Lyon County Limelight

Dayton High School would like to send out a HUGE  thank you of support for the students and families of the students that were recently involved in a car accident. So far, Lyon County has raised over $3500 during its miracle minute. Special shout outs to these schools and staff members: Dayton Intermediate School Mr. Kranjcec and Mr. Etter for holding a miracle minute for staff and students Sutro Elementary School Mr. Sandberg, staff and students for allowing DHS to come host a miracle minute Dayton Elementary School Mrs. Peters held a miracle minute during parent teacher conferences Silverland Middle School Mr. Cross, staff and students for holding a miracle minute Fernley High School Ms. Ferguson Leadership teacher for organizing a miracle minute at FHS Smith Valley Ms. Geney for having a miracle minute during their junior high basketball game DHS is overwhelmed with everyone's support for these students. All money is going to ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SILVER SPRINGS, NV NOVEMBER 17, 2017 On Tuesday, November 14, 2017, the Nevada Department of Education (NDE) released its 2018 Nevada Teacher of the Year and the four finalists.  Rachel Leach, sixth grade teacher for a self-contained classroom at Silver Stage Middle School, received recognition as a finalist for the Teacher of the Year award.  The other finalists were from Washoe County and a charter school.  On Thursday, November 16, NDE hosted and celebrated the accomplishment with the recipient and finalists.  Lyon County School District, Silver Stage Middle School and her students are very proud of Rachel for her accomplishment. Congratulations, Rachel! Rachel Leach, Nevada Teacher of the Year finalist. Leach with her sixth grade class.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 16, 2017 FERNLEY, NV 2017 Silverland Middle Chapter of National Junior Honor Society Induction & Pinning Ceremony Earlier this year in October, National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) at Silverland Middle School in Fernley held its 8th annual Induction Ceremony. New members were draped by their parents and pinned by the incumbent members of NJHS.  The event began with the Lighting Ceremony by six second year members who explained what each candle represents followed by a presentation of the Pinning Ceremony’s history by teacher and NJHS advisor, Danielle Jenkins. 31 new inductees: Ryan Anderson, Lester Baker, Logan Bell, Braelyn Birkel, Cailynne Bixby, Benjamin Blyveis, Adrianna Brown, Fayth Burnett, Traven Cassinelli, Erik Christenson, Makinsey Cobon, Gwyneth Crowe, Mackenzie Depaoli, Ezra Diemark, Isabella Dumont, Caleb Fenn, Emma Silveria, Braeden Garrett, Heavyn Hill, Kenneth Hunter, Emma Kallas, Stacie Laird, Cora Maldonado,...

Riverview Elementary School recently held two Family Learning Nights.  They began with pot luck dinners, which also included musical performances by students.  On Oct. 19th, the second grade sang songs.  On Nov. 10th, the third grade played songs on recorders. Activities were STEM-based, computer-based or language/reading-based.   Both occasions were fun nights of food, music and family learning!

Parent Teacher Conferences  TODAY! 12PM to 3PM and 4PM to 7PM While you're there be sure to check out the Grassroots Book Fair in the library... Grassroots Book Fair Tuesday, November 14th to Friday, November 17th In cooperation with Grassroots Books of Reno, Dayton Intermediate is hosting a book fair featuring new and used books for children through adults.  Prices start at just 50¢ Cash or checks only! The book fair will be open during school hours with extended hours on Thursday until 7pm!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 15, 2017 Yerington, NV The Lyon County seat and home to Lyon County School District's Yerington High, Intermediate and Elementary Schools - is ranked the safest city in Nevada... for the second year in a row! Safewise, an independent review and comparison website, prides itself in providing unbiased comparison tools, information and educational materials about home security systems, home security monitoring and home security techniques to empower consumers to make informed decisions.  On Monday, November 13, they released their report, " 5 Safest Cities in Nevada ," for 2017 with none other than Yerington, NV in the number one spot.  Yerington also ranked in first place when Safewise released their rankings for 2016.   How did Safewise come to their conclusions?  The website reviews the most recent FBI Crime Reports, maintains a population threshold to avoid having extreme outliers skew the data and then review...

Michael Giorgi is a Yerington High School graduate who returned to YHS and is currently a long-term sub on his way to becoming a licensed secondary math teacher!  Mr. Giorgi is one of many Lyon County School District graduates who have returned and are now part of the great team of staff we have at LCSD. Stay tuned for more features on all of our homegrown talent!

Check out the Silverland Middle School band in the Veteran's Day parade in Virginia City this past weekend! _________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Fernley Area Gifted, Talented and Acceleration students tour Tesla Gigafactory! Three groups of Fernley Intermediate School and Silverland Middle School Gifted, Talented, and Acceleration students toured the Tesla Gigfactory to discover and explore ideas related to sustainability and clean energy efficiency.  Students learned how Tesla uses technology to be more efficient in manufacturing and how their products will assist with ensuring a clean energy future.  Students experienced the benefits of direct communication within a collaborative work environment, as well as, saw strategies put into place that are necessary for effective problem solving.  Robotics and automation was a particular ...

Oralia Sandoval Oralia has been instrumental in helping the music boosters organization and was a huge asset in putting on this years October Fest.  Thank you Oralia for all that you do! Brian Bader Brian is an outstanding example of a parent who expects the best from his kids and holds them to a high standard. We appreciate his support and are glad he is part of the YHS family! Dena Nicholas Dena spends countless hours volunteering on committees, running concession stands and being the PRIDE president. Dena is a huge asset to YHS students and staff.  Thank you Dena for all that you do!!!

RES Hawks with Hearts student leadership is spearheading the Holiday Food Drive for the Dayton Food Pantry.  Last week, alone, they filled this barrel.  The drive is in its second week and the classrooms are in a competition to see who brings in the most donations - that class will be awarded milk and cookies! 🍪🍪🍪🍪

Twelve students from Yerington Elementary and Intermediate schools went to the Yerington museum this past week. The museum opened up every exhibit for the students and their favorite was the train display that had a replica of the valley with working trains that ran along the tracks! The group would like to send a huge thank you to the museum!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAS VEGAS, NV NOVEMBER 13, 2017 The Yerington High School Lady Lions have been awarded the 2A Academic State Championship title for their 3.82 team GPA!  The team also won their semi-final game 3-0 and lost in a close 3-2 championship. Way to go, YHS Volleyball!

Dayton Elementary has a AAA Safety Patrol team made up of 5th and 6th grade students who patrol DES grounds and buses before and after school as well as acting as role models during recess and lunches.  Shawn Romero, dean of students, began the program last year and it has been a huge success.  The group meets monthly, has a "Patroller of the Month" award and are used in other leadership capacities such as helping out during family nights.

Dayton area elementary schools honor our country's veterans! Boy Scouts from RES brought the flag in as a color guard.  Fourth grade teacher, Jill DePasquale, sang the national anthem while students followed along with sign language.  The students also had the chance to break into groups to visit with the veterans. Sutro honored the Veterans with their annual Vet's and Vittles with over 39 Veterans! DES hosted a breakfast and concert for the Veterans!