High school students
Two Carson students die in diving accident
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sun, 04/10/2011 - 4:01amTwo Carson High School students on a weekend scuba diving excursion to Northern California died Saturday during a dive in Monterey Bay.Lt. Jeff Jackson with the Monterey Police Department said the ...
Carson High Visited by Army National Guard
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 2:20pm
Carson High School students and faculty were treated to an aviation display when the Nevada Army National Guard flew in its CH47 Chinook helicopter for a few hours this afternoon.
The Carson City stopover was part of a planned community awareness day at the high school, where students could see up close the transport helicopter and ask questions among Guard staff and recruiters and inquire about opportunities.
Thousands Expected Today For Huge Rally For Revenue At Legislature
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Mon, 03/21/2011 - 12:01am
By Andrew Doughman /Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – In what could be the largest rally ever held at the Legislature, more than 1,000 students, parents, teachers and activists are expected today to protest education budget cuts.
Sixth Annual Science Expo at Lake Tahoe coming in March
Submitted by editor on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 11:06pmThe UC Davis’s Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) in partnership with the Tahoe Expedition Academy (TEA) will host the sixth annual Science Expo on March 16.
The fair features interactive experiments and demonstrations for children from the third to sixth grade, ages 8 to 12 and their families. The event is free and will run from 4 – 6 p.m. at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences in Incline Village. Ice cream will be provided by Susie Scoops of Incline Village and UC Davis TERC.
McCall Realty gives Tahoe youth a fighting chance
Submitted by editor on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 5:42pm
In 2010, McCall Realty of South Lake Tahoe pledged to donate $20,000 of annual profits to five non-profit organizations benefitting the youth of South Shore. Owner Thane McCall is fulfilling that promise by delivering final contributions to the South Lake Tahoe Police Activities League (PAL), which will use the funds for after-school programs including a boxing club, bike club, recreation outing group and various sports teams.
Future Of Millennium Scholarship Focus Of State Lawmaker Interest In Upcoming Session
Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 3:34pmBy Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – While several state lawmakers say they are seeking changes to the popular Millennium Scholarship for Nevada’s academically successful high school graduates, no one yet is pushing for income eligibility restrictions to ensure the program’s continued viability.
Carson High School Holiday Craft Faire
Submitted by editor on Wed, 11/17/2010 - 12:49amThe 16th annual Carson High School Holiday Craft Faire will be on Friday, Nov. 19 from 5 to 8 p.m. and again on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Carson High School. The cost is $2 on Friday or $1.50 on Saturday with a non-perishable food item. Children and high school students are free.
There will be more than 100 vendors and booths at the fair, selling an array of arts, crafts and gifts for the holidays.
Proceeds raised from the Santa photo shoot will go to the family of McKenna Mitchell, a 14-year-old Carson High School freshmen who has cancer.
Millennium Scholarship Recipients Could Get Shortchanged In Upcoming School Year
Submitted by on Thu, 06/24/2010 - 1:57pmCARSON CITY – Nevada high school graduates intending to rely on the Millennium Scholarship to attend college in state this fall could find themselves with more out-of-pocket expenses because of a $4.2 million projected shortfall in the program.
State Treasurer's Office Tells Lawmakers Millennium Scholarship Will Be Short $4.2 Million by End of Fiscal Year 2011
Submitted by on Mon, 05/03/2010 - 6:21pmCARSON CITY – In a letter sent today to the Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee, the state Treasurer’s Office said the Millennium Scholarship will run out of money in 2011 unless action is taken to preserve the program.
Lawmakers Question State Treasurer’s Office Over Financial Health of Millennium Scholarship Fund
Submitted by on Thu, 04/29/2010 - 1:45pmCARSON CITY – When the Legislature adjourned its special session to balance the budget on March 1, lawmakers went home believing they had ensured the financial viability of the Millennium Scholarship program through 2014.
But the program, hit by declining tobacco settlement revenues and the diversion of financial support to help fill a more than $800 million budget shortfall, remains in jeopardy.
Carson High students present Salsa: The Latin Experience
Submitted by editor on Fri, 03/26/2010 - 3:29pmSalsa, the Latin American dance known for its fast tempo, is brought to us by Carson High School students as they present their senior class project.
Millennium Scholarship Program Faces Uncertain Future Due to State Budget Crisis
Submitted by on Fri, 03/05/2010 - 12:54pmCARSON CITY –A college scholarship available to eligible Nevada high school graduates could be in fin
Comment on Editorial: Why spend $50 million on the “last library?” by Dave Morgan
Submitted by on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 11:27amWell written. Provocative! Thank you for your contribution to the debate!
High School gathering in ‘Vegas reveals troubling attitude about Nevada
Submitted by on Sat, 11/28/2009 - 1:20am(Click image to play video)
Nevada’s worsening money and education problems have now become very plainly seen by a growing number of Nevada high school students.
Keeping kids in school and performing better with on-line learning
Submitted by on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 8:41amAcknowledging that Carson City Schools lose many students for many reasons, Carson City School Board Trustees approved a plan Tuesday night that will put potential drop-outs in front of computers s
