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Mosquito, FRESNO, CA CUSD Today in theClovis/Fresno area in2013and PERMIT NO. 398 idential community intheregion. has now res- spread throughout every This mosquito differsfrom thenative by Ron Webb. Page 10 Unified thisyear. that arefun activities being offered inClovis DISTRICTWIDE Summer schoolprograms offered Signup now andsummer foracademicprograms plant production includingplanting, lvsUiidSho itit—WEECAATRCUT!Volume 20, No. 10 Clovis Unified — SchoolDistrict WHERE CHARACTER COUNTS! Page Page 6 follow uson of theGoverning Board.of treated to abreakfast by served andmembers administrators met atthedistrict’s Transportation Yard where were they alongon their routes, them foraride ilies with andallthen School Bus Drivers Dayof in April. Many drivers brought fam- theschool bushe drives acelebration thefeatures during of of Unified’sClovis Michael Thaleeshows hisdaughter some Ariel appreciation Bus driver be honored inthefall. SPORTS inductees named inductees Athletic HallofFame Seven people andtwo teams will Photo specialto Page 7 Page CUSD Today . Stadium 7:30 p.m., Veterans Memorial p.m., Veterans Memorial Stadium dium 7:30 p.m., Veterans Memorial Sta- Theatre tion, wards Theatre School wards Theatre We you! are soproud of district. graduates. Congratulations upcoming ceremonies throughout the school forseveral thousandstudents at pletion of cation 7:30 p.m., LamonicaStadium Lamonica Stadium graduation dates Class of2018 June 7–Buchanan High June 6–Clovis West High, June North 5–Clovis High June 4– Alternative Educa- June Online 2–Clovis May High, 30–Clovis UnifiedClovis celebrate thesuccessful will com- June 2--Clovis Adult Edu- May EastHigh, 31–Clovis that you share your will me. answers with relates to your family’s own experience and Ihope VISION ‘Be theDifference’ ... Are We? TM 7 p.m., Mercedes Edwards I encourage you to reflect onthisquestion asit , 11a.m., Mercedes Ed- , 1:30p.m., Mercedes Ed- and at Governing Board. Thoseare: aimsasdetermined bythree the strategic services, organized around Unified’s Clovis LCAP, which includesover 40actionsand ments helpedshapethisyear’s proposed online atwww.cusd.com. May.the monthof in apubliccomment throughout period the community are invited to participate this year’s LCAP update, andmembersof Unified’s Clovis development of budget. for familiesto bedirectly involved inthe bespent.will It alsoprovides anopportunity Local Control Funding Formula resources Educationto explain how of Department Youth andhomelessstudentpopulations. Learners,pecially focusingonEnglish Foster theentire studentbody,at theneedsof es- April. Thisyear’s proposed LCAP looked community about whathelpsstudentssuc- site hasengagedinconversations the with student success. spending inareas mosteffective atboosting ents, studentsandemployees to target (LCAP), acollaborative between par- effort Local Control and Accountability Plan thedistrict’sous thaninthedevelopment of students.for ALL to maximize achievementall inaneffort ourschools – with community partners theirteachers, with students partner the schools. dollars to make adifference inourlocal isusingstatelooks athow thedistrict ment of comple- blog the video Today Minutes their emailinbox forthenext editionof CUSD Today comment open for LCAP will ➤ dents. ➤ Comments: In total, 1,983community membercom- LCAP thedraft A copy isavailable of UnifiedClovis isinthefinalphases of The LCAP isrequired from theCalifornia Over thelastfourmonths, each school Nowhere more obvi- isthispartnership – Education isallaboutpartnerships UnifiedClovis parents shouldwatch ■ www.cusd.com proposed LCAP. comment onthe To review or Please see Maximizing achievement for ALL stu- , CUSD Today CUSD.COM 2 MINUTES Trending topics ineducation forstudents, parents andcommunity. LCAP, 7:30 p.m., , 7:30 Page 8 Page , which thismonth ings in January and inJanuary ings Committee atmeet- LCAP Advisory thedistrict’sof than 300members length by themore was discussedat ceed. Thisfeedback , May 2018 Today Page 5 Page 2 Page 2 CUSD Today May 2018 May 2018 CUSD Today Page 3 Nothing says grandparents like freshly baked cinnamon rolls CUSD Today

Dry Creek Elementary smelled like a Cinnabon shop recently as more than 1,000 freshly baked cinnamon rolls greeted students and their grandparents at the school’s Grandparent’s Day Breakfast. The free event where chil- dren shared time and a treat with their grandparents was a way for the school to thank these special members of the family for all that they do, said Principal Aaron Cook. “Today, Photo special to CUSD Today. we see more Photo special to CUSD Today. Latino artist Gonzalo Plascencia discusses the meaning behind his murals of Mexican/Chi- and more Freshly baked cinnamon rolls filled the tables at Dry Creek El- cano history. grandpar- ementary for the Grandparent’s Day Breakfast. Above, Dan- ents after ielle Brown, right, enjoys a moment with her grandmother Latino Student Success Conference school pick- Bonnie Brown. ing up their Our grandparents are active Dry Creek parent and promotes culture, pursuit of dreams grandchil- supporters, cheerleaders and Barb’s Cakery owner Debbie dren from donors in assisting us to go Pallotta worked through the CUSD Today school, watching them com- above and beyond for our night baking the rolls, with pete in sports or other co- students. Grandparent’s Day a group of Dry Creek teach- The Fifth Annual Clovis Unified Latino curricular activities, and we Breakfast is a thank you to ers, cheerleaders, student Student Success Conference in April was