Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/hoping-to-change-odds-las-vegas-gambles-on-dropouts Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story Earlier this year, Deputy Superintendent Pedro Martinez and Chaparral High School Principal David Wilson led teams into Las Vegas communities in search of dropouts. They knocked on doors and tried to entice wayward students back to class. The district says the off-beat approach is starting to show signs of success.