Scholastic Press Association First Place with Special Merit
San Joaquin Valley Student Press Association First Place 2009, 2012
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 to do when I headed to college so I tried some different things. I found that I liked history. Then I was [...]
By 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 veteran car enthusiasts in awe. Antenucci’s parents gave him the Mercedes toward the end of his sophomore year when he turned 16. His dad owned it for a few years [...]
By 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 bought the car for him from his grandparents for his sixteenth birthday. He is very cautious with his car and takes good care of it. Every two weeks his dad [...]
By Ashley Norton Thirteen year Clovis West AP biology and biology teacher, Rebecca Avants, is often found leading a stimulating pumpkin lab or encouraging her AP students to prepare for their upcoming testing. While it seems she is a natural at teaching, she didn’t always plan on becoming a teacher. “I thought about becoming a [...]
By Ivandeep Gill Foreign exchange students have walked through the halls of Clovis West for years but many people don’t get to know them. This year Clovis West is hosting ten foreign exchange students, Jean Abreau, Amin Badawia, Sofia Dell’oca, Anastasia Kuzovkina, Kaia Lindhein, Vladislav Lukonin, Nadine Pfeiffer, Simona Scorza, Isabella Vogel, and Thibault Wuestenberghs [...]
By Emily Gallegos Trash: Hailey Smith’s 1997 Ford Taurus cannot compare to the nicest car in the parking lot, but the tan oval-shaped car with 95,000 miles is enough to make her happy. For Smith, it is a great first car — much better than what her parents initally gifted her. She was even under [...]
By Yu Jye Tung Upon entering room J-12, one can find a myriad of attentive students either listening to Chinese teacher Lili Tsai-Wong or practicing speaking Chinese with each other. The students’ attentiveness and willingness to help are not a result of Tsai-Wong’s strictness, but rather from her easygoing manner. While students may become distracted [...]
By Taylor Ferdinandsen Trash: Joey Gallegos’s 2006 Chevy Equinox leaves much to be desired after its many damaging escapades. His father bought and owned the car for 6 years, which was then passed down to Gallegos in 2012. Gallegos dislikes the car for the many bumps and bruises resulting from a few accidents, the most [...]
By Colton Loving Clovis West sophomore Sam Hawkins achieved the rank of Eagle Scout on December 15 after being involved with Scouting for almost ten years. Hawkins began Cub Scouts in the second grade and advanced to the Boy Scouts at the end of his fifth grade year. While many of Hawkins’s family members have [...]
By Osamede Ogbeide Bob Gatzman is a pioneer of the Clovis West campus. For over 30 years he has been instructing students in the art of automotive technology. In fact, he’s been teaching at Clovis West since the opening of the school in 1976. With his strong dedication to the auto program, some may be [...]