Academy of Arts, Careers and Technology
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The Academy of Arts, Careers and Technology (AACT) is a career
Career
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-tech
Tech
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 high school
High school
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 in Reno, Nevada
Reno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...

 that is a part of the Washoe County School District
Washoe County School District
The Washoe County School District is a public school district providing public education to students in Washoe County, Nevada, including the cities of Reno, Sparks, Verdi, Incline Village, and Gerlach. As of September 2006, the school district had 63,098 students enrolled. It is the second...

. The school mascot is the Trailblazer and the school colors are maroon
Maroon
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 and silver
Silver
Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal...

. AACT's motto
Motto
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 is "Imagine the possibilities!"

History

The Academy of Arts, Careers, and Technology, formerly known as The Regional Technical Institute (RTI), and Glenn Hare became a full-time four-year high school in the fall of 2009.

Campus

AACT has a small campus
Campus
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 on Edison Way near the Reno-Tahoe International Airport, and occupies a two-story "green" building with a unique architectural design
Architectural Design
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. The older half of the building is circular
Circular
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with each classroom having one glass wall and facing the center of the circle.
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