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2025 Spotlight Award Finalist | Educator| Gilbert Lenz
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Gilbert Lenz, a finalist in the 2025 PBS Reno Spotlight Awards
Gilbert Lenz teaches Agricultural Welding and Engineering at North Valleys High School. In his fifteen years as an exemplary teacher, ten have been spent in the shop teaching Agriculture. He is a 25-year veteran of the Nevada National Guard where he has served in the 1-221 Cavalry since 1999.
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2025 Spotlight Award Finalist | Educator| Gilbert Lenz
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Gilbert Lenz teaches Agricultural Welding and Engineering at North Valleys High School. In his fifteen years as an exemplary teacher, ten have been spent in the shop teaching Agriculture. He is a 25-year veteran of the Nevada National Guard where he has served in the 1-221 Cavalry since 1999.
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- Voting is now open for the 2025 PBS Reno Spotlight Awards & Heres one finalist: - Im an Agricultural Mechanics at North Valleys High School.
We have a big shop; its got torches and welders and plasma c and they can be a little bit intimidating.
I really enjoy seeing the studen which makes me really proud to have had some part in forming and developing those kid for the future.
- Go to pbsreno.org to vote week through July 31st.
Winners will be announced Septem at the Grand Sierra Resort!
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