Education notebook
BUY GROCERIES, HELP STUDENTS
Whole Foods Market, 8855 W. Charleston Blvd., plans to donate 5 percent of its net sales April 24 to the Public Education Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports public schools in Clark County. Representatives from the PEF plan to be at the store to provide more information.
UNLV STUDENTS COMPETE FOR $25,000
Four student groups from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas are scheduled to compete today in Reno in the Donald W. Reynolds Governor's Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition. The statewide contest encourages students to create plans for innovative businesses.
Of 68 teams that entered from public and private colleges and universities, 12 were selected as finalists. First-, second- and third-place winners are to be announced Wednesday in graduate and undergraduate categories. First- and second-place winners will receive $25,000 and $15,000, respectively. Those teams also will compete in May against students from Arkansas and Oklahoma.
UNLV business plans include an animated Web series, a water-saving device, a landscaping tool and an education smartphone application. For more information, visit ncetgovcup.org.
UNLV HOSTS WORKSHOPS TO HELP SMALL-BUSINESS OWNERS
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas has workshops scheduled to help teach small-business owners what resources are available at University of Nevada, Las Vegas libraries and how to use them effectively.
The Business by the Book workshop series is a four-part program that started April 11. The first workshop was Demystifying Your Customer: Market Research Made Easy. Future workshops are Getting to Know Your Customer, scheduled for June 13; Marketing Resources Revealed, scheduled for Aug. 15; and Social Media Socialized, scheduled for Oct. 10.
The workshops are taught by business librarian Patrick Griffis. For more information, call Griffis at 895-2231. To register for a workshop, email mlane@weareimagine.com.
SCHOLARSHIP WORKSHOP AVAILABLE ONLINE
The Cultural Diversity Foundation is offering an online scholarship workshop class through December for students in high school and college. The class is $25 or $50, depending on income. To register, visit cdfnv.org/onlineworkshops.
The class includes information about searching for scholarships online, applying for merit scholarship awards, essay writing and more.
For more information, call 646-2615 or email info@cdfnv.org.
LAS VEGAS ACADEMY TO HOST COLLEGE FAIR
Las Vegas Academy, 315 S. Seventh St., plans to host the free Western Association for College Admission Counseling's Las Vegas College Fair from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Monday. To register, visit wacaccollegefair.com or email jsdiamond@interact.ccsd.net.
Representatives from more than 150 college and universities will be at the event, which will include workshops, testing information and a counselor help booth.
The fair is free and open to all students in public and private schools.
NEVADA PTA TO HOST ANNUAL CONVENTION
The Nevada PTA's 72nd annual convention is scheduled from April 26-28 at Texas Station, 2101 Texas Star Lane in North Las Vegas. Any local PTA members are welcome to attend the workshops, presentations and banquet, and vote on Nevada PTA bylaws and amendments.
For more information and a complete schedule of events, visit nevadapta.org.
MCWILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS GET NEW SHOES
Nearly 400 students at McWilliams Elementary School, 1315 Hiawatha Road, received new shoes from the law firm Holland & Hart.
The nonprofit group Shoes That Fit provided sizing for 384 kids to the firm. Attorneys and staff members delivered the shoes last week. This is the fourth year that the firm has donated shoes to McWilliams.
For more information, visit shoesthatfit.org.
DARNELL ELEMENTARY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN
Darnell Elementary School, 9480 W. Tropical Parkway, is accepting applications for its full-day, tuition-based kindergarten for the 2012-13 school year. The full-day program is set to run from 9 a.m. to 3:21 p.m. Monday through Friday and costs $375 per month. Children must be 5 years old by Sept. 30.
Registration is scheduled to end April 27. For more information, call 799-6630.
SCOTT ELEMENTARY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN
Scott Elementary School, 5700 N. Bruce St., is accepting applications for its full-day, tuition-based kindergarten for the 2012-13 school year. The program runs Monday through Friday and costs $375 per month. A $100 non-refundable payment by cashier's check or money order is required. Children must be 5 years old by Sept. 30.
Registration is scheduled to end April 27. For more information, call 799-1766.
FASHION EVENT TO BENEFIT COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF NEVADA
Couture for Causes has scheduled a fashion presentation from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at the home of Bree and Jason Goldwater, 1403 Westwood Drive, to benefit Communities in Schools of Nevada. The event will include tastings and live entertainment.
Couture for Causes, created by the Goldwaters in 2008, originally was designed as an opportunity for their friends and colleagues to donate designer clothing to be resold at a family event while raising money for a local organization. This year's festivities will include live entertainment from Wynn Las Vegas' "Le Reve" and the Nevada Ballet Theatre. Activities for children, beverages and food also are planned.
Tickets are $50 per person and $100 per family, with discounted tickets available for purchase online. For more information, visit cisnevada.org/couture.
MEDICAL SKILLS FOR LIFE INSTITUTE GIVING DISCOUNTS ON TUITION
The Medical Skills for Life Institute is offering 10 $5,000 and $500 tuition grants to the first 20 students who enroll and are accepted through June 30 for the medical assistant or phlebotomist program.
For more information, call 645-7900 and ask for the admissions department from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday or visit www.medicalskillsforlife. com.
