Community briefs for May 22, 2003

Thursday, May 22, 2003 | 9:27 a.m.

Security chiefs offer scholarships

The Las Vegas Security Chiefs Association will be reinstating its scholarship program in June.

The program is open to qualified students who are interested in pursuing a career as a security professional.

To be eligible, students must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0, on a scale of 4.0 and must be part-time or full-time students at a Nevada accredited college or university, or graduating from high school with intentions of attending a Nevada accredited college or university.

Scholarships will be awarded on a calendar year basis, Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, and must be used during that calendar year. Up to five awards of $500 per student per year will be awarded.

Students may re-apply the following year, but must meet the same criteria. Re-applying students who meet the requirements will be given first priority.For more information, call 730-7175.

HCA scholarship helps train nurse

Former flight attendant Elizabeth Baptist is receiving an HCA Cares Scholarship as part of a program to train and employ people in health care careers who lost their jobs in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Baptist, who worked for National Airlines, has completed training to become a certified nurse's assistant at Community College of Southern Nevada.

Hired at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, Baptist is pursuing the eduction to become a registered nurse.

Las Vegas is one of 10 cities benefiting from the multimillion-dollar scholarship program by Sunrise and Mountain View Hospital's parent company HCA.

Twenty local scholarships have been awarded. Previous health care experience is not necessary for qualified applicants. Scholarships may include tuition and books, as well as cost-of-living stipends, repayable in the form of employment.

Green Valley High School sophomore

Ryan Leavitt was recently elected from about 80 high schools from throughout Nevada to serve as student representative to the Nevada State Board of Education for a one-year-term. For more information, call 933-7777.

Preservation group to meet

The Preservation Association of Clark County, the longest functioning preservation association in Nevada, will hold its annual meeting at 6 p.m. Friday at the Paseo Verde Library.

The speaker, R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram who recently published a book on "Henderson Images of America" series, will discuss his research. Call 434-3739.

Cultural Corridor plans open house

The Cultural Corridor Coalition, an organization of seven cultural organizations, invites the public to a free neighborhood festival and open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in a six-block neighborhood known as Cultural Corridor located along Las Vegas Boulevard between Bonanza Road and Washington Avenue.

The all-day festival will feature a variety of cultural offerings with free adm' ission to museums. Call 382-3445.