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Justin Bieber poses backstage after winning the award for Top New Artist during the Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, May 22, 2011.

Celebrity preview: BMAs with Biebs, Usher, Kelly, Carrie and Whitney tribute
Fri, May 18, 2012 (3:28 a.m.)
By Robin Leach
Music from yesteryear, today and even tomorrow is the dominating factor this weekend on the Strip. The world’s most popular music stars are all ...
How Green Valley High was mistakenly named one of the nation's best
How Green Valley High was mistakenly named one of the nation's best
Friday, May 11, 2012
By David McGrath Schwartz
How does a Nevada high school get ranked 13th best in the country? By mistake. A year and a half ago, a state worker inside a sprawling government building a block from the state Capitol clicked his mouse, unwittingly sending bad data to a federal government education database.
Green Valley High School Principal Jeff Horn, shown in this 2009 photo, has raised questions about the data cited by U.S. News & World Report in ranking GVHS as No. 13 on the publication's Best High Schools report.
U.S. News 'looking into' reports of erroneous data in Best High Schools rankings
Education:
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
By Paul Takahashi
U.S. News and World Report is looking into a local high school’s ranking as the nation’s 13th-best public high school after its principal questioned the data used by the national magazine.
Green Valley High School
U.S. News ranking of Green Valley High as 13th best in nation appears dubious
education: But principal welcomes the limelight, touts school's achievements
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
By Paul Takahashi
Green Valley High School is listed as the 13th best public high school in the nation, according to a U.S. News and World Report ranking. However, some of the student data that the national magazine is using for the Henderson high school are incorrect, calling into question the validity of U.S. News’ rankings. Green Valley High School Principal Jeff Horn alerted the Las Vegas Sun to the incorrect information late Monday night after U.S. News posted the rankings on its website.
Two local seniors among prestigious National Merit Scholarship winners
Monday, April 23, 2012
By Paul Takahashi
Two Clark County School District students were recently named among the 2012 National Merit Scholars, a prestigious honor bestowed to just 1,000 distinguished high school seniors across the nation each year. Last week, Northwest Career and Technical Academy senior Kevin Jia-Shi Chen and Green Valley High School senior Jason Singh were among the first round of winners announced in the 57th annual scholarship program. Three more rounds of winners will be announced on May 2 and 23, and July 9.
Couple to be arraigned in death of missing Henderson cab driver
Friday, April 13, 2012
By Dave Toplikar
A married couple who are both accused in the slaying of a missing Henderson cab driver will go before a judge next week in Henderson Justice Court.
Henderson Police said a man fatally shot his wife before killing himself late Tuesday night in an apparent murder-suicide. The incident happened at a home at 2338 Thayer Avenue, near Windmill and Green Valley parkways.
Man to 911: I just killed my wife, I will now kill myself
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
By Jackie Valley
A Henderson man fatally shot his wife before turning the gun on himself late Tuesday night, Henderson Police said. He called 911 shortly before midnight to report he had just killed his wife and was going to commit suicide.
Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth.The Hunger Games - 2012.
Despite mature themes, 'Hunger Games' sparking excitement among Las Vegas youth
Entertainment:
Friday, March 23, 2012
By Paul Takahashi
Call it the next "Harry Potter"- or "Twilight"-level craze to hit American youth. The best-selling young adult novel “The Hunger Games” — whose much-anticipated movie adaptation was released last night — has garnered a popular following among Las Vegas children and teenagers — despite its mature content.
Durango hires veteran coach Gerber to run football program
high school football:
Friday, March 9, 2012
By Ray Brewer
Matt Gerber would have been content staying as an assistant high school football coach. Then, the head coaching position opened at Durango High. Gerber, who was on Durango’s staff from 1998 to 2005, was hired Friday as the Trailblazers’ new coach. He was Green Valley High’s head coach for five years through the 2010 season before spending last year as the offensive coordinator at Silverado.
School officer draws gun on combative student
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
By Gregan Wingert
A cafeteria fight at Green Valley High School today led one school district police officer to draw his gun at a 15-year-old student who attacked him.
Green Valley High's Devan Kohn drives to the hoop on a fast break during the Gators' 70-68 loss to Northern Nevada's Hug High in the 4A state semifinals at Lawlor Events Center in Reno on Feb. 23, 2012.
Green Valley nearly erases 16-point fourth-quarter deficit, falls in state semis by two points
high school baskeball:
Friday, February 24, 2012
By Ray Brewer
The Green Valley High basketball team couldn’t extend its magical season Thursday in the 4A state semifinals at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno. But they didn’t go down without a fight. The Sunrise Region champion Gators trailed Northern Nevada’s Hug High by 16 points to open the fourth quarter, but chipped away at the deficit and had two shots to win at the buzzer.
Green Valley coach Danna Jarvis takes stats during the Sunrise Regional Championships at Foothill High School in Henderson on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012.
Husband and wife coaching duo never stopped believing
high school basketball: Green Valley's improbable run to state tournament continues tonight
Thursday, February 23, 2012
By Ray Brewer
As Danna Jarvis walked closer to the locker room, she could hear members of the Green Valley High basketball team getting louder in their celebration.
DJ Pauly D kicks off his Hard Rock Hotel residency at Vanity on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012.
Strip Scribbles: DJ Pauly D vs. Nikki Sixx (one takes the high road)
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
By Robin Leach
It could’ve become an escalating, all-out war of words on Twitter, but new Hard Rock Hotel resident DJ Pauly D played nice guy after Motley Crue ...
Devan Kohn celebrates with Green Valley students after beating Foothill during the Sunrise Regional Championships at Foothill High School in Henderson on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012.
Practicing for the state tournament, fighting wind, cold and chain-link nets
Prep Basketball: Since August, Green Valley's Durrell McDonald and Devan Kohn have been honing their skills on a court more fitting for pickup games
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
By Ray Brewer
It’s a chilly Sunday afternoon and Durrell McDonald, a key to Green Valley High School’s journey to this week’s state basketball tournament, is shooting hoops to stay sharp. But he’s not at the school’s gym with its polished wood floor or at an athletic club, or anywhere indoors suitable for one of the state’s top players.
Cameron Mich'l, left, consoles Tara Zarvian during a vigil for her brother Trevor Zarvian,19, at Windmill Parkway and Thayer Avenue in Henderson Sunday, Feb.19, 2012. Trevor Zarvian died in an auto accident at the site Saturday. Also killed was Johnny Castiblanco, 19, and an 86-year-old man.
Close-knit teens honor friends at candlelight vigil after Saturday accident
Sunday, February 19, 2012
By Jackie Valley
A close-knit group lost part of its family Saturday afternoon when two teens died in a Henderson car crash. That's how friends of Johnny Castiblanco, 19, and Trevor Zarvian, 19, described the pain of the tragedy, which brought scores of teens, parents and former coaches to a candlelight vigil Sunday evening at the accident site on Windmill Parkway, not far from Green Valley Parkway. "We were all a tight-knit group, which is why it hurts so much," Zach Bobenhausen, 19, said. The friends played video games, went to the batting cages and attended sports games together on a regular basis.

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