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Yahoo
15-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Pinecrest Academy students excel in dual enrollment program in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The students at Pinecrest Academy in Las Vegas are making the most of their senior year, graduating with both high school diplomas and associate degrees. Gage Garvin and Roxi Perez, both enrolled in the school's Career and Technical Education (CTE) program, have found it instrumental in shaping their career paths while also earning valuable job certifications.'It actually gave me college credits at the College of Southern Nevada (CSN) for aviation ground school,' Garvin said. 'It got me introduced to piloting and got a couple of flight hours as a student pilot, so that helped expand my skill set.' Garvin aspires to become a marine biologist and help conserve the sea otter. His dream job is to work at the Monterrey aquarium. Outside of school, Garvin stays equally active. He volunteers with the Nevada SPCA and recently organized a student-led cleanup at Wetlands Park.'We ended up picking up over 650 pounds of trash over 9.3 acres,' Garvin said. 'A bit of multidisciplinary effort at the Wetlands, and I love nature, and I love the environment, and I love to give back to the people and the place that gave me life and helped raise me.' Roxi Perez, through the CTE program, earned her workplace readiness certificate in graphic design and now plans to pursue a bachelor's degree in biochemistry. Despite facing personal challenges, Perez said she is grateful for the opportunity to continue her education. 'As a little girl, my brothers and I had our mother taken away from us from a very young age,' Perez said. 'Thankfully, though, my savior came in, my grandfather, whom I now call my dad. He's always had that drive and put that drive into me and instilled into me that I need to take the opportunities that I have.' Since the age of 16, Perez has been juggling work to support her family while completing both high school and college. She credits her success to the unwavering support of her teachers and her dad, saying she could not have done it without them. 'I didn't have a mother growing up, and a lot of my teachers became my maternal figures. A lot of them I cried to, a lot of them gave me advice and made me feel secure, and made this feel like home,' Perez said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CNN
10-05-2025
- Politics
- CNN
A Second Grade Conclave Elected a Kid Pope - CNN 5 Good Things - Podcast on CNN Audio
Krista Bo 00:00:00 Hey there! It's a good day to look at the bright side, isn't it? Roxanne 00:00:03 He's just such the sweetest dog. His eyes are always smiling, and I've never seen anybody so happy to come to work. Linda 00:00:11 Oh, I don't know what we do without him. Krista Bo 00:00:13 'The seven-year-old Shih Tzu had nowhere to go until residents at a senior home gave him a second chance. Plus, mothers know best, don't they? Your mothers gave the advice, and you brought it to us just in time for Mother's Day. From CNN, I'm Krista Bo, and this is Five Good Things. Krista Bo 00:00:34 On Thursday, history was made at the Vatican. White smoke rose. Pope Leo XIV 00:00:40 Habemus Papam! We have a pope! Krista Bo 00:00:44 And the world met the very first American pope. Pope Leo XIV 00:00:49 Peace be with you all! Krista Bo 00:00:54 Cardinal Robert Prevost took the name of Pope Leo XIV, and people around the world, Catholic or not, rejoiced. But a day before that historic moment in Vatican City, another papal election took place in Cumming, Georgia, where second graders held a conclave of their own. Father Matthew Kaderaback 00:01:10 And we thought it would be an exciting, fun, and very informative way of learning what was going on in Rome at this time. Krista Bo 00:01:19 Father Matthew Kadarebek is the Pinecrest Academy's chaplain. He oversaw the secret ballot process at the Catholic school. Father Matthew Kaderaback 00:01:26 And then it was my important job to count those ballots and then burn the ballots so that when the second graders walked out of our Sistine Chapel outside, they could see that it was white smoke and that we had a new pope. Krista Bo 00:01:41 'With his white robe, red shoulder cape and walking stick, seven-year-old Pope David emerged to greet his classmates and teachers and offer his blessings. Father Matthew Kaderaback 00:01:54 I was so proud of David. He's just the cutest, humble little kid. He stepped right into it like he had been doing it his whole life. Krista Bo 00:02:03 After a full day of papal duties, Pope David told a Catholic newspaper that he was surprised and honored to be chosen. And that riding in the golf cart turned Pope Mobile was definitely a highlight. Kids cheering 00:02:16 Pope David! Pope David! Krista Bo 00:02:16 'Kids also got loli-popes at lunch, and when they went home from school on Thursday after Pope Leo XIV was elected, they took home some pope- corn. Father Matthew Kaderaback 00:02:24 We were watching it. Everyone paused their classes and watched as the pope came out onto the balcony. We cheered and some of us cried. I was one of them. Such a beautiful moment. Krista Bo 00:02:39 'So we've been talking a lot about Vatican City this week, but now let's turn to another iconic Italian city that starts with a V - Venice! Krista Bo 00:02:50 It's