Scholastic Press Association First Place with Special Merit
San Joaquin Valley Student Press Association First Place
The Clovis West cross-country team is on the run for a great season. With talented and closely-bonded team members, the team is looking forward to running in the valley championship in November.
The team worked hard during its off season practices to prepare for the upcoming year. “The girls did everything that I asked of them in the summer practices without complaining,” coach Scott Torosian said.
For the first two weeks of school, all students in Clovis Unifed School District (CUSD) had to deal with faulty I.D. cards.
Financial issues are always foremost in education, but it may be a legal situation that has brought Clovis Unified School District (CUSD) to a standstill – unable to collect fees from students for curricular and extracurricular activities.
So the question is: “How free is public education, and to what extent should it cover its students?”
Should the school cover the extracurricular choices of its students (incidentally by taking more money from said students’ parent’s pockets) or should extracurriculars be just that: extra, requiring the students to pay.
Clovis West has received the 2009 Most Supportive California School award for its efforts in supporting the troops. The award from the Yellow Ribbon America Campaign was given in Sacramento for the dedication of sending Christmas cards for the troops in the Middle East. Student Activities Specialist Rosie Reed represented Clovis West in recognition of her efforts with the organization for the past few years.
After a revamping of the system, advisory periods have moved from Tuesdays to Wednesdays, and to maintain balance, staff meetings have been moved from Fridays to Thursdays.
Last November, America voted and Barack H. Obama was “crowned” President of these United States.
By the same ballot, the Democratic Party was able to hitch a ride to an extreme majority in both the House and the Senate.
The girls golf team returns to school ready for another year of competition. Totaling 18 girls, the team is complete from a new freshman to the four returning seniors, Jamie Thomas, Asia Adell, Morgan Thomas and Alison Ross, who have been on varsity since they were freshmen.
