BRAD HORN/Nevada Appeal Rod Case, from right, talks with ProTELL graduate Ingrid Frenna during a graduation party at Western Nevada Community College on Friday evening. In the red jacket is co-director Elza Major with co-director Susan Tierno next to her. Below, Alicia Vega holds an English/Spanish dictionary at the dining room table in her South Carson City home on Friday evening. She is competing in the English-as-a-second-language spelling bee tonight at WNCC.

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English-language learners benefit through teachers' efforts

• By ncs-import
• December 1, 2004