Education briefs for August 9, 1999

Student honored by two organizations

UNLV doctoral student Greg Richens has been honored by two teacher-education organizations for his work on an ongoing research project on basic workplace skills.

Richens will present his work at the Graduate Research Symposium in Orlando, Fla., in December and at the International Vocational Education and Training Conference in Sydney, Australia, in August.

Boy honored for saving cousin

Las Vegas Fire Chief Mario Trevino on Sunday presented a commendation to a 7-year-old boy who saved a drowning toddler.

Daniel Baylis Jr. was visiting his grandparents' home in northwest Las Vegas when he noticed his 3-year-old cousin drowning in the swimming pool.

Baylis dived in and pulled her out before she could suffer any injury, department spokesman Tim Szymanski said.

His cousin had been wearing an inflatable swimming aid, but when everyone got out of the pool to rest it was taken off the girl.

"She got back in when the adults had turned their backs for a second," Szymanski said. "They turned around when they heard a splash, and Daniel was in the water pulling his cousin to safety."

Principal to attend ceremony in D.C.

Jim LaBuda, principal of Martha P. King Elementary School, was selected as the 1999 National Distinguished Principal for Nevada.

LaBuda will join principals from 49 states this fall at the National Distinguished Principals Awards ceremony in Washington, D.C.

The award, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Association of Elementary School Principals, recognizes elementary and middle school principals who promote educational excellence and leadership.

Schools to receive computer equipment

Through a school gift program, the Department of Energy's Nevada Operations Office is giving computers worth $250,000 to local schools.

The computers will go to Von Tobel Middle School, Lake Mead Christian Academy, Keystone Academy Charter High School, Smart Start Child Care Center and the Clark County Detention Center.

This is the largest computer gift from the DOE to local schools. The gift program offers excess and surplus federal computer equipment to classrooms to improve math and science education or for technical and research activities.

The gift program is designed to enhance mathematic and science skills of students.

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