All Las Vegas High School classes are invited to a reunion at 5 p.m., Saturday, in the ballroom at Sam's Town, 5111 Boulder Highway. Contact Patty Haack, 876-6660 or lvowl@aol.com, for more information.
Las Vegas High School's Class of 1988 will hold its 20-year reunion from 7 p.m. to midnight, Oct. 4 at Sam's Town, 5111 Boulder Highway. Visit www.GreatReunions.com or call 800-655-7971 for more information.
Western High School's Class of 1988 will hold its 20-year reunion Oct. 4 at the Suncoast, 9090 Alta Drive. Visit www.GreatReunions.com or call 800-655-7971 for more information.
Rancho High School's Class of 1978 will hold its 30-year reunion Oct. 10 and 11. E-mail comm-641739569@craigslist.org for details.
Bonanza High School's Class of 1988 will hold its 20-year reunion from 6 to 11 p.m., Oct. 11, in the Canyon Club at the Four Queens, 202 Fremont St.
For information, call Great Reunions at 800-655-7971 or visit www.greatreunions.com.
Basic High School's Class of 1988 will hold its 20-year reunion Oct. 24, which will include a Saturday golf tournament at Black Mountain, 500 Greenway Road.
If you have information about classmates, or to register for the reunion, contact Robin Rothwell at 510-299-3200 or rnrothwell@yahoo.com.
Western High School's Class of 1968 is invited to its 40th reunion the weekend of October 10 and 11. All events are free and open to the whole family.
At 6 p.m. on Oct. 10 the group is meeting at The Lodge at Tenaya, 5717 Sky Pointe Drive, then at 10 a.m. on Oct. 11 take a tour of the remodeled Western High School, 4601 Bonanza Road. At 12 p.m. on Oct. 11 meet at Centennial Hills Park, 8355 Farm Road, for a family picnic. Bring your own meals and drinks and dessert will be provided.
For more information contact either Patty (Payne) Bloomfield, 658-7533 or patblv@aol.com; or RoxAnn (Brown) Oldham at ra.oldham@yahoo.com.
HOMEWORK HOTLINE HELPS STUDENTS WITH ASSIGNMENTS
Homework Hotline is open from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
The program offers assistance to students with math problems or any other subject.
Students should call 799-5111 to access the hot line.
RANCHO ALUMNUS SEEKS PHOTOS FOR DVD
Rancho High School alumnus Creel Snider (class of 1960) is seeking photos from the school's 50-year history to create a DVD called "Rancho High - the First Fifty Years." He plans to start editing the video in early November. For more information, contact Snider by e-mail at creelsnider@mac.com.
DINNER WILL BENEFIT THE ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY
There will be a dinner to benefit the Achievement Academy, an institution focused on teaching children with high-functioning autism, from 6 to 10 p.m. on Oct. 25 at the Rio Pavilion, 3700 W. Flamingo Road.
The event will feature a silent and live auction, in addition to a program honoring Nevada's First Lady Dawn Gibbons and child neuropsychologist Julie Beasley. For more information visit http://achievementacademy-nv.com.
TWO SCHOOLS RECEIVE ACCREDITATION
The College of Southern Nevada received its initial accreditation from the Associate Degree Board of Commissioners of the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs.
The Alexander Dawson School's Early Childhood Education Center, 10845 W. Desert Inn Road, earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER TO FEATURE SARA BAREILLES
The Epicurean Charitable Foundation Las Vegas will host its seventh annual scholarship fundraiser gala at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 3 at Mandalay Bay Beach, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. The event will feature food from Las Vegas restaurants, wine and spirits.
UNLV men's basketball head coach Lon Kruger will be honored by the foundation at the gala, and singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles will perform.
Tickets prices start at $500. Proceeds from the event will go toward the Epicurean Charitable Foundation Las Vegas' scholarship program that supports Las Vegas area students in their pursuit of a career in the hospitality field.
For more information call 932-5098 or e-mail info@ecflv.org.
ENTITIES REACH OUT TO KEEP FOOTBALL PLAYERS HYDRATED
Raising Cane's and the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame have partnered to educate high school football players on the importance of proper hydration during training. As such, the hall of fame purchased 1,000 sports bottles, which were delivered to eight high schools, including Silverado, Liberty, Del Sol, Valley, Clark, Bonanza, and Arbor View.
Raising Cane's will provide complimentary drinks to these athletes throughout the football season when they bring their sports bottles to any Las Vegas location.
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