Feb. 24-28: Lyon County School District Celebrates Public Schools, FFA and Rare Diseases

February 24th to February 28th was National Public Schools Week.  The week coincided with National FFA week and Rare Disease week.  On Monday, February 24, most LCSD employees proudly wore a "Proud Product of Public Education" shirt and some schools held events to celebrate the week.

Silver Stage Middle School (SSMS) in Silver Springs, NV hosted an assembly where they invited one counselor to speak about his experience in public schools and growing up in poverty, followed by his success in college and as an adult.  The school also invited parents to join students for lunch during the Family Style Dining - an incredible experience of true family style hosted every Wednesday - and shared many of the teachers' favorite memories from their time in public schools.  The week concluded for SSMS with a school pride day.

At Smith Valley School in Smith, NV, the school celebrated the week FFA style.  FFA is agricultural education. The primary goal of the FFA is to make a positive difference in the lives of its members by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.  Charmi Mitchell, teacher and advisor for Smith Valley FFA and her chapter of students from Smith Valley School hosted an incredible week for their student body.  The week began with an assembly and hosted many events/dress-up days throughout the week to educate.

Dayton High School in Dayton, NV hosted a week long awareness campaign on Rare Diseases.  The week was planned and orchestrated by DHS leadership and incorporated dress up days to support a rare disease each day.  The week is also recognized on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. where rare disease community members from across the country come together to be educated on federal legislative issues, meet other advocates and share their unique stories with legislators.