Education notebook

PAPA JOHN'S AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS

Papa John's awarded five $1,000 scholarships to local high school seniors as part of its A Better Slice for Education Scholarship Program. Recipients included Shelby Bagley, Coronado High School; Stephanie Chen-Huynh, Veterans Tribute Career and Technical Academy; Adwoa Fosu, Liberty High School; Brooklyn Nenneman, Shadow Ridge High School; and Jocelyn Sanchez, Valley High School.

MADAME TUSSAUDS OFFERS FREE ADMISSION FOR STRAIGHT-A STUDENTS

Clark County School District students with straight A's on their spring report cards can receive free admission through August to Madame Tussauds, a wax museum at The Venetian, 3377 Las Vegas Blvd. South, No. 2001. Students must present their report card at the box office to receive a ticket.

For more information, call 862-7800 or visit madametussauds.com/lasvegas.

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS TO ACTIVe, RETIRED MILITARY

The University of Phoenix, 7455 W. Washington Ave., and American Veterans, or AMVETS, a veterans education advocacy group, will award 50 scholarships worth $7,000 each to active-duty service members, veterans and eligible family members to pursue a degree from the University of Phoenix. Applications for the 2012 University of Phoenix AMVETS Scholarship are being accepted through Aug. 21.

For more information, call 638-7279, visit phoenix.edu or amvets.org.

SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFERS ONLINE SUMMER LEARNING ACTIVITIES

The Clark County School District is offering online resources to help students continue learning during the summer break. The Fun Summer Learning Activities are available to families with students enrolled in kindergarten through 12th grade. The materials provide grade-appropriate activities in math, reading and more.

For more information, visit ccsd.net/learn.

KIDS CAN LEARN GARDENING AT WEEKLY CLASSES AT COOPERATIVE EXTENSION

The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension is offering an eight-week Junior Master Gardener program for children 7 to 12. They will experience hands-on gardening activities and learn about plants, soil, vegetables and more.

Classes are scheduled from 8 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays at the Lifelong Learning Center, 8050 Paradise Road, and Saturdays at the Master Gardener Orchard, 4600 Horse Drive in North Las Vegas, through July.

Registration is $30. For more information and to register, contact Karyn Johnson at 257-5523 or johnsonk@unce.unr.edu.

STUDENTS RECEIVE DISCOUNTS TO EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS

Students will receive a 30 percent discount throughout summer to "BODIES ... The Exhibition" and "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition," both at the Luxor, 3900 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Tickets are available at the box office on the atrium level of the casino. Regularly priced tickets are $24 for children, $32 for adults and $30 for seniors.

For more information or to purchase tickets, call 262-4400.

FREE RESUME PRINTING OFFERED FOR NEW COLLEGE GRADUATES

Cartridge World, 3655 S. Rainbow Blvd., is offering free resume printing for recent college graduates. Cartridge World, an ink and toner refilling retailer, will print 15 to 25 copies of a single-color resume with a two-page maximum. Resumes should be brought to the store on a USB drive with proof of graduation within the past month.

For more information, call Sham Mehta at 870-0099 or email lasvegas311@cartridgeworldusa.com.

REUNIONS PLANNED FOR CLARK AND WESTERN CLASSES OF 1967

The 45-year reunions of Western and Clark high schools' classes of 1967 are planned for Oct. 5-6. For more information, call Barbara McCoy, the reunion committee chair, at 336-7549 or email westernclark45reunion@ gmail.com.

SIERRA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WINS NEW CAR

Sierra Vista High School senior Maria Navarro won a new Mini Cooper in the grand prize drawing of the Drive for Excellence program. More than 600 seniors with a 3.7 grade point average or higher and no unexcused absences were entered in the drawing.

Desert MINI Las Vegas, 5750 W. Sahara Ave., and the Clark County School District's School-Community Partnership Office sponsored the program.

GRIFFITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DEDICATES NEW COURTYARD

Griffith Elementary School, 324 Essex Drive, dedicated its new desert landscape courtyard June 12. The project removed existing grass in the courtyard and added shade trees, raised gardens that double as seating and drought-tolerant plants. The school began its water-conservation project in 2009, installing low-flow water fixtures and toilets.

The Water Conservation Coalition raised $30,000 for the project through donations and a federal grant secured by the Southern Nevada Water Authority. Griffith is expected to save about 300,000 gallons of water each year.