Well, speaking of celebrations, more than 800 of the Clark County School District's educators and staff members were recognized for their impact and dedication in the classroom and beyond.

The district's annual "Evening of Excellence" honored teachers, specialists, support professionals, administrators, and central office personnel for their outstanding work.

Take a look.

(Jhone Ebert) Tonight, we are celebrating over 800 Clark County School District educators, support staff, administrators.

It is an exciting evening because we are here at the Ka Theatre.

And just like this is a world-class venue, we have world-class people.

(emcee) Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 2026 "Evening of Excellence."

(Scott Arkills) One of the things that we acknowledge and we know is important is that we need to celebrate our educators, because they really have one of the most important jobs in the world, as far as we're concerned, because they're forming our leaders for tomorrow.

And for us to be able to acknowledge that and have an event like this where we get to celebrate them is great.

-I am so honored to announce Lindsay Packer as the "Principal of the Year."

[applause] (Lindsay Packer) My favorite thing about my job is working with my students and my staff, just seeing the differences that are made every day, seeing the kids engaged, seeing the teachers light that fire.

It's just a magical experience.

-Todd Herrick, congratulations!

You are the "Licensed Specialist of the Year."

(Todd Herrick) Just working with the kids, seeing all of their dreams, like which direction they want to go, whether it's college, military, trade school, especially for our school--you know, they go all different directions--and just trying to help them get there.

-The "Central Office Administrator of the Year" for 2026 is Carmen West.

(Carmen West) I love being able to work with the superintendent.

I love just interacting with the public, being able to, you know, know what's going on and be a part of what's going on, because everything that we do affects our community.

And because our community means something to me, my job means something to me.

-Ms.

Hamilton, you are a Harris Tiger, and the "Elementary Educator of the Year."

[applause] (Ariel Hamilton) For me, it is building those relationships with students to where, you know, saying good morning to them, giving them a compliment that's intentional, showing that attention to them that they may not receive elsewhere, and letting them know that no matter where they are, like I'm always here for them.

It's a privilege to be a mentor for those kids as they grow up, helping them become the people that I know they can be.

-It is all about all of us working together in partnership to make sure our students succeed.

[applause] -And a big congratulations to all of the honorees, and thank you for all that you do to serve our amazing students.