hear how they help complete them for everything they a big success, with more than 700 students after school homework, too. do,” Cook said. ➤ Please see Rolls, Page 10 packed in the Performing Arts Center and multiple gyms at Clovis North Edu- cational Center. The day featured speakers, a college and career fair, entertainment and workshops. Upon arrival, students were greeted in the foyer to the sounds of the Clovis High Marimba Band, which set the stage for the day. In the theater, students were amazed by violinist Patrick Contreras Photo special to CUSD Today. with his Latin rock and upbeat style. He More than 700 students from throughout dazzled students and staff, even jumping the district participated in the Latino Stu- atop the narrow concrete half-wall in the dent Success Conference. audience arena, all the while continuing to play his violin. by Plascencia for their schools. The keynote speaker was Clovis High “The conference committee thought alum and ABC Channel 30 reporter Aman- it would be a good idea to contribute da Venegas, who spoke about overcoming these gifts to high schools to assist schools barriers and keeping one’s hope alive. in promoting a culturally relevant educa- The planning committee wanted to show- tional environment for all students,” said case a Clovis Unified graduate “to display CUSD Coordinator of Community Rela- to students they too can be a star”, said tions Saul Salinas. Richard Delgado, Conference Chairman. The second and third rotations involved The conference had a three-session ro- students meeting community mentors tation for students, which were about 45 where over 100 local business, health and minutes long. The first rotation was a community partners shared their expertise cultural workshop with national Latino with students. Local colleges and agencies artist Gonzalo Plascencia who shared his were also available to motivate and provide many paintings. His work was well received valuable information to students. and every student received a poster that The event ended with CUSD student they could have signed by the artist. In talent being showcased on stage and food addition, each high school principal re- was given to students with the generous ceived three different autographed posters support of Guadalajara Restaurant. Page 4 CUSD Today May 2018 VISION May 2018 CUSD Today Page 5 ‘Be the Difference’ … are we? By Eimear O’Farrell, Ed.D. “It not only makes me so happy, Unified. that “In Clovis Unified, every em- for students, but also go above and Superintendent but sets a wonderful example of a On April 24, I helped serve break- ployee is an educator,” and told beyond to write letters of recom- person with exceptional character fast to our 150 transportation de- her how grateful I am that our bus mendation and nominations for showing GREAT caring qualities partment employees to celebrate drivers look for that educational scholarships, often on their own I N mid- for my students,” the teacher Bus Driver Appreciation Day. One opportunity every day as they trans- time, so that our students have the April,I two of our shared. I couldn’t agree more! of our drivers made a point to seek port close to 4,000 students safely best possible options as they set elementary Each day, as I talk to people me out and share her family’s story. to and from school. out for the post-secondary chapter schools lost pow- around our district, I hear dozens She enthusiastically pulled out her Just the night before I had heard of their lives. It touched my heart er because of a of stories like this one about the phone showing me a photo of her other similar stories while accom- that each student had invited one mechanical fail- Clovis Unified “experience.” Some daughter in kindergarten and then panying my niece to an academic educator who had played an im- ure. Our team of of these stories are shared with me proudly shared another of that awards dinner. Each year our grad- portant role in their educational electricians and in my role as superintendent, others same daughter at Point Loma Uni- uates are accepted into the nation’s journey, and I saw teachers, coun- maintenance em- Eimear O’Farrell, relate to my experiences as a parent, versity where she now attends on a top universities and earn millions selors and coaches from kinder- ployees jumped Ed.D. and yet others as a member of our full ride scholarship. “Clovis Unified of dollars in scholarships as a result garten through 12th grade, who into action to ad- larger community. While the stories teachers, coaches and mentors de- of their perseverance, and also the cared deeply about these students dress the issue, but quickly learned are varied, they have one thing in serve the credit for getting my work of counselors, teachers, coach- all sharing in the celebration of that one of the needed replacement common: they reflect the reality daughter to where she is now,” she es and others. These educators not their success. parts was not available locally. Pow- of our families’ experiences in Clovis shared emotionally. I reminded her only provide great opportunities The week before, I dropped by er would be out for an extended a “site visit” that members of the period of time while school re- Fresno County Office of Education mained in session. had scheduled in recognition of The day after the power outage, two of our employees who were I heard a story from one of our named finalists in their Educator teachers about Justin, one of our of the Year Awards program. The electricians. Justin was on site to visit was designed to allow judges help with the