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Dedication of the Motorcycle Training course at Clark County Community College (CCCC): Val Garner, Head of Community Services at CCCC; Raymond Switzer, North Las Vegas City manager; Dr. Jerry Young, Dean of Educational Services; Dr. Judith Eaton, President, CCCC; Ray Daines, Mayor of North Las Vegas; Gary Rainey, North Las Vegas Police Department, 1981 March
Collection Name: Las Vegas Sun Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 01
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Russell H. Allen oral history interview
Oral history interview with Russell H. Allen conducted by Izola Olsen on March 10, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. During the interview Allen discusses home life, living and working in Alamo, Nevada, teaching, and changes in education.
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Dode Worsham oral history interview
Oral history interview with Dr. Dode Worsham conducted by Sheila Scarborough on June 28, 2007 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Dr. Worsham reflects upon her career as a teacher and administrator with Nevada’s Clark County School District (CCSD). She discusses the process by which she became an administrator, her working relationships with teachers and other administrators, and her approach to school administration at Ruth Fyfe Elementary School.
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Transcript of interview with Audrey James by Claytee D. White, July 20, 2012
Interview with Audrey James conducted by Claytee D. White on July 20, 2012. James moved to Las Vegas in 1952 and worked as an elementary school teacher. She also spearheaded a project to provide books for children in African countries, volunteered in a food bank operation, and has been an active church member.
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Ken Stichter oral history interview
Oral history interview with Dr. Ken Stichter conducted by Kate Ward on March 08, 2003 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Dr. Stichter reflects upon his career as a teacher and administrator in Southern California. He describes his motivations for becoming a principal, his regular responsibilities and challenges, and his working relationships with teachers, students, and other administrators. He also discusses his experience as an assistant superintendent, and compares it with his experience as a principal.
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Stavan Corbett oral history interview: transcript
Oral history interview with Stavan Corbett conducted by Nathalie Martinez on November 5, 2018 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Barbara Tabach and Rodrigo Vazquez also participate in the questioning. Stavan Corbett is a member of the Latino community who has served as an educator and politician in Las Vegas. Growing up in Las Vegas, Stavan was exposed to various environments that all helped him shape his Latino identity. Stavan was able to appreciate the Catholic and Jewish cultures as well. During the 1970s and '80s his experiences with first and second generation Latinos played a large role in his identity formation, especially as a student. He was the first in his family to graduate from high school and college. Stavan worked in the hotel industry and moved on to work with troubled youth and eventually become a member of the Nevada State Board and the Clark County School Board. His continued work with the Latin Chamber of Commerce has also allowed him to be involved with the Latino Youth Leadership Conference. Subjects discussed include: Identity Struggle, Interracial Relationships, Working in the Hotel Industry, Clark County School District, and Cultural Assimilation.
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Chris Guinchigliani oral history interview
Oral history interview with Chris Guinchigliani conducted by Suzanne Becker on July 20, 2007 for the Voices of the Historic John S. Park Neighborhood Oral History Project. Guinchigliani discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1980s and teaching at a middle school. She also discusses involving herself in the teachers’ union as well as serving in various leadership positions.
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William K. Moore oral history interview
Oral history interview with William K. Moore conducted by Jana Smart and Wendy Modglin on July 20, 2001 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Moore reflects upon his more than 30-year career as a teacher and administrator in both Nebraska and Nevada. He discusses the process by which he went from being a teacher to a principal in Nebraska, and eventually became a principal in Nevada’s Clark County School District (CCSD). He discusses his experience as principal of J. T. McWilliams Elementary School, challenges that he faced as an administrator, and his involvement with the Parent Teacher Association. He also offers suggestions for individuals interested in pursuing school administration, and comments on having a school named after him.
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Slide of Tom Cassese, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1972
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Carole Sorenson oral history interview
Oral history interview with Carole Sorenson conducted by Andre Yates on November 11, 2002 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Sorenson reflects upon her career as a teacher in Burley, Idaho and eventually as a teacher and administrator with the Clark County School District (CCSD) from the 1950s to the 1980s. She describes her experience as an elementary school teacher, and then her subsequent positions as dean, assistant principal, and principal of junior high and high schools throughout CCSD. She discusses trends and changes that have taken place during her career, and comments on contemporary issues such as standardized testing.
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