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Clovis Unified School District — DEVELOPING STUDENTS IN MIND, BODY & SPIRIT	Volume 26, No. 11

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CLOVIS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Class of 2024

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Congratulations to our graduating class of 2024 and to all our students, staff and families cele-brating the successful completion of the school year. You accomplished great things, overcame challenges, and grew smarter and stronger together!

Corrine Folmer, Ed.D. CUSD Superintendant

Tassels turn as 3,547 graduates celebrate their completion of the Clovis Unified School District. Con-gratulations to the Class of 2024, and best wishes for your future!

n Speech excerpts, see Page 5. n Ceremonies, honors,
see Pages 6-8.

Photos special to CUSD Today/Kenny Gilman

ANNUAL
INFORMATION UPDATE July 22 to Aug. 9

Parents and guardians of all returning Clovis Unified students must update student records with current contact and emergency information prior to the start of the 2024-25 school year.

For instructions, see Page 3.

2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR What to know

n First Day: Clovis Unified begins the 2024-25 school year Aug. 19.
n Dress Code: Review online before going back-to-school shopping.
n Bell Schedule: School starting and ending times are online.
n Meals: No-cost breakfast and lunch will be available to all students.
n Buses: Updated schedules, routes and stops will be available in August.
Check your school’s website for school-spe-cific information about schedules, sports, clubs, supply lists and teachers. Keep updated: cusd.com/2024-25schoolyear

Phillip Sanchez Intermediate

Clovis Unified Governing Board names newest school opening for grades 7-8 in Fall 2025 after late Clovis Unified graduate turned U.S. Ambassador!

For the story, see Page 3.

Citizens group proposes facility bond for November ballot

Following six months of meetings and research, a group of volunteer community members have recommended to the Clovis Unified Governing Board that they ask voters to consider approval of a $400 mil-lion facility bond on the November ballot.
Members of the Citizens Committee to Study Capital Facility Needs made the rec-ommendation in a June 12 report to the district’s Governing Board emphasizing that such a ballot measure would not in-crease the existing tax rate while providing critical resources to take care of the com-munity’s schools.

Citizen Committee Chair Todd Cook delivered the report about the work of the 40-member group in developing the rec-ommendation. They studied financial re-ports, current schools’ maintenance and upgrade needs, enrollment projections and planned housing developments that impact future school needs, community survey re-sults and project priority lists.
The citizens group voted unanimously in determining a bond would be necessary to keep schools in good repair and up-to-date, and to keep pace with growth.
While the committee’s research found

overall facility needs that total approx-imately $550 million, the group prioritized projects in determining ways to bring the number down so that their recommenda-tion would make no changes to the existing tax rate. For example, fully funding safety and technology upgrades stayed on the list, but athletic upgrades were removed and some modernization projects were also de-layed.
“Our recommendation would allow all of us to continue to benefit from high qual-ity facilities and avoid overcrowding our schools, just by continuing to pay the same

tax rate we have for the past 12 years,” said Cook to the board. “Members of the com-mittee thought that was a good reason for making this recommendation.”
For the past 12 years, the annual tax rate paid toward Clovis Unified facility bonds has been $155 per $100,000 of assessed home value. Before 2012, the rate was ac-tually higher. The current tax rate is lower than that paid by homeowners in Fresno, Sanger or Central unified.
The Governing Board will consider tak-ing action on the recommendation at its July 17 meeting.

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uses both schools.
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WELCOME TO THE FAMILY	‰ Announcements

Photo special to CUSD Today. Former U.S. President Richard Nixon, right, congratulates Phillip V. Sanchez who he named as the Ambassador to Honduras from 1973-75. Sanchez, who attended Clovis Unified, is the namesake of the district's new intermediate school.

Coming Fall of 2025 — Sanchez Intermediate School
One of Clovis Unified School District’s     Cabinet and was newest schools will bear the name Phillip     later appointed by V. Sanchez Intermediate in honor of a Clovis     President Nixon as Unified graduate, Governing Board trustee     the U.S. Ambassa-and widely successful Hispanic American     dor to Honduras who was a U.S. Ambassador, among other     (1973-75) and then things.                                                             by President Ford In May, the CUSD Governing Board     to the position of announced the name honoring Sanchez,     U.S. Ambassador to
who died at the age of 88 in 2017. This fol-	Colombia (1975-77).
lowed months of community input and          Ambassador Sanchez was also committed suggestions regarding what will be the dis-     to education as a path to success. He served trict’s sixth intermediate school and part of     as a trustee of the Clovis Unified School the upcoming Terry P. Bradley Educational     District Governing Board and on the boards Center at the Highland Avenue and Clinton     of the California State Community Colleges, alignment. Also at the Bradley Center will     National Hispanic University, University be Clovis South High School.                          of Bridgeport and University of the Americas Sanchez grew up in the Pinedale neigh-     Foundation, a non-profit corporation that borhood of Fresno, attending Pinedale Ele-     provides college scholarships to orphans
mentary and Clovis High School where he	in Mexico.
was voted “Most Likely to Succeed” by his	He was active in the Pinedale community, classmates. He lived up to that title, going     supporting student activities and events at on to launch a successful life of public     the elementary school.
service in which he became the first Hispanic	Sanchez Intermediate will open in August American to serve on a U.S. Presidential     2025.

Meet the Longhorns!

Clovis South High and Phillip V. San- mascots; and to be something that lent it-chez Intermediate will be home to the	self to fun chants and spirit wear. Longhorns and have school colors of               “We are excited to build this Long-navy, burnt orange, gray and white. In	horn legacy brand, Longhorn leaders and May, the Governing Board approved the lifelong Longhorn loyal fans,” Hanks said. mascot and colors for the Terry P. Brad-         Mascot artwork and exact color tones ley Educational Center, or TBEC, that	are already under development.
Stephanie Hanks, Ed.D., and TBEC
ho is the Thundering Herd?
school and the intermediate and elemen-
ho Clovis South Area Superintendent	WClovis Unified is organized by school Principal Sonia Torossian, Ed.D., gath-	areas, with each area including a high ered input from students, staff and fam-     tary schools that feed into it. Updates to
found that the community wanted the
mascot to give a nod to the area’s history
attendance boundaries were made earlier this year in order to create the new Clovis South Area. Future Longhorns will be stu-
Hirayama, Temperance-Kutner and
something that would look and sound	dents coming from Boris, Fancher Creek, fierce; to be unique from other district	Young elementary schools.

