Ruby Duncan Elementary School

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Our Nevada Ready Pre-K team released their butterflies! 🦋 Over the past few weeks, our young learners explored the butterfly life cycle and watched it come to life right before their eyes.

Ruby Duncan Elementary School is heartbroken to share the passing of Las Vegas civil rights legend and our school namesake, Ruby Duncan.

Duncan was born in 1932, the daughter of sharecroppers, and came to Clark County in the early 1950s to work in the service industry. Over time, Duncan became an advocate on many fronts, earning national recognition for her work on food assistance and medical care for women and children. She was instrumental in establishing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women (WIC) to provide nutrition to low-income women and children.

Ruby Duncan Elementary School was named in her honor in 2010. Duncan spent significant time at the school talking with students about the importance of education, reading, and using their voice to stand up for what they believe in. Her passion for helping disadvantaged families and fierce advocacy for her community will long be remembered and cherished.

Get ready to bring the energy next week! We are officially kicking off Spirit Week to honor our incredible military-connected students for Month of the Military Child (MOMC)! It’s time to show these resilient rockstars how much we appreciate their strength and sacrifice.
Here is the big date you need to know: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15: NEVADA PURPLE UP DAY. This is the official Day of the Military Child! We want to see a total "Purple Out" at school. Whether it’s a purple shirt, purple socks, or a purple tutu, wear it proud. Why Purple? It’s the color that symbolizes all branches of the military coming together.

Let’s make some noise and show our military families that this community has their backs all week long!

Our 4th graders had an incredible time at the Reading & Robes event with Judge Cooper! 📚⚖️ They loved Turning Pages and gained meaningful insights they’ll carry with them beyond the classroom.

🎡🌸 Our Spring Carnival is coming up on Friday, April 10 from 4:00–6:30 p.m. at Ruby Duncan Elementary! 🎡🌸

Who will YOU dunk?! Coach Duran, Mr. Tyler, Ms. Carr, Dr. Colon-Diaz, or Ms. Payne?

There will also be face painting, ring toss, Plinko, a tattoo booth, Frisbee golf, a duck pond, and so much more!

Bring your family and come make memories with our Dreamkeeper community!