Empire Elementary School
Strings in Schools concert to feature music of Jay Ungar and Molly Mason
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 05/02/2013 - 7:12amEvent Date:
May 11, 2013 - 3:00pm
Carson City Symphony's Strings in the Schools led by Carson City Symphony Education Director Sue Jesch present a festival featuring the Music of Jay Ungar and Molly Mason on Saturday, May 11.
The concert will be at Empire Elementary School, 1260 Monte Rosa Drive, Carson City. It includes a workshop from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for string players of all ages, a potluck lunch, and a public concert beginning at 3:00 p.m. Admission to the festival and the concert is free, donations welcome.
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Show your support for Bicycle and Pedestrian project on Fifth Street
Submitted by BikeCarson.com on Mon, 02/25/2013 - 9:57am
A message from Patrick Pittenger, Transportation Manager, Carson City Public Works.
Carson City Bicycle and Pedestrian Advocates-
I am contacting you to request your support this week for a bicycle and pedestrian project in Carson City.
Carson City teams earn high honors in Nevada First LEGO League Robotics tournament
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 1:44pm
Several Carson City school teams received high honor while competing in the third Northern Nevada First LEGO League tournament in Sparks this weekend, including a Judge's Award for the "Salon" team of Carson Middle School and the Project Presentation Awarded to the "Junior Geek Squad' of Eagle Valley Middle School.
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Former Vagos chapter president sentenced to 16 years in 2011 beating
Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/04/2012 - 5:02pm
Former Vagos biker club president Patrick William Ouellette, 30, was sentenced Tuesday in Carson City District Court to 16 years in prison for assault and with a deadly weapon stemming from a 2011 beating case against a fellow member, the district attorney's office reported.
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Strings in the Schools program begins Sept. 5
Submitted by editor on Fri, 08/24/2012 - 10:31am
Carson City Symphony's comprehensive program of string instruction begins the first week of September, after school, at three schools in Carson City. Strings in the Schools, directed by the Symphony's Education Director, Sue Jesch, provides free beginning violin lessons for students grades 2-5 and ensemble/orchestra experience for string students in all grades. Tuition and books are subsidized by the Carson City Symphony Association.
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Carson City Road Report for July 16-22
Submitted by admin on Sat, 07/21/2012 - 12:00amThere will be nightly lane closures on US 395 from the junction of US 50W (Spooner) to 1st Street in Minden, Sunday through Thursday, between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. There will be flagger controlled traffic. Please drive with caution.
There will be work at the following locations as a result of the Freeway Landscaping Project. Traffic control may be in effect.
- North Carson Street, in the vicinity of the freeway overpass.
- Arrowhead Drive between N. Carson Street and Garnet Way.
- College Parkway in the vicinity of the Freeway.
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New features in store for Fremont Elementary School
Submitted by admin on Wed, 06/20/2012 - 2:24pm
Fremont Elementary School grounds are currently under construction for a project to create a new and safer traffic pattern, making it easier for parents to drop off their children at school.
The new installations for the school consist of newly reconfigured parking areas to better cope with congestion on nearby roads. A pick-up area specifically designed for the kindergartners is also being installed on the east side of the school.
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Carson City School Board meeting for June 12
Submitted by Molly Moser on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 11:35am
Event Date:
June 12, 2012 - 7:00pm The Carson City School District is holding a school board meeting on Tuesday, June 12 at 7 P.M., located at Sierra Room of the Community Center, 851 E. William Street.
Food For Thought offers summer lunch program
Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 4:46pmFood for Thought announces the sponsorship of the Summer Food Service Program at Terrace Park in Carson City. Terrace Park is adjacent to Empire Elementary School. Lunch will be served to all children aged 2 to 18 who come to the park free of charge. Acceptance and participation requirements for the program and all activities are the same for all regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, gender or disability, and there be no discrimination in the course of the meal service.
Latin music workshop and free concert
Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 7:12pm
Event Date:
May 12, 2012 - 3:00pm On Saturday, May 12, Carson City Symphony's Strings in the Schools will hold a Latin Music Workshop and concert at Empire Elementary School, 1260 Monte Rosa Drive, Carson City. Led by Symphony Education Director Sue Jesch and guest percussionists Liz White, Kevin Conlin, and Gerald Larson from the University of Nevada, Reno, the workshop is open to string players of all ages at no cost. For workshop schedule, reservations, and music, call Sue Jesch at 775-540-5584.
Top Carson teacher is aide's ticket to full-ride scholarship
Submitted by admin on Thu, 11/24/2011 - 8:55amFor a year, Elvia Aguilera-Ortiz had been investigating ways to go back to school.
The timing was right: Her kids were old enough to take care of themselves after school, and she knew after 10 years of working as a teacher's aide at Empire Elementary School that she wanted to pursue a degree in elementary education.
Strings in Schools program begins new season Aug. 29
Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 9:17am
Carson City Symphony's comprehensive program of string instruction begins August 29. Strings in the Schools, directed by Symphony Education Director Sue Jesch, provides free beginning violin lessons for students grades 2-5 and ensemble/orchestra experience for string students in all grades. Tuition and books are subsidized by the Carson City Symphony Association. Enrollment is limited and classes will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Students are asked not to rent of purchase an instrument until after the first class. Some scholarships are available for instruments.
Carson City Transportation Commission moves forward with projects
Submitted by editor on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 4:29pmBy Patrick Pittenger
The Carson City Regional Transportation Commission awarded several new projects at its June 8 meeting. The newly awarded projects will be funded primarily through federal and state grants. Here's a list of the projects:
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Keeping our school kids healthy enough for school
Submitted by on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 8:41amThe Carson City School Board Tuesday night gave staff the green light to explore setting up a medical clinic for Carson City Schools children who come to school not healthy enough to be effective l
Literacy for Life: Learn to read, then read to learn
Submitted by admin on Sun, 10/04/2009 - 8:48amTrying to decide which robot to make first, Empire Elementary School fourth-graders Lissette Garcia, Leslie Torres and Alex Cosio divided the pictures of possible projects into two piles.
Former teaches pleads to striking girl
Submitted by admin on Fri, 06/26/2009 - 4:01amA former Empire Elementary School teacher who resigned in light of allegations that he struck a 9-year-old girl in the head with a book, pleaded no contest to the charge of misdemeanor battery Thursday.
