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CCMS (above): Last week, CCMS celebrated 38 students with a positive shout-out from their teachers. These students were nominated by staff for demonstrating CCMS school-wide expectations of Mutual Respect, Attentive Listening, Appreciation, and Kindness. New students are nominated weekly, and the number of students continues to grow as students observe their peers and want the same recognition. 

Numa (Right):On February 16, local professionals spoke with 4th-grade students about career opportunities in the area. Presenters included veterinarian Ray Cooper, biologist Kris Urquhart, attorneys Chelsea Sanford and Jacob Sommer, Air Force and commercial pilot Anthony Tisdale, KTVN Channel 2 News video journalist Jaden Urban, and business owner of The Grid Tiffany Picotte. The presentation began a project in which all 4th graders had to choose a future career possibility, research, and write a report on their choice. Numa would like to thank the presenters for helping kick off this project and making the presentation an amazing learning opportunity for the students.  

ECB (left:)The Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts came to ECB last week to perform for the students. They showed and taught students a little about acting and even threw in a few dance moves. “We are so lucky to have these resources and amazing programs close by. They never disappoint. They bring such a variety of performances to our students, and they love it,” teacher Christine Mori said. 

LES (Right): Students in Faith Dellera’s first-grade class worked on achieving their learning standards on how to use digital tools to produce and publish their writing with support and how to participate in a shared research and writing project. The students studied various arctic animals and had to choose a specific one to research further using books, safe internet sites, and watching videos. After gathering information, the students used Google Documents to type up their reports. They also searched for a photo to incorporate in their paper. Once completed, they presented their reports to their classmates.

NELC (left): In honor of Cherry Pie Day, students in Octavia Merritt’s class make cherry pies. They also talked about George Washington and how he grew up on a farm and chopped down his father’s cherry tree. This activity helped students work on hand-eye coordination, follow directions, and create and work independently in the classroom.

CCHS (Right):

Written by Laci Peterson, 10th grade FFA Student 

Each year, FFA chapters celebrate National FFA Week. The first FFA week was celebrated in 1948. It’s a time to share what FFA is and its impact on community members every day. FFA week falls on George Washington's birthday as we celebrate his contributions and legacy in the agriculture community. 

Last week, Churchill County FFA members had an opportunity to share what FFA and agriculture are by involving the community, schools, and students through various activities. Our chapter kicked off National FFA week with red, white, and blue and hunting camo dress-up day. The activity was “demo day,” where CCHS students were allowed to hit a car as a fundraiser - safety gear was provided. On Wednesday, the dress-up day was blue and gold as we sported our FFA colors alongside our fellow students. The activity for another day was bringing books about ag to E.C. Best to read to the students. FFA members also brought their animals to E.C. Best, giving students who don't otherwise have the opportunity to interact with animals something to remember forever and pique their interest in agriculture and livestock. On Thursday, chapter members and CCHS students dressed as their favorite animals. 

FFA members also brought their livestock in and set up a petting zoo in the high school quad for the high school students and staff and the kindergarten and first-grade classes who walked over from Lahontan Elementary School. FFA members got to take their animals around the school and into many classes, boosting morale and raising awareness about the FFA program within our school. There were also donation jars in the office, and nine staff members were in the running to kiss a heifer or a pig. The staff members who raised the most money were Stephanie Kille-Reese, in first place, and the second place winners were Terri Pearson and Maile Munoz. 

We ended the week with a FFA tailgate party, s’mores, and dancing. Overall, it was a great week, and we want to thank everyone who helped us celebrate.