Student information update required

Each year Clovis Unified School District requires parents or guardians to review contact phone numbers, address, emergency and health information for their student that is contained in Parent Connect and to review the district’s policies and procedures.
This year, the update process will occur online between July 22 to Aug. 9. Per Clovis Unified policy and student safety, this infor-mation must be reviewed and updated before the new school year begins Aug 19. Students will not receive their schedule or teacher as-signments until the updates are completed.
The following provides helpful informa-tion:
n Completion of the Annual Information Update is mandatory for all parents of returning students.
n Parent Connect accounts are tied to the parent’s e-mail address. Parents should login to their account prior to verify that their email address and password are correct. If a password has been forgotten, click on the “Forgotten Password” link to establish a new one.
n Use the Parent Connect web -site: https://qweb.clovisusd.k12.ca.us/Parent-Portal.
n Annual Information Update is open July 22 to Aug. 9.
n If using a cell phone, download the Q Parent Connection App available at the IOS app store or the Google Play Store.
Clovis Unified’s Technology Department will have a Parent Connect Help Desk available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thurs-day beginning July 22. The phone number is 327-0789.

Free summer meals
Clovis Unified’s Campus Catering will pro-vide breakfast and lunch at no cost this summer through the Seamless Summer Feeding Program. Meals will be offered to all students from ages 1-18 years old. No identification will be required.
Meals will be available Mondays through Thursdays at Boris Elementary, breakfast 8-9 a.m., lunch 11 a.m.-12:25 p.m., June 24-July 25; Clovis Community Day, breakfast 8-9 a.m., lunch 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m., June 10-27; Clovis High, breakfast 8-8:30 a.m., lunch, 12:35-1 p.m., June 17-July 25; Fancher Creek Elementary, breakfast 8-9 a.m., lunch, noon-1 p.m., June 17-July 25; Jefferson Elementary, breakfast 7:45-8:15 a.m., lunch noon-1 p.m., June 17-July 11; Kastner Intermediate, breakfast 8-8:30 a.m., lunch 12:35-1 p.m., June 17-July 25; Lincoln Elementary, breakfast 8-9 a.m., lunch noon-1 p.m., June 17-July 25; Mountain View Elementary, breakfast 7:25-7:45 a.m., lunch 11 a.m.-12:25 p.m., June 17-July 11; Pinedale, breakfast 7:15-8 a.m., lunch 11 a.m.-12:25 p.m., June 17-July 11; Sierra Vista Ele-mentary, breakfast 8-9 a.m., lunch 11 am.-noon, June 17-July 11; Tarpey Elementary, breakfast 7:20-7:40 a.m., lunch 11 a.m.-12:25 p.m., June 17-July 11; Temperance-Kutner Elementary, breakfast 7:25-7:45 a.m., lunch

11 a.m.-12:25 p.m., June 17-July 11; Weldon Elementary, breakfast 8-9 a.m., lunch noon-1 p.m., June 17-July 25.
Meals must be consumed in the cafeteria from where they are received. Meals will not be available on summer holidays June 19 or July 4. Students attending Clovis Unified summer school will be offered meals before school and lunch during the school day at their site.
For updates, times, and more details: cusd.com/campuscatering.aspx.

CUSD summer hours
Clovis Unified School District’s ofice at 1450 Herndon Ave., Clovis, will be on a summer schedule through Aug. 1, with business hours 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
The district campus will be closed in ob-servance of holidays on June 19 (Juneteenth) and July 4 (Independence Day). Regular busi-ness hours will resume Aug. 5.

Summer public swim
Clovis West High will be the designated site this summer to provide public swim time. The pool will be open from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesdays through July 24. There is a fee of $4 for adults and $2 for children ages 12 and younger. Children must be 13 years old to use the pool without an attending adult (18 or older).

Construction zones
With students out for the summer, deferred maintenance will be taking place at several Clovis Unified schools in the next weeks. Projects vary at sites depending upon priority needs and may include painting, paving, roof-ing, parking lot sealing and striping, replacing play courts and repairing bleachers. Schools affected are Alta Sierra Intermediate, Bud Rank Elementary, Clark Intermediate, Clovis East High, Clovis West High, Cole Elementary, Fancher Creek, Kastner Intermediate, Liberty Elementary, Maple Creek Elementary, Nelson Elementary and Sierra Vista Elementary.
Ongoing work will also continue this summer with modernization at the Mercedes Edwards Theatre on the Clark Intermediate campus, and new construction of Satoshi Hi-rayama Elementary (Fowler/McKinley ave-nues), Terry P. Bradley Educational Center, home of Clovis South High and Phillip V. Sanchez Intermediate (Highland/Clinton ave-nues), Clovis Online School (Herndon/Fowler avenues), and CUSD Special Education Serv-ices (Herndon/Fowler avenues).

Key dates for new school year! Clovis Unified’s 2024-25 Student Calendar

is available online and indicates holidays, grading periods and end of quarters/semesters for the upcoming school year.
Here are a few key dates to note: Aug. 19, First Day of School; Nov. 25 to 29, Thanks-giving Holiday; Dec. 23 to Jan. 6, Winter Break; April 14 to 21, Spring Break; June 6, Last Day of School.
For	the	complete	calendar,	see cusd.com/calendars.aspx.

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teacher Lauri Vaughn.
Decision Making” project, a d won $1,000. He also won an
AROUND THE DISTRICT

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Win at ‘Magical Kitchen’
A Clovis Unified CTE Culinary Arts team competed in a “Cook Around the World” competition at Disney World and earned two third place awards out of 100 teams. The team in-cluded Kylee Turner, Eavan Gallaway, Justin Ashton, Kameron Myers and Jett Leonard from Buchanan High; Lilly Adams from Clovis East High; Kayla Nicholas from Clovis West High; and Abdulai Hamed from Clovis North High.
In the competition, teams were randomly assigned a continent and had to prepare an appetizer and entrée in 90 minutes, making sure to use three mandatory ingredients in their dishes. The Clovis Unified team’s winning creations were Vegetable Onigiri Appetizers and Mongolian Beef.

Gettysburg spreads kindness to Ethiopia

Five people in Ethiopia will receive needed surgeries thanks to a Gettysburg Elementary class that turned their social studies lessons into a real-life fundraiser to help those in need.
Throughout the school year, David Mattox’s fifth/sixth-grade class explored global income inequality and ways they could help others around the world. In one lesson, Gettysburg students heard from a medical professional who lived and worked in a hospital in Ethiopia and learned about patients who needed affordable medical care. Upon hearing that $400 could cover the medical expenses for a surgery, the class decided to start fundraising.
Students made a variety of crafts – like bracelets, origami art and stress balls – and also received a donation of oranges from a local citrus company that they sold during Gettysburg’s Open House and Grandparent’s Breakfast events.
The efforts raised more than $2,000, enough to cover five surgeries!

