A new campus serving special needs students in southern Nevada celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday morning.

The Clark County School District held a ceremony to commemorate the opening of the new Variety School campus, which serves a student population comprised of special needs children.

The larger facility is equipped with vocational education areas, a student kitchen, recycling center, laundry center and graphics center.

The Clark County School District approved the renewal of the EdistonLearning contract after it showed improved in all seven schools.

After more than a decade of tepid results, EdisonLearning Inc. proved it can deliver higher student achievement in the seven schools it operates in the Clark County School District.

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Students at Saint Anne Catholic School took a brief escape from their school books this week to learn a different kind of lesson.

For about an hour, members of the eighth-grade class experienced what it's like to help those less fortunate. The students packed more than 50 food boxes that will go to families who are clients of the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority (SNRHA).

According to SNRHA, the average annual income of clients receiving housing assitance is approximately $10,450. The food boxes contain everything needed for a family of four to enjoy a holiday meal on Thanksgiving including a 10-pound turkey, dressing, mixed vegetables, gravy, cranberry sauce, potatoes, dinner rolls and pumpkin pie. The food boxes are part of the Arizona Charlie's Feed a Family program.