• CCSD Staff Development Day

• College Visit - Lehigh University, 11:15 am [Students Check Naviance/Counseling Office]
• 10:00 to 10:30 am - ENGLISH Lunch & Learn
  
• Lunch - Basketball Intramurals, Gym [See Mr. Johnston or Ms. Bettencourt]
  
• 10:30 to 11:00 - ASL Club Meeting [American Sign Language]
• 10:30 to 11:00 - Mu Alpha Theta Meeting, F12
• 10:30 to 11:00 - National Honor Society Meeting, M15
• 2:15 to 3:45 - MATH Tutoring with Ms. Prezgay, F12
  
• 5:30 to 7:30 pm - Performing & Visual Arts College Fair, Gym, Free to public

• College Visit, Boston University, 7:45 am [Students Check Naviance/Counseling Office]
• College Visit, Emerson College, 8:45 am [Students Check Naviance/Counseling Office]
  
• 10:00 to 10:30 am - SOCIAL STUDIES Lunch & Learn
  
• College Visit, Columbia University, 11:45 am [Students Check Naviance/Counseling Office]
• College Visit, University of Southern California, 11:45 am [Students Check Naviance/Counseling Office]
• 2:15 to 3:45 - Basketball Club, Gym
• 2:15 to 3:45 pm - SCIENCE Tutoring with Ms. Wolcott, PO-4

• 10:00 to 10:30 am - MATH Lunch & Learn
• Lunch - Basketball Intramurals, Gym [See Mr. Johnston or Ms. Bettencourt]
• 10:30 am - Chess Club Meeting M6
• 2:15 to 3:45 - ENGLISH Tutoring with Ms. Moosebrugger, M-23
  
• 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm - Piano Concert, Lowden Theater

• College Visit, Sarah Lawrence College - 7:45 am [Students Check Naviance/Counseling Office]
• College Visit, Yale University - 7:45 am [Students Check Naviance/Counseling Office]
• 10:00 to 10:30 am - SCIENCE Lunch & Learn
  
• College Visit, Fordham University - 11:15 pm [Students Check Naviance/Counseling Office]
• 10:30 am - SOL Meeting in M15
• 2:00 to 4:00 - Annual Club Fair, Quad & Cafeteria, Free to attend, bring cash for food and games

Students can check out various clubs on campus at the Annual Club Fair on Friday, Sept. 20 in the Quad and Cafeteria. The free fair is 2:00 to 4:00 pm. There will be games, food and fun. Bring cash for games and food! Clubs members will be ready to explain their club and how to join. Students are eligible to take the late bus. Late bus information is in the Student Success Office in Main.

Clubs are forming and holding their first meetings. Students should listen to the morning announcements or see the posted announcements on Canvas for club meetings, dates, and times. Below are a few of the clubs' meetings.

The safety fencing for the LVA Campus is complete. Around Vocational, Music Complex, Performing Arts Center, and Lowden Theater, four gates will be open from 6:20 am to 7:05 am each day for students: Clark Ave. and the PAC alley; Clark Ave & 9th St.; Lewis and 9th St. [in front of the Black Box Theater]; and the gate located on 10th Street. Beginning Monday, the Vocational Bldg. main doors on 10th Street will remain locked. Students will enter Vocational through the entrance door inside the fenced area by the Green Room.

The other main access gates on 7th Street, in front of the school, and Bridger will continue to be open before school from 6:20 to 7:05 am.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Students arriving late or seniors with an open period are REQUIRED to enter the campus through the Main Building doors on 7th Street.

Contact Assistant Principal Josh Hager with any questions at hagerjg@nv.ccsd.net.

Knowing who to call is the first step when trying to get your questions answered at LVA. If the question or concern is with a student assignment or in the classroom, contact the teacher before contacting an administrator. See the Parent Communication flyer for other offices and LVA employees to help answer all your school questions. Click on the graphic to download or print a copy.