CN international scientists
Two Clovis North High students both placed in the Inter-national Science and Engineering Fair recently in a competition that had more than 1,700 students from 67 different countries. Pauline Estrada won first place in the Plant Sciences with her “Expedited Detection of Superweeds (Herbicide-Resistant Weeds) Utilizing Full-Spectrum Imaging and a Novel Hyper-parameter Tuned Convolutional Neural Network” project,
and won $10,000!
ticultural Fashion Show. Kids from kindergarten to sixth
students loved the opportunity to learn about and see up
mentation of Three Novel Deep Learning Computational
Shiv Mehtrotra-Varma competed in the Robotics category grade wore clothing from countries including Portugal, China,	and placed fourth with his “The Virtual Cardiologist: Imple-Japan, Sweden, India, Nigeria, Korea and Ireland. “The	Pipelines Into An Inexpensive Portable Device to Identify close the traditional clothing,” said first and second-grade	Cardiovascular PathologiesnAnd Assist in Rapid Clinical
award from the Association for Computing Machinery. Native American night

Chargers at Guard
Second graders from Boris Elementary got a behind-the-scenes tour of the 144th Fighter Wing at Fresno’s Air National Guard, and they had many questions about the F-15 fighter jets that fly over their school weekly during flight trainings. Students also learned about a robot that can remove bombs in the Explosives Department, toured the fire department on-base, and then got to watch two F-15s taking off.

Great gamers
Three eSports teams from Clovis Unified high schools qualified to compete in the CIF eSports Initiative state playoffs. Congratulations to Clovis High’s “A Team,” Clovis West High’s “Gold” and Clovis North High’s “Broncos SSBU Black” varsity teams playing “Super Smash Brothers Ultimate” during the CIF eSports regional season.

Cultural models
Thirty-two Cedarwood Elementary students modeled tra-ditional garments from their cultures during the school’s Mul-

CHS construction wins
A CTE construction team from Clovis High walked away with the top prize in the Design Build Competition hosted by Fresno County Superintendent of Schools and Central California Builders Exchange. The challenge connected students with industry professionals and tasked them with designing and building a small structure to specified criteria. The Cougars’ team, under the guidance of Tony Guzman from Core Contracting, was scored based on factors such as safety, construction, building inspections, curb appeal and a marketability interview.

Around 70 families gathered at Clark In-termediate School for Clovis Unified’s 11th Annual Native American Family Night. The event put a spotlight on Native American culture through art and music, and it provided an opportunity for community connections. The Fresno American Indian Health Project Youth drumming group performed as families ate dinner and visited with each other and local organizations.
Local Native American artist Bobby Von Martin was the keynote speaker and shared his story of resilience with families. He showed some of his paintings and told the stories behind them, both historical and personal. Von Martin also led a wa-tercolor painting lesson and shared tips and tricks for creating colorful artwork.
Hands-on learning at BR

Henna art was a student-favorite activity during Bud Rank Elementary’s Multicultural Week. With the help of the Student Ambassador Group, students used scratch art supplies to trace their hand and then draw henna-like designs to decorate their hand. “It was really fun,” said third grader Eden Carter. “You could just make up your own design. I did a flower in the middle and vines on my fingers.” Said student ambassador Al-exandria Telesmanic, “It was fun to help everyone learn some-thing from a new culture and open their eyes to something different.”

VISION

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Future bright for Clovis Unified Class of 2024

Editor’s note: Clovis Unified                                                                                                                                                                                           creating my schedule has allowed graduated 3,547 students in the                                                                                                                                                                                           me to network and job shadow Class of 2024. The following ex-                                                                                                                                                                                          many local educational and city cerpts are from senior class                                                                                                                                                                                                  leaders, which has helped me en-speeches.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                vision what kind of leader I want to be and confirm my passion for
nnalise Vue
Buchanan High	my choice of career.”
through high school, we have made
Elana Coronado Ortiz                                                                                                                                                                A “I quickly discovered that the “We began our freshman year                                                                                                                                                                                       bonds made at Clovis Online were behind screens and distanced from                                                                                                                                                                                       just as strong, if not stronger, than each other. As we have wandered                                                                                                                                                                                       you can imagine. Through discus-

and collaborative projects, I con-
many memories together. From at-	Elana Coronado Ortiz	Shamah Nassar	Simran Rai	sion meetings, virtual study groups, tending football games, winning                      Buchanan High                         Clovis Adult Education                        Clovis East High	nected with classmates from all rallies, taking finals, boys and girls                                                                                                                                                                                       walks of life, each bringing their track winning state champs, or-                                                                                                                                                                                       unique perspectives and experiences chestra traveling to Indianapolis,                                                                                                                                                                                       to the table. Together, we navigated wrestling winning the big one, ro-                                                                                                                                                                                       the challenges of online learning, botics traveling to Houston for                                                                                                                                                                                       supporting and encouraging one Worlds, and many other accom-                                                                                                                                                                                       another, every step of the way.” plishments, there hasn’t been a mi-

Clovis West High
Ezri Liggett
“Whether you started in Clovis
nute of our time here that won’t be cherished. … we are presented with a blank page before our eyes. High school has given us the tools
rise to the occasion.”
single day you came to school,
to strive for greatness, but we must                                                                                                                                                                                       Unified or anywhere else on this Patrick Palmer                             Elizabeth Fourchy                            Jonathan Gerena                    beautiful planet – know that every
Clovis Adult Education
Clovis High	Clovis North High	Clovis North High
faced a stressful schedule or tu-

Shamah Nassar
“I’m from a small village in
Yemen, called Houf, where there
multuous home life – you walked into the unknown with bravery and brilliance. You did it again and
woman’s job is to be a housewife,
has become a small, but mighty
who we are today. So it’s scary to
grow up and it’s painful to watch
is a lack of education especially	again. … [E]very single one of you for women. It is believed that a	part of one another. We’ve all si-and she’s not allowed to have any	multaneously built each other into dreams. … My experience at Clovis
experience I’ve ever had. CAE not
that you’ve been through – the
Adult Education has been the best	yourself change, but everything

it helped me to know myself more
only helped me learn English, but	good, the bad, the drama, and the
than ever before. I started in Be-
Luke Wong	Hannah Cleaver	Ralphyal Kajitani	persistence – will only help you ginning ESL and finished with my	Clovis North High                               Clovis Online                                   Clovis Online	grow.”

