Scholastic Press Association First Place with Special Merit
San Joaquin Valley Student Press Association First Place 2009, 2012
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 topics including the quality of education to facility maintenance. The [...]
Grab those flip-flops, stroll into class a little after the tardy bell and zoom past on a skateboard. All of the mentioned would likely end with a trip to the Student Responsibility Center (SRC). Do not pass go; do not collect $200. But lately, students who spend their time making-out in the hallways before class, [...]
Per Clovis West philosophy, failure is not an option, but for almost 200 Clovis West students, failure is a reality. The mandatory tutorial program beginning next semester will give students failing two or more classes the chance to save their grades, but for many this second chance will be unwanted, unappreciated, and ineffective. Failing a [...]
All seniors recently took the English Placement Test (EPT) in order for the Clovis West faculty to track how many students are placing into English 1A, the college freshman English class. This is part of an ongoing initiative from the administration and English department to increase the number of students placing into freshman English. The [...]
Students love dedicated and helpful teachers, but not when their dedication and help come mandatory at 5:30 p.m. Although teachers cannot force students to show up for after school review sessions, the threat of losing points or having to do make-up work leaves students obligated to attend. Whether or not the word “mandatory” is attached [...]
In the current economic climate, everyone is suffering. Job opportunities are limited and people have lost hope that their government has the power to bring significant improvements. State and federal budgets have been cut as politicians battle about where to devote very limited dollars. California in particular has suffered through a long period of economic [...]
In the past, before immunizations, diseases ran rampant through schools as they served as an exemplary breeding ground with hundreds of students within close proximity for long periods of time. If one student caught something, it quickly spread to both teachers and students. Until immunizations, diseases had the ability to slow down the learning process [...]
Court is in session. Youth Court, that is. Clovis West’s latest institution pools juries from AP Government and Economy classes to sentence fellow students to their fates. On the surface, a good idea. Jury of peers and all that. But think about it, look around. Would you want your classmates deciding your punishment? High school [...]
Prom is around the corner and planning is underway for dresses, tuxes, dinners and pictures. But we all know the most important element of the experience. Say it with me: party buses. Reports of drug use, drinking and promiscuous behavior have prompted school officials to hold a hearing with Clovis West parents to brainstorm possible [...]
It does not take a mind-reader to know exactly what you’re visualizing. However, a mind-reader just might be needed to figure out why Clovis Unified’s District higher-ups have taken such an adamant stand against the “I heart Boobies” bracelets circulating around their campuses. Having decided that the bracelets violate the dress code barring “sexually explicit clothing” and are thus distractions from learning, CUSD first ruled that the bracelets could not be worn to school.