The smell of freshly sharpened pencils, new clothes and clean chalkboards was in the air as children across Moapa Valley returned to school on Monday, August 30.
Armed with new backpacks, binders, pencils and crayons, students greeted teachers with excited smiles, while they reconnected with old friends...
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Nervous children await the start of classes on the playground of Grant Bowler on the first day of school Monday.
Two M.V. Schools Meet AYP Standards, Two Don't
by Mike Donahue Moapa Valley Progress
Two Moapa Valley schools attained High Achievement status in the annual Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) designations for 2009-10 while two remained in the Needs Improvement category for another year.
Moapa Valley High School in Logandale and Ute Perkins Elementary School in Moapa were both received...
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Pirates Defeated In First Home Game
MVHS quarterback Kelan Weiss runs a play during the Pirate's first home game of the season on Friday night against Desert Hills.
By Dave Belcher Moapa Valley Progress
It was a rough first game of the season for the Pirates on Friday night, August 27. Desert Hills with a games experience behind them came into Pirate Stadium and took advantage of Pirate mistakes to take home a 21-0 victory.
The first series for the Pirates saw Brandon Johnson...
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