Students needing additional assistance in math, science or English may attend after-school tutoring. Students are eligible to take the late bus home if attending tutoring. See the Student Success Office in Main for information on taking a late bus.

Please click here for more formation on free breakfast and lunch for the 2024-2025 school year.

Haga clic aquí para obtener más información sobre desayuno y almuerzo gratuitos para el año escolar 2024-2025.

All Clark County School District (CCSD) schools are equipped with life-saving tools for specific emergencies. These tools are provided to schools to help students and staff feel safe. These include:

• Automated External Defibrillators (AED)

• Epinephrine (Epi-Pens)

• Naloxone nasal spray (NARCAN)

• Stop the Bleed Kits

After determining the need to use any of these tools, emergency medical personnel are contacted for continued care of the impacted person while staff are addressing the emergency.

Watch the one short video on Health and School Safety Tools.

Congratulations to the five LVA students who earned National Merit Semi-Finalist recognition on Friday. College Board and CCSD released the names of 75 Clark County School District (CCSD) high school students who have been selected as 2025 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists through the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. The students represent the top one percent of U.S. high school seniors and qualify to continue in the competition for National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 million that will be awarded in the spring.

Three piano majors, Bradlee, Zakkery and Keian will join two others as recipients of a NSA Gifted Young Arts scholarships.

As part of the program students receive free private piano lessons, a monthly performance class, jury rehearsals & workshops, semester juries, NSA masterclasses, and performance opportunities including the year NSA & LVA recital. Last year's recipients were sophomores Nathan and Tanhyer.

Thank you Nevada School of the Arts for this priceless opportunity for our piano majors.

As part of the Friends of LVA Master Artists Series, renowned bassist Alexander Claffy collaborated and shared his experience with Jazz students. He performed with students at the first music concert of the season, "Aquarium Jazz," on Tuesday, September 11, in the Lowden Theater. The non-profit Friends of LVA sponsors the 2024-2025 Master Artist Series.

The concert "Aquarium Jazz" was an immersive musical experience where the fluidity of jazz melodies mirrored the graceful movements of aquatic life. The concert featured a dynamic ensemble of musicians whose improvisations flow like the currents of an underwater world, creating an atmosphere that is both tranquil and vibrant. As the lights shimmer like sunlight through water, the audience was transported to a serene, rhythmic seascape where jazz and the ocean intertwine. Jazz 1, Jazz 2, and Jazz 3 performed alongside guest artist, great bassist Alexander Claffy from New York City.

In partnership with Desert Research Institute the High School Community Energy Ambassador Project (CEAP) is back in the 2024-2025 school year, engaging and empowering youth voices! The CEAP is a year-long opportunity for high school students to create and present locally relevant energy conservation projects. By participating in the project students:

• Develop crucial soft skills in team building, project management, and STEM research
• Earn community service hours
• Become local energy conservation stewards
• Build college resume and valuable experience
• In order to participate, please click here and complete the interest survey!

For questions, please contact DRI's STEM Education Coordinator at Shawna.Witt@dri.edu.

The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) is pleased to announce that we are partnering with several other Nevada state agencies to bring you the 2nd Annual Get Outside Bingo game! This years’ game will kick-off Tuesday, September 17, 2024 and students, families and, friends are all invited to join in the fun. Print off the attached bingo card and make sure to play #getoutsidebingo this year!

To play, complete the outside activity of the day (bingo square) posted on our social media accounts each morning starting on September 17 until you get a BINGO. Participating agencies that will be posting the bingo square of the day this year are Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (NDCNR), Travel Nevada, Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW), Nevada Division of Outdoor Recreation (NDOR), and Nevada State Parks (NSP). Follow any one of these agencies to be in the loop for this years’ game.

Get Outside Bingo is a ton of fun, is free to play, and there are prizes up for grabs too! Please share the attached bingo card with your students, friends, family, co-workers, members of your local community and anyone else you can think of who might want to play

Magnet Schools of America wants to hear from you! Share your perspective on attending one of the top performing arts magnet schools. Let magnet school teachers, administrators, and students from across the country hear what your school life is at LVA. Check with your teachers or visit the Development Office, M26, [across from the counseling office] for more information or assistance.

