RENO, Nev. — The University of Nevada, Reno and Archie Clayton Pre-AP Academy will hold the 11th College Day pep rally on Friday, April 21. During the event, University faculty and students will encourage students to get excited about going to college. All students will receive a “Future Wolf Pack Student” T-shirt provided by the University’s Division of Student Services, which they will wear during the assembly.
“We are so grateful to work with the University of Nevada, Reno. This event provides our students the motivation and inspiration to set goals to go to college,” Clayton Principal Michael Martindale said. “Through inspirational speeches from students, coaches and administrators, our students learn what it takes to prepare themselves for college as well as what opportunities are available locally.”
WHAT: The University will participate in a special pep-rally assembly for Clayton’s sixth through eighth-grade students to promote enthusiasm for future learning.
WHO: Clayton Principal Michael Martindale and Assistant Principal Leslie Shults will lead the student assembly. Other University guest speakers will include 2022-2023 Associated Students of the University of Nevada President Dionne Stanfill and Vice President Jada Maglinao, Associate Vice President of Enrollment Services Melisa Choroszy, and Nevada Women’s Basketball coaches and student-athletes. Cheerleaders and a Wolf Pack mascot will also be in attendance.
WHEN: 9:45 to 10:47 a.m., Friday, April 21
WHERE: Archie Clayton Pre-AP Academy, 1295 Wyoming Ave., Reno
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Media can take b-roll footage of the pep rally. A Clayton student as well as University and Clayton representatives will also be available for interviews during the event.
MEDIA PARKING: The event will be held in the school’s gymnasium. Media are encouraged to park in the school’s east parking lot off Wyoming Avenue. Overflow parking will be available at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints across Kings Row. All guests are required to check in at the front office and are asked to enter through the main entrance of the school.
Media Contact
Jessica Lozada
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Phone: (775) 784-6186
Email: jfagundes@unr.edu
The University of Nevada, Reno is a public research university that is committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. Nevada’s land-grant university founded in 1874, the University serves 21,000 students. The University is a comprehensive, doctoral university, classified as an R1 institution with very high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Additionally, it has attained the prestigious “Carnegie Engaged” classification, reflecting its student and institutional impact on civic engagement and service, fostered by extensive community and statewide collaborations. More than $800 million in advanced labs, residence halls and facilities has been invested on campus since 2009. It is home to the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and Wolf Pack Athletics, maintains a statewide outreach mission and presence through programs such as the University of Nevada, Reno Extension, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Small Business Development Center, Nevada Seismological Laboratory, and is part of the Nevada System of Higher Education. Through a commitment to world-improving research, student success and outreach benefiting the communities and businesses of Nevada, the University has impact across the state and around the world.
