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Wynn Elementary pantry gets boost with donations

The Junior League of Las Vegas recently donated $2,500 worth of food and supplies the Family Resource Center at Wynn Elementary School. The Container Store at Town Square Las Vegas donated $1,500 worth of organizational products to help make the school’s supplies closet a more authentic shopping experience for families in need.

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Nearly 3,000 graduate in UNLV ceremonies

Nearly 3,000 UNLV students walked in their spring graduation commencement on Saturday. Two ceremonies were held at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Nine honored for excellence, distinction

With more than 40 percent of Clark County’s 308,000 public school students being Latino, the group outnumbers all other individual ethnicities in the fifth-largest school district in the United States.

Las Vegas National Merit semifinalist finding his way

Jason Kim chuckles at the one B allotment he gave himself at the beginning of high school. But he couldn’t do worse than his older sister, now attending medical school at Loma Linda University.

Developing system to rate teachers proves challenging

Creating an objective system for evaluating Nevada teachers has proven to be a “gargantuan challenge” because 70 percent of teachers don’t administer standardized tests to their students.

Lagging readers turn 180 degrees

Fifth-grader Gustavo Reyes mouths words into a classroom computer as his “papi” does the same thing.

Seven Clark County teens picked for National Merit Scholarships

Just one-tenth of 1 percent of U.S. high school seniors pass the rigorous selection process to receive the National Merit Scholarship, but seven Clark County School District students have landed the $2,500 prize.

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