Application Deadline and Online Availability
Application deadline for all schools is February 11, 2008 at 5:00 PM. The applications will be available online November 5, 2007.

January Magnet Fair Planned
The next Magnet Fair is slated for January 12 at the Meadows Mall. All schools as well as personnel from the Magnet Office will be available from 10 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. to answer your questions. Paper applications will also be available. Stop by and see all of the exciting academic programs available.

Sandy Miller Teacher Named Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year
Chad Hyatt, a third grade teacher at Sandy Miller Academy for International Studies, has been awarded Wal-Mart's coveted Teacher of the Year for the State of Nevada. His journey began when a student nominated him for the local level competition at a neighborhood Wal-Mart; which he won. The next step of the journey led to an intra-Nevada competition in which he was designated the winner. Now the decision is left up to Mr. Hyatt of whether to pursue national honors in the 50 State competitions. Mr. Hyatt has been recognized as a teacher-leader at his school site, the only authorized Primary Years International Baccalaureate World School in the state of Nevada. He has presented at regional professional development sessions, the annual CATESOL conference in Southern Nevada, and has been a guest speaker in classes at Nova Southern University. In addition, Mr. Hyatt has written and received grants for his classroom several times.

Clark Teacher patents scientific instrument
The United States Patent Office has recently awarded patent #7,268,563 to Dr. Jeff Sanders, faculty member of Clark High School. His doctoral work in physics at the University of South Florida involved investigating the spin polarization in newly engineered materials that are candidates for future hard drives and "spin-electronic" devices. "This research was funded by the department of defense and the U.S. Navy", said Sanders. "A very highly spin polarized material would make the ultimate hard drive and be the basis for new electronics that are faster, more durable, and have less power consumption." The invention is a scientific instrument that uses superconductors such as tin, lead and niobium in a liquid helium environment below 4.2 Kelvin to take these measurements. "It's a lot of fun, and very cool!, pun intended", said Dr. Sanders. "Our research also has applications for counter-terrorism as experimental prototype sensors were built for detecting nerve gases and bio-chemical warfare agents." Sanders is enjoying his second year at Clark High School, teaching physics, pre-calculus and robotics; it is his 12th year teaching.

"Let's Vote" at Jo Mackey Academy of Leadership and Global Communication
The Clark County Election Department will bring the same electronic ballot boxes used in adult electionsto Jo Mackey's Student Council Primary Election on Thursday, October 11th 2007 from 9:30am to 3:00pm. In addition, this year ninety-eight students ran for various Student Council Official positions. A total of five hundred sixteen students and thirty five staff members, participated in casting their vote during this year's Student Council Primary Election.The increased student interest in Student Council has led to an annual General Election, scheduled for Wednesday, October 24th, 2007 from 9:30am to 3:00 pm.

Student Council Primary Election Winners will have the opportunity as a running candidate to make a 45 second speech, which will be tapped during the week of October 15th through 19th, 2007. The tapped speeches will be played on our Mackey Broadcast System throughout our entire school prior to the General Election. The newly elected Student Council Officers from Jo Mackey Elementary School Academy of Leadership and Global Communication will be sworn into their elected posts by the Honorable Judge Valorie Vega, during a ceremony at Las Vegas Township, Regional Justice Center, 200 Lewis Avenue, Las Vegas on Wednesday, November 21st, 2007. "The field trip is designed to help enhance the student's community awareness of the democratic process and promote an understanding of our constitutional democracy," says, Sharon McClinton, Student Council Advisor. "Our Student Government Program is unique because we create a link from academics to real life," Brandon L. Moeller, Theme Coordinator at Jo Mackey, says. "We want to involve our students in the democratic process and help them to develop genuine leadership traits." The Student Council election process supports our school's academic characteristics of a democratic society and how voting can help improve where we live.

Further information pertaining to registering to vote can be found at http://www.accessclarkcounty.com/election/votequal.asp or call (702) 455-VOTE (8683).