School Buildings In Clark County Get New Look Your Kids Will Love

You and your kids will soon find out if you love the new look of the future Las Vegas valley school buildings. Clark County School District (CCSD) officials are considering two new designs for future projects.

Templates for new, or renovated, elementary and middle school buildings in the Las Vegas valley are now in the review process. According to an article by Hillary Davis on LasVegasSun.com, the most recent elementary school design is over ten years old. By the same token, the middle school template is almost twenty years old.

Any new school building construction will use one of the two new designs. However, replacement school projects will also use the new templates.

Firstly, CCSD plans show new elementary school buildings will be constructed in 2026. Additionally, replacement projects are planned for next year. Mountain View Elementary School on the east side of the valley was built in 1954. Red Rock Elementary School in the west was constructed in 1955. As you might expect, they’re showing their age, and they’re set to be replaced in 2024, per Davis’s article.

Furthermore, three middle school buildings are on the replacement schedule for the following year. In 2025, expect a new construction project at Brinley Middle School in the northern part of the valley. On the west side, Garside Middle School will get a new look.  A replacement building is also on the schedule for Woodbury on the east side of Las Vegas.

Two new designs are under consideration by CCSD officials, per the LasVegasSun.com article. “One upcoming elementary plan wraps a two-story building around a central courtyard. The other is a two-building design with single-story wings around a central two-story wing.”

These elementary school building templates are each based on enrollments of between 600-700 students. Adjustments are in the works for middle school student enrollments numbering between 1,050-1,500 kids.

Moreover, CCSD school building templates under consideration are set to accommodate “the teaching and learning styles of the times,” per Davis’s article.

It's "National Teachers Appreciation Week," so we thought we'd delve into our music files to come up with five cool tunes for your coolest teachers.

I had quite a few teachers who inspired me during my school years. Mrs. Greenberg in first grade who taught me how to read. I'll never forget how great I felt when reading clicked in my brain. "See Spot run. Run Spot run." I did it! I actually read real words.

Then there was Mrs. Rubinsteinin 8th grade history and social studies. She was one of those teachers who really challenged us and made us think. Mr. White,my favorite high school English teacher was another inspiring mentor. He pushed me to try new things, like theater, just to help me improve myself. It certainly helped in the long run as a radio personality.

In college, Miss Baldwin helped me lose my New York accent in voice and diction class. I don't know how she did it in only three months. Back then, all radio and tv personalities had to sound generic, so losing my accent certainly made it easier to get a job in radio once I graduated.

I have a lot of friends here in the Las Vegas valley who have been, or are currently, teachers with the Clark County School District (CCSD).They are all great people who work very hard to try and teach our young people. Sometimes, they accomplish this under very trying circumstances. I have a lot of respect for all of them.

I hope you get a chance to thank a teacher you know for doing a great job. Now, 96.3 KKLZ invites you to scroll down and check out five cool tunes for the coolest teachers you know during National Teachers Appreciation Week.

There is nothing about school or teachers in the title of this #1 song from George Michael, but the lyrics certainly do mention "teacher." He croons: "Cause teacher, there are things that I don't want to learn." This was the third consecutive chart-topper on the Billboard Hot 100 from Michael's debut solo album, Faith.

Everyone thinks that only students can't wait to get out of school for the summer. But we all know the teachers look forward to that summer break too. This song always sounds great cranked up to "11" on the final day of classes. Let's party!

Ah yes, Pink Floyd's famous anti-education hit song. It's their only song that went to the top of the charts. But if you read up about the lyrics of this song, bass player Roger Waters was not railing against teachers or education. According to Wikipedia.com, he was protesting corporal (physical) punishment and abusive schooling. I just thought he didn't want more homework.

Leave it to David Lee Roth and the boys to write a song about lusting after your teacher. The best part of this song is that it starts with a 30-second drum solo by Alex Van Halen. He's absolutely wailing on those double bass drums. This was the final single released from the band's best-selling album, 1984.

Did you know that Sting was actually an English teacher before he became a rock star? It's true. According to Wikipedia.com, the lyrics of this song do not refer to actual events in his teaching career. The song deals with the physical attraction between a teacher and student, and the consequences of their actions. This became the band's first top 10 single in the U.S.A.

Larry Martino is the long-time afternoon drive personality on 96.3 KKLZ. The views and opinions expressed in this blog are those of Larry Martino and not necessarily those of Beasley Media Group, LLC.

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