Hundreds of students at one local elementary school worked to lift the spirits of members of the military by creating holiday cards for them.

Fifth grade students from Myrtle Tate Elementary School spent Thursday creating the holiday cards for the American Red Cross' annual Holiday Mail for Heroes program. The cards will be delivered to active military members and veterans around the world.

Tate Elementary is an NV Energy focus school. Volunteers from the power company helped the students with the cards.

Clark County School District students who cut class will be facing a new batch of judges in the Truancy Diversion Project, otherwise known as truancy court.

Volunteer attorneys commit to be judges in the court and conduct weekly sessions with kids who are chronically truant. The volunteers received instructions about what to expect this year during orientation at Family Court Monday. Truancy court judges say there are a multitude of reasons students are skipping classes.

"It is a lack of friends. It is because they are hanging out with the wrong friends. It is because they do not feel good about the education they are getting. It is because they do not understand. They have learning problems. It is because they are watching other siblings. It is because they are homeless," truancy court judge William Potter said. 

A back-to-school fair with a focus on safety is planned for Friday.

The Clark County School District Police Department will host the fair from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Monaco Middle School, 1870 N. Lamont Street.

Families will have access to important information about home, water and fire safety. The Clark County Fire Department will be on hand to give car seat installation demonstrations. The American Red Cross, Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts will also have booths at the fair.

Prizes will be given away, including bikes, helmets, car seats and free tickets to the Adventuredome at Circus Circus.