Plaza Hotel & Casino taps CCSD Superintendent Jhone Ebert for Aug. 14 fireworks event

The Plaza Hotel & Casino in downtown Las Vegas said it will host Clark County School District (CCSD) Superintendent Jhone Ebert and five CCSD award-winning educators on Friday, Aug. 14, as the “TNT Ignitors” for its Welcome to the Weekend Summer Friday Fireworks show at 9:10 p.m.

According to the Plaza, local teachers and staff are invited to a free rooftop pool party ahead of the fireworks. The company said the five CCSD honorees participating as TNT Ignitors are Yasmeen Bekhit and Chelsea Miller (New Educator of the Year), Brittany Ward (Assistant Principal of the Year), Melanie Kakaio (Support Professional of the Year), and Sara Boucher (STEM Teacher of the Year).

"While the start of school may typically mark the end of summer vacation, it is still a summer party at the Plaza every Friday this month with our Welcome to the Weekend Summer Friday Fireworks shows," said Jonathan Jossel, CEO of the Plaza Hotel & Casino. "This Friday, we are excited to celebrate with Superintendent Ebert and five distinguished educators who have won awards from CCSD for their commitment and excellence to our public education system."

The Plaza said Ebert, the educators, and their guests will be hosted on the property’s rooftop pool deck, with the honorees pressing the TNT Ignitor button to symbolically start the fireworks. The public can watch for free from the rooftop pool deck or from Main Street in front of the Plaza, which the company said will be closed to vehicle traffic during the show from Carson Avenue to Ogden Avenue.

The company said the fireworks are dependent on weather conditions and may change or be canceled, with updates posted on the Plaza’s social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram, and X.