Eight Clark County schools received honors in the Magnet Schools of America Merit Awards for their high academic standards.

There were more than 50 schools around the country which received an Excellence Award. Three of those schools were in Clark County and are Jim Bridger Academy of Math, Science and Technology, Roy Martin Middle School, and Sandy Searles Miller Academy of International Studies.

Five other Clark County schools received a Distinction Award. Those schools are The Advanced Technologies Academy, Jo Mackey Academy of Leadership and Global Communication, Mabel Hoggard Magnet School, Southeast Career and Technical Academy, Walker Bracken Magnet Empowerment School for Math & Science through Technology.

Only 119 schools nationwide received the awards.

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