one of the most enchanting cities in the world, but I'm sure you've heard, it's also quite literally sinking. But engineers are now testing a new bold idea. CNN Anchor and National Correspondent Erica Hill recently visited the city of canals to learn how it can be saved for this Sunday's edition of The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper. Thanks for joining, Erica. Erica Hill 00:03:09 It's so great to be here. Thanks for having me. Krista Bo 00:03:12 Awesome. So I got to tell you, I was at the bar waiting for a friend during happy hour and I was watching a clip from your episode and the bartender asked me what I was watching. I told her and she goes, honestly, I think about Venice, like men think about the Roman Empire, which is to say a lot. She's one of the people that wants to visit before it's quote unquote too late and myself included. But you spoke to engineers and oceanologists that say, it's not happening tomorrow, it's super dire but there's ideas that are in place. Erica Hill 00:03:43 There are. So I think you know what the what the woman said to you at the bar is how most people feel. They look at Venice and they think Venice is sinking Venice is flooding. If I don't go now, I'm gonna miss the opportunity. So the good news is you have time. You don't need to rush, so you can take a minute to plan out that trip When it works best for you. Erica Hill 00:03:59 Are there challenges though? Absolutely, so Venice is, it is an engineering marvel when you think about it. Built, you know over a thousand years ago, and it's a collection of more than a hundred islands and they were built by shoving sticks into the floor of the lagoon, and then they basically built on top of these sticks. So it's amazing that this stuff is still there. That being said, it's going to take a little bit of a beating. Erica Hill 00:04:23 'So thanks to climate change, rising sea levels across the globe, there's only so much they can do locally when it's happening everywhere. That's an issue. It's also sinking as sea levels rise. So when I say you don't have to rush, the good news is there are these really fascinating engineering feats that have been both undertaken and are being tested that are a very helpful Band-Aid in this moment. Krista Bo 00:04:47 So let's talk about the Mose first. What is that? Erica Hill 00:04:49 So the Mose, my accent is probably terrible, but Mose is Italian for Moses. It's an acronym for these 78 gates that live on the lagoon floor. And when the water is forecast to hit a certain level, usually 110 centimeters or more, so it's gonna flood the city, they raise the gates and it cuts off the lagoon from the historic city center of Venice. So it keeps the water from coming in. It's also ridiculously expensive. Estimates are it was about $6 billion to build. Took decades to get in place. And the reality is you can't use it forever. Krista Bo 00:05:21 So are there any other solutions that are being tested? Erica Hill 00:05:25 Yes! And we are fascinated by this one. And we looked at this in the documentary. We spoke with one of the gentlemen behind this idea, Pietro Tattini. And it's to inject saline water under the city, essentially, and that would raise the city. It would be, the idea right now is to take maybe like a six mile circle, if you will, and drill very deep wells so that you're using the seawater, and then you would slowly be filling them up. And as this happens, you're raising up this whole land mass slowly at once so that it doesn't crack. And they estimate that that could, first of all, it's way cheaper than the Mose. But if they do it correctly, they think they could raise it as much as 30 centimeters or so, which is about a foot. And that's about what Venice has lost in the last, I think it's the last hundred years or so. Krista Bo 00:06:15 Wow. So the titlenis called "Saving Venice." Can Venice be saved? Erica Hill 00:06:19 You'll have to watch to find out! I can't reveal all my secrets! Krista Bo 00:06:24 All right! Fair enough. Thank you so much for joining, Erica. Be sure to check out her full report on The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper, Sunday, May 11th at 8 p.m. Eastern on CNN. Thank you again. Erica Hill 00:06:34 Grazie mille. Krista Bo 00:06:37 'From abandoned to adored, a scruffy dog living on the streets of Austin, Texas has a new home, after residents of an assisted living facility decided to rescue him together. Before Chewie first arrived at The Philomena in Kyle, Texas, an employee at the time spotted him on the street back in January, fostered him for the night, and brought him to work the next morning. The center's executive director, Priscilla Duran, said the seven-year-old Shih Tzu was in rough shape. Priscilla Duran 00:07:03 His fur was very overgrown. He had a lot of matted fur even after three baths. He still was really smelly and he just, he had no light in his eyes. He was pretty shut down. Krista Bo 00:07:16 Priscilla says they took him to the vet to scan for a microchip, called his former owner, and were told that he didn't want his dog back. So the senior residents and the staff came together and made a big decision. Priscilla Duran 00:07:27 So we need to agree that we're all doing this together, that he is The Philomena's dog, he just goes home with me at night. He felt his purpose here at the building. And that's when we decided that he was