Scholastic Press Association First Place with Special Merit

San Joaquin Valley Student Press Association First Place 2009, 2012

News Pep and Cheer teams take to national arena

Pep and Cheer teams take to national arena »

By Ashley Norton The Clovis West Pep and Cheer team competed at nationals in Anaheim the March 15 and 16. The Clovis West competition pep and cheer teams are audition-based squads that compete at various...

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Blown Away styles for good price in good time

Blown Away styles for good price in good time »

  By Candice Nahigian The new hair salon Blown Away in River Park brings a new concept to the beauty industry. This isn’t the typical hair salon because no hair cutting is involved, just styling,...

March 24 2013 / No comment / Read More »
Boys set season goals

Boys set season goals »

By Taylor Ferdinandsen After a close five-game loss to Buchanan last year in the Valley Championship, the boys volleyball team plans to return this year and earn a win in the final match. It’s early...

March 24 2013 / No comment / Read More »
Congress fails with budget

Congress fails with budget »

By Damon Leon The sequester is a series of large scale spending cuts enacted when Congress and it’s “bipartisanship” fails to strike a deal, regarding government spending. Guess who failed again? The politicians from capital...

March 24 2013 / No comment / Read More »
Sports

Hill aces classes and athletic duties »

Hill aces classes and athletic duties

By Taylor Ferdinandsen Max Hill not only leads his teams in soccer and tennis, but also maintains his 4.46 GPA while being extremely involved...

Apr 28 2013 / No comment / Read More »

Swimmers aim to hold valley title »

Swimmers aim to hold valley title

By Romina Zamanpour The Clovis West swimming team beat Central High School yesterday afternoon. The team has had a strong start in league with...

Apr 28 2013 / No comment / Read More »

Boys set season goals »

Boys set season goals

By Taylor Ferdinandsen After a close five-game loss to Buchanan last year in the Valley Championship, the boys volleyball team plans to return this...

Mar 24 2013 / No comment / Read More »

Baseball team slides into promising season »

Baseball team slides into promising season

By Joel Witt This year’s boys baseball team is aiming to redeem themselves from their shocking quarter-final defeat in last year’s Valley Championships. “Our...

Mar 24 2013 / No comment / Read More »

Okwelogu brings skill to Ivy League »

Okwelogu brings skill to Ivy League

By Alexandra Bitter Nikki Okwelogu is known for her outstanding academic record and athletic achievements, but her optimistic personality and quirky sense of humor...

Mar 24 2013 / No comment / Read More »

The Eagles claim a Valley title in boys soccer »

The Eagles claim a Valley title in boys soccer

  By Joel Witt This year the boys soccer team took a major step in reclaiming dominance in the Valley with their first appearance...

Mar 12 2013 / No comment / Read More »
Opinion

Public wrestles with Olympic Committee decision »

Public wrestles with Olympic Committee decision

POINT By Alexandra Bitter The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has discontinued wrestling as an event for the upcoming 2020 Olympic Games. Wrestling enthusiasts are upset by this decision because wrestling has been present since the inception of the modern Olympics in 1896 and many countries...

Mar 24 2013 / No comment / Read More »

Congress fails with budget »

Congress fails with budget

By Damon Leon The sequester is a series of large scale spending cuts enacted when Congress and it’s “bipartisanship” fails to strike a deal, regarding government spending. Guess who failed again? The politicians from capital hill, that’s who. Forget about the fact that Congress wasn’t...

Mar 24 2013 / No comment / Read More »

Parents not qualified to answer SART survey »

Parents not qualified to answer SART survey

The annual School Assessment Review Team (SART) surveys were distributed last week to students to pass along to their parents to fill out and return.   The anonymous survey asked parents to evaluate the school based on a series of scaled questions.  The questions ranged from...

Mar 24 2013 / No comment / Read More »
Features

Anderson shares her avid love for teaching »

Anderson shares her avid love for teachingBy Ashley Norton Ruth Anderson first discovered her passion for teaching while instructing students at a summer cheer camp when she was attending college at...

Apr 29 2013 / No comment / Read More »

From garbage to gold »

From garbage to goldBy Yu Jye Tung Treasure: Alec Antenucci’s 2008 Mercedes Benz C300 adds a unique touch to the school’s parking lot. Its slick look puts all...

Apr 29 2013 / No comment / Read More »

Mercedes AMG trucks Dodge Ram »

Mercedes AMG trucks Dodge RamBy Katie Corgiat Treasure: Connor Pilosi’s black 2003 Mercedes CLK 55 AMG stands out as a jewel in the Clovis West parking lot. His parents...

Mar 24 2013 / No comment / Read More »
News Pep and Cheer teams take to national arena

Pep and Cheer teams take to national arena

By Ashley Norton The Clovis West Pep and Cheer team competed at nationals in Anaheim the March 15 and 16. The Clovis West competition pep and cheer teams are audition-based squads that compete...

Mar 24, 2013 / More »
Features Anderson shares her avid love for teaching

Anderson shares her avid love for teaching

By Ashley Norton Ruth Anderson first discovered her passion for teaching while instructing students at a summer cheer camp when she was attending college at Fresno State. “I didn’t know what I wanted...

Apr 29, 2013 / More »
CD Review Bon Jovi’s sound lives on

Bon Jovi’s sound lives on

By Matthew Maler Bon Jovi’s twelfth album, What About Now, is quintessentially a trip to the psychologist’s office.  In concordance with their general lyrical themes and musical tendencies, What About Now, released March...

Mar 24, 2013 / More »
Staff Editorial Parents not qualified to answer SART survey

Parents not qualified to answer SART survey

The annual School Assessment Review Team (SART) surveys were distributed last week to students to pass along to their parents to fill out and return.   The anonymous survey asked parents to evaluate the...

Mar 24, 2013 / More »
Players Club Hill aces classes and athletic duties

Hill aces classes and athletic duties

By Taylor Ferdinandsen Max Hill not only leads his teams in soccer and tennis, but also maintains his 4.46 GPA while being extremely involved his community and temple. All of these major feats...

Apr 28, 2013 / More »
Book Review The Secret Race reveals new details of Tour de France

The Secret Race reveals new details of Tour de France

  By Taylor Ferdinandsen Whether a sports enthusiast or not, The Secret Race coauthored by Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle is sure to capture reader interest and hold onto it until the end....

Jan 16, 2013 / More »
Movie Review Beautiful Creatures thrills with supernatural romance

Beautiful Creatures thrills with supernatural romance

By Damon Leon Beautiful Creatures opened February 15 and delighted audiences with a Southern take on a love story between a popular high school boy and a troubled orphaned girl. With the recent...

Mar 24, 2013 / More »
Game Review Blu explores fresh sound with lyrical twist in NoYork!

Blu explores fresh sound with lyrical twist in NoYork!

  By Osamede Ogbeide Underground rap artist, Blu, delivers a slightly outlandish, but truly innovative piece of work with his new album, NoYork! which was released February 26. In 2007 Blu emerged on...

Mar 24, 2013 / More »

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