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Miracle Mile Shops will Host High School Students

Miracle Mile Shops will Host High School Students

A Strip shopping mall will be hosting kids from two local high schools to show them how a major shopping center works.

Miracle Mile Shops will have students from Canyon Springs High School in North Las Vegas and Rancho High School in Las Vegas job shadow top executives. The job shadow is part of the Communities In Schools of Nevada’s mission to empower students to stay in school so they can achieve in life.

The students will take part in the job shadow Thursday. The management team of the shops and managers at some of the mall retailers will show them what a typical day is like. All the students are part of the Fellows Academy which is run by Communities In Schools of Nevada. Students in the academy are partnered with a CISN site coordinator that helps them address any stumbling blocks to attending classes. They also take classes focusing on character building, goal setting and career exploration.

For These First-Graders, Food Becomes a Lesson in Culinary Arts

For These First-Graders, Food Becomes a Lesson in Culinary Arts

A group of first-grade kids from Robert E. Lake Elementary play chefs -- and critics -- for a day.

Educators might debate the ingredients necessary for success, but a class of Las Vegas first-graders could answer that question with ease. Flour, eggs, breadcrumbs and macaroni-and-cheese balls.

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A-Tech Student Wins MGM Design Competition

A-Tech Student Wins MGM Design Competition

A contest that recognizes students for creative design, successful problem solving, and craftsmanship in preparing architectural drawings Tuesday crowned Brandan K. Siebrecht the winner of the 2012 Las Vegas High School CAD Drafting Contest.

Siebrecht, a senior from Advanced Technologies Academy, prevailed over 67 other contestants. In addition to winning a cash prize of $500, he also earned a summer internship opportunity with MGM Resorts International Design.

The annual competition is sponsored by The National Association of Women in Construction and solicits Computer Assisted Design drawings from junior and senior high school students from across the Las Vegas Valley.

Will you accept the challenge?

Will you accept the challenge?

The 2012 Polar Plunge® registration websites are live and people are already getting in the mix for this fun and crazy event.  Check it out at iPolarPlungeNV.com and learn about you can qualify to win an iPad2 while you're at it.

Join us on February 18 in Las Vegas when we brave the chilly waters in support of a great cause! The exact location of the plunge has not yet been announced.

The Polar Plunge® is a national event for Special Olympics programs.  We challenge the Las Vegas desert-dwellers to help us prove that it can get pretty frigid here too.

Gather up your most adventurous pals.  Decide on your team theme and set your sights on the BEST COSTUME award.  Register online, collect pledges and earn some very cool prizes (like a chance to win an iPad2.)  Remember there is only one rule: NO WETSUITS ALLOWED!

Katin Reinhardt Commits to UNLV, Making Major Statement for Dave Rice and Staff

Katin Reinhardt Commits to UNLV, Making Major Statement for Dave Rice and Staff

Reinhardt also was being recruited by Texas and other strong programs after earlier backing out of a commitment to USC.

UNLV's second commitment for the 2012 recruiting class came early Thursday morning, and this one will likely make a strong national statement in terms of what Dave Rice and his staff are capable of on the recruiting trail.

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UNLV Football Rooting for Ultimate Hail Mary with On-Campus Stadium Proposal

UNLV Football Rooting for Ultimate Hail Mary with On-Campus Stadium Proposal

The plan received little help in the state legislature, but backers maintain hope.

Bobby Hauck wishes he was walking through a construction site at UNLV, wearing a hard hat and clutching blueprints that he struggles to decipher.

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Higher Ed Funding Process Siphons Money from UNLV

Higher Ed Funding Process Siphons Money from UNLV

Money raised by UNLV doesn't necessarily stay at the university as it comes in.

Gerry Bomotti, UNLV senior vice president for finance and business, recalls a budget meeting during the legislative session in which an elected official asked, “If fees are raised, does the university get to keep that money?” The answer given and accepted: Yes. The real answer? Not exactly.

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