Gateway High
Mia Felan
high school diploma. My next step will be to go to college. … I believe determination and hard work are
the keys to success.”
“At the end of my junior year

Clovis East High
Simran Rai
me that anything y u put your
when I started recovering credits, I realized that I could get myself on track to graduate. This taught
and friendships that were made
… . Together, we made so many
my comfort zone by meeting new
“To think about all the laughter                                                                                                                                                                                       mind to is possible.o… Being at within the walls of our high school                                                                                                                                                                                       Gateway has helped me get out of

my school days better and helped
me look forward to coming to
core memories. Our time together	Annalise Vue	Ezri Liggett	Mia Felan	people. I made friends that made as Clovis East Timberwolves was                        Clovis Online                                Clovis West High                               Gateway High
school. … I owe this moment to
not only a time of great experiences,
We first arrived as young teens
today.”
Ace Keller
but also a period of self-discovery.	my parents because without them, trying to get a hold of normal life,	I wouldn’t be the person I am looking to fit in; however, we leave
as young adults, ready to start
taking our place within our society,                                                                                                                                                                                            “At Gateway, I found my people and maybe a couple of inches taller,                                                                                                                                                                                       who gave me the support I needed, too. … We have supported each                                                                                                                                                                                       and I wouldn’t have made it this other and demonstrated that Wolf-                                                                                                                                                                                       far without them. I also wouldn’t pack really does mean Family.”                                                                                                                                                                                            be here without my big brothers or my grandma. But if I named off

Clovis High
every person and how they’ve af-Ace Keller	Ari Recinos	Salem Becker	fected my life, we’d be here for
Patrick Palmer
“As we step into the ne t chapter
Our dreams, ambitions and actions will sculpt the world
people who aided our journey throughout high school.
years of our lives.
for neve gi ing up on me for
seeing me as who I am and not what I was. Thank you for
wasn’t within reach.”
Ari Recinos
Gateway High	Gateway High	Gateway High	hours, so I’ll try to keep this brief. of our lives, remember x that the future is not a distant         ELIZABETH: But this was only possible with the many	To all ofr myvteachers, thank , you concept but a canvas waiting for us to paint our aspirations.         JONATHAN: Our wonderful parents who support us always pushing me to be better, even when I felt like better we want to live in. The challenges we face may seem kids as we go through one of the most challenging four
LUKE: And our staff and teachers who have inspired us
to grow as students and people through their tireless work
to give us the best possible experiences here at Clovis
North.
“I never thought I would go to college, but I’m enrolled
in the welding program at Fresno City College. …. I’m so
excited to see where my journey goes from here. I know
that whatever road I take, all of us on stage are ready for
daunting, but we must recognize that within our hands lies the power to innovate, create positive change, and overcome adversity. The decisions we make, both big and small, will echo through time, influencing not only our own lives but
the answer to ‘What are you going to do?’ yet we all have
the opportunity to decide who we will be when we leave.”
Clovis Online
also those of generations to come. … Not all of us may have                                                                                                       the challenge that the next chapter of our life brings to us. To my fellow graduates, never forget all of the lessons that
Clovis North High
you learned at Gateway. Don’t forget about how you pushed Hannah Cleaver	yourself to overcome your obstacles and earn your way up
“The personalized schedule afforded to me by online on this stage tonight. Most importantly, never give up on
Salem Becker
learning allowed me to tailor my working habits to fit my yourself. You are worth it. We are all worth it.” Elizabeth Fourchy, Jonathan Gerena	needs. … But perhaps the most significant reason for
Grammy’s last four years of life with her. … Being able to
work from home gave me the freedom to be with, make
memories with, laugh and cry with, and care for her while
still receiving an education.”
& Luke Wong                                                            choosing Clovis Online was the ability to spend my         “I am incredibly grateful for everything this school has JONATHAN: My favorite color is red – 12 years ago, in                                                                                                       given me. I first got here during the first semester of my kindergarten, we introduced ourselves with that exact                                                                                                       junior year. I was only meant to stay for six weeks before phrase, or something similar. Just a bunch of little kids                                                                                                       transferring, but I decided I wanted to stay here. … Thank
saying our first hellos.                                                                                                                                                                   you to Gateway for holding me accountable and keeping ELIZABETH: And now we are a bunch of almost adults Ralphyal Kajitani                                                     me on my feet. To my fellow graduates, I hope you all
saying our last goodbyes.                                                                “At the age of 13, I decided to increase my involvement know that struggling doesn’t make you any less of a person. LUKE: The culmination of years of hard work, dedication, with my religious ministry. I committed to doing a certain You are still strong beside it all. You are all more than your late nights and hours spent on TikTok have led us to this number of hours each month, so Clovis Online has allowed struggles; you always will be. From me to you, I’m proud of
moment.	me to honor my commitment. … Having the flexibility of how far you’ve come.”

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CUSD Today, Clovis Unified’s good news publi-cation, is sent directly to the homes of all CUSD parents and staff, as well as district supporters. In an effort to unify the CUSD community, the newspaper highlights the achievements of Clovis Unified students and staff; profiles new and updated Governing Board policies; and shares general news and information happening within the district.
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CUSD Governing Board Members

Hugh H. Awtrey	Yolanda Moore	Clinton Olivier President                                          Vice President                                           Clerk
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Deena Combs-Flores David DeFrank Steven G. Fogg, M.D. Tiffany Stoker Madsen 273-9824	327-9000	269-7000	392-1014

CUSD Administration

Corrine Folmer, Ed.D.	Norm Anderson Superintendent                                             Deputy Superintendent
327-9100	327-9107

Marc Hammack, Ed.D.	Barry Jager	Michael Johnston Associate Superintendent                   Associate Superintendent                   Associate Superintendent
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Graduation 2024 June 2024

‰Clovis High School	MAY 29, 2024 | 649 GRADUATES

VALEDICTORIANS Grant Budge Emily Chevy Grace Dixon Victoria Edwards Karis Fisher Hannah Gonzalez Marcel Leal

Malachi Maresh Claire Minton Daniel Nguyen Ashley Philip Brogan Pinheiro Marina Sandoval Taylor Saunders Bismanjot Toor

