EDUCATION NOTEBOOK

GORMAN TO HOST OPEN HOUSE ON WEDNESDAY

Bishop Gorman High School, 5959 S. Hualapai Way, will host a prospective student open house from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday. Call 732-1945 for more information.

SILVERADO HIGH SCHOOL TO PRESENT 'BYE BYE BIRDIE'

Silverado High School students will present the Broadway musical "Bye Bye Birdie" today through Saturday. Showtime is at 6:30 p.m. in the school's theater, 1650 Silver Hawk Ave. Call 799-5790 for details.

MOJAVE MAX EMERGENCE CONTEST GETS UNDER WAY

The Mojave Max Emergence Contest is under way. Students of Clark County now can enter their guesses as to when the desert tortoise will emerge in spring 2008.

Mojave Max is a tortoise residing at the Red Rock National Conservation Area Visitors Center, and his emergence is a good indicator of when spring will arrive in Southern Nevada. Students are encouraged to study the behavior of desert tortoises before guessing when they believe Mojave Max will first exit his burrow each year.

The winner of the contest and his or her class will receive medals, T-shirts, family park passes, a pizza party and a trip to Red Rock National Conservation Area. For information, visit www.mojavemax.com or www.accessclarkcounty.com.

SCHOOL BOARD APRROVES HIGH SCHOOL NAME CHANGE

At the Oct. 25 meeting of the Clark County School District Board of School Trustees, members approved changing the name of Community College High School to College of Southern Nevada High School.

EDWARDS NAMED INTERIM MEMBER, COMMITTEE LIAISON

At the Oct. 25 meeting of the Clark County School District Board, members named Carolyn Edwards as an interim member and board liaison to the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee. The superintendent is allowed to designate a district staff member as an alternate should Edwards be unable to attend a committee meeting.

SUPPLIES TO BE COLLECTED FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

The Henderson Chamber of Commerce and the Henderson Rotary Club are collecting school supplies for Taylor and Sewell elementary schools through Friday. Donations can be dropped off at the Chamber of Commerce, 590 S. Boulder Highway, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., or at Edward Jones, 2298 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO HOST TEACHERS LUNCHEON

The Henderson Chamber of Commerce will host its annual awards luncheon honoring Henderson's outstanding teachers on Thursday at noon at Mira Lago at Reflection Bay Golf Club at Lake Las Vegas Resort, 75 Monte Lago Blvd.

Forty teachers, one from each of Henderson's schools, will receive an award in honor of American Education Week. Each nominated teacher,will receive congressional and city recognition.

COX ELEMENTARY COLLECTING MATERIALS FOR CARE PACKAGES

The Cox Elementary School student council is collecting materials to create monthly care packages for men and women in the U.S. military. Suggested donations include health and hygiene items, clothing, food, puzzles, games and books. Call 799-5730 for more information. Cox Elementary School is located at 280 Clark Drive.