On Friday, March 13, students and teachers gathered for what would become their last day of normal. With the Governor`s directive on March 15 to close all kindergarten through 12th grade schools effective March 16, all schools in Nevada began to scramble to find a way to keep instruction going while unable to meet in person. Two local schools, Elko Institute for Academic Achievement and Spring Creek Christian Academy, moved quickly to accommodate their students. “That Saturday, before it closed, was Pi Day,” Susan Werner, a math teacher at SCCA and the college, said, “So that Friday, which actually ended up being the last day of class, we had a Pi Day Party for math class, and we ate pie and...
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