gonna be the community dog and we're all gonna take him on as ours. He was gonna become everybody's. Krista Bo 00:07:42 Chewy's been there for over three months and can't wait to get to work every day to greet residents. He plays fetch, rides on walkers, and comforts hospice patients with quiet cuddles. Priscilla said Chewy is training to become a certified therapy dog, but he's already gotten a lot of practice. Priscilla Duran 00:08:00 So he has that diverse ability to be the fun and joy and goofy to make you laugh. But he also has that ability to be still and present and just be a comfort to somebody who just needs that. And so he's just become this little joyful bow tie wearing force of light. Krista Bo 00:08:20 Did you get a chance to thank a teacher last week? It was Teacher Appreciation Week, which celebrates nearly four million teachers across the country. Students at Mifflin County High School in Lewistown, Pennsylvania got started a little early. Student 1 00:08:34 Ms. Crosson was a huge part of who I am professionally. Student 2 00:08:39 She taught me a lot about finding your own identity and finding your passion with things. Student 3 00:08:43 I think she's really good at posing you with questions that kind of make you think about life more. Krista Bo 00:08:49 They spoke with CBS Mornings recently about their teacher Ashlie Crosson after she won the National Teacher of the Year Award. It's a pretty prestigious honor and it goes to an educator with an exceptional commitment to their students and the craft. Ashlie Crosson 00:09:02 My significant other was in the living room whenever I got the phone call. And so there's a video of me just saying absolutely nothing for like 45 seconds. I couldn't imagine this is where it would go. But that's the thing about any teacher who goes through this process. Like, we're not really used to a spotlight. Our natural demeanor is to push a spotlight onto students. Krista Bo 00:09:21 Ashley's been a teacher for 14 years, and she came back to her rural hometown in 2020 to teach English and electives like journalism at Mifflin. Ashlie Crosson 00:09:30 I wanted to come back and give back to what I've very affectionately referred to as the community that raised me. And so I felt like I could come back, and give to another generation of students. Krista Bo 00:09:43 She hopes that she's able to offer skills to her students that are more than just how to write or read better. Ashlie Crosson 00:09:49 I want them to know that it's okay to struggle, that it is okay not to have the answer, that it's ok to be really excited about some things and really trepidatious about other things. Like, coming into your education as a whole is also like, how do I be a better human? How do I live a life that feels authentic to me and feels like I'm putting good into the world? I see the best of humanity every day in students. Ifeoma Dike 00:10:18 I just wanted to give my mom a shout out. Sharon Diorsay 00:10:20 And the best advice I ever got from my mother was... Adrian Thompson 00:10:25 So, my mother has given me a lot of advice over the course of the year. Krista Bo 00:10:29 We asked you to share the best advice your mom has given you and you delivered. We'll be right back with all the wisdom. Krista Bo 00:10:37 Moms are just the best, aren't they? And we're celebrating Mother's Day by sharing their wisdom. For me, it's so hard to boil it down, but something kind of funny my mom Patricia taught me that stuck with me is that it's best to go grocery shopping at night. No lines at the deli, you don't have to fight for a parking spot. The place is like basically to yourself. And it was just such a fun adventure to go with her growing up. So thanks, Mom. Now I'll turn the mic over to you guys, our lovely listeners. Here's some of the best mom wisdom you shared with us. Eryn Mathewson 00:11:12 'Thanks, Krista. So it's hard to choose just one piece of advice that my mom has given me, but I would say the one that stands out is that she always told me to send thank you cards after I receive gifts - birthdays, graduation, Christmas. She always wanted to make sure that I shared that I was grateful that people thought enough of me to send me a gift. And I have not forgotten that and I try to do it to this day. Coreen 00:11:36 Hi, my name is Coreen. The best advice my mom ever gave me was take one day at a time. And if one day is too much to handle, take one hour at a time. McKinley Williams 00:11:48 My mother was a very, very kind woman and what I loved about her were some of her stories that she shared. My mother served during World War II in a segregated unit. She often had bitter feelings about her experience but never really complained about it. And she would always say: never had less, never felt better. And that really became something that I strived for. Count your blessings and not your worries. Alicia Yaffe 00:12:17 When I think about it, it was less about what she said and more about what did, right? Like she encouraged our passions. She showed up at our sports games. She, you know, teaches us that chocolate can solve most problems. So thanks, mom. Jason Ravin 00:12:34 My name is Jason Ravin. Best advice she could have given us was no advice at all, but instead to just give us values to abide ourselves by. Ifeoma Dike 00:12:44 Hi everybody, this is Ifeoma and I am calling to give my mom a shout out. Here's some