The College of Southern Nevada is looking for homeless veterans to be part of a program it is launching this fall semester.

CSN will be part of the Veterans Retraining Assistance program which provides education and training services for unemployed and homeless veterans. The program is sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs.  

Veterans who qualify can get up to 12 months of help paying for full-time postsecondary education equivalent to $1,473 a month. Local homeless shelters are working with CSN to recommend qualified veterans.

An orientation on the program is set for Friday at the CSN Veterans Education Center, 6375 W. Charleston Boulevard. Call 651-5060 for more information about the meeting.

To qualify, veterans must meet the following criteria:

Students from throughout the valley will receive assistance through the scholarship program.

Kendrick Kirk, graduating Arbor View High School senior, made it into Yale University but then came the hard part paying for it.

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One southern Nevada elementary school is ending the school year $11,000 richer.

Crestwood Elementary School won the My School is Cool program at Meadows Mall. The kids earned points by shopping at the mall between November and May, and then turning the receipts over to the school coordinator. The school with the most points received the grand prize.

Meadows Mall presented the check to Crestwood Elementary School Thursday. Principal Kalandra Sheppard says the money will be used to save programs the kids love.

"The kids and our staff are winners. We are up to the challenge, whether it is something like the challenge of getting receipts to receive points to receive money or the challenge of being high achieving in the classroom," Sheppard said.

Three other schools also received money. E.W. Griffith Elementary School received $5,000, Kit Carson College Prep received $2,500 and Bridger Middle School received $1,500.