he plays lacrosse.
Bradford is the son of James and Evelyn Bradford of Las Vegas.
Kyle Brown, 16, has achieved Eagle Scout status in the Boy Scouts of America.
A member of Troop 50, Brown replaced wood on benches and repainted storage containers at Doris French Elementary School for his Eagle project.
A freshman at Western High School, he received a varsity letter in football and is a member of the junior varsity bowling team.
He enjoys video games and plans to become a mechanic.
Brown is the son of Dave and Becky Brown of Las Vegas.
Jhovany Romo has graduated from Air Force basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio. A 2011 graduate of Legacy High School, Romo is the son of Ruben Romo of North Las Vegas.
Brice Haylett has graduated from Air Force basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio.
A 2012 graduate of Centennial High School, Haylett is the son of Rachel Currier of Las Vegas.
Benjamin Seglin of Las Vegas graduated with a degree in business and sports management from Waldorf College in Forest City, Iowa, on April 27.
Anthony Arnone of Las Vegas graduated with a bachelor of science degree in health and human performance from the University of Montana Western in Dillon, Mont., on May 11.
Laura Loya has graduated from Army basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C.
A 2012 graduate of Valley High School, Loya is the daughter of Jose and Francisca Loya of Henderson.
