Lyon County Limelight

Check out the awesome virtual AND hands-on activities that Dayton and Fernley Elementary Schools have brought to their students. Dayton Elementary School (DES) hosted a reading of It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown on Facebook Live and Zoom.  Prior to the live event, the students were able to visit the DES Pumpkin Patch and pick a pumpkin to take home and decorate.  All students in cohorts A and B plus full-distance students had the opportunity to pick out a pumpkin to decorate at home and bring it back to DES for display in the office.  This event was one of DES's family engagement nights this year. Fernley Elementary School has partnered with Sierra Nevada Journeys to host virtual family STEM nights the second Tuesday of each month.  This month, the students used spaghetti and marshmallows to try and build the tallest tower.  The event was available via Zoom to the students. DES Virtual Family Night FES Virtual Family STEM Night

LCSD, NV Energy and Envirolution shared the following with local media on Wednesday, October 7th - National Energy Efficiency Day!  Student-driven project will save school tens of thousands of dollars on energy costs and reduce pollution 8th graders on Dayton Intermediate School’s robotics team initiate lighting retrofit that’s a shining example to public and private sectors Where will Nevada and our nation find leaders who can help address the growing problems of economic pressure and climate change? The robotics team at ​Dayton Intermediate School​ in rural Lyon County, Nevada, is one place that should be tapped first. Eighth graders Zoee Wass and Evan Moyer led their robotics team in the conceptualization and implementation of a project that will save their school thousands of dollars a year while also reducing greenhouse gasses. “These young people were amazing to work with; they’re truly impressive,” said Vanessa Robertson, Co-Executive Director of ​Envirolution​, a Reno-based non