Jo-Ann Zou

SALUTATORIANS Riley Sant Agata Sophia Heu Riya Singh Garett Smith

ADVANCED STUDIES SCHOLARS OF DISTINCTION Maya Athayasay Grace Bonham Annalease Cabrera Rajvir Dhaliwal Claire Doss

Aislinn Gonzales Sebastian Preciado Guillen Isaiah Hernandez Mendoza
Chloe Hong Ashleen Kaur Andrew Presley Bryson Ramirez Isabella Rodriguez

Mateo Ruiz Sidney Sandoval-Ford
Daniel Sedlan Sofia Vizcarra Haley Webb Niles West
Marielle Danica Yabut Madison Zink

Photos special toCUSD Today by Kenny Gilman     |     More photos at http://clovisunified.zenfolio.com/CUSDgraduations2024

‰Clovis East High School MAY 30, 2024 | 675 GRADUATES

VALEDICTORIANS Albert Adams Robert Burdick Christian RJ Castillo Leia Cha Samuel Chaidez Simran Chandel Leanne Chavez Jake Corson Graycen Gose Victor Harris Owen Johnson Simran Kaur Hannah Lafferre

Zoie Lango Aveanna Lee Madison Martinez Ethan Mcfadden Andrew Mcfarland Cadence Moua Alyssa Navarro Rylie Oleson Mckay Olsen
Kevin Ortiz Marquez Vraj Patel Riley Putnam Simran Rai
Madalyn Sanders

Jasmine Sandhu Harjap Singh Manraj Singh Ben Sivongxay Carter Spradling Sharp Trinh Maya Tudman Jayden Xiong Charity Yang

SALUTATORIANS Cherub Adeniran Maria Bautista Vivas Kenzie Cabezut Pachia Cha

Mariah Ede Kamora Jones Samuel Krug Elizabeth Louie Lana Nguyen
Sam Elisha Pakingan Sukhmann Sidhu Mai Thao Kong Yang Chiana Yang

ACADEMIC SCHOLARS OF DISTINCTION Albert Adams Kimberly Bamber

Isaak Camacho Christian RJ Castillo Simran Chandel Elizabeth Cooper Jaslynne Mae Esteban Harnoor Gill Graycen Gose Shan Grewal Victor Harris Liam Hinds Owen Johnson Aveanna Lee Kamryn Marlatt Apollo Moreno Cadence Moua

Alexandra Napoles Emaly Nieves Mckay Olsen
Kevin Ortiz Marquez Jhan Cherlynne Padua Alyssa Paez
Sam Elisha Pakingan Vraj Patel
Estela Peralta Gonzalez Emilio Ramirez-Rodriguez Emmalee Rodriguez Manuel Rodriguez Nova Rogers Madeleine Ryan Jasmine Sandhu

Manraj Singh Bailey Sisterson Elijiah Sok Carter Spradling Bryce Stover Sharp Trinh Maya Tudman Noah Vang Lily Vue
Kimber Williams Mckaylah Xiong Charity Yang Kevin Sean Yazon

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‰Clovis Online/Enterprise High	MAY 31, 2024 | 208/15 GRADUATES

VALEDICTORIANS: Clarie Barbis and Miranda Reyes SALUTATORIAN: Daniel Scott

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‰Clovis Adult Education	JUNE 1, 2024 | 203 GRADUATES

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‰Alternative Education	JUNE 3, 2024 | 56/2 GRADUATES Gateway and Clovis Community Day School

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‰Clovis North High School	JUNE 4, 2024 | 593 GRADUATES

VALEDICTORIANS

Crisabella Sophia Abrea Emma Blea Ellie Bogna Sydney Bowns Luke Carson Boston Carter
Samhitha Chava Siena Falk Sierra Garza Taran Gill
Aidan Greenlaw Emily Harris
Taylor Hooper-Deleon Corey Juarez Surabhi Khanna Aidan Leist Alayna Lopez Aleena Munshi Patrick Murphy Katherine Nogin Elizabeth Oliver Alan Pham

Lola Poerzgen Aruthra Ranjithprabhu
Camille Ruiz Shalini Sathi Ava Serrato Neil Shah
Madeleine Shehadey Abhinav Shenoy Mimi Steele Valeria Suarez Veninka Supara Megan Sutton Areeba Syed Jasmine Wong Luke Wong Jason Yang

SALUTATORIANS

Ahana Ahuja Benjamin Brundage Elizabeth Fourchy Maxwell Fuller Jonathan Gerena

Austin Honda Eman Kaleemi Albert Kim Taylor Lippincott
Alicia Marval De Andrade Teg Pandher
Matt Randall Racho Maxine Ramirez Sukhpreet Sandhu Anessa Sarieddine Lily Villegas Katherine Vu Julia Yang Siying Zhong

ACADEMIC SCHOLARS OF DISTINCTION

Crisabella Sophia Abrea Calvin Acharya Mayriel Grace Adalid Ahana Ahuja Laith Aryan

Ali Bauman Riley Bell Gabrielle Bidar Emma Blea Ellie Bogna Allison Bone
Gianna Boscacci Lavina Botros Sydney Bowns Natalie Boyer Suhana Brijesh Benjamin Brundage Luke Carson Boston Carter Kaelen Cazzell Samhitha Chava Maya Cordoba Eve Crook Sabal Dangi Jacob Davis
Emerick John De Jesus Emilia Dritz Chadron Duzi

Siena Falk Elizabeth Fourchy Maxwell Fuller Connor Gahan Sierra Garza Makenna Genco Jonathan Gerena Angad Gill Eshaan Gill Taran Gill Gustavo Gomez Mikayla Gyle Emily Harris Jason He
Taylor Hooper-Deleon Aliaa Hussein Manomay Jha Caprice Johnson Aanya Johri Karly Jones Corey Juarez Prabhroop Kang Ryan Kasem

Harmanpreet Kaur Makarios Kelada Zackary Khan Surabhi Khanna Adam Kim Albert Kim Ethan Kim Janis Kim Ian Kinton
Vasudev Krishna Ryan Kwon Matthew Lee Dominic Lerandeau Siyu Li
Alicia Marval De Andrade Elle McMurry Joshua Moon Juliana Mueller Aleena Munshi Ayddia Murchison Patrick Murphy Evan Nguyen Katherine Nogin

