Awards

Athletes from Team Nevada brought home two gold medals and a bronze from the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games which took place in Orlando, Florida over the past week.

Three Washoe County students earned National Merit Scholarships this year, chosen from among 7,500 high school seniors across the nation.

Reno High School’s “We the People” civics competition team placed 12th in this year’s national competition, continuing the tradition of Washoe County schools ranking highly in the national annual event.

A Reno couple who have made Honor Flight Nevada their lifetime project received the Daughters of the American Revolution’s highest award for service to their country and to the nation’s veterans.

This Is Reno received this year local, statewide and national awards for reporting, diversity efforts and advertising excellence.

Reno’s Alex Boykins has a new podcast, and it’s in the running to be named “Next Great Podcast 2021” by iHeart Radio.

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak this week appointed author and University of Nevada, Reno professor Gailmarie Pahmeier as Nevada Poet Laureate.

Two University of Nevada, Reno faculty were selected from a field of 51 nominees across the state as the Early Childhood Educators of the Year by the Nevada Department of Education.

The Cordillera International Film Festival will be held in Reno from July 29 through August 2.

Virtual Literacy Plus, a programming initiative of the Washoe County Library System, was recognized this week with a 2021 achievement award from the National Association of Counties.