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Archive for: January, 2010

Technology’s dangerous effects

Technology’s dangerous effects

A world with Blackberries, Wii, and the Apple store, the demands of a social and entertainment life is significantly increasing. A teenager walks by texting on her phone, summing up about 10,000 texts a month. A business man speedily walks with his briefcase in one hand and his Iphone in his other. A little boy is sitting down on a bench playing on his PSP. Technology has simply become an uncontrollable addiction.

West welcomes new choir director

West welcomes new choir director

Tonya Florer entered Eagle Territory December 2009 as its new choir director. Not new to the Clovis Unified School District, Florer has been working in the music department helping students for 19 years.

Space shortage develops as CW adds more awards to the shelf

Space shortage develops as CW adds more awards to the shelf

Clovis West has been accustomed to the flood of awards it receives each year honoring student academics, but this is the first year it received the California Business for Education Excellence (CBEE) Foundation Scholar Honor Roll Award.

West steps outside in Out Loud

West steps outside in Out Loud

Three years ago Clovis West students were introduced to the Poetry Slam, but this year will be the first for Poetry Out Loud which is being facilitated by English teacher Kyle Kirkley. The school competition will be held February 2 in the Lecture Hall.

Is texting man’s marvel or menace?

Is texting man’s marvel or menace?

It acts as a camera, an alarm clock, calendar, watch and computer while connecting us to the rest of the world. It is a cell phone, and sadly, the only thing always in arms reach.

Christmas bomber hassles travelers

Christmas bomber hassles travelers

An international ripple affect has occurred as a result of the Christmas day bombing attempt on the international flight from Amsterdam to Detroit.

Actors improv a new style of entertainment for CW

Actors improv a new style of entertainment for CW

The Clovis West drama department has stirred up some new and fresh entertainment for students and adults alike.They call it Actors Anonymous, an improvisation show, which on its first debut, packed in a crowd.
“The team was started by last year’s seniors Dylan Waite and Charlotte Speck, but only had one show last year,” senior Hayden Lollis said.

Daly continues long tradition of excellence

Daly continues long tradition of excellence

Ann Daly is not the typical teacher. With a history so to speak of teaching in her family, Daly educates students with an innate passion that she says she inherited from her mother.

Baseball stadium gets refreshing spruce up

Baseball stadium gets  refreshing spruce up

The renovation of the Stan Bledsoe Stadium, where CW baseball home games are played, was recently completed. Slightly drier than the work done to the pool last year that kept P.E students out of the pool, the baseball stadium has undergone aesthetic changes that will benefit both players and fans while symbolizing a bright future for the baseball program.

CW Twelfth Night begins

CW Twelfth Night begins

Clovis West’s next play, Twelfth Night, will be showing January 21 – 23 and January 28 – 30 at 7:30 pm in the Dan Pessano Theatre, located on the Clovis North Campus.

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