repair and heard a to experience the work of these fi- teacher voicing concern about her nalists in their own environment, incubator filled with 40 eggs she and hear more about how they go was using to bring science alive above and beyond for students. (literally) to her second-grade stu- This particular visit was to learn dents. With the power out, the in- more about Mike Olenchalk, the cubator was too cold and the chicks director of Sierra Outdoor School inside the eggs might not survive. (SOS). The judges were pressed for Justin immediately offered to time and couldn’t travel the three find a generator so the incubator hours needed to reach our science temperature could remain consis- school in Sonora, but they certainly tent, and within 10 minutes had wanted to gain insight into Mike’s relocated it to an area of the campus accomplishments and contributions that had power. The next morning, to the education of the many stu- shortly after the teacher arrived at dents who attend SOS annually. school (where the power had been Upon hearing about Mike’s fi- restored overnight thanks to another nalist status a few days prior, some employee who drove eight hours of our administrative assistants and roundtrip to find that part not our grounds crew quickly trans- available locally), Justin arrived formed a meeting room at the dis- with the incubator in hand. trict office into a “real-life forest” Worried that repair work would Photo special to CUSD Today. so the judges could experience the again disrupt power, he had care- A form takes place as a Clovis Adult School student demonstrates pottery-making skills during the Clovis learning environment that Mike fully transported the incubator to Community Education ArtHop. Many media of art were on display as were the musical and dancing talents shares with his students every day. our warehouse overnight so the of the adult-school students. Employees who work at SOS rushed chicks would be protected and then to compile interviews with com- driven out of his way back to the munity members, employees, stu- school to bring the incubator back. dents and visiting teachers who Justin wanted to be sure that the “Creativity is contagious. Pass it on.” have been positively impacted by educational experience of witness- Mike and who wanted to share a ing those chicks being born was ALBERT EINSTEIN, THEORETICAL PHYSICIST video story with the judges. And, not compromised in any way for our second-graders. ➤ Please see Difference, Page 8 Community focuses on mental health wellness By Marta Obler, M.D. have on reducing the stigma around mental illness and en- time to review the warning signs of someone who may be Mental Health Chief Kaiser Permanente Fresno courage more in our community to seek help. suffering with a mental health condition. Some include: As part of Kaiser Permanente’s commitment to Total ■ Confused thinking The Clovis community was Health – mind, body and spirit – we launched a “Find ■ Prolonged sadness or irritability in shock after four Clovis Uni- Your Words” campaign two years ago to get the country ■ Ongoing fears, worries and anxieties fied students took their own talking about mental illness and raise awareness. We believe ■ Withdrawing from friends and family lives during the 2016-17 school by sharing stories of people successfully managing their ■ Changes in eating or sleeping habits year. mental health conditions and issues, we can erase that ■ Strong feelings of anger These tragic deaths left many stigma and people will have the courage to seek help. ■ Not being able to cope with daily activities searching for answers and Kaiser Permanente wants people to know that treatment ■ Suicidal thoughts brought attention to the need does work. That same message is being spread in our ■ Alcohol or drug use for more awareness around sui- schools, too. Early intervention is key. Recognizing when someone is cide prevention and interven- A new state law – Assembly Bill 2246 – requires schools suffering and encouraging that person to ask for help is a tion. Students, parents and to have programs around suicide prevention and intervention big first step. teachers needed resources to for grades 7-12. The Comprehensive Wellness Committee Talking with a teacher, counselor, coach, faith-based help them cope and talk about this difficult topic. began looking for ways to address suicide prevention and leader or even a friend can make a difference. The national Many of us know someone who has taken his or her raise awareness about suicide and other mental health suicide prevention hotline is also available 24 hours a day, own life. And yet, it’s not something many people feel issues plaguing students. seven days a week. You can reach someone at 1-800-273- comfortable talking about. Some believe there is a stigma A shift is already taking place. 