Well, February is Black History Month.

And we are here for a very special reason, so we can introduce you to the fabulous Ms.

Brown, the school's wonderful namesake.

Ms.

Brown, by the way, broke barriers.

She's a trailblazer, an inspiration, and a very important part of our community.

And ever since this wonderful school opened up in 2021, Ms.

Brown has made it her mission to visit her students every chance she gets.

Walk inside Hannah Marie Brown Elementary School, and you'll likely be greeted like this: (students) Welcome to Hannah Marie Brown Elementary School.

-Especially on days when Ms.

Brown, the school namesake, is there for a visit.

(Hannah Brown) Oh, it's the light of my life.

I was telling one of the parents one day, I was out front, I said, This is really fun for me, because I didn't have any grandchildren.

And she said, Well, you have 650 of them now.

So, but it's-- What makes me happy is that they're happy to see me.

Good.

Good.

Is she making you work hard?

-Yeah.

-All right!

-Take a stroll down just about any hallway, and it's a trip down memory lane: the walls adorned with proclamations, awards, medals.

You'll also find trophy cases full of vintage photos, newspaper articles, and her yearbooks.

-From Rancho High School.

I was-- I was student body secretary at Rancho High School.

I went to Rancho in 1954, the first year it was open.

-All important mementos in Ms.

Brown's incredible life and career, all donated to the school.

One of her proudest moments, finding out a CCSD school would be named in her honor.

-I shared with you that we're a four-star school, and that was after our first year, you know, so they're surrounded, they're surrounded in an environment that feeds love and knowledge and learning.

(Emily Rose) What I love about Ms.

Brown is that she's so kind and sweet and protective.

(Katey May) Yeah.

I think it's really cool, because she always, like, visits our classroom and reads books to us.

-Yeah.

It's so sweet.

When I grow up, I wanna just be like you.

-Ms.

Brown has been a part of the lives of students like twins Emily Rose and Katey May Gertner since the school opened in 2021.

-Yeah.

I knew her since kindergarten.

When I first saw her, I was like, Oh, my gosh, she's going to be such a, so nice and kind.

-I know.

And she is!

She's so kind.

I love her so much.

-This education advocate's love and commitment to helping students dates back decades.

-What made you want to help kids learn?

-It's a labor of love for me.

-Witnessing the love she has for her students, like 3rd grader Samya Davis... (Samya Davis) When Ms.

Brown visits, I give her a big hug.

-...it's easy to see why the students admire her and love to give her those big hugs... -What I love about Ms.

Brown is she's really kind.

-...and why the kind Ms.

Brown... -What do you really like about this school?

-I love all the teachers.

I love all the students.

I love the building, but not as much as the teachers and the students.

-...visits her students and teachers, and not just once or twice a month.

-Are you kidding me?

[laughter] Like, like more like two or three times a week.

[laughter] We do group hugs, too, yeah.

-Love those group hugs.

So sweet.

And listen to this: For the past 27 years, Ms.

Brown has been making a difference in the lives of hundreds of Nevada students, thanks to a scholarship named in her honor.

And later in our show, we will introduce you to the principal at this school who is going to tell us about all their award-winning programs that they have here, including the cheer team and their robotics team.