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RENO — Nevada students are encouraged to exhibit their artistic skills and promote radon awareness by entering the Nevada Radon Poster Contest, with all entries due by Oct. 31.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Education on Wednesday announced the signing of an emergency regulation, providing guidance to schools on how to meet new background check requirements for volunteers until a permanent regulation is adopted later this year by the Legislative Commission. Gov. Brian Sandoval signed the emergency regulation.

A warm and hearty “welcome back” reverberated across the lawns, playgrounds and halls Monday morning throughout Carson City as classes officially kicked off for the 2018-19 school year.

I don’t often have something new to say about Monday, but it’s not every day that the new schoolyear begins. That’s right, Carson City, summer vacation is officially over. Please give yourself a little more time to get to work: the school zones are back in effect, school buses will be making their rounds, and kids of all ages will be on the sidewalks and in the crosswalks. Good luck to all of our students and teachers, may this year be the best yet.

MONDAY, August 20: Things to do in Carson City

Albert Einstein said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” But it is difficult to imagine that Monday, just two days away, is here already, and it is now time once again for students, parents included, to set that alarm clock and prepare for the 2018-2019 school year.

Do you have achiness and discomfort in your body, and are not sure what to do about it? Is your body changing and presenting new and unique challenges in your yoga practice? Do you want to explore new ways to stretch and release the tight areas of your body?

Primary and secondary education (K-12) has been the second fastest growing category of Nevada state spending over the past decade, rising from $1.24-billion in fiscal year 2006 (FY06) to $2.22-billion in FY17. It grew 33 percent faster than the incomes of Nevada families and businesses.

CARSON CITY — In a statewide effort to combat school violence and bullying, every school in Nevada is now interconnected into the SafeVoice Communications Center, which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, according to the Nevada Department of Education.

Learning a second language isn't as simple as sitting through classes and completing workbooks. Just ask clients at the United Latino Community (ULC) in Carson City, where learning a language is a shared experience and a common thread that binds people together.

Tesla announced an initial $1.5 million in funding grants at Thursday's Nevada Board of Education meeting. The grant is the first funds towards its agreement to contribute $37.5 million over five years to K-12 education in Nevada.

Parents and their children ages 8-12 are invited to a fun class combining science and crafts on Tuesday, July 10 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. with instructor Jim Barcellos of University Nevada Cooperative Extension (UNCE).

SILVER CITY, Nev. — Jim Barcellos of University Nevada Cooperative Extension will offer science fun on both July 3 and July 10 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Silver City School House community center. The activities are free and all children ages 8-12 and their parents are welcome to the free events. Parents are asked to stay and join in the fun and help with clean up.

Nevada Humanities is pleased to announce that 27 grants totaling over $104,500 were awarded to fund humanities programs across Nevada, including four in Carson City area.

I recently cleaned out old files on my computer, coming across one I hadn't seen in six years.

It was the eulogy I wrote for and delivered at my father's funeral on June 30, 2012.

Reading through it for the first time in six years stirred up a lot of memories, some painful but mostly fond.

Carson City Art Gallery & Pottery LLC is giving you more of what you want – art classes. We have approached our artists with the offer of teaching 2-3 hour workshops, and series of classes when they have time.

Thursday, June 21, from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., we will hold another workshop in the series “Finger On Impressionism” with Mimi Gomberg. Participating in this workshop will feed your inner child, helping you reach new depths of creativity through finger painting. Have fun under the tutelage of Mimi Gomberg as she shares her technique with you.

CARSON CITY — Motherhood inspired Maria Royce to become a teacher. Western Nevada College’s partnership with Nevada State College made those dreams come true without having to place any hardship on her family to realize that goal.

Senior pranks are a common tradition throughout high schools around the country, and CHS is no exception. This year, CHS Seniors definitely kept the tradition going as could be seen by everyone May 31 and again June 1.

Carson High School graduated about 465 seniors Saturday at its Carson City football stadium.

Under sunny skies and windy conditions with C-Hill serving as a backdrop, members of the CHS Class of 2018 in words and on their mortarboards, praised their parents, families and teachers for believing in them.

The CHS Class of 2018 is going to step onto the football field as a group of students without a diploma and step off the football field as high school graduates with a diploma and a new wilderness in front of them.

Author Teri Case has sent out a warm thank you to Carson City residents for their support in her debut novel "Tiger Drive and an invitation to a June 8 book signing.

A new scholarship through the Western Nevada College Foundation honors the memory of Michael Albert Dugan. The Mike Dugan Memorial Scholarship will be awarded annually to a Fallon, Churchill County or rural student to be used toward materials for online or Fallon campus classes.

Two Eagle Valley Middle School students and two Pioneer High School students and their families experienced a tragic fire May 16 in Carson City.

Antonio and Alexis Trujillo’s family, and Jordan and Theodore Leyva’s family are now displaced following this incident.

CARSON CITY — Riverview Elementary in Dayton is one of nine schools statewide picked as a designated STEM School, the Governor's Office announced this week.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Education has announced the launch of a first-of-its kind education-to-workforce initiative known as LifeWorks with a goal of developing more skilled workers for Nevada’s new economy.

Muscle Powered: Citizens for a Walkable and Bikeable Carson City announced the “No Zombie Texting” award winners May 16 at The Brewery Arts Center, showcasing winning videos so the public could see the creative endeavors of young video artists from the community.

Sofia Valenzuela hasn’t been afraid of change and crossing gender norms during her college education.
Valenzuela started as a civil engineer major at the University of Nevada, Reno, then transferred to Western Nevada College to pursue a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Construction Management.

Teacher Appreciation week across the United States was May 7-11, and many teachers in the Carson City School District experienced appreciation unequaled in memory.

The public is invited to attend the next Foster Parent Information Night Panel in Carson City scheduled for Tuesday, May 15 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Carson City Library, 900 North Roop Street.

One former foster child shares her story. Nikki Barthelmess writes of her foster care experience in Northern Nevada:

This week is national Teacher Appreciation Week. Most people wish they had told their best teachers how much they appreciated them. This week, members of the Lyon and Storey region’s Health and Wellness Hub are making sure that the teachers of the school districts in Lyon and Storey know we appreciate the profoundly important work they do everyday.

CARSON CITY — Third and fourth graders from the Empire X-Factor Enrichment class at Empire Elementary School learned the technical side of filmmaking this past semester while producing a 2-minute public service announcement on how students and teachers can further ‘Green’ efforts at their schools.