Hi I’m Mary with the Incline Education Fund, a local nonprofit that support students, educators and parents here in Incline. Through our programming, advocacy and fundraising, IEF helps to ensure academic achievement and skill development across generations of Incline students. We have some exciting updates to share from each of the schools:
INCLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
IES is hosting a Summer Kick-Off Event on June 6th from 4-6pm
This is a Summer Reading Kick-Off Assembly in conjunction with the Washoe County Library System.
INCLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL
There are two collaborative events with Incline Middle School and Lake Tahoe School this week:
Drive carefully this Friday, June 2nd as it’s BIKE TO SCHOOL DAY! There will be prizes for kids who bike to school.
It’s COMMUNITY CLEAN UP DAY for 6th & 7th graders. 6th graders will be heading to Sand Harbor and 7th graders will head to Diamond Peak to collect trash as part of the community-wide TRASH to TREASURE project.
Monday, June 5th at 5pm is the IMS OPEN HOUSE.
This event is a school showcase of all of the wonderful programs happening at IMS. There will be a presentation at 5:30.
Parents and community members are invited to attend.
LAKE TAHOE SCHOOL
LTS Track and Field Bobcats Cap Historic Season with Three Team Titles
The Lake Tahoe School track & field team finished another highly successful track season at the Tah-Neva championships in Carson City on May 16. On a beautiful sunny afternoon, 22 different middle schools from the Tahoe Basin, Carson City, Reno, and other parts of Northern Nevada and California met to battle it out, all determined to achieve individual glory and team championship trophies.
The LTS Bobcats dominated the meet and were rewarded for their efforts by claiming three D1 team championships – 7th grade girls, 7th grade boys, and the 8th grade girls. The 7th grade boys not only won the D1 title but also were the number one school in the entire Tah-Neva League.
Submitted by Sheila Leijon | Director Incline Village Parks & Recreation
It is with great honor and pride to announce that the Nevada Recreation and Parks Society has recognized Incline Village Parks and Recreation’s Junior and Mini Lifeguard program as Aquatics Program of the Year.
After three short years, this program has evolved into an important and popular camp for 5-8 year olds (Mini-Guards) and 9-15 year olds (Jr. Lifeguards). The programs focus on water safety, the development of aquatic skills, physical fitness, teamwork, and leadership skills. In addition, participants gain lifeguarding skills, learn CPR/first aid, and experience open-water swimming. “Graduating” participants ultimately will be better prepared to become certified lifeguards for Incline Village.
This program also concentrates on training and developing our lifeguards/coaches. Pre-season training has allowed these employees to develop and enhance their leadership and organizational skills. As part of this award recognition, we would like to thank and recognize our staff for their dedication and commitment to the Junior and Mini Guard programs.
Season #4 for Junior Guards will begin July 10, 2023, and will include a new curriculum that will challenge and enhance the camper’s skills and knowledge. When you see us at Incline Beach, Burnt Cedar, and in the water, come by and see what this award-winning program is all about.
Saturday, June 3rd, the Incline Village Library invites you to our neighborhood block party and summer reading kickoff! There will be outdoor games and activities, free hot dogs, book sale, community information booths, a fire truck, and much more!
Veterans Club of Incline & Crystal Bay Presents a Memorial Day Ceremony
May 24, 2023 | Member Submitted
SUBMITTED BY DAMIAN SMITH | IVCB VETERANS CLUB PRESIDENT
Monday, May 29th, 2023 at 10:00 am, Burnt Cedar Beach. (Arrive 9:30 am)
Memorial Day is a day of remembrance observed every year on the last Monday of May. This national holiday is set aside to honor all Americans who died while serving their country. This year the local Veterans Club will host a Memorial Day ceremony that will include the Incline High School JROTC Cadets performing as the color guard, an invocation from Rabbi Mendel Cunin, a bugle performance by Todd Lowe, a bagpipe performance by Sean Cummings, and the singing of the National Anthem by Sheila Lejon.
I think it’s important to take a short break from our Holiday routines to remember why Memorial Day exists, why it’s a National Holiday, and to reflect upon the fact that freedom isn’t free. Please come out to Burnt Cedar this year to celebrate and honor not only those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country but also to honor their surviving family members. The Veteran’s Club is asking attendees to begin arriving at 9:30 for a short ceremony that will commence at 10:00 am.
As most of you know, the Washoe County School District (WCSD) recently held 2 community meetings here in Incline to discuss their Facility Modernization Plan (FMP). The FMP is a proposal to “guide and inform (WCSD) facility use and capital investment decisions for the next 5-10 years”. The first meeting became quite heated when the plan presented the potential closure of Incline Middle School due to declining enrollment. The second meeting was meant to be a listening opportunity for the district to hear our community’s concerns and assure us that no decisions have yet been made. The take-away was that WCSD would put together and share a list of FAQ’s by the end of the school year.
School enrollment is a complicated matter that is plaguing many school districts across the country. It’s a convoluted mix of national and local trends that include declining birth rates, the impacts of the pandemic, recent inflationary concerns, and for us here in Tahoe, a continuing struggle with local housing issues.