Two challenging college requirements is writing a stand out scholarship essay and exemplary resume. Join College and Career Coordinator Ms. Miller on September 24 for a workshop to improve both!

Seniors, keep up with essential college information and application tips with the College and Career Center Update. The update includes need-to-know deadlines and info on admission testing, college fairs, work opportunities, scholarships, and HCBU links. Visit https://secure.smore.com/n/1nhm2f

The Weekly Update is changing to a Friday release to improve timely communication for events, performances, and activities for the following week.

• Student Absence Form
• SAFE VOICE NEVADA

• Off-Site Emergency Accounting of Students [Use ONLY if LVA is in lockdown and you [the student] have self-evacuated.

IMPORTANT LINKS

• Student Morning Announcements
  
• College & Career Center Update
• RAVE Review - Recognize an outstanding CCSD Employee
  
• School Meals - Breakfast and Lunch
  
• https://www.lasvegasacademy.net/blog - Includes accolades, events, need-to-know information and the Weekly Update that is released each Sunday.
• Yearbooks - Buy now at the lowest price of the year - yearbookforever.com
  
• Friends of Las Vegas Academy [Non-Profit Support Organization]
  
• 2025 Imagine Experience the Arts Gala, February 7, 2025
  
• 9.9.24 LVA Weekly Update
• 9.2.24 LVA Weekly Update
• 8.26.24 LVA Weekly Update

Have news to share with the LVA Community, student awards, or community events? Contact the LVA Development Office at 702-799-7800, ext. 4123, or email LVA Communications Coordinator Susan Thornton, at thorns@nv.ccsd.net.

Follow us on Social Media! X [Twitter]: https://twitter.com/lvahappenings, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/OfficialLVA/ Instagram: lasvegasacademy

Have a general question or a concern? Contact LVA at 702-799-7800 or through Contact Us on our website at https://www.lasvegasacademy.net/contact-us.

• Monday, September 23 - ASVAB, 8:30 am [Students Check Naviance/Counseling Office]
• Monday, September 23 - College Visit - Utah Tech University, 11:15 am [Students Check Naviance/Counseling Office]
  
• Tuesday, September 24 - Orchestra Concert, Lowden Theater, 6:00 pm
  
• Wednesday, September 25 - College Visit, Great Basin University, 8:45 am [Students Check Naviance/Counseling Office]
• Thursday, September 26 - Band Concert, Lowden Theater 6:00 pm
• Friday & Saturday, September 27-28 - Fall Dance Show, Performing Arts Center, 7:00 pm
• Tuesday, October 1 - Mariachi Fall Concert, Lowden Theater, 6:00 pm
• Wednesday, October 2 - College Visit, Northwestern University, 11:15 am
• Thursday, October 3 - Guitar Fall Concert, Lowden Theater, 6:00 pm
• Thursday October 3 - Theater 4 Play, Black Box Theater, 6:00 pm
• Friday & Saturday, October 4 & 5 - Theater 4 Play, Black Box theater, 7:00 pm
• Saturday, October 5 - Theater 4 Play, [Matinee] Black Box theater, 2:00 pm
• Thursday October 10 - Theater 4 Play, Black Box Theater, 6:00 pm
  
• Friday, October 11 - End of Quarter 1
• Friday & Saturday, October 11 & 12 - Theater 4 Play, Black Box theater, 7:00 pm
  
• Saturday, October 12 - Theater 4 Play, [Matinee] Black Box theater, 2:00 pm
• Monday through Friday, October 14 - 18 - Homecoming Spirit Week
• Friday, October 18 - Theater Conservatory, Trunk or Treat, Lowden Parking Lot, 6:00 to 8:00 pm
• Saturday, October 19 - Homecoming, LVA Gym, Quad & Cafeteria, 6:00 to 9:00 pm