Lyon County Limelight

November 1, 2018 - Silver Springs, NV                                                 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BE NICE LIKE BRYCE On Wednesday, October 17 at Dayton Intermediate School's cross country meet, there was a young man from Dayton who has struggled all season with loud noises and crowds that come with the excitement of middle school meets.  On this day, he was having a very difficult time from the start. Prior to the race, he was already struggling with anxiety and 300 meters into the race he was stopped and leaning on the fence. Before any of the adults and coaches could react, Bryce Carboni from Silver Stage Middle School was already sprinting across the football field and encouraging the struggling runner.  Bryce Carboni then proceeded to run/walk the entire course with him and encouraged him to run as much as possible, but more ...

It's National School Lunch Week and our students our loving it!       Yesterday, the Peach Crisp Chia Pudding was a big hit! Today, the Apple Salad was enjoyed, tomorrow is bring your parents to lunch and the lucky winners of Lucky Tray Day will be announced on Friday!          

FHS and SMS Leadership and Honor Societies teamed up to help clean up the Fernley Cemetary this weekend. 

What's on your plate!? RES students are making healthy choices at lunchtime!  Fun fact: October is National Apple Month!

Yerington High School's NHS (National Honor Society) and HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) hosted a blood drive on September 27th.  Overall, they had 46 individuals step up to donate and were able to have 35 successful donations, which collected 49 units of blood. This blood will be used to save up to 147  lives! So far, it has been used to help the following individuals: 18 year old female - Cancer 12 year old male - Cancer Newborn female - Heart Condition Newborn male - Neonatal Transfusion 57 year old male - Trauma 22 year old male - Blood Disorder

SSMS students know what it means to (literally) show Respect! :-) Smith Valley junior high leadership class creates Respect Bulletin for elementary students through character traits and pawsitive paws! SSMS what Respect means to them! Respect Rapper at SSES!

Mrs. Plumbs - Kindergarten Class Ms. Estrada - First Grade Class Mrs. Wallitner First Grade Class Thursday was write a respectful message in chalk! All School Photo Kindness is contagious! All students tied a blue ribbon on the school fence in honor of Week of Respect!

Please see below for an opportunity for teachers to engage in conversation with leaders in the field of reading. The conference will feature discussions on visible learning and close reading, supporting English Learners in the classroom and representatives for multicultural children's books.  See the flier for more details.

Last week Dayton Elementary Students were a part of Start with Hello Week.  The students focused on being respectful, including new friends in activities and recognizing the things they have in common with each other.  Students met new friends on Monday and learned something new about them. Emoji day was a fun way to focus on respectful behavior and students and staff also contributed to a giant jigsaw puzzle showing that “we all fit together!”