“A community for students, by students,” reads the slogan atop The Nevada High School Report, a Web site launched in July.

In recent posts, local high schoolers have written about the effect of the foreclosure crisis on young people and how to break the habit of procrastination.

Also included are an interview with local singer and songwriter Zach Fountain and a video of a girls’ volleyball game between Moapa Valley and Virgin Valley high schools.

The Report, at clearconceptions.org/nhsr, was dreamed up by Ben Rowley, a UNLV student working toward a master’s degree in education.

After blogging about Nevada prep sports at benrowley.wordpress.com from August 2007 to March, Rowley wanted to create a place where local students could share their work, everything from art to essays and news stories.

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