Lyon County Limelight

"Coming at Ya," taken by Taylor Kays - Honorable Mention "Moment of Silence," taken by Lauran Myers - Gold Key Award. 

Check out the awesome student work being completed at Dayton High School's wood shop class! Chessboard and pieces made by Michael Boyd. Kohen Stout working on the lathe. Dust Devil and bear candle holders made drafting students.  

Lyon County has three schools that received recognition for their 2019-2020 implementation of MTSS.  The recognition ceremony was held virtually in late February as part of the NWPBIS Conference. Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is an evidence-based three-tiered framework to improve and integrate all of the data, systems, and practices affecting student outcomes every day. PBIS creates schools where all students succeed. ( www.pbis.org ) Silver Stage ES - Platinum Award, Lyon County  Maintained an 80% Tier 1 implementation effort the entire year and beyond Strong teaming subscale (over 70% average) at both Tier 1 and Tier 2 levels 80% average in Tier 1 Implementation and Evaluation subscales 70% average in Tier 2 Interventions subscale 100% of staff know, teach, and acknowledge school-wide expectations 90% of students know and receive acknowledgement on school-wide expectations Dayton ES - Gold Award, Lyon County Maintained a 70% Tier 1 implementation effo...

The Smith Valley FFA chapter nominated Principal Duane Mattice for the Star Administrator Award. The Nevada FFA Association recognized Mr. Mattice and Smith Valley FFA at the 92nd Annual Nevada FFA Convention! Principal Duane Mattice pardons Tom T. Turkey II at the annual Smith Valley FFA turkey processing event.

Dayton High School DECA chapter continues success at State Conference.  DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe with around 225,000 members. Skyler Hester took first place in Franchise Business Plan and Automotive Services Marketing Individual Series events. Emma Cowee also took third place in Franchise Business Plan and seventh place in Quick Serve Restaurant Management Individual Series events. Up next, Skyler Hester will be representing Nevada in the Franchise Business Plan event at DECA’s Virtual International Career Development Conference April 19th through May 6th, which is commonly attended by over 20,000 participants from around the world. It was to be held in Anaheim, CA this year.  This continues the success of the Dayton High School chapter that now has: 30 International qualifiers 2 International top 20 14 State Champs 10 Second State 14 Third State 90 State top...

Congratulations to the Fernley FFA Livestock Judging Team; Aurora Parsons, Natasha Truelock, George Rosenlund, Paisley Rosenlund, Lucas Jurich, Kennith Nystrom, & Illiana Banks.   The team did very well and came home with various accolades from the UC Davis Virtual Livestock Judging Competition.  The Fernley team faced some very tough competition in California.

 CUE-NV is a nonprofit professional organization for educators who are interested in and understand the importance of the use of computers and technology in education.  Christina Achoka is an 8th grade teacher at Dayton Intermediate School and was recently featured as a Battle Born Educator by CUE-NV! Battle Born Featured Educators

Have a wonderful Reading Week, LCSD! Nevada Reading Week 2021 : For more than thirty years Nevada Reading Week has been celebrated across the entire state - from small rural communities to larger urban areas. Activities often include book studies, author studies, literary readings by renowned authors, book fairs, and family literacy events. The stewards of Nevada Reading Week include PK-12 school librarians, educators, the Nevada Department of Education, the Nevada State Library, public libraries, community leaders, students and their families. Each school year begins with the selection of a specific theme that often reflects the spirit of the times. Once the theme is announced, it serves as a vehicle for leading a year-long campaign that culminates in the final celebration during the first week of March. Nevada Reading Week serves to promote a life-long love of reading. From students in Pre-Kindergarten listening attentively on a circle rug to their teacher’s riveting read-aloud to hi...

Ms. Drennan's first grade distance students did a group STEM project for their Valentine’s Day Party. Students learned about what civil engineers do, different types for bridges and what shapes make bridges strong. Parents were advised to pick up supplies from the main office during the week or grab supplies before the party!  Ms. Drennan said it was very successful and students loved it.

Mrs. Childers biology class completed a "Mystery Classroom." It is a combination of an Escape Room and the board game Clue. It was a review game for their exam. They had to answer questions in order to unlock clues to solve the mystery of the stolen painting. These students completed the game and solved the mystery.

 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