Bighorn news: HS building grand opening July 30

Oasis Academy High School is hosting the grand opening ceremony for its new building July 30.

The ribbon cutting ceremony and remarks will begin at 10 a.m. with a community wide open house to follow at 10:30 a.m.

The high school building is thanks to the generous contribution from the William N. Pennington Foundation, and in collaboration with construction partner, Miles Construction, and Frame Architecture Inc. Oasis Academy High School is ready to welcome students for the 2024-25 school year.

“We are excited to have our first classes in the building in early August. I want to reiterate that Oasis Academy High School is a free public charter school,” said Principal Rochelle Tisdale. “Oasis Academy has a long tradition of providing exceptional academics and has been a 5-star school since its inception. We have grown in all areas including athletics as we have gone from a dominating 1A school to a competitive 2A school.”

The entire community is encouraged to come see the new school.

“We are thankful for the William N Pennington Foundation. Without their generous support, this school would not be here today. I would encourage anyone who is interested in seeing the new building to attend the grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony,” Tisdale added.

For questions regarding the ceremony and open house, contact Angela Viera at aviera@oanv.org.

PEIXOTO SECOND IN STATE FISHING POSTER CONTEST

Oasis Academy fifth grader Ellie Peixoto second place in the Nevada Department of Wildlife Free Fishing Day Poster Contest. The annual contest is open to all fourth and fifth grade students in Nevada.

“I decided to enter the Nevada Free Fishing Day Poster Contest this year because I entered a design last year and earned an honorable mention,” said Peixoto.

She decided to try again this year with the goal of placing higher.

The State of Nevada and family traditions gave her the inspiration for the poster she submitted this year.

“I decided on the state of Nevada shape for the outline of my picture because I thought it would look cool and go with the Nevada poster theme,” she said. “My cousins and I go fishing every year and like to play on tubes while we are fishing. That is why I added the tube angler and the upstream angler.”

Oasis Academy is proud of Peixoto for her artwork and representing Fallon in the statewide contest.

“Congratulations, Ellie. We have had kids doing this contest for years and she is the first student to place. Thank you to NDOW for having this fun contest every year and congratulations again to Ellie,” said Principal Rochelle Tisdale.

For her talents and hard work, she was awarded a free rod and reel, an award certificate, and her artwork will appear in the 2024-25 Nevada Fishing Guide. The rod and reel have already been put to work in Nevada waters.

“I have already used the fishing pole that I won and have caught a few fish with it,” Peixoto closed.

TEACHERS AT ‘WE THE PEOPLE’ TRAINING

Amber Revels, Tamara McNeill and Kelly Nott joined fellow educators from Nevada, Idaho, and Utah for the week of June 17 for a summer institute in Carson City. The training was part of a grant funded by the We the People Nevada Center for Civic Education Professional Learning Community for the 2024-25 school year.

We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution is a federally funded project of the Center for Civic Education that supports effective educator development and empowering students for informed, thoughtful, and productive citizenship through the Constitution.

The group of educators must participate in up to 60 hours of professional development (including the 36 hours from the institute), implement at least 40 hours of classroom instruction using the We the People curriculum and resources, involve students in a simulated congressional hearing process, and prepare them for the high school We the People program to possibly compete and represent our school.

By participating, each teacher will receive a full classroom set of materials/textbooks, classroom supplies and literacy support materials, and support from the NVCCE throughout the school year to implement the curriculum, including certificates, site visits to work with students, and helping us find judges for our hearings if needed.

During the institute teachers attended sessions at the Nevada Supreme Court, Stewart Indian School, and the Nevada State Museum.