Lyon County Limelight

Emmanuel Lopez, Smith Valley High School Class of 2019 and future Chico State University student.  Photo courtesy of Rockin' Bar C Photography. LCSD Grad Gazette presents: Emmanuel Lopez, Future Large Animal Veterinarian Smith, NV, May 30, 2019 – A local, home-grown Smith Valley student sits in Ms. Charmi Pommerening’s classroom with a Chico State University envelope, unsure of what his future holds.   Ms. Pommerening walks over, the student hands her the envelope, “Will you help me, Ms. Pom?”   She opens the envelope and reads “Congratulations, you have been accepted into Chico State University!”   A week later, the same student receives another acceptance letter from California Polytechnic State University. “Emmanuel being accepted into Chico State and Cal Poly – both elite Ag colleges – is incredible, very rare and I am so proud of him,” states Smith Valley Future Farmers of America (FFA) Advisor and Agriculture Teacher, Charmi Pommerening.   Emm

Prior to this year's SBAC testing, EVES third and fourth grade teachers performed a skit during their “pump it up” assembly for SBAC.   Also, K-2 students showed their support with posters made and put in the halls for 3rd-4th students to show support!

JayDan Vasquez and Bryon Taylor football at Presentation College; Lily Aguilar basketball at Feather River; Steven Keats and Michael Sahagum football at Feather River. Congratulations, Lions!

Dayton Intermediate School band played the Star Spangled Banner at the Aces game in Reno yesterday for their Memorial Day match!  The band is led by Benjamin Gibson.

The Yerington High School and Yerington Intermediate School bands combined forces for their performance in 69th annual Armed Forces day parade in Hawthorne on Saturday, May 18th.  The bands are led by Chris Jeka.

Earlier this month, students from Silver Stage High School had a field trip to the river to use their knowledge to test the river's health.

Dayton Intermediate School's very own Morgan Bumgardner has moved on from Round 2 to Round 3 tomorrow in the National Scripps Spelling Bee! 

 Dayton, NV, May 21, 2019 - Riverview Elementary School held its first in-house Farmer's Market.  The Hawks opened up shop before school and again after school.  Each grade level had projects for the Farmer's Market that coordinated with the standards they are learning.  For instance, Ms. Deering’s third grade is learning about butterflies and built butterfly houses with the help of Dayton High School wood shop, which sold rapidly.  The proceeds from the Farmer's Market will go into a gardening fund to provide materials for their continuing garden.

The following are Lyon County School District's 50 dual enrolled students who received an Associate's degree on Monday, May 20th at the Western Nevada College commencement ceremony.  In a few weeks, these students will also receive a high school diploma.  Two years ago, LCSD had over 20 Jump Start graduates.  Last year, LCSD had over 30 Jump Start graduates and we had 50 this year - congratulations to all!!! Dayton High School - photo courtesy of WNC. Fernley High School - photo courtesy of WNC. Silver Stage High School - photo courtesy of WNC.

Channel 4 is doing a feature on our very own Jesse Rojas!  The segment is called Diplomas Open Doors . Yesterday, afternoon Jesse graduated from the UNR program, Path to Independence.  If you'll remember from our release last week , Jesse was a dual enrolled student with Dayton High School and the University of Nevada, Reno. KRNV Channel 4 @ 4PM!

YHS Student Shundean Emm, NYCP College and Career Coach Gerald Hunter and YHS Student Lorcie Ferguson. Native Youth Community Project and Yerington High School Yerington, NV, May 14, 2019 – Yerington High School (YHS) is in its second year of a Native Youth Communities Project (NYCP) grant.   NYCP exisits to benefit Native students in the school by focusing on unity, climate, culture and bringing together the two worlds that students live in – their Yerington or Walker River Paiute Tribes, their life on the Reservation and their life in the Yerington schools where 16% of the population is Native.   NYCP works with student in 7 th through 12 th grades.   Gerald Hunter, NYCP leader and College and Career coach explains, “These students are walking in two worlds and they are/need to be receiving positive reinforcement.   There is who you are on the Reservation and who you are here at school.   We’re merging the two and making our students comfortable in