Scholastic Press Association First Place with Special Merit
San Joaquin Valley Student Press Association First Place
For those of you who watch twenty-four hour news, I’m sure a flaming epidemic or another significant hoax has been uncovered since I’ve written this piece. Like a desperate con-man selling sardines for caviar, the drivel is recycled with amusingly different results. Ah, the usefulness of strategically placed sound bites.
The idea of “political correctness” has existed in American society for most of its history, but only in the last 40 years or so has it emerged as more of a nuisance than anything else. Why should we care? Why should the whole of society have to change its ways because a minority may be offended?
Clovis West girl’s golf lived up to its expectations November 2 at the 18-Hole North Sectional Championship by earning the first valley ring this season and officially becoming four-year valley champions with a 404 par.
The 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, Canada is just around the corner. With a shaky U.S. team some wonder whether the American teams will still be a dominant force in the upcoming competitions.
The Invisible Children Assembly November 17 kicked off a fund-raising effort, which Clovis West seems to be taking to heart this holiday season. A video called “The Rescue” was shown during the assembly to provide insight into the importance of raising money for children in Africa and inspired many to join the efforts. “The assembly brought in a lot of new students to the Invisible Children Club,” advisor Erla Stanley said.
In this busy generation sleep has become more of a luxury than a necessity, and teenagers in particular have become victims. Most already know that teens need at least eight hours of sleep each night as they go through major growth in physical and mental stages.
Wayne Garabedian has established his own niche in the domain of E4. As a chemistry and former AP biology teacher, Garabedian combines his love of science and his passion to help young people. Garabedian was born to Gus and Anne Garabedian May 1, 1950, in Fresno. He has two brothers: Gus, who is two years younger, is a retired social worker for Fresno County. His youngest brother by 10 years, Gene, has two children, both attending the Clovis Unified schools.
As the holiday season quickly approaches, a decade nears an end. We have seen much in the past ten years. We have watched as cell phones evolved from massive bricks with antennae in early 2000 to sleek touch-screen iPhones (and iPhone wannabes) in 2009.
The small restaurant is relatively quiet, giving a relaxed and romantic atmosphere throughout the room. It is also not too crowded, lacking the need for reservations and allowing the customer’s orders to be served quickly
The Lost Symbol adds to Dan Brown’s prestige of wonderful thriller writing with the return of Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon in an all new adventure through the cryptics of the Masons and sights of Washington, D.C.
