What's Cool at School is a program highlighting positive school programs and activities around the Las Vegas valley. The segments air every Friday morning during the school year.
The four featured school programs each month will go head to head for chance to win $250 for their program.
Each Friday marks the opening of a WEEK-long voting period for the school's program that is highlighted that week. At the end of the month, 8 News NOW will open up voting for all four stories for a 24-hour period for ONE LAST CHANCE to vote!
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Friday, May 17 2013 12:05 PM EDT2013-05-17 16:05:57 GMT
LAS VEGAS - At Bishop Gorman High School, some budding journalists are learning the tricks of the news trade. It's What's Cool at School. Every Friday morning, students at Bishop Gorman High School broadcastMore>>
At Bishop Gorman High School, some budding journalists are learning the tricks of the news trade. It's What's Cool at School.More>>
Friday, May 10 2013 1:40 PM EDT2013-05-10 17:40:43 GMT
HENDERSON, Nev. - The Rolling Stones are coming to Las Vegas this weekend. When the legendary rock band hits the stage at MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday night, they will be backed by a choir from GreenMore>>
The Rolling Stones are coming to Las Vegas this weekend. When the legendary rock band hits the stage at MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday night, they will be backed by a local school choir.More>>
Friday, May 3 2013 4:36 PM EDT2013-05-03 20:36:13 GMT
LAS VEGAS - Laughter and smiles fill the assembly hall at Robert Taylor Elementary School. That's because stand-up comedian Michael Luongo, or Mr. L to the kids, is delivering his Stand Up for Kids show. "TheMore>>
A Las Vegas elementary school is finding education in comedy, and a local comedian is delivering laughs and lessons.More>>
Every month, 8 News NOW rewards a program featured on What's Cool at School with $250. The program that receives the most votes on 8NewsNOW.com wins the money. Here are April's contenders.
Monday, April 22 2013 1:43 PM EDT2013-04-22 17:43:43 GMT
LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas high school senior is a finalist for a prestigious award. All she had to do was paint a life-size model cow. When Northwest Career and Technical Academy senior Hagen Anderson drewMore>>
A Las Vegas high school senior is a finalist for a prestigious award. All she had to do was paint a life-size model cow.More>>
Friday, April 5 2013 9:30 AM EDT2013-04-05 13:30:11 GMT
HENDERSON, Nev. - LeRoy Chase has been helping students in Henderson for more than four decades. Chase influenced students for 42 years at two Henderson schools and was named Teacher of the Year threeMore>>
LeRoy Chase has been helping students in Henderson for more than four decades. He is a good example of What's Cool at School.More>>
Every month, 8 News NOW rewards a program featured on What's Cool at School with $250. The program that receives the most votes on 8NewsNOW.com wins the money. Here are March's contenders.More>>
Friday, March 22 2013 1:02 PM EDT2013-03-22 17:02:53 GMT
LAS VEGAS - A unique program is teaching high school students the basics of firefighting. The Fire Science Academy at Bonanza High School represents What's Cool at School. The academy's first graduatingMore>>
A unique program is teaching high school students the basics of firefighting. The Fire Science Academy at Bonanza High School represents What's Cool at School.More>>
Friday, March 15 2013 12:57 PM EDT2013-03-15 16:57:39 GMT
LAS VEGAS - In the traditional way of learning, students use books, video and lectures. Learning what it's like to be disabled, however, requires a different approach. A Las Vegas program puts studentsMore>>
A local program is helping kids understand what it's like to live with a disability.More>>
Friday, March 8 2013 2:35 PM EST2013-03-08 19:35:45 GMT
HENDERSON, Nev. - Bet you'd never guess what's inside Mrs. Tara Perez's file cabinets at Henderson International School. No student tests are in there - just piles and piles of recyclables. AdditionalMore>>
Henderson International School is combining recycling, helping impoverished people and a little math work into something most worthy of What's Cool at School.More>>
Friday, March 1 2013 12:32 PM EST2013-03-01 17:32:23 GMT
LAS VEGAS - Coral Academy of Science is taking unique steps to fight bullying. This week, students held an assembly that featured a presentation that illustrated the problems of bullying. Senior AlohaMore>>
Coral Academy of Science is taking unique steps to fight bullying. Coral's efforts are another example of What's Cool at School.More>>
Every month, 8 News NOW rewards programs featured on What's Cool at School with $250. The program with the most votes on 8NewsNOW.com wins the money. Here's a look at February's contenders.More>>
Friday, February 15 2013 9:30 AM EST2013-02-15 14:30:09 GMT
LAS VEGAS - Two hundred and fifty two Junior ROTC cadets at Centennial High School move in lockstep. Every move they make is precise. "They come in as freshman - slouching, dragging their feet. We teachMore>>
Later this year, the Junior ROTC group at Centennial High School will try to prove it's the best drill team in the nation. Centennial is home to a perennial top 25 team and the subject of this week's What's Cool at School.More>>
