Education Notebook

COMEDY MAGICIAN MAC KING TO HOST BOOK DRIVE THROUGH FEBRUARY

Comedy magician Mac King plans to host a book drive in February to support The Public Education Foundation's Clark County READS program.

The first drop-off location will be at the Las Vegas Wranglers hockey team's game at 7 p.m. Friday at the Orleans Arena, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave. Anyone who donates three or more new or gently used children's books will receive a pair of tickets to the Mac King Comedy Show and be entered in a raffle to win Wranglers merchandise. There is a limit of one pair of tickets and one raffle ticket per person.

Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park, 4915 Steptoe St., plans to collect books Monday through Feb. 28. Donations of three or more new or gently used books will receive a pair of tickets to the Mac King Comedy Show and a free one-hour jump pass to Sky Zone. There is a limit of one pair of tickets per person and one jump pass, which must be used the same day.

Starting Feb. 27 during Nevada Reading Week, which is scheduled from Feb. 25 to March 1, King plans to visit three local elementary schools to perform tricks and read short stories. Each student at those schools will receive a book.

COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA TO HOST JOB FAIR MARCH 6

The College of Southern Nevada, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., plans to host a career fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 6 at the June Whitley Student Lounge. The event is open to the public.

STATON ELEMENTARY OFFERS EXTENDED KINDERGARTEN

Staton Elementary School, 1700 Sageberry Drive, plans to offer tuition-based, extended-day kindergarten for the 2013-14 school year. Registration is scheduled from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 19 in the school office and will continue during regular school hours until the full- and half-day programs reach capacity.

The cost is $375 per month. For more information, call 702-799-6720.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO ADVOCATE FOR DISABLED STUDENTS

The Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada is seeking volunteers for its Educational Surrogate Parent Program. Volunteers advocate for foster children with disabilities in the Clark County School District to ensure that students' special education needs are being met. Volunteers may need to write letters, make phone calls and attend school-related meetings on behalf of the student.

An orientation and training session is scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 20 in the Pueblo Room at the Clark County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway.

No experience is necessary to volunteer. Last school year, 80 volunteers helped more than 130 students. Volunteers can expect a time commitment of about 25 hours per school year.

For more information, call 702-386-1070, ext. 170, or email surrogates@lacsn.org.

KOHL'S ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

The Kohl's Department Stores' Kohl's Cares Scholarship Program is accepting nominations for children 6 to 18 until March 15 at kohlskids.com.

The program plans to award more than $425,000 in scholarships and prizes in 2013 ranging from $50 gift cards to $10,000 scholarships to more than 2,300 young volunteers who have made a positive impact in their communities. The nominators must be 21 or older.

Two nominees from each of the more than 1,100 Kohl's stores nationwide will win a $50 Kohl's gift card, and more than 200 will win regional scholarships worth $1,000 toward post-secondary education. Ten national winners will be awarded a total of $10,000 in scholarships for post-secondary education, and Kohl's will donate $1,000 to a nonprofit organization on each national winner's behalf.

Since the program began in 2001, Kohl's has recognized more than 17,000 kids with more than $3.4 million in scholarships and prizes.

VEGAS PBS LAUNCHES MENTOR TRAINING PROGRAM

Vegas PBS is launching the Nevada Mentor Training Program to help train local mentors who will volunteer to help high school students. Mentor training curriculum is available for up to 500 interested people. The online course costs $20.

For more information, visit vegaspbs.learn.com/nvmentor.

EARTH DAY ART CONTEST OPEN TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada is accepting submissions through March 14 for its Earth Day Art Contest.

Students in sixth through 12th grade can submit artwork that promotes the transportation commission's sustainable initiative ---- "quicker, cleaner, greener" ---- with images of transit, carpooling, biking and walking. The top two entries will be featured on a transportation commission vehicle for up to a year.

Entries should have a message related to Earth Day and sustainable transportation; be in horizontal format on 11-inch by 17-inch paper; be colorful and drawn with colored pencils, markers or paint; and be original in concept.

Submissions should be sent to the Regional Transportation Commission, attention: Aileen Pastor, at 600 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 350, Las Vegas, NV 89106. Artwork may be rolled up but not folded.

Entry forms and guidelines are available at rtcsnv.com. For more information, call Pastor at 702-676-1735 or email pastora@rtcsnv.com.

STUDENTS TO SHOWCASE DESIGNS AT MARCH FASHION SHOW

The Junior League of Las Vegas has scheduled a fashion show for 2 p.m. March 9 at the Fashion Show mall, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South, as part of the fifth annual Fashion Forward Challenge. All costumes will be original designs made by Clark County students, who will compete for prizes. Costumes will be based on the theme "Into the Forest." Students received donated materials and gift cards to make their costumes.

Participating schools are Centennial High School, 10200 W. Centennial Parkway; Las Vegas High School, 6500 E. Sahara Ave.; Southwest Career and Technical Academy, 7050 W. Shelbourne Ave.; East Career and Technical Academy, 6705 Vegas Valley Drive; Green Valley High School, 460 N. Arroyo Grande Blvd.; and West Preparatory Academy, 2050 Saphire Stone Ave.

LAS VEGAS ACADEMY ALUMNI CELEBRATION SCHEDULED IN MARCH

The Las Vegas Academy Alumni Association's 20th anniversary celebration is scheduled for March 29 and 30. It is set to feature a talent show, a silent auction fundraiser and a picnic.

The association is accepting donations for the silent auction. To make a donation, email Joel Diamond at jsdiamond@interact.ccsd.net.

Details about the events will be updated on the association's Facebook page, facebook.com/groups/lvaalumni.