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Nate Mack to hold Harvest Festival

Nate Mack Elementary School will hold its annual Harvest Festival for students and their families from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 24.

The event will include games, booths, food, music and a silent auction.

Raffle and food tickets will be sold for $1 for four tickets and wristbands will be sold for $10 and include unlimited access to the games.

Coronado to hold blood drive

Coronado High School will hold a blood drive between 7 a.m. and noon Oct. 28.

Students must be 17 or older to donate and must have a signed parent permission slip.

Resident admitted to R.I. university

Cody Aughney of Henderson has been admitted to the class of 2012 at Bryant University. Aughney plans to major in business administration.

Bryant University is located in Smithfield, R.I., and is home to more than 3,650 undergraduate and graduate students.

Vanderburg names students of month

John Vanderburg Elementary School has named September Students of the Month for tracks 3, 4 and 5.

The students are first graders Jane Tingey, Riley Schwartz, Dane Frauenheim, Kaitlyn Henner, Gabriella Johnson and Ryan Kelleher; second graders McKenzie Gordon, Hana Sasaki, Lexi Gaxiola, Jessica Li, Yacento Thorpe and Sophia Nicholson; third graders Valerie Croswhite, Tommy Grambo, Tyler Jarley, Sydney McDermott, Robby Vandersteen and Danika Mertel; fourth graders Jettie Phillips, Max Goldberg, Emily Baity, John Capone, John Donohue and Tiffany McNamara; and fifth graders Jacob Tyler, Amanda Lok, Aakansha Singh, Brennan Rosales, Baylea Clayton, Andrew Darakjian and Caroline Teixeira.

A special luncheon for the students will be held the last Thursday of the month.

Wolff taste-tests new school lunch menu

Students at Wolff Elementary School got to taste-test new menu items by Chef Wolfgang Puck for Clark County School District's food service program.

In addition to the taste-test, the students were given a tour of the School District central kitchen, 6350 E. Tropical Avenue.

Puck and his culinary team have been working since 2007 to develop new recipes to enhance the flavor and nutrition of school lunches.

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