Friday, February 8 2013 9:30 AM EST2013-02-08 14:30:06 GMT
LAS VEGAS - William and Mary Scherkenbach Elementary School sits on the very edge of the northwest valley. It seems fitting a second grade class, after seeing the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy, isMore>>
Life is nowhere near back to normal for the east coast victims of Superstorm Sandy. One class of second graders in Las Vegas is doing everything it can to help Sandy's victims.More>>
Friday, February 1 2013 3:47 PM EST2013-02-01 20:47:10 GMT
LAS VEGAS - The field at Herbert A. Derfelt Elementary School usually hosts football and soccer games. These days, you'll see rugby in these parts. "The kids, they're just wholeheartedly in 110 percent.More>>
A week after the Super Bowl, rugby invades Las Vegas. The USA Sevens features the world's best rugby teams. USA Sevens is also teaming with Clark County schools to improve physical fitness and education.More>>
Friday, January 25 2013 9:30 AM EST2013-01-25 14:30:09 GMT
LAS VEGAS - A cafe inside the Southpoint Casino doesn't seem like the traditional setting for higher education, but Michael Kennedy and Vildan Buric have a good reason to be there. Michael Kennedy isMore>>
January is National Mentoring Month. It serves as a reminder that adults can profoundly affect the lives of younger generations. Mentoring is the subject of this week's Cool at School.More>>
Friday, January 18 2013 2:13 PM EST2013-01-18 19:13:59 GMT
LAS VEGAS - Students in Mr. Paul Tick's woodshop class at Legacy High School need steady hands, sharp eyes and patience. They sand different kinds of wood and craft it into ritzy pens. "We take thoseMore>>
A teacher and students at Legacy High School are helping combat lean times with creativity – by making exquisite pens to help fund the woodshop.More>>
Friday, January 11 2013 1:18 PM EST2013-01-11 18:18:57 GMT
LAS VEGAS - It may not look like a school, but a skate park at Innovations International Charter School of Nevada is part of the school's academic efforts. Troy Adams helps run the skateboarding program.More>>
A Las Vegas school is using skateboarding to better reach its students. The concept is the latest example of What's Cool at School.More>>
Friday, December 14 2012 9:30 AM EST2012-12-14 14:30:08 GMT
HENDERSON, Nev. - It looks real enough, but this mine isn't nestled deep in the Spring Mountains. Rather, it sits next to Gordon McCaw Elementary School in Henderson. Besides resembling a real mine andMore>>
At McCaw Elementary School in Henderson, students are learning math and science with the help of a fake mine. 8 News NOW showcases the program in this week's edition of What's Cool at School.More>>
Friday, December 7 2012 12:19 PM EST2012-12-07 17:19:46 GMT
LAS VEGAS - With the sight of a hastily arranged barber shop, you sense things aren't going to end well for Dorothy Eisenberg Elementary School Principal Gary Bugash. Mr. Bugash, however, is all smiles.More>>
Sometimes, principals can motivate hundreds of students with one gesture, or in this case, one haircut. The reading prowess by students and the motivation of their principal at Dorothy Eisenberg Elementary is what's Cool at School.More>>
Friday, November 30 2012 10:32 AM EST2012-11-30 15:32:51 GMT
LAS VEGAS - When the Liberty High School Patriots take the field at Sam Boyd Stadium Saturday in the Division 1 State Championship, the team and fans will get an extra boost from a one-of-its-kind cheerMore>>
When the Liberty High School Patriots take the field at Sam Boyd Stadium Saturday in the Division 1 State Championship, the team and fans will get an extra boost from a one-of-its-kind cheer team.More>>
Friday, November 16 2012 1:26 PM EST2012-11-16 18:26:13 GMT
LAS VEGAS - Normally, you'd need a big act to get a big crowd into the Thomas and Mack Center, but 7,000 fifth and sixth graders packed the stadium this week as part of the 2012 Rebel Reading Challenge. 8More>>
One of the greatest challenges with elementary school kids is getting them to read. An effort is underway to make flipping pages ultra cool.More>>
Friday, November 9 2012 1:35 PM EST2012-11-09 18:35:13 GMT
LAS VEGAS - Students at Walter Bracken STEAM Academy are learning more than reading, writing and arithmetic. They've added robotics to the list. Fifth graders are teaming up and designing robots fromMore>>
Students at Walter Bracken STEAM Academy are learning more than reading, writing and arithmetic. They've added robotics to the list.More>>
Friday, November 2 2012 3:51 PM EDT2012-11-02 19:51:45 GMT
LAS VEGAS - Sixth grader Jerrett Overland is a small business owner. He is a capitalist, who runs "The Chicken Stop" – a fictional business he pits against other fictional businesses at Cornerstone ChristianMore>>
One valley school is teaching kids how to operate in the business world, and the students have developed a bustling economy.More>>
Friday, October 26 2012 9:30 AM EDT2012-10-26 13:30:15 GMT
BOULDER CITY, Nev. - It's Friday at Boulder City High School, and the school spirit is about to get cranked up because of a surprise visitor. Student Gulian Grasso was badly hurt in a skateboarding accidentMore>>
Students at Boulder City High School have a very good grasp of friendship. The students collected money for a classmate who was badly hurt in a skateboarding accident.More>>