8255. and shame associated with having a mental health condition Many community partners – including the National Al- that prevents them from seeking help. More trained professionals are available at every school liance on Mental Illness (NAMI) www.nami.org - are also Work is now being done within the Clovis Unified site to help students suffering with mental illness. Peer a good resource for those who may be suffering or know School District to change that. counselors are talking with their fellow students. Classroom someone who is. Those who are dealing with a mental The district quickly responded and formed a Compre- curriculum around social-emotional wellness is being health issue or having thoughts of suicide may feel isolated hensive Wellness Committee to address suicide prevention offered and guest speakers are sharing some of their own and alone. in our schools. District officials, high school students, struggles with mental health issues. We must let them know we care. And that help is avail- community members, and medical providers are all at the But we still have more work to do. able. table. This effort is making a difference and helping to We need to continue talking openly about suicide and This is not an issue for the schools to tackle alone. address suicide and other mental health issues in our com- encourage those who are suffering to seek help. We need As a community, we need to understand there are ways munity. more mental health professionals to treat people in our to help our youth who may feel their problems are too big community. And we need to combat the stigma that persists to overcome. Recognize the warning signs. Make sure you A shift is taking place around mental illness. The nation’s suicide rate is the highest it’s been in 30 are talking to your children, friends and neighbors about It’s time to stop speaking in whispers about suicide, de- suicide prevention. years and suicide is now the second leading cause of death pression, bipolar disorder, anxiety and other mental health among people aged 15-24. A recent study by the American It may not be an easy conversation to have. But it’s an conditions. Just like physical health conditions, these are important one that could save someone’s life. Academy of Pediatrics found that at least 1 in 5 children real illnesses that can and should be treated. q experiences a mental health condition during childhood or adolescence. Asking for help Dr. Marta Obler is the Chief of Mental Health at Kaiser As the Mental Health Chief at Kaiser Permanente Fresno We need our youth to know they are not alone and en- Permanente Fresno. She is a member of the Clovis Unified and a member of Clovis Unified’s Comprehensive Wellness courage them to seek help. School District Comprehensive Wellness Committee and a Committee, I know the importance these discussions can May is Mental Health Awareness month, and a good member of the Fresno County Mental Health Board.

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For more in- Registration forms are currently the corner and Clovis Unified has formation, visit clovisrec.com or available at school sites and in the several opportunities for kids to call 327-9225. Child Development Department, enjoy a variety of activities. Whether 1735 David E. Cook Way in Clovis. that is taking a two-hour class twice Summer Fun Enrollment is based on a first come a week learning about “Pirates, The Summer Fun program, co- first served basis as some of our Ninjas and Knights!” or joining a ordinated by Clovis Adult Educa- locations fill quickly. weeklong half-day camp playing tion, offers a variety of classes for More information can be found sports and making crafts, students children ages 4 to 13. The program at www.cusd.com/child-developm- can have fun learning with other is open to all students in this age ent-about/ campus-club/ or by call- kids. range, regardless of their home dis- ing 327-9160. The following district programs trict. Summer Fun classes will run are offered: Monday through Thursday, June CART Summer Summer Arts and 18 to July 19, from 8 a.m. to 2:20 Academy Sports Camp p.m. at Granite Ridge Intermediate CART – the Center for Advanced School. Most classes are $115 and Research and Technology that is a CUSD’s Sports and Recreation meet twice a week for two hours. joint project of Clovis and Fresno Department offers the Summer Students can take one class or mul- way for young teenagers who want either Mondays and Wednesdays unified school districts – offers a Arts and Sports Camp 2018, a fun- tiple classes. to get a job but do not have enough from 8 a.m. to 2:20 p.m., or Tues- Summer Academy for children who filled, five-week summer program, The program offers a variety of experience. days and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to will be in fourth through seventh consisting of games, sports, physical classes like adventure, arts, crafts, Kelly Peterson, program spe- 2:20 p.m. grade in the fall. The one-week activities, performing and visual computer, cooking, foreign lan- cialist for Community Education, The program fee is $205. session is from 8 to 11:30 a.m. June arts, weekly field trips and more. guage, math, music, drama, reading, said as an employer, she has received For more information, call Clo- 11 to 15 at CART, 2555 Clovis Ave., Sessions are taught by credentialed writing, science, sports, dance and hundreds of applications from vis Community Education at 327- Clovis. teachers and qualified specialists. much more. Some of the new classes teenagers looking to be Summer 2880 or visit www.cloviscommu- Students will be enrolled in a The program is for students this year include: Around the World Fun aides. “We really have to choose nityed.com. hands-on learning lab. Choices this currently in transitional kinder- Adventures, Chinese, The Art of carefully whose applications and year are: Builders Workshop, CSI garten through sixth grade. The Disney, Improv, Jedi Training, and interviews stand out,” she said not- Campus Club Forensics, Cybersecurity, Game De- camp will be held at Clark Inter- Pirates, Ninjas and Knights…Oh ing that the Jr. Staffer Program will Every summer, CUSD’s Campus sign, Mini-Med School, Movie Mag- mediate School, Monday-Friday, 8 My! teach students these invaluable Club program not only provides ic, Optical