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Vol. 66 No. 27
July 15, 2016
CASLV on track to new school year
By Senior Airman Kristin High U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin High
99th Air Base Wing Public A airs Ercan Aydogdu, Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas executive director and CASLV representatives, receive building keys from Col.
William Norton, 99th Mission Support Group commander, Chief Master Sgt. William Arcuri, 99th MSG superintendent, July 1. The school
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — transitioned to CASLV over the summer and will begin the academic school year Aug. 22.
Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas
(CASLV) is on track to open its doors A1. Go to http://www.caslv.org. Once registered and 63 students on the wait Q4. What other schooling options are
here for the 2016-2017 academic school there, click on the admissions tab and scroll list. As soon as a slot is available, an ad- available if my child is wait listed?
year Aug. 22. down to nd ‘Apply Nellis Air Force Base’. ditional lottery will be held for those who
Once the online application is completed, are on the wait list. A4. Parents are encouraged to contact
Base leadership recently turned over the it will put the child or children’s names in the school liaison o cer, Carol Padilla, at
keys to CASLV and the administration has for a lottery/wait list to be selected. Q3. For students on the wait list, who 702-652-2156 for information about ad-
moved into the former Lomie G. Heard is given priority? ditional options for schools if their child
Elementary School building for registra- Q2. How many students are current- is on the wait list.
tion and any assistance parents may need. ly registered and how many students are A3. Priority is given to siblings of
on the wait list? children on the wait list rst, then sta Q5. If families have more than one
e science, technology, engineering member’s children, then military person- __________ See CASLV, on page 3
and math school is among the highest A2. ere are currently 563 students nel’s children.
ranked in the state. e curriculum will
focus on activities to help students excel
including college preparatory activities,
science and math fairs, etc. CASLV also
o ers placement tests to help students on
di erent levels.
Plans for a new building on the hos-
pital side in base housing are currently
in progress.
Below are additional updates from
CASLV representatives, Ercan Aydogdu,
CASLV executive director, Candis Cope,
CASLV head registrar and Emrullah
Eraslan, Nellis Campus principal.
Q1. How can I register my child to
CASLV?
Family Medicine Residency Program graduates eight Airmen
By Senior Airman Jake Carter Airmen already graduated from medical missions at Nellis FMR is to mentor stu- “ e primary goal of the program is to
school that are practicing physicians or dents and young physicians to help those produce highly quali ed, board-eligible
99th Air Base Wing Public A airs doctors, is to provide world class instruc- foster skills unique to Family Medicine, family physicians capable of providing
tion so graduate physicians can supply a which can be used in whatever future continuing and comprehensive care to
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — personal medical home for patients from specialty they may select.” the individual and family as an inte-
On June 30, eight o cers completed the cradle-to-grave, whether deployed or in grated unit, in any military or civilian
Family Medicine Residency Program at garrison. While already able to provide care medical system,” said Col. Paul Craw-
Nellis AFB where they will be able to ap- to most individuals, the program helps _______See MEDICINE, on page 3
ply the skills they learned out in the eld. According to the Nellis Family Medi- Airmen sharpen their skills while serv-
cine Residency website, “One of our core ing their country.
e program’s mission, which takes
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