Jahmal Bakare and Antoinette Adams received scholarships from the Jester Hairston Music Association during their 20th annual scholarship concert, “A Tribute to Jester Hairston.”

The association is dedicated to preserving traditional music that has suffered neglect.

Bakare, a tenor, is a student of Alphonse Anderson. Adams, a cellist, is a student at Cimarron-Memorial High School.

Both students performed at the concert.

Immar Alvarenga has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. A 2009 graduate of Shadow Ridge High School, Alvarenga is the son of Jose and Sandra Alvarenga of Las Vegas.

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The information sessions also allow interested families to meet with NCA’s certified teachers and parents with children currently enrolled in the school.

Local information sessions offer parents the opportunity to learn about the skilled teachers and interactive curriculum offered through the NCA program. Session participants will explore NCA’s individualized learning approach, its curriculum, the technology-enhanced learning environment, and the enrollment process. Curriculum samples also will be available, and those attending will have the opportunity to get answers to any questions they may have.

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Nevada Connections Academy

Ryan, Justin and Sean are all enrolled in the Nevada Connections Academy. Their home classroom is outfitted with a computer for each, along with text books and other course materials.

Their daily work monitored here by mom, online by their teacher.

Nevada Connections is a charter school without the bricks and mortar building. There’s no traditional classroom experience, but there are frequent phone conversations and periodic field trips and meetings with other students and families.

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Connor, Rhys and Alexandria Chapman attend Nevada Connections Academy (NCA), a free online charter school, that lets them learn at home at their own pace.

Unlike homeschool, NCA is a K-12 public school that provides all classroom materials, certified teachers and classrooms, although the classrooms are virtual.

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Nevada Connections Academy

While each family has its own reasons for choosing full-time virtual schools, the most common driver is the ability for a student to work at his own pace and level, regardless of what other students are doing. The proliferation and proven success of virtual schools like the national network of Connections Academy schools has also fueled the e-learning education boom. “More parents today know about the solid academic track record of virtual schools. They see that technology helps deliver a more personalized education for their children, so that students’ studies are tailored to their abilities, needs, and interests,” says Connections Academy’s Senior Vice President for Curriculum and Instruction, Dr. Patricia Hoge. “Virtual schools are increasingly the go-to option for students who aren’t thriving in a traditional bricks-and-mortar classroom setting.”

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Nevada Connections Academy

“We send them a computer. We send them all the material, textbooks, paper, clay, jump ropes and even safety glasses for science,” says Alison Osmond, elementary teacher for Nevada Connections Academy.

Nevada Connections Academy is a state funded, K-12 virtual school. Unlike most public schools, they aren’t making dramatic cuts.

“We don’t have a lot of the overhead schools have with janitors, transportation and all that kind of stuff,” said Osmond.

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The session will allow interested families to meet NCA’s teachers, parents and current students.

NCA is a virtual public charter school that serves students in kindergarten through 12th grade.

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