Illusions and Robotics. Course catalogs are currently tools. care for students of working parents The academy costs $199 before available at CUSD elementary In the Jr. Staffer Program, stu- but also it enriches the lives of stu- June 5, and $250 after that date. schools, at Clovis Adult Education dents will learn how to build a re- dents through expanded learning The fee includes a T-shirt. and at www.cloviscommunity sume based on their volunteer or opportunities. Campus Club’s sum- For more information or to reg- ed.com. extracurricular activities. They will mer program will run for nine ister, visit www.cart.org or call 248- For more information, visit clo- learn tips and tricks for mastering weeks, June 13 to Aug. 9, from 7 7400. viscommunityed.com, call 327- the all-important first interview. a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through 2880 or email informationsum- Kids will learn the importance of Friday, at six elementary schools: Summer Public Swim [email protected]. The catalog the first impression, a strong hand- Century, Copper Hills, Freedom, Designated Clovis Unified swim- may be viewed at http://cloviscom- shake, and looking someone in the Gettysburg, Maple Creek and ming pools will be open to the munityed.com/de/summer-2018/. eye when you speak to them. They Woods. public this summer. Summer Fun’s Jr. will practice filling out job appli- Summer Campus Club provides Clovis High and Clovis West: 1 cations and write letters of intro- students with an outlet to explore to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays Staffer Program duction. and learn while having fun. Activ- and Thursdays from June 19 to What happens to the teenager Students in the program will ities such as arts and crafts, recre- July 26; pools will be closed June that is too young to get a job and get hands-on work experience that ation, cooking and educational sci- 27, July 3-5 and July 18. too old for Summer Fun? The an- they can add to their resume as ence projects let kids have fun and Clovis High and Buchanan: 1 swer: Summer Fun’s Jr. Staffer Pro- they will spend part of their day learn. There is optional swimming to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesday gram! Summer Fun is offering this shadowing Summer Fun aides and opportunities at CUSD pools Tues- and Thursdays from July 31 to Aug. special program for kids that have assisting in the classrooms. days through Thursdays. There are 2. “graduated” from Summer Fun The Jr. Staffer Program runs also field trips planned that include Day usage fee is $3 for adults and are 13 to 16 years old. It is a June 18 to July 19 and is available the Fresno Chaffee Zoo, InnovED, and $2 for children 12 and younger. 2018 academic summer school programs offered CUSD Today will attend Alta Sierra Intermediate this meaningful and engaging instruction for been enrolled in school less than 12 months. summer. Students who are currently enrolled essential skills in English and/or math. In- Instructional strategies will focus on foun- Several academic programs of coursework at Clovis East and Clovis High will attend struction is focused on meeting the needs dation literacy skills with an emphasis on are offered in Clovis Unified during the Reyburn Intermediate. These sites provide of students and providing targeted instruction oral language development. summer. For more information on any of in-class instruction, independent study and designed to support student learning. Intermediate Leadership the following programs, contact your local the online Edgenuity program. Summer academic programs for students school site. High school students living near Pinedale in grades 1 to 6 will be held at the following Academy—Grades 6-8 High school session and Nelson elementary schools can partic- sites: The Intermediate Leadership Academy ipate in the Independent Study Satellite ■ Buchanan Area students will attend summer school program is for recently Clovis Unified’s High School Summer Program at Pinedale Elementary. Tarpey Elementary. completed grades 6-8 students. It is designed School 2018 will offer coursework through Due to the highly impacted courses and ■ Clovis Area students will attend Jef- to provide authentic instruction and appli- in-class and independent study courses. The short duration of the summer session, strict ferson Elementary. cation of learned skills as well as leadership in-class programs will be from June 18 to discipline and attendance policies are en- ■ Clovis East Area students will attend training. Reading, writing and math will be July 26, with instructional days Mondays forced daily. In order for a student to receive Boris Elementary. embedded in the curriculum. Admission to ■ through Thursdays. Summer school sites credit for a summer school course, he or Clovis North Area students will attend the Intermediate Leadership Academy is will be closed Fridays as well as on July 4. Mountain View Elementary. based upon performance assessment, she must attend the entire summer school ■ The Independent Study Program will be in session and not miss more than one day of Clovis West Area students will attend teacher/counselor recommendation and par- session from June 12 to July 25, meeting on instruction. One absence is permitted. On Pinedale Elementary. ent consent. Tuesdays or Wednesdays of each week. the second absence of a semester class, the Accelerated English 8th Grade Math Academy The purpose of the summer session for student will be dropped from the summer Language Academy grades 9-12 is two-fold. First, the summer school program. For current