Trash troubles c-dub campus

Students at Clovis West walk by it every 15 seconds; often times it gets trampled on, kicked, or even crushed. It lies on the ground helpless, giving off an innocent glare, but in reality that is only a façade for the problem it causes.The trouble is trash and there’s too much of it being left around the campus.
In the morning the campus is nearly spotless, but the heaps of garbage begin to pile up throughout the day, especially during lunch.There are plenty of trash cans

2012 wipes out audiences

Filled with action sequences from start to finish, 2012 is nothing more than a battle of special effects. This depiction of the world falling apart, however, is not Roland Emmerich’s first attempt at destroying humanity. With other films under his belt such as The Day After Tomorrow and Independence Day, Emmerich is experienced in the category off killing off mankind.

Paranormal Activity stirs little fear

Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat starred in the horror film, Paranormal Activity, which was released Friday, October 2. While Oren Peli produced the motion picture for under $15,000, the movie managed to rake in over $62.5 million in ticket sales.

Forbes names ‘Top 10 Most Powerful People’

Forbes just released its top sixty seven most power people ranking and America’s own Barack Obama is number one. In only ten months in office, Obama has won a Nobel Peace Prize as well as many other honors and now being the most powerful person on earth can be added to the list.

Tanya Nelson art winner

Liz McCully
Clovis West senior, Tanya Nelson, entered her artwork in the drawing category for the Fresno Fair art competition—and won. Nelson was presented with a plaque, a 1st place blue ribbon, a purple best of show ribbon, and a $100 prize at the Fresno Fair.
It all started out as a class assignment by Clovis West [...]

iMight want a new phone

The Apple iPhone is now available to people in 77 different countries. Last week, Apple announced there are now more than 85,000 iPhone and iPod Touch applications available to download in the ‘App Store’. “The rate of App Store downloads continues to accelerate with users downloading a staggering two billion apps in just over a year, including more than half a billion apps this quarter alone,” said Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs.

Disney is in the dumps

We’ve all encountered it; we’ve all succumb to it; we’ve all fought against it—Disney Channel. Truly a love-hate relationship, Disney crept its way into our heart as youngsters in the variety of classics ranging from Aladdin to Winnie the Pooh. It was our safe-zone for movies and shows—honest entertainment with that parental stamp of approval. Disney catered to our every need; every girl is a princess and every boy is a hero. Carrying us safely into the adolescent world, this illusion soon went face to face with reality.

Counterfeit money plagues Homecoming

Clubs including Academic Decathlon, FCA, and Folklorico were negatively affected. Academic Decathlon and Folklorico lost $20, while FCA lost as much as $40. The snack bar also lost money due to the event.

The fake bills were made with two pieces of paper glued together, giving them a thick feeling. The bills were also bleached. Booths accepted large amounts of the fake money, including $20 and $50 dollar bills.

Seniors “ditch” Senior ditch day

 
by Liz McCully
                  Today at Clovis West was apparently “Senior Ditch Day.” What started out as a senior tradition has become a lame attempt at seniority. Not only were classes full, the one or two geniuses that did decide to ditch were hardly missed and did not produce the desired effect.
Personally, I was not aware [...]

College: to go, or not to go? That’s the question.

The ultimate purpose of all of education, (elementary, intermediate and high school included), is to achieve yet another standard of higher learning—also known as college. Not only has college been socially accepted throughout the centuries, but has also become an American standard; and while attending a top notch public high school as Clovis West, how can one even question the idea of college? Stretching from lack of maturity to lack of finances, the arguments to not attend college directly out of high school are varied and immense.