Teg Pandher Alan Pham Vianne Pham Lola Poerzgen
Matt Randall Racho Mustafa Ramadan Maxine Ramirez Valeria Ramirez Aruthra Ranjithprabhu Ava Robertello Trenton Rogers Camille Ruiz Sydnie Sanchez Guneet Sandhu Sukhpreet Sandhu Anessa Sarieddine Shalini Sathi Ava Serrato Neil Shah
Abhinav Shenoy Gauri Shetty Gurshawn Singh

Sehajpreet Singh Yuvraj Singh Parker Stockdale Valeria Suarez Zheshan Suliman Veninka Supara Devin Swartz Areeba Syed Christopher Thant Jennifer Trexler Julia Van Heusen Meghana Vidyam Jason Villegas Lily Villegas Ryan Vohra Katherine Vu Jasmine Wong Luke Wong Jason Yang Julia Yang Nuri Youn Siying Zhong

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Kylie Alexander
Garrett Austin
Kurt Bascom
Braden Batesole
Samathasri Boggula
Guneet Brar
Alesia Bright
Riley Burgess
Ryan Caruso
Elena Coronado Ortiz
Oscar Cruz Padilla
Edwin De Matta
Sydney Dick
Gabriel Farmer
Reesa Geyer

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‰Clovis West High School	JUNE 5, 2024 | 516 GRADUATES

VALEDICTORIANS

Cameron Ardissono Josclyn Boynton Rajdeep Dhaliwal Avery Easterling Natalie Gipson Pace Gorans Seyedeh Hosseini Hyunsu Lim Uni Lu
Sofia McComas

Ellory Morrow Jeremy Ozaeta Loren Pangilinan Natalie Roush Layla Samouie Austin Tathong Athena Tomlinson Carson Yee

SALUTATORIANS

Autumn Acton

Molly Bizik Christopher Brooke Alma De Leon Garvey Dalila Dieser Asa Dixon
Alejandra Gomez Christopher Green Ty Kuniyoshi Jennine Sheikh Lisa Shimmon Zane Stanley

SCHOLARS OF ACADEMIC DISTINCTION

Cameron Ardissono Zeena Bangar Rajdeep Dhaliwal Dalila Dieser Asa Dixon Avery Easterling Natalie Gipson Pace Gorans
Christopher Green

Jackson Heuer Sarah Hook Seyedeh Hosseini Alyssa Kelzer Hannah Krigbaum Ty Kuniyoshi Olivia Lew Hyunsu Lim Qi Lin
Maiya Madrigal Daniel Martinez-Rico

Sofia McComas Kaitlyn Mitchell Ellory Morrow Makenna Naoe Jeremy Ozaeta Loren Pangilinan Cole Plumlee Deran Poochigian Jacob Rodriguez Natalie Roush Layla Samouie

Rylynn Shackelford Jennine Sheikh Lisa Shimmon Helen Sibley Austin Tathong Elsa Thornton David Warstler Joshua Yang Carson Yee

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‰Buchanan High School	JUNE 6, 2024 | 630 GRADUATES

VALEDICTORIANS	Grayson Pressutti	Kamdyn Dotson	ACADEMIC SCHOLARS Kylie Alexander                         Justin Quon                           Avery Harper                      OF DISTINCTION
Sarah Bates	Amina Rahat	Bjorn Hermono Alesia Bright                            Natalie Ross                             Mia Juarez
Haley Charnow	Emily Sahakian	Erin Kim Giovanni Chiaramonte                 Anureet Samra                         Isaiah Korosy
John Gledhill	Dylan Schoenbrod	Kelsey Lieng Grace Goudy                        Kate Schwebach                      Manraj Mondair
Allyson Hastings	Lily Schwebach	Ellie Nguyen Lola Henderson                      Luke Schwebach                       Grace Persons
Caroline Keppler	Caden Smith	Sean-Michael Roberts Alexandra Martucci                                                                    Ryder Sargent
Paige Metzler                      SALUTATORIANS                     Kennedy Sever Lauren Mozier                        Karly Arslanian                        Calen Sullivan
Nevin Dezean Narvaez	Montanna Bethel	Giana Washburn Alexandra Pacheco                     Avery Chaney                             Ava Wells
Adrianne Paderna                  Kaitlyn Crownover Luke Phimphisane                  Oscar Cruz Padilla
	Gursimran Gill John Gledhill Nicolas Gutierrez Allyson Hastings Bjorn Hermono Dodge Hyatt Mia Juarez Kaylie Keenan Caroline Keppler Erin Kim Colby Kirk Richard Lai Jillian Leslie Melanie Liv
Kathleen Llemit Matthew Mallory Ryen Kenna Manzano
	Navya Mehta                            Justin Quon Paige Metzler                           Amina Rahat
Brooklyn Miller	Daisy Romero Hernandez Manraj Mondair                          Natalie Ross
Lauren Mozier                         Emily Sahakian Nevin Dezean Narvaez                  Anureet Samra
Jemma Nelson	Ryder Sargent Keira Neville                       Dylan Schoenbrod Ellie Nguyen                         Kate Schwebach
Carlo Noriega	Lily Schwebach Colby Olsen                         Luke Schwebach
Alexandra Pacheco	Talyn Selzer Adrianne Paderna                    Cayleigh Sitchon
Sara Partridge	Carine Tookoian Tyler Petersen                             Khoa Tran
Luke Phimphisane	Ava Wells Grayson Pressutti                       Chueyee Yang

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models for anatomy class
June 2024	CUSD Today	Page 9

Foundation awards $180,000 in grants

n Mobile mics for band, limb among funded awards
More than 30,000 students across Clovis Unified School District – from preschoolers to high school seniors – benefited in educational and emotional wellness programs during the 2023-24 school year thanks to 26 grants from the Foundation for Clovis Schools that totaled nearly $178,528 in projects.
The Foundation, a nonprofit group that raises money to support Clovis Unified students and educators, annually invites proposals from teachers and staff for projects that enhance and support learning in innovative and creative ways.
Community partners assisting in funding grants included Community Medical Centers, Kaiser Permanente and the Clovis Veterans Memorial District.
Learn more or contribute at Foundation-ForClovisSchools.com.