eighth-grade students, this session provides high school students with To register or receive more information, The Elementary and Intermediate Ac- academy offers a non-traditional math ex- the opportunity for “credit-recovery” to students must meet with their high school celerated English Language Academy will perience designed to put students on a path master the essential elements of incom- counselors. be held at Miramonte Elementary. The pro- for success in high school math courses. In- plete/failed courses. Summer school may gram is offered to students who have recently struction is designed to be engaging and also be used as “original credit” for selected Elementary summer school completed grades 1-8. The academy is de- interactive. The academy will be held at courses when students meet specific eligibility Elementary summer school programs signed to provide a fun and active learning Alta Sierra and Reyburn, in session from criteria that provide an open space for an are offered for students who have recently opportunity that accelerates students’ English June 18 to July 26. Instructional days are impacted class schedule for students to take completed grades 1 to 6. The session runs language, reading, writing, speaking and Monday through Thursday. an additional class the following school from June 18 to July 12, with instructional listening skills through flexible and dynamic year. If a student meets the criteria, high days Mondays through Thursdays. All sum- activities. Student attendance is emphasized Transportation school counselors will enroll the student mer school sites will be closed Fridays and throughout the program. Admission is based Transportation to summer school sites into summer school during the registration on July 4 and 5. upon English learner classification and is available to students. Visit www.cusd.com/ process. The summer school programs for ele- parent consent. summer-schoool/ for a list of summer trans- Students who are currently enrolled at mentary and intermediate grades are de- Both sites will also be holding a New- portation bus schedules available at the end Buchanan, Clovis North and Clovis West signed to provide students with targeted, comer’s Program for students who have of May. SPORTS May 2018 CUSD Today Page 7

Clovis West’s Shipley CUSD athletes sign letters of intent named ‘Model Coach’ Twenty-eight senior stu- dent-athletes in Clovis Uni- Clovis West girls golf coach Ken fied schools signed Letters Shipley has been named a 2018 CIF of Intent during National Model Coach. He is one of only two Signing Day in April to play Clovis Unified coaches to have been their sport with colleges honored with the award in CIF’s 17 across the nation. years of presenting it. Wearing their future-col- The award is designed to recognize lege’s apparel, athletes were coaches who have served as positive celebrated at ceremonies with role models in their schools and com- proud parents, coaches and munities, and who have shown character traits of friends cheering them on. pursuing victory with honor, according to CIF’s web- While some students will site. stay local and become Fresno Shipley, who worked for the University of Nevada State Bulldogs, others are and Fresno State, has been coaching the Golden Eagles heading away to play for for 11 years. In that time, the team has won 11 TRAC schools including Air Force championships; 10 Northern Area championships; and Academy, University of Ore- Photo special to CUSD Today. nine Central Section Valley titles. This past season, the gon and Pepperdine. Five athletes from Clovis East sign letters of intent to play their sport at the collegiate level. team was undefeated in league play. They won the TRAC, Buchanan High Northern Area and Valley championships, with their Morgan Polley, golf, CSU ington University in Saint R.J. Bernal, baseball, Fres- Clovis West High victory at Valleys by 64 strokes. Long Beach Louis no Pacific University Aya Enkoji, golf, California “This award is an incredible honor,” said Shipley. “It Crystal Valtierra, water Tiffiny Jones, cross coun- Alyssa Destasio, track, Cal Baptist University is very special to have others feel like I have done a polo, University of Hawaii try/track and field, CSU State Northridge Madeline Letterman, vol- special job with our young people.” Monterey Bay Sydney Fox, track, Fresno Clovis North High leyball, The Master’s Univer- Shipley began coaching as a result of his daughter Savanna Meinert, volley- State Evan Belli, water polo, sity Jennifer’s passion for golf. He had played golf for many ball, California State Poly- Hayden Hansen, track, Chapman University Charlie Sawyer, cross years and when Jennifer was young, he took her to the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Helen Harris, swim, Biola technic University, Pomona country/track and field, driving range with him. She was good and wanted to Spencer Heimerdinger, University Miles Olson, volleyball, Colorado Christian Univer- learn to play competitive golf. She turned into a standout basketball, Fresno Pacific Hannah Kharazi, water Marymount University sity golfer at Clovis High, helping the team win four Valley Uni versity polo, CSU Monterey Bay Chloe Sharp, track and Briara Robles, track and Championships from 2001-04. Clare Hernandez, track, Michael Jia, swim, Wash- field, Pepperdine University field, Fresno State “Working with Jennifer, and with the pros who American University worked with her, stimulated my interest. Coaching Wyatt Peverill, wrestling, became a great avocation after my career,” he said. Ottawa University