Our Mission is to Prepare Each Student to Pursue Life-Long Learning

• We believe that no student is just another face in the crowd.
• We believe that all students can meet the requirements for a diploma – including passing all proficiency tests.
• We believe that academic rigor, lessons that are genuinely relevant to students, and the formations of caring, nurturing relationships are the foundations of academic excellence.
• We believe that good citizens are developed through character and values education, and that these ideals must be modeled for students by every member of the faculty, staff, and administration.
• We believe that preparation for post-secondary education benefits all students.
• We believe that every student must experience a sense of connection and affiliation with Clark High School through involvement with academic, extra-curricular, and service opportunities.

1. S.E.E. Method of Paragraph Development

2. Essay Structure and Thesis Development

3. Writing Process

4. Model Outline

5. Methods of Organization

6.  MLA Format

7.  Essay Format

8.  Formatting Works Cited Page

9.  Formatting Works Cited Internet Sources

10. Works Cited Page Example

11. Quoting Non-Fiction, Novels, Short Stories, and Poems

12. Quoting Songs, Plays, and Movies

13. Document Formatting: “Hey, how do I…”

14. Parenthetical Citation

15. Adding Variety to Your Writing

16. Useful Transitions

17. She Said, He Said

18. Writer’s Word Palette

19. Writer Style Palette

20. Editor’s Guide

21. Response Group

22. Conference Questions

23. Self Conference

24. Glossing

25.  Writers Rules and Pointers

26.  Creating Notecards

27. Formatting Notecards

28. UC Subject A Rubric

29. UC Subject A Rubric Self Evaluation

30. Internet Research and Plagiarism

In order to receive a standard high school diploma, students must pass all portions of the Nevada High School Proficiency Examinations and meet all other district and state requirements. The following links will provide guidance and assistance in passing the High School Proficiency Exams.

Nevada Department of Education – HS Proficiency Exam
Math Proficiency Tutorial Website
Preparing for the Proficiency Exam – Video (RealPlayer required)

Exam Schedule

Need prefix suffix help?

Want to learn prefix suffix meanings? Or maybe you’re looking for roots of words and their meanings?

Either way, the table below and the following pages will help you in your quest for information about prefixes and suffixes.

Many pages on the net that deal with prefixes and suffixes are limited to either Greek or Latin. In other words, they focus on justone type.

I’ve decided to include both Latin and Greek here. Moreover, I’ve provided the prefix suffix as they appear along with a short definition and description of the usages of each.

At the bottom of this page there are links to more pages with prefixes and suffixes plus a link to a suffixes page.

Prefix    Meaning      Useage