School District honors Ralston, lawmakers

Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2001 | 10:33 a.m.

Three people have received the Clark County School District's Crystal Apple Award for their support of public education during the 2001 Legislature.

Receiving the awards were Assemblywoman Debbie Smith, D-Reno; Sen. Mark James, R-Las Vegas, and Jon Ralston, Las Vegas Sun columnist and host of the Sun's television news program, "Face to Face with Jon Ralston," which airs on Las Vegas ONE, Cox cable channels 1 and 39.

"Without their hard work and support, many of our legislative proposals and bills would not have been approved," said Joyce Haldeman, the School District's executive director of government and community relations.

Ralston received the award for covering education issues in his column and during his television show, the district stated.

Smith was instrumental in passing Assembly Bill 201, which encourages parental involvement in schools. James worked on several fee increases to help funding for the district.

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