While we all understand that you can’t continue to run a business if your customer base is shrinking, we also know that schools can’t and shouldn’t always be run like a business. There are human minds at stake.
We (IEF) believe consolidation of our schools is short-sighted and could have a detrimental impact on our kids and our community for a number of reasons.
1. Combining preteens and high schoolers is unwise and unhealthy.
Most parents would agree that putting pre-teens on a campus with older, more physically mature teenagers can create a negative environment for the academic and social development of both groups of students. Developing adolescents are just learning how to become independent and are highly impressionable. They do not need the distractions created by high school students who are juggling their own new-found independence.
2. More local, reliable data is needed.
While national data can paint an overall picture of school trends, it is imperative to understand how collecting and using that data to make decisions can impact an entire community and the education of its children. Especially when those decisions could potentially create negative outcomes for students, families and teachers.
Many long-time Incline residents point to previous population fluctuations and believe that the current trends may very well reverse themselves over the next several years. In fact, if one looks at the current waiting lists at local preschools, it seems that it would be short-sighted to close IMS when space might very well be needed again in the near future.
Additionally, Incline Village, like many other US resort communities, has seen an influx of new, younger residents over the past three years. At the same time, however, with inflation at its highest peak since the early 1980’s, and the aforementioned housing crunch here in the Tahoe basin, many residents were forced to move ‘down the hill’ and either change jobs or endure a lengthy commute. Again, it’s a complicated issue that needs accurate data.
3. IEF believes that our schools are well positioned to attract new students
Incline Education Fund has been working closely with each of our schools to create a K12 STEM Pathway. In the last 2 years, we have funded the IES Makerspace, the IMS Robotics program, and the IHS Engineering and Entrepreneurship program. Last month, both Incline Elementary and Incline High Schools were awarded the prestigious Nevada Governor’s STEM School Designation for those programs and are now considered models for schools around the state. IEF is working to get Incline Middle School added to this prestigious group next year (their robotics program was just launched this year). This would make the Incline schools the ONLY K12 STEM Pathway in the state (see related article on the OSIT STEM award).
Additionally, we are funding a number of other unique programs, including:
-academic support to help struggling students regain covid learning losses
-the Exploratory program at IMS which gives students an opportunity to explore areas of interest and re-engage them in the learning process
-a resiliency building program at IES to help students learn how to challenge themselves and be adaptable to stressors
-college and career prep programs
In short, Incline Schools deliver an excellent education.
With the support of the Incline community, we believe that the current enrollment decline can be reversed and that we can prevent WCSD from moving forward in their closure plans. WCSD has not made any final decisions regarding our schools yet, but it will take continued community involvement to prevent a consolidation of some sort.
Please read the weekly SnapShot and check the IVCBA event calendar for up-to-date information regarding our schools, or contact Mary Danahey at: maryd@inclineeducationfund.org
In The News: Grocery Outlet to Open This Fall in Incline Village
May 21, 2023 | Miranda Jacobson
IVCBA Members Shannon and Ryan Parish in front of soon-to-be ‘Grocery Outlet.’ Photo Credit: Tahoe Daily Tribune
Originally published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune on 5/20/2023. Written by Miranda Jacobson
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Incline Village residents will be seeing their options for grocery stores expand this year with the opening of a new Grocery Outlet expected to happen by the end of 2023.
“It took about 18 months to negotiate the many details of the agreement,” said owners Shannon and Ryan Parrish.
The duo currently own the Truckee Grocery Outlet, and have decided to expand into the basin by opening a store in Incline Village at the location that was previously home to Village Market on Mays Boulevard.
In step with the Lake Tahoe Multi-Jurisdictional Fuel Reduction and Wildfire Prevention Strategy, the Lake Tahoe Multi-Agency Coordinating Group and Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team are in the process of updating the 2015 Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). This basin-wide guiding document serves as the operating strategy and platform for fuels reduction and mitigation work in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
As one of the Tahoe Basin communities, the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District along with the Tahoe Resource Conservation District, is hosting a public stakeholder meeting on June 1st to gather community input to contribute to the development of the 2023 CWPP. The meeting will be held in our training room at 863 Tanager Street, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Please join us to learn more and give your input.
Have you always wanted to try Personal Training ,Pilates, Barre or Spin/ TRX, but didn’t want to be the only new person? We are welcoming all non-members to join us. Here are the awesome classes we are offering!!
8am- Mat Pilates Class (all levels welcomed) with Sabrae Garrett 20$-55mins
9am- Spin/TRX with Shana Moore (all levels welcomed) 20$- 60mins
9:15am- Intro to Pilates with Sabrae Garrett. For those who are new or have never done pilates on reformer. 35$ -55 mins
10:15am – Barre with Janelle Steele Hibler (beginner-intermediate level) 20$ –45 mins
10am- HIT (high intensity) strength circuit training for intermediate fitness abilities. With one of our awesome Personal trainers Ryan Delga 30$- 60 mins
This will be a day of fun, fitness, and trying new things!
Please call or text 775-750-7545 to sign up; spots are limited. We can’t wait to meet you!
