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And last but certainly not least, we want to recognize our Middle and High School Counselors who work hard to help our students achieve school success and plan for a career!! Elko High School Spring Creek High School Battle Born Youth ChalleNGe Academy Adobe Middle School Announcements West Wendover High School
As part of National School Counseling Week, today we feature ECSD's Elementary School Counselors! Join us in thanking our many School Counselors who work hard to help our students achieve school success and plan for a career! Flag View Intermediate School Liberty Peak Elementary Sage Elementary School West Wendover Elementary School Parents
RE: Nevada’s State-wide Mask Mandate Removed, Directive 052 Released
Dear ECSD community:
On the morning of Thursday, February 10, 2022 Governor Steve Sisolak rescinded Nevada’s mask mandate in public places. Following this decision, masks are now optional for all staff, students and visitors of Elko County School District schools and buildings effective tomorrow Friday, February 11, 2022 only if the school in which students attend and staff employ is not deemed to be experiencing an outbreak by the Department of Health and Human Services. Mask requirements remain in effect for school buses.
According to a press release from his office, teachers and schools will no longer be required to wear masks, but school districts will need to work with their local health authorities to have plans in place to manage and respond to outbreaks.
Please be advised Elko County School District’s assigned health authority is the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), who has deemed five schools in our District to be currently experiencing outbreaks. Directive 052 states:
Regardless of a county school district, charter school or private school’s policy, if an outbreak of COVID-19 is identified by a local health authority, masks and other mitigation measures may be required for all students and staff and must be immediately implemented at the direction of the local health authority. The mask requirement and any other mitigation measures will be in effect until the local health authority determines the outbreak is closed.
Our administrative office at ECSD expects to receive updated direction very soon from DHHS that we hope reflects our state’s mask guidelines as they now apply in all public places. Students continue to have the option to wear face coverings inside District buildings if they elect to do so, and will be fully supported in their decision by District staff.
In addition to today’s announcement from the Governor, I would also like to share the mandatory testing of NIAA athletes and those leaving the county will end as of February 27, 2022.
We will continue to communicate the guidance as it applies to ECSD as the situation develops. Thank you so much for your support of our schools, students and staff as we continue to adapt to these ongoing changes. Interim Superintendent
Clayton Anderson
This week is National School Counseling Week!
Today we feature ECSD's Combined School Counselors!
Join us in thanking our many School Counselors who work hard to help our students achieve school success and plan for a career! Jackpot Combined School Wells Combined Schools Owyhee Combined School Carlin Combined
Photographed are Owyhee Combined School students, participating in a new environmental education program, "One Habitat” (Sumu’yoo Tüpippüh) launched and facilitated by the TerraGraphics International Foundation. The program is one of several projects funded through an Environmental Protection Agency $14.1 million grant which aims to address disproportionate environmental or public health harms and risks in underserved communities.
It's Western Week at Sage Elementary! Students are participating in Poetry Around the Campfire. Pictured are students reciting poetry written in class. The 5th grade students are helping the kinder students recite their poetry.
Well done, Zander Heit, SCHS Business Management student!
A standing ovation was in order for West Wendover High School drama students who performed "Complaint Department and Lemonade" earlier this month. Drama is taught and led by WWHS teacher Tyler Barker.
Bottom: Kylie Hansen
Top left to right: Jared Moss, Kayle Richards, Carson Morris, TaBitha Laybourn, Karina Kleinschmidt
Not pictured (unable to perform but part of the class): Ryan Evans.
Congratulations to the District finalists for the Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest —Gabriella McAnany (1st place- left), Dalyla Gaytan (2nd place-middle), and Kara Nicola (3rd place- right). McAnany will compete in the state competition to represent Nevada at the 2022 Poetry Out Loud National Finals. Poetry Out Loud is brought to Nevada by the Nevada Arts Council and supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. POL encourages the study of great poetry by offering free educational materials and a dynamic recitation competition to high schools across the nation. This program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about literary history and contemporary life.
Carlin High School CTE students have been practicing their skills in foods and nutrition and metal art!
ANNOUNCEMENT: Phone lines are currently down at Northside Elementary School. For immediate assistance, please contact Elko County School District's Central Office at 775-738-5196. Internet is still working, and email communications to school staff is recommended at this time. For a list of emails for staff members, please visit:
https://northside.ecsdnv.net/Our-Staff
At this time, no changes apply to school settings.
ECSD staff is actively working with the state health department regarding how the updated guidance impacts and applies to school settings. Once we receive this guidance, ECSD will provide more information to the ECSD community.