Geoffrey Moran just graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a degree in meeting and events managements and $15,000 in debt.
Education
Helen Jydstrup, an educator of physically handicapped children and those with special needs in Las Vegas for 23 years, is said to have been a teacher’s teacher, one who served as a model for others. “She was the consummate teacher,” said Helen Jydstrup Elementary School’s principal David Frydman.
At an end-of-the-year celebration, the city of Henderson recognized students who accumulated reading hours through its APPLE Partnership, which promotes literacy among students.
The dreaded “summer slide” refers to the learning loss that occurs during the few months kids are out of school. The Las Vegas-Clark County and North Las Vegas library districts and Henderson District Public Libraries are looking to combat that slide and keep kids engaged in learning by offering incentive-based summer reading programs for young children, teens and adults.
