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Homecoming Week, Day Four: Outer Space, Paper plate obstacle course

Homecoming Week, Day Four: Outer Space, Paper plate obstacle course

Kyle Bayudan
October 12, 2018
Students participated in spirit day.
Retrogrades are ruining society

Retrogrades are ruining society

Eriyale Williams
October 11, 2018
My life is falling apart but it’s not my fault– do you know how many planets are retrograde right now?
Homecoming Week, Day Two: Twinning, Football Toss

Homecoming Week, Day Two: Twinning, Football Toss

Kyle Bayudan
October 9, 2018
Students and faculty participated in spirit day.
Juniors participate in ninth annual “Fashion Forward”

Juniors participate in ninth annual “Fashion Forward”

McKenna Thayer
October 9, 2018

To give students an opportunity to showcase their creativity and skills, juniors in Fashion III are participating in the annual Fashion Forward competition run by the Junior League of Las Vegas.  “Fashion...

Portraits with patterned hair created in Art I

Portraits with patterned hair created in Art I

Journalism Foundations
October 8, 2018
Art students create portraits with different designs for hair.
Creating personal enzyme labs in AP Biology

Creating personal enzyme labs in AP Biology

Cosette Zielinski and Grinesa Bajrami
October 5, 2018
Juniors and seniors in AP Biology made their own enzyme labs.
Over 50 officials to attend Candidate Night

Over 50 officials to attend Candidate Night

Alyx Beeten
October 4, 2018
Candidate Night will be held in order to give students the opportunity to meet the candidates they will be voting for.
A message from Aunt Sami

A message from Aunt Sami

Vincent Dagan
October 4, 2018
Introducing Aunt Sami - fighting for Breast Cancer Survival.
Junior Emily Giblin inserts a suctioning tube in the mannequin patient’s mouth. GIblin had to confirm with Respiratory Science teacher Vicki Smith that she was correctly helping the patient. “I have practiced suctioning, charting, and the basics of tracheotomy care many times,” Giblin said. “Now I feel I have it seared in my head.”

An Hour in … Respiratory Science III

Cosette Zielinski
October 3, 2018
Juniors in Respiratory Science III are practicing tracheotomy care on mannequin patients.
The road to a license

The road to a license

Shareen Basyari and Vincent Dagan
October 1, 2018
Studying for a permit test is harder than expected.
Self-care with a chronic disease

Self-care with a chronic disease

Shareen Basyari
September 26, 2018
Having Polycystic Kidney Disease made my view on my life narrow and dark, but I'm starting to see the brighter end of the tunnel.
Poly, K-Pop Club performing for PA vs. DA halftime show

Poly, K-Pop Club performing for PA vs. DA halftime show

Shareen Basyari and Alyx Beeten
September 25, 2018
The academies will compete inPA vs. DA on Oct. 12 during school.