CLASSROOM AND SCHOOL GRANTS

Clovis East High
n Enhancing Kinesthetic Learning In Anatomy and Physiology:Arm & leg models for hands-on learning tohelp students enrolled in anatomy and physiology classes learn the location of muscles, nerves, arteries and veins in the upper and lower limbs.
Clovis High
n Building a Stronger Future for High School Aquatics: Improves safety and health of student athletes by providing shade covers, feeding supplies and a replacement refriger-ator.
n Increasing Use of Probeware in Honors and AP Science Classes: Increases and updates the collection of Vernier probes to enhance students’ understanding of scientific concepts, develop critical thinking and data analysis skills, and prepare for advanced and college-level programs.
Clovis North High
n Women Engaged in Engineering: A hands-on approach to empowering High School girls in STEM – Resources to recruit, train and inspire girls interested in STEM in a team-building environment through hands-on skills training and robotics competition. Clovis West High

n Biology Forensics Project: DNA elec-trophoresis and PCR technology equipment for students in Biology, Honors Biology, and AP Biology classes to conduct DNA investi-gations in class.
n Clovis West Anatomy Models and

Tools: Anatomical models of multiple areas of the human body to help teach anatomy and physiology students anatomical relation-ships, structures and function.
n Equal Physical Fitness Opportunity for All Students: Provides Core P.E. students and collaborative mentoring special education students physical fitness training equipment traditionally dedicated to athletic training.
Copper Hills/Clovis North Area Elementary Schools

n Enhance Learning Through Virtual Reality in the Elementary Classroom: Supplies and integrates Virtual Reality tech-nology into elementary schools, offering stu-dents immersive and interactive learning ex-periences to enhance their education. District-wide

n Cortical Visual Impairment Training: Provides Special Education teams with training on Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) and deeper insights into assessment and interven-tion to best meet the needs of individuals with CVI.
n Spot Vision Screener for PALS Pre-school (Program for the Acquisition of Language and Social Skills): Equips PALS program with a diagnostic device that will quickly detect vision issues in 3-6 year old students with autism.
Freedom Elementary
n Enhance Play-Based Learning through Sensory Equipment and Toys: Educational sensory equipment to implement a designated sensory room for SDC preschoolers to help promote language, motivate learning, and de-velop cognitive skills and self-regulatory abil-ities.
Fugman/Clovis North Area Elementary Schools

n Science of Reading Resources: Provides new, improved, multi-sensory resources to support all Clovis North Area TK - 2nd grade students in learning to read with a focus on using Science of Reading instructional prac-tices.
Garfield Elementary
n Literacy Training and Materials to Support Students with Dyslexia: Provides teacher training in morphology, fluency, vo-cabulary and comprehension, and classroom materials to support student learning. Gateway High

n Cell Phone Lockers: Provides secure

cell phone storage for students while in class, creating a more distraction-free learning en-vironment for students, and a practical and enforceable strategy for teachers to remove the distraction of cell phones.
Kastner Intermediate
n Jazz Band Mic’d Up: Enables the Jazz Band ensemble to perform in a variety of venues at school and across the community with mobile sound equipment.
Liberty Elementary
n The Power of Decodable Readers: Equips first-grade classrooms with books that help students learn to decode words and im-prove phonics skills, enhance reading fluency, increase vocabulary and comprehension, and foster a love for reading.
Red Bank Elementary
n Sensory Storytime: Creates a more in-clusive culture by supplying books and materials in the library to meet the sensory needs of students with autism.
Sierra Outdoor School
n Hiking in the Snow: Access to warm winter boots for all Clovis Unified 6th graders who attend outdoor classes and go on hikes at Sierra Outdoor School in all weather con-ditions, including snow.

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WELLNESS GRANTS

Alta Sierra Intermediate
n Drug Free 2023: Provides resources and materials to partner with Drug Free Clubs of America to educate and reduce/prevent substance abuse, and create connection and belonging for students who choose to be drug and alcohol free.
Clark Intermediate
n Adapted PE Peer Tutoring: Provides equipment to create an inclusive environment where students with special needs have op-portunities to improve motor development, sport skills, and socialization as they are paired with general education tutors that are developing leadership and coaching skills. Clovis Elementary

n Strengthening the Brain-Body Con-nection Through Facilitated Sensory-Motor Integration and Interoception Activities: Provides tools that strengthen the brain-body connection and teach regulation techniques through daily patterned, rhythmic, and rela-tional sensory-motor integration activities. Clovis High

n Cougar Country Enrichment Through Gymnastics: Creates unique enrichment op-portunities through gymnastics equipment for schools to engage PE and after-school pro-

gram students to learn spatial awareness, foster cognitive development,improve self-regulation skills and build confidence.
Clovis High and
Clovis High Area Schools

n Clovis High Area Chess Wellness Ini-tiative: Provides resources and opportunities to K-12 students to learn and play chess, com-pete in local tournaments, develop social and emotional skills, and build lasting relation-ships.
Clovis North High and Granite Ridge Intermediate

n Substance Abuse Prevention: Resources and materials to partner with Drug Free Clubs of America to educate and reduce/prevent substance abuse, and create connection and belonging for students who choose to be drug and alcohol free.
Garfield Elementary
n Book Vending Machine: Promotes pos-itive behaviors and literacy by implementing a “ROAR Coin” reward system which is re-deemable at the book vending machine.

PATRIOTS CHARACTER AND CIVIC EDUCATION GRANT

District-wide
n CA20131 AFJROTC Color Guard Flags: Provides a full set of military service flags and bases representing all service branches to be used at ceremonies across the district and throughout the community at events such as military signing days, Wreaths Across Amer-ica and 9/11 remembrances.

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Theater students in the spotlight at Danny Awards

n ’23-24 productions celebrate ts

Talented actors, dancers and stage crew from all five comprehensive high schools gath-ered recently for the 51st
Annual Danny Awards, an evening celebrating the schools’ theater perform-ances throughout the 2023-24 year.
Students dressed their best to walk the red carpet into the Mercedes Edwards Theatre, watched a selection of performances of musical numbers, honored the graduating theater stu-dents and cheered on the award winners. And the Danny goes to:

Musical Category:
n Best Lead Performer in a Male Role: Mitchell Henderson, Buchanan High
n Best Lead Performer in a Female Role: Katelyn McGary, Buchanan and Ella Lev, Clovis North High
n Best Supporting Performer in a Male Role: Zachary Taylor, Clovis East High
n Best Supporting Performer in a Female Role: Madyson Wright, Buchanan
n Best Featured Performer in a Male Role: Holic Oliquiano, Clovis East
n Best Featured Performer in a Female Role: Taylor Shapiro, Clovis North
n Best Overall Musical: Hello Dolly, Bu-chanan

