Lyon County Limelight

 Mrs. Salo’s first grade students at East Valley Elementary School are learning importance of taking care of their teeth.  Created tooth brushes from play dough and craft sticks.  The teeth were marshmallows!

  FHS Leadership is running Battle of the Vaqueros! Staff members created teams that consist of 5-7 people. They have to complete in items each month as a team, individual or with their advisory students. The team with the most points at the end of the month wins a prize.  The team at the end of the year wins a grand prize.   February consisted of: 2 weeks of dress up days Watch senior night Dress up for FFA Team Little Miss Guided won February! Other teams are: Los Seis Chafing the Dream Masked Teachers English Elites Omega Twisted Sisters Up next is their "March Madness" month of challenges: FFA Door Decorating/Blue Gold Dress Up Pi an Admin Dress Up Week Scavenger Hunt NCAA Bracket

Ms. Little's 4th grade class at Fernley Elementary School is building a barrier to stop the pollution from a new factory from entering the Truckee River.  They are working with the UNR Engineering department to bring science into the young classroom!

Mrs. Baratti's 7th grade class at Silver Stage Middle School recently took a virtual trip to Latin America! Check out the student projects!

 Check out the incredible work of first year shop student Garrett Duncan!

Mark your calendars!  March 1-5 will be Nevada Reading Week! Earlier this school year, students from all across the state had the opportunity to submit their artwork for the "Change Your World: Read!" art contest.  The winner had the opportunity to have their artwork featured with this year's theme.  Although our LCSD students did not win the chance to be featured, a few still made it very far in the competition. Zuma Gettis, Sutro Elementary Finalist Christina Meza, Dayton High Finalist Luke Santos, Yerington Elementary Honorable Mention Great job to all of our students who submitted and we hope every has a great Nevada Reading Week! More info on Nevada Reading Week can be found here .  

Dayton High School's: The Vortex Laura Austin, English Teacher at Dayton High School, has had her Honors English and Journalism Classes start a school Magazine called The Vortex. It is focused on the school and community, giving students a place to showcase their work and express themselves. Check out their latest edition here !

 Did you know our nation's public schools educate 9 out of every 10 students? Join us this week in celebrating our incredible public schools! #PublicSchoolProud #ProudProductofPublicEducation #LCSDproud  

 2021 Nevada Scholastic Awards in LCSD! Fernley High School Alexis Dwyer -  2 Honorable Mention Brock O'brien - 3 Gold Key, American Visions Nominee Ashton Snider - 1 Gold Key, 2 Silver Key, 1 Honorable Mention Dayton High School Gisela Gonzalez - 2 Silver Key, 1 Honorable Mention Donavin Loe - 1 Honorable Mention Zolet Miklich - 1 Honorable Mention Ashley Thornton - 1 Honorable Mention Jasmine Webb - 1 Gold Key, 1 Silver Key Kirsten Workman - 2 Gold Key Raquel Workman - 2 Honorable Mention ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alexis Dwyer Alexis Dwyer Ashton Snider - American Visions Nominee Ashton Snider Raquel Workman Raquel Workman Kirsten Workman Kirsten Workman Jasmine Webb Jasmine Webb Ashley Thornton Zolet Miklich Gisela Gonzalez Gisela Gonzalez Gisela Gonzalez Donavin Loe

Dayton High Theatre Troupe 5373 has been working hard and improving their skills within the restrictions of the pandemic! Students Emma Cowee, Emily Darnell, Sierra Braun, Ben Buchanan, Chance Reasons, Blanca Duarte, and Diana Banuelos-Ibarra all starred in the play Cheating Death by Kamron Klitgaard, which we were able to perform for an audience of teachers and staff on January 21, as well as stream on Zoom to parents at home! In addition, the one act was submitted to the Nevada Thespians Virtual Regional Festival where it received a Superior rating and the opportunity to showcase at the state conference! Students also submitted monologues and songs for regional adjudication. Sierra Braun, Emily Darnell, Ben Buchanan, Diana Banuelos, and Blanca Duarte all received a rating of excellent. Emma Cowee received a Superior rating for her monologues, which means she is qualified for the International Thespian Festival!

Karli Burns and Kyleigh Mendes, seniors at Fernley High School, have received 1st and 2nd place in the VFW Voice of Democracy Scholarships!

Robert and Joyce Amato of Dayton, NV have generously set up two programs that will benefit students in the area.  The first is a technology donation program that will be funded by a $5000 check for Chromebooks and hotspots for student use. The second is the Robert and Joyce Amato Scholarship program for Dayton High School seniors.  The scholarship program will come from a $10,000 donation from the family.  One student each year will receive $2000 and this program will last the following 5 years.  Joyce Amato will be part of the scholarship committee that will choose the student.  The Robert and Joyce Amato Scholarship will go to a high achieving student who achieves at least a 3.0 GPA - more details on this program is forthcoming.  The Amato's generosity is truly inspiring and to be applauded for supporting local students.

The link below will take you to an article that Lynn Jeka from YES co-authored for the National Science Teaching Association's (NSTA) online publication, "Next GenNavigator".  The article is a glimpse into the ongoing work Y.E.S. is engaged in for the "Making Science Multilingual" project in conjunction with NSTA and WIDA.  Lynn M. Jeka, a 2021 Nevada State Teacher of the Year Finalist, has 18 years of elementary education experience. She holds a master’s degree in STEM Education from the University of Nevada, Reno, and is currently the science specialist/STEM coach at Yerington Elementary School in Yerington, Nevada.  "Designing Equitable Engagement in Sensemaking"

Mr. Shaun Sanchez's second grade class at Dayton Elementary School has been learning about the different states of matter.  When it snowed last week and left some snow on their playground, followed by the slightly warmer temperatures, his class turned their snow fun into a learning lesson on the various states of matter the snow can be in.  Hooray for science!