Silver State School Credit Union (SSSCU), a Las Vegas based financial institution, celebrating over 70 years of serving its members, is set to showcase 13 talented students, Kindergarten through 12th grade, for their winning submissions to the Happy Times 2022 Calendar. This marks the 36th Anniversary of the annual SSSCU calendar. Students from across Southern Nevada were asked to create art that makes them happy, with one winner selected from each grade K-12th to be featured in the Silver State Schools CU People Over Profit (POP) Foundation and the Silver State Schools Credit Union annual calendar.
Winning students and teachers will be honored at this year's Happy Times Calendar Awards Ceremony, on Monday, December 13, 2021, at 6:00 PM at the Blasco Room, located in the Foundation Building, at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Winning students receive their original artwork framed as well as a $100 check, and their art teachers will also receive a check for $100 to use towards art supplies for their classroom. The winning pieces are displayed year-round at the Westcliff Branch and Tule Springs Branch of Silver State Schools Credit Union. For more information about the Happy Times Calendar Awards Ceremony, please visit, silverstatecu.com/happytimes.
The 36th Annual Happy Times Calendar's will be available on Monday, December 13, 2021, at any of our ten Southern Nevada branch locations. Members can obtain one Happy Times Calendar per primary membership. Additional calendars may be purchased for $2.00 each with 100% of the proceeds going to the People Over Profit (POP) Foundation, the charitable arm of Silver State Schools Credit Union, while supplies last.
Winners:
Cover Winner: Jasmine C.; 12th grade; Advanced Technologies Academy
January Winner: Ava O.; 10th grade; Foothill High School
February Winner: Morgan R.; Kindergarten; Helen Marie Smith Elementary School
March Winner: Giuliana C.; 3rd grade; James E. & A. Rae Smalley Elementary School
April Winner: Adrienne R.; 4th grade; Imagine Schools at Mountain View
May Winner: Michael H.; 1st grade; Robert E. Lake Elementary School
June Winner: Ruby C. 7th grade; Bob Miller Middle School
July Winner: Isabella A.; 5th grade; Helen Marie Smith Elementary School
August Winner: Brooke A.; 2nd grade; Ulis Newton Elementary School
September Winner: Jake H.; 6th grade; Bob Miller Middle School
October Winner: Yahaira R.; 11th grade; Foothill High School
November Winner: Giselle M.; 8th grade; Coral Academy of Science
December Winner: Madelyn S.; 9th grade; Advanced Technologies Academy
All student artists who submitted an entry will receive a participation certificate. Artwork will be returned to all schools through the Clark County School District Partnership Office or returned directly to private schools.