Superintendent public interviews next week

With another applicant withdrawn, Jason Glass of Colorado, the Douglas County School District is down to four superintendent candidates: Mary Bull, David Jensen, Ron Lustig and Elisabeth Noonan.

The school board is meeting 4 p.m. Friday in the district office to consider additional candidates and potentially invite two more to public interviews scheduled for next week.

On Monday, Bull, former superintendent of Vallejo City Unified School District in Vallejo, Calif., and Jensen, assistant superintendent of Humboldt County School District in Winnemucca, will each spend the day in the district meeting staff, students and community members. All board interviews will be in the Douglas High School media center.

Jensen will be interviewed by the board 4-5:45 p.m. and will hold a public forum for parents 6-7 p.m. in Douglas High room 402.

Bull will hold her community forum in the same room 4:45-5:45 p.m. and will be interviewed by the board 6-7:45 p.m.

On Tuesday, the two yet unknown candidates selected Friday will likewise spend the day in the district.

Candidate 3 will be interviewed by the board 4-5:45 p.m. and will hold a community forum 6-7 p.m. in room 402. Candidate 4 will hold their forum 4:45-5:45 p.m. in the same room and will be interviewed by the board 6-7:45 p.m.

On Wednesday, Lustig, principal of Eldorado High School in Las Vegas, will be interviewed by the board 4-5:45 p.m. and will hold a community forum 6-7 p.m. in room 402.

Also on Wednesday, Noonan, chief academic officer for Washoe County School District, will hold a community forum 4:45-5:45 p.m. and will be interviewed by the board 6-7:45 p.m.

To view the complete schedule, visit http://dcsd.k12.nv.us.

Have you ever asked your teen what they were thinking when they made a really bad judgment call?

Have you ever wondered how a person can become so desperate that they would want to end their life? Or what signs you might see that would alert you the person might be that desperate?

All these questions and more will be explored at the second annual parent symposium to be held at Douglas High School 5-9 p.m. April 14.

Parents of children of all ages are invited to attend this event, as the issues raised are important for all parents to learn about, regardless of the age of your child. Breakout sessions planned are suicide prevention, teen choices and a youth panel.

This event, sponsored by the Douglas County School District and the Partnership of Community Resources, will also feature more than 20 informational and interactive booths for parents of students of all ages to visit. These booths will cover a variety of topics ranging from Internet safety to mentoring to the armed forces.

For a complete list of resource tables, visit the partnership Web site at www.partnership-resource.org.

Don't miss this wonderful opportunity to delve into the minds of our youth. This event is part of substance abuse and mental health services administration's town hall meetings being held across the United States this March and April to focus on underage drinking issues.