‰ BOARD BRIEFS

Play Category:
n Best Lead Performer in a Male Role: Eli Fisher, Clovis High
n Best Lead Performer in a Female Role: Jordan Paramo, Clovis West High
n Best Supporting Performer in a Male Role: Kalos Cluff, Buchanan and Jonathan Silva, Clovis
n Best Supporting Performer in a Female Role: Avery Chevalier, Clovis West
n Best Featured Performer in a Male Role: Jackson Bowman, Clovis West

n Best Featured Performer in a Female Role: Gracie Sperling, Clovis West
n Best Overall Drama: 12 Angry Jurors, Clovis East
Technical Awards:
n Mercedes Edwards Theatre Awards: Kimberly Krebs and Jocelyn Olmos-Ro-driguez

n Performing Arts Center Awards: Nisha Patel and Zakiya Cosby
n Dan Husak Scholarship: Jocelyn Olmos-Rodriguez
Outstanding Ensemble Members: n Kailyn Sanders, Clovis East

n Gracie Sperling, Clovis West n Ashlyn Blackburn, Clovis
n Sophie Schwebach, Buchanan n Khari Somerville, Clovis North

By Kelly Avants
CUSD Chief Communications Officer

May 22
The Governing Board heard the year-end report from the Inter-School Council, which is made up of leadership students from all CUSD high schools who provide student input on topics such as off-campus lunch or dress code and share about student ac-tivities.
In other action, the board: n Appointed Shawn Van-
Wagenen to the position of General Counsel effective July 1, replacing Maiya Yang who is retiring.
n Received the written re-port on the Annual Local Con-trol Accountability Plan for Clovis Unified School District and Clovis Online School

Summary Report.
n Adopted the CUSD 2024-27 Strategic Plan.
n Approved the 2025-26 school year calendar and re-visions to AR No. 6112 – School Day Starting and End-ing Times.
n Adopted Resolution No. 3989 authorizing Clovis Un-ified School District and its appointed representatives to file modernization and/or new construction applications for eligibility and funding under the School Facility Program (SFP) with the Ofice of Public School Construction (OPSC). May 8

At the May 8 meeting, board members voted to name the intermediate school on the Terry P. Bradley Educa-tional Center after well-known civil servant and Clovis Un-

ified graduate Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez. (See Page 3 for more.)
In other action, the board: n Announced the appoint-
ment of Casey Olson to the position of Principal of the Clovis Community Day School, effective July 1.
n Accepted the annual Third Quarter Financial Re-port, as submitted.
n Awarded construction and equipment bids for cam-pus security improvements Phase 2 at various locations in the district and for pave-ment maintenance projects at various sites.
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Governing Board will be July 17 at 1680 David E. Cook Way in Clovis. The open session of the meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. Com-plete minutes, agendas and videos of meetings are available online at cusd.com.

SWIM & DIVE:
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Girls 200 yard Medley
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Hannah Marinovich,
TRACK & FIELD
SPORTS

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Clovis athletes winners in spring sports

Elementary Champions

Elementary athletes from around Clovis Unified finished strong in their spring sports, and many went on to compete in the district championships. n In boys volleyball, Cole Elementary captured first place. In softball, it was Rea-gan Elementary earning the championship spot. And in baseball, co-champions were Dry Creek, Woods, Maple Creek and Fugman elemen-
tary schools.
n For track and field, Mickey Cox Elementary

won with an overall team score of 120 points. Mickey Cox Elementary's girls team also

took first place in the rankings, with 80 points. The gold medal for boys teams went to Red Bank Elementary with a score of 102 points.

League winners
At the intermediate school and high school level, league champions emerged following a robust season of competition. The following are the results: n CIAL (Clovis Interme-

diate Athletic League): 7th grade baseball, Alta Sierra; 8th grade baseball, Alta, Clark, Kastner; 7th grade softball, Alta, Reyburn; 8th grade soft-ball, Alta Sierra; 7th grade boys volleyball, Reyburn; 8th grade boys volleyball, Granite Ridge; boys tennis, Granite Ridge; boys golf, Clark; boys swimming, Granite Ridge; girls swimming, Alta Sierra, Granite Ridge; boys track and field, Alta Sierra; girls track and field, Alta Sierra; bad-minton, Granite Ridge, Rey-burn.
n TRAC (Tri-River Ath-letic Conference): baseball, Clovis West; boys track and field, Buchanan; girls track and field, Buchanan; boys vol-leyball, Clovis; boys golf, Clo-vis North; boys swimming, Clovis North; girls swimming, Clovis West; boys tennis, Clo-vis East, Clovis North; girls badminton, Clovis East; soft-ball, Central.

Best in California! The Clovis West girls 200	Other district athletes who

medley relay team and a Clovis	placed in the Top 5 are: North track athlete won first
place in the state finals in their
CIF State Swimming and Div-
Relay: Clovis West, 5th
respective sports! The 2024	Relay:Clovis West, 1st place ing Championships and the          n Girls 200 yard Freestyle 2024 CIF State Track and Field
Championships were held in
and the home crowd had lots
Clovis Unified venues in May,	Clovis West, 3rd; Ellie Fitz-to cheer about!	gerald, Clovis North, 5th
The Golden Eagles relay
team made up of Hailey Ma-	n Boys Shot Put: McKay rinovich, Hannah Marino-     Madsen, Clovis North, 1st; vich, Audrey Hill and Sophia     Brayden Bitter, Clovis North, Oka-Fedder touched the wall     2nd
first at the Clovis West Olym-          n Boys Discus: McKay pic Swim Complex.                    Madsen, Clovis North, 1st; The Broncos’ McKay     Derek Smith, Buchanan, 2nd Madsen won not one but two          n Boys Long Jump:Harold
gold medals for his efforts in	Duvall, Clovis East, 5th
shot put and discus at Veterans	n Girls 4x400 Meter Relay: Memorial Stadium, and his     Clovis North, 5th
Clovis North boys team	n Girls 4x800 Meter Relay: earned second place overall     Buchanan, 3rd; Clovis in the state meet.                        North, 5th

Scholarship revealed Ava Mirelez, a soccer player from Clovis North High,

is the recipient of the 2024 Rene Errotabere Scholarship, named after a beloved Clovis Unified administrator who died in 2004. The memorial tribute was set up to honor Errotabere's never-give-up attitude, and it is presented yearly to a student athlete who has been found to be excellent in mind, body and spirit by a committee made up of the namesake's family and co-workers.
Also celebrated as finalists were: Sveva Sweeney, Clovis High, softball; Karma Pugh, Buchanan High, wrestling; Mayezie Loggins, Clovis West High, water polo and swim and dive; Albert Adams, Clovis East High, wrestling.

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