Doris Hancock with Luella Nixon, Myrtle Morstead Smith, and an unidentified woman on steps of kindergarten building; Handwritten note on back of photo: "On the steps of the kindergarten building - [L-R] 1. unknown, 2. Lvella Nixon - now in New Castle, PA., 3. Myrtle Morstead Smith (Ray), 4. Doris Hancock"
Description provided with image: "Jefferson Street School-North Las Vegas, Nevada. Mrs. Garnett Prescott and her students wave good-bye as the school closes its doors. It will not re-open in the fall."
From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file. Copy of newspaper article regarding Kaweda Adams' (Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter soror) appointment as principal to Miller Middle School
Oral history interview with Rosemary Ruymann conducted by Bruce Kraft on February 16, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Ruymann discusses her career as a teacher and life in early Las Vegas, Nevada. Ruymann also describes the excitement surrounding the construction of Hoover (Boulder) Dam and the kinds of people it would attract, such as the president, engineers, and dentists concerned with the amount of fluoride in the proposed area for Lake Mead.
C. D. Baker, basketball coach and teacher for Clark County High School, poses with a basketball. Stamped on the back,"The photo shop Las Vegas, Nev March 10, 1952. The home of dated prints". March 10, 1952 is most likely the date that the photograph was printed. Site Name: Las Vegas High School (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 6500 East Sahara Avenuenue
No Place for Hate Promise: I promise to do my best and treat everyone fairly. I promise to do my best to be kind to everyone - even if they are not like me. If I see someone being hurt or bullied, I will tell a teacher. Everyone should be able to feel safe and happy at school. I want our school to be No Place for Hate.
Oral history interview with Laurents Bañuelos-Benitez conducted by Rodrigo Vazquez and Barbara Tabach on June 16, 2021 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Laurents is a Las Vegas native, graduate of Clark High School, and son of Mexican and Salvadoran immigrants. He is currently an English teacher at Rancho High School and was a former student worker on the Latinx Voices project.
Oral history interview with Judith L. Hamblin conducted by Margaret Stambro on March 30, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Hamblin covers the history of Henderson, Nevada, local schools, teachers, and Helldorado. Hamblin also discusses her fondness for Lake Mead, the Basic Magnesium Plant, Nellis Air Force Base, and the early aboveground atomic blasts.