of the things that she shared with me over the years: as you cook, you clean. Meekness is not weakness, so have a forgiving heart. Go to bed on time so you're well rested in the morning. And never settle for less than God's best. Love my mommy. Krista Bo 00:13:10 Thanks again to everyone who sent a voice memo, and happy Mother's Day. Krista Bo 00:13:17 All right, that's all for now. Join us tomorrow for the next edition of One Thing that breaks down how the situation at Newark Liberty International Airport got so out of control lately. Krista Bo 00:13:27 Five Good Things is a production of CNN Audio. This episode was produced by Eryn Mathewson and me, Krista Bo. Our senior producers are Felicia Patinkin and Faiz Jamil. Matt Dempsey is our production manager. Dan Dzula is our technical director and Steve Lichteig is the executive producer of CNN Audio. We get support from Joey Salvia, Haley Thomas, Alex Manasseri, Robert Mathers, Jon Dianora, Leni Steinhardt, Jamus Andrest, Nichole Pesarru, and Lisa Namerow. Special thanks to Wendy Brundige. And thank you for listening. Take care, til next time.
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
‘Remove that excuse': Gov. Lombardo's education bill aims at performance, accountability
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo introduced his plan on Friday to remake education statewide, with a big focus on holding local school leaders accountable for poor student outcomes. Lombardo unveiled what he labeled as the Nevada Accountability in Education Act at Pinecrest Academy – Sloan Academy. But his bill faces challenges from the Democratic controlled Nevada Legislature. 'We can no longer accept lack of funding as an excuse for chronic underperformance,' Lombardo said. 'My attempt is to be bold and remove that excuse as part of the process.' According to the governor, his bill would make it easier for the state to take over underperforming schools and to restructure a school board if student performance lags. But it's unclear how much his bill would cost. Senate Majority Leader Cannizzaro, D-Clark County, told 8 News Now on Tuesday she will introduce a wide-ranging education bill next week. Back in December, she laid out her vision for it. '[Cannizzaro's] bill is coming out the same time as mine, hopefully, fingers crossed. And then we'll have the opportunity to sit down and do the checklist, and determine what is of importance to both me, and the state of Nevada, and the legislative process,' Lombardo said. Cannizzaro also spoke with 8 News Now in February in Carson City and said her bill would include giving the four non-voting members on the Clark County School District Board of Trustees voting power. 'We can't have our school board of trustees just constantly embroiled in different fights with each other. We have the business of educating students to get to and I think those new trustees are bringing that, so part of my bill is giving them voting rights,' Cannizzaro said on Feb. 7. But that is one of the few similarities the Cannizzaro and Lombardo bills have right now. Lombardo's speech on Friday at Pinecrest Academy highlighted one of his prime concerns — providing more funding for charter schools, which as a whole are the second-largest school system in Nevada. 'We're getting into the last four weeks of the [legislative] session, and you want to make sure that you have a complete evaluation of policies of this size and that everybody has a voice in the process,' Lombardo said. The governor will release more information next week on his bill, which includes money to provide school bus travel for charter school students. Another element is providing more money for the Read by Grade 3 program. Lombardo said his bill would also give teachers, staff, and administrators immunity from criminal and civil lawsuits regarding 'good faith' efforts to stop violence in the classroom. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Three valley schools advance to World Robotics Championship
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Three Las Vegas valley school teams secured their place in the World Robotic Championship after showcasing their engineering, programming, and team skills Saturday. The Nevada State Elementary VEX IQ Robotics Championship took place at Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon, which brought together 25 teams from across the state. The participants demonstrated their skills in robot building, programming, driving, and teamwork, competing for a chance to advance to the World Robotics Championship in Dallas this May. These top three teams earned a spot in the international competition: Eagle IQ from Coral Academy Cadence of Henderson, Mythri Deadly Demons of Mythri STEM Academy of Henderson, and Cyber Storm from Engineering for Kids of Las Vegas. The VEX IQ Robotics Competition is organized by the Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation, which aims to offer elementary and middle school students a platform to explore robotics and research project challenges. By allowing students to get hands-on learning experience, the program aims to enhance students' science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) skills. Tesla was the presenting sponsor for this championship, with additional support from Nothing Bundt Cakes, SCS Engineering, and Chik-fil-A. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
