| "A Celebration of Progress" Marks the Opening of | | | | raises the total number of students in the Las Vegas |
| New Las Vegas School Buildings | | | | Schools to over 300,000. The new schools include six |
| This past August, leaders from the Las Vegas | | | | elementary schools, two middle schools and one high |
| Schools gathered at the Cashman Theatre for "A | | | | school. The replacement school building is also a high |
| Celebration of Progress." This was a celebration to | | | | school. |
| mark the opening of nine new schools and one | | | | At the August 9th "A Celebration of Progress" event |
| replacement school in the Las Vegas School System. | | | | Paul Gerner, Associate Superintendent for Facilities, |
| In attendance were officials from Las Vegas Schools, | | | | thanked the architectural and construction partners |
| Nevada State officials, community leaders, school | | | | who made the new schools possible. The Las Vegas |
| principals, and architects. Las Vegas Schools' "A | | | | Schools' system is expected to continue is substantial |
| Celebration of Progress" was hosted by entertainer | | | | growth for many years to come. |
| Clint Holmes. | | | | Las Vegas School Students Take Part in Youth |
| The event was sponsored by The Council of | | | | Leadership Summit |
| Educational Facility Planners International; this is the | | | | This summer several Las Vegas Schools' students |
| eighth year that the Council of Educational Facility | | | | went to the Youth Leadership Summit in Washington, |
| Planners International has sponsored this event. The | | | | D.C. The Youth Leadership Summit was created |
| Council of Educational Facility Planners International is | | | | through a partnership between The National Council |
| an organization of education and construction | | | | for Community and Education Partnerships and Booz |
| professionals that aims to improve the places in | | | | Allen Hamilton. The Youth Leadership Summit is |
| which students learn. Various models and renderings | | | | designed to give students an opportunity to |
| of the new facilities were displayed and the students | | | | participate in educational reform. Students invited to |
| from these new schools created exhibits promoting | | | | the Youth Leadership Summit were participants in the |
| school spirit. This years keynote speakers were Las | | | | Las Vegas Schools' GEAR UP program, which is a |
| Vegas Schools' Superintendent Dr. Walt Rulffes and | | | | national program, intended to increase the number of |
| Mrs. Ruth Johnson, President of the Clark County | | | | students who go to and succeed in university and |
| School District Board of School Trustees. The Hal | | | | college. Along with participation in the GEAR UP |
| Smith Elementary School choir performed, as well as | | | | program, students were selected based on their |
| the CP Squires After School All-Stars folkloric dance | | | | academic performance, leadership roles they take in |
| team. | | | | their schools and recommendations from their |
| The new school buildings were constructed to meet | | | | principals and teachers. All of the participants from |
| Las Vegas Schools' expanding enrollment that will | | | | Las Vegas Schools will be seniors in the 2006-2007 |
| have around 12,000 new students enroll for the | | | | school year. |
| 2006-2007 school year. This influx of new students | | | | |