In announcing Shipley as one of its 2018 Model Boris kindergarten wrestler wins nationals Evan Rocha, baseball, Coach Award winners, CIF said this of him: “His teams CSU Monterey Bay He may look like any other young, bright-eyed kindergartner, have experienced great success as he continues to challenge Anthony Tolbert, water but Boris Elementary’s Joseph Cervantes is a national champion. his student-athletes and set high expectations every year. polo, Air Force Academy Joseph competed in the Worlds National Wrestling Tournament A patient and an outstanding teacher of golf, Shipley is Tristan Zamilpa, wres - in April in Reno and won first place in the 40-pound 5-6 year- a person of strong moral character and his team’s success tling, Concordia University olds division. The tournament brought more than 3,500 is a direct reflection of his talent as a coach and a per- Clovis High wrestlers from 40 states. It is considered one of the premier son.” wrestling tournaments of its kind. Shipley said he is very proud of his Clovis West Oscar Rubalcava, soccer, Joseph had earlier in the year captured the State Champi- golfers. “Our girls are dedicated and they work hard on Biola University onship and the Central Valley Championship. He has been se- the right things to achieve success. They also know that Andrew Scherf, track and lected to the 2018 California All-Star Team, and is ranked first a team involves working together, and that teams can field, University of Oregon in the nation for his division. accomplish things that individuals cannot achieve.” Clovis East High Said his father Joe Cervantes, “Wrestling teaches commitment, Shipley was given the choice of when to have the Jared Aguilar, baseball, dedication and hard work-ethic. It teaches life lessons. We award presented, and he chose Clovis West’s Athletic Fresno Pacific University cannot wait for Joseph to represent Boris Elementary, but he Excellence Night later in May. Why? Because he wanted Caitlyn Jimenez, golf, still has a long way before he gets to the fourth grade (the age the team there. “The girls and their families are truly Providence Christian Col- when students can compete for the school).” part of this award.” lege Joseph recently brought his very large trophy to class for Clovis High cross country coach Rob Brenner received Gavin Lane, swim, Okla- show and tell. the award in 2007. homa Christian University 2018 CUSD Athletic Hall of Fame inductees named n teams that hale from Clovis Unified. n McKay Christensen was a member of four section championship 7 people, 2 teams will This year’s inductees will be celebrated Decade: 1990’s teams. Hastrup earned a scholarship to be honored in fall in the fall through a variety of events that Clovis West High Auburn and was a three-time NCAA All- culminate with an ESPY-style award cere- McKay Christensen would play eight sea- American. CUSD Today mony held Oct. 27 at the district’s Performing sons in Major League Baseball with the n 1993 Clovis West High Football Arts Center. White Sox, Dodgers and Mets. As a Golden Team He’s a Clovis West star athlete who, fresh The new inductees are: Eagle, he was a star in both football and Clovis West’s 1993 football team went out of high school, was n David Lewis baseball. He was named Northern California undefeated 14-0, were the Central Section not only offered a Decade: Pre 1960’s/1960’s/1970’s Football Player of the Year, CalHi Sports Champion and was ranked No. 8 in the na- college football Clovis High Mr. California Baseball and CalHi Sports tion by USA Today. scholarship, but David Lewis starred in football and bas- California Athlete of the Year. He was offered n 1994 Buchanan High Girls Cross also was picked ketball as a Cougar. He earned a scholarship a football scholarship to Brigham Young Country first-round in to Stanford where he was an All-Conference University and also was drafted straight out The Buchanan High 1994 girls cross the draft by a quieter back. He was drafted by the New of high school by the Angels as the sixth country team accomplished a first when it professional York Giants and also played for the Bengals. overall pick in the 1994 MLB draft. Chris- became the only cross country team in the baseball team. He led the NFL in punting for two seasons. tensen made a deal with the Angels that al- district to win the state championship. Another is a n Janet Yarbrough lowed him to go on his two-year Mormon n Satoshi “Fibber” Hirayama Buchanan girls vol- Decade: Pre 1960’s/1960’s/1970’s mission to Japan. Doc Buchanan Award leyball coach who created Clovis High n Marian Battles The Doc Buchanan Award is given to an a legacy building the Bears powerhouse A standout track star, Janet Yarbrough Decade: 1990’s/2000’s individual who has made an impact on program. And there is the former teacher was a four-time NYL champion; a section Buchanan High Clovis Unified’s athletics program through and principal, who as a boy was in a Japanese champion in low hurdles and long jump; a Marian Battles established the Buchanan his or her involvement and support with internment camp and would go on to serve state champion in low hurdles; an all-time girls volleyball team as a force to be reckoned athletics. Named after founding Superin- in the U.S. Army and become the first Japan- record holder in low hurdles and long jump with throughout the conference. Under her tendent Floyd “Doc” Buchanan, Ed.D., the ese-American to play baseball in the Japan at DeAnza College; and an all-time record coaching, the Bears won 11 conference titles inaugural award was given posthumously Major