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Week of: September 23 - September 27, 2024
🎄✨ Happy Holidays from NVLA! ✨🎄
This holiday season, we’re sending warm wishes to you and your loved ones. To make your celebrations even tastier, we’ve put together the NVLA Cookbook—a collection of our favorite recipes perfect for the holidays! 🍽️🎁
Check it out here: NVLA Cookbook
We hope you enjoy these delicious treats as much as we do. Wishing you a season filled with joy, love, and amazing food! ❤️
2024–2025 CCSD Districtwide Survey
Attention NVLA Community
Parents/guardians, students, and staff are encouraged to participate in the Clark County School District Annual Survey. This survey is essential to providing feedback on our progress toward District priorities, meeting Board and Nevada Department of Education requirements, and supporting our ongoing improvement efforts.
Survey Details:
- Opened: Monday, October 28, 2024
- Closes: 5:00 p.m., Friday, December 20, 2024
- Participation Requirement: At least 75% of eligible students in Grades 4-12
The survey takes less than 10 minutes and is a vital part of the District’s annual self-assessment. Your feedback makes a difference, so please take a moment to complete the survey and help us reach our goal!
Parent/Guardian Survey
Parents/Guardians are encouraged to submit their 2024–2025 Districtwide Parent/Guardian Survey online using a computer, laptop, or other mobile device at https://www.ccsd.net/survey. Any parent/guardian with children enrolled at the school are eligible to take the survey.
Student Survey
Students can access the 2024–2025 Districtwide Student Survey at https://www.ccsd.net/survey. Please note that the survey is to be completed by students in Grades 4 through 12. To access the Student Survey, students must type in their student ID number and birthdate to complete the survey. Students must complete more than half of the survey in order to count as a participant.
Staff Survey
Staff can access the 2024–2025 Districtwide School Staff Survey at https://www.ccsd.net/survey. If a staff member is working in a remote location that is not part of CCSD’s network, they will be prompted to enter a password.
Thank you for supporting our community and helping shape the future of our schools!
📸 It's Time for NVLA Yearbook Submissions! 🎉
Hey NVLA Students, Parents & Families,
We need YOUR amazing photos to make this yearbook unforgettable! Submit them here: Yearbook Submission Link.
📝 Important Guidelines:
- All photos must be school-appropriate.
- Only ONE photo per quote, and make sure your quote matches the concept of your photo!
- Submission does not guarantee inclusion.
📅 Deadline: Before Christmas break—don’t wait!
Questions or concerns? Contact our Yearbook Advisors:
✉️ Mr. Marks: marksam@nv.ccsd.net
✉️ Mrs. Thurmond: thurmha@nv.ccsd.net
Let’s make this yearbook AWESOME together!
Thank you,
The NVLA Publications Team
2nd Grade Gate Screener
🌟 Shout Out to an Outstanding NVLA Student! 🌟
A huge round of applause to Kylen J. for going above and beyond with their incredible persuasive speech! 👏✨
This talented individual tackled one of the most pressing problems in the world, offering insightful solutions to ensure future generations can thrive on a healthier, happier planet. 🌍💚
Their dedication, creativity, and passion for making a difference inspire us all. Thank you, Kylen, for using your voice to spark change and remind us of the power of thoughtful action. 🌟
Scholarship Opportunity
The Cre8sian Project was founded as a way to give back to the community while empowering Asian women around the world by developing female superhero characters that envelop qualities of a superhero: Determination, Concentration, Motivation, and Education. This brand is about recognizing diversity in the arts, emphasizing that representation matters, and empowering women in the arts and beyond!
Students who are involved in any aspect of the arts, not just performance, are encouraged to
apply. One high school winner will be chosen for the 2024–2025 academic school year. The winner will receive a monetary scholarship of $3,000.00 and a headshot session with Jenna Leigh of Killer Imaging!
For more information about this amazing opportunity please visit The Cre8sian Project website at www.TheCre8sianProject.com! If you have specific questions you can contact Angela Chan at thecre8sianproject@gmail.com.
Hello Educators, Parents, and Community Members,
Nominations for the Las Vegas Review-Journal's Academic Excellence Awards opened last week and will remain open through March 24, 2025. This is your chance to recognize outstanding students in grades K–12 across Southern Nevada who excel in academics, leadership, citizenship, and community service.
Help us spread the word! Share this with your friends, colleagues, and school communities so we can celebrate as many incredible students as possible. Each student selected as an Academic Excellence Award recipient will receive:
- A custom Academic Excellence Award
- A $1,000 scholarship
- An invitation to the exclusive Academic Awards Dinner, with four guests
Please consider nominating a student who embodies qualities like Academic Excellence, Responsibility, Leadership, and Community Service. This is a wonderful way to celebrate their hard work and accomplishments!
How You Can Help:
- Nominate a deserving student today! Nominations are open to all (K-12) Southern Nevada students in public, private, charter, magnet, and homeschool settings.
- Share the attached PDF with your network! Feel free to forward it to other educators, parents, and community members who may know a student worthy of recognition.
Deadline for Nominations: Monday, March 24, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.
Nominations can be submitted online at www.reviewjournal.com/academics.
Thank you for helping us recognize and celebrate Southern Nevada’s young leaders! We look forward to reading about these inspiring students and the bright futures they are building.
Warm regards,
Paris Paull
Sr. Director of Marketing Operations
Nevada Pathways for all students: High Quality Career Profiles, Work Based Learning Tracking, Careers match, Aptitude Quiz, Personality Quiz, Career clusters, Work Values, Resume & Cover letters, etc...and much more.
Public Education Foundation Scholarships
Ronald McDonald Care Mobile(Dental)
The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, in partnership with Nevada Health Centers, provide dental service to children ages 0-21, with or without dental insurance coverage. Each child needs to be accompanied by a parent or court appointed guardian.
School-Based Health Center
No Out-Of-Pocket Cost For Clark County school District Students
Sin costos de bolsillo para los estudiantes del distrito escolar del condado de Clark
Hours: 7:30am-2:00pm
The Spring Semester enrollment/withdraw window is open Monday December 9th and close Friday December 20th. New students will begin on Monday Jan 6th.
Elementary Start Time - 8:00am
Middle & High School Start Time - 9:00am
*CLICK The Bell Schedules Below*
Note for Students NEW to CCSD: If you are a brand new student to CCSD please be advised that you will not have access to your Canvas course information for a minimum of 48 hours from your initial enrollment date for the 24-25 school year.
However, you may still access class using your personal device and the instructions from the welcome letter.
MS/HS Bell Schedule
Plagiarism Notice
Plagiarism of any kind is unacceptable.
NVLA utilizes the program Turn It In to review assignments to ensure there is no plagiarism of any kind taking place.
Plagiarism includes but is not limited to: ChatGPT usage, AI usage, copying peer work, improperly citing information from the internet, etc.
Please follow up with your teachers for more information should you have any questions.
Nevada Learning Academy Social Media Links
NVLA PTA
Please visit our website https://sites.google.com/view/nvlapta?pli=1 to see what other events and fundraisers we currently have going on.
If you would like to get involved by joining PTA, click on the link below:
If you have any questions, reach out to us at nvlapta@gmail.com
Address: 3050 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89121
Email: nvla@nv.ccsd.net
Phone Number: 702-799-6852