League. holder in long jump at Cal Poly San Luis and seven section titles. Her overall game to Buchanan. His Sparthanean philosophy These are among the athletes and friends Obispo. record was 378-83. of developing the best in students in mind, of Clovis Unified sports who will be inducted n Steve Mosher n Kristen Hastrup body and spirit inspired excellence at multiple into the Clovis Unified 2018 Athletic Hall Decade: 1980’s/1990’s/2000’s Decade: 2000’s levels throughout the district, including ath- of Fame later this year. More than 2,000 Clovis West High Clovis West letics. He believed competition, whether ac- nominations were submitted for a Selection Clovis West’s legendary water polo coach Kristen Hastrup was a swimming sensa- ademic or athletic, made students and teach- Committee to consider. In total, seven people Steve Mosher built a powerhouse program tion who set records at Clovis West and ers strive to greater heights. It is his high and two teams were announced in April to in the pool for the Golden Eagles. During later at Auburn University. She was an eight- expectations and standards that set the stage have been chosen to be inducted into the his tenure, Clovis West won 14 section titles time individual section champion and eight- for CUSD’s rich legacy in athletics, and he Hall, which was created three years ago to and 10 runner-up finishes. His overall record time relay section champion; she was a 15- memorialize legendary athletes, coaches and was 795-355-1. time high school All-American; and she ➤ Please see Inductees, Page 8 Page 8 CUSD Today May 2018 BOARD BRIEFS Board recognizes artists, writers, athletes By Kelly Avants exemption from the California Environmental Quality of students. Following the bus drivers’ recognition, six Chief Communication Officer Act (CEQA) related to this study. More information is newly appointed administrators were introduced to the available from the District’s Facilities Department. Governing Board in anticipation of their assumption of The April 25 meeting of the Clovis Unified Governing I Approved all conference requests, fundraisers, student new roles for the 2018-19 school year. Board was highlighted by a celebration of students and trips and voluntary community recreation programs. In other action, the board: employees. I Authorized the placement of a special education I Approved all student trips, conference requests, Student winners of the annual Budget Book Cover student in a non-public school to receive educational notices of completion, change orders, voluntary community Art Contest were recognized, with Ivreese Tong, a ninth- services identified in the individualized educational plan. recreation programs and fundraisers as submitted. grader at Clovis North High, winning the top prize. Her I Authorized the purchase of various supplies and I Ratified the sale/disposal of surplus equipment that artwork will be featured on the cover of the district’s equipment from the National Intergovernmental Pur - was no longer usable by the district. annual budget book. Essayists from across the district chasing Alliance and The Cooperative Purchasing Network I Approved the course “Biotechnology Accelerated were also honored as winners in the annual American to achieve price savings on district purchases using “pig - and Research” to be offered at CART for the 2018-19 Legion Essay Contest. Finally, student athletes from gyback” bids. school year. championship teams were congratulated on their winning I Awarded bids for roofing, general specialties and I Approved an agreement with the New Teacher seasons. The following teams were recognized: HVAC to various multiple-prime contractors, and entered Center to provide professional development for new and I Clovis West High School: Competition Cheer, Com - into a construction management agreement with Mark mentor teachers in the district. petition Pep and Girls Basketball. Wilson Construction for the Clovis West High modern - I Authorized a provisional internship permit for a I Clovis North High School: Competition Pep ization project. teaching candidate to allow for sufficient time to complete I Clovis High School: Intermediate Show Cheer and I Approved a resolution declaring May 2018 Employee additional coursework for a specialized field of study. Individual State Wrestling Champion Seth Nevills Appreciation Month in Clovis Unified to celebrate the I Approved the placement of a Special Education stu - I Buchanan High School: Girls Soccer and Wrestling, contribution of each employee. dent in a non-public school to meet the educational and Individual State Wrestling Champions Anthony I Adopted resolutions recognizing National School needs identified in the student’s Individualized Educational Montalvo and Maximo Renteria Nurses Day on May 9 and School Lunch Hero honoring Plan. In other action, the board: food service employees on May 4. Members of the School I Scheduled a public hearing related to the adoption I Received a written report summarizing the com - Nursing team and members of the district’s Campus of Level I and Level II Facilities (Developer) fees to occur munity/student/parent/employee feedback and recom - Catering team were present to be recognized by the during the next regularly scheduled Governing Board mendations that are being incorporated into the proposed Board for their unsung contributions to our students. meeting on April 25 at 6:45 p.m. 2018-2021 Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) I Awarded bids to two companies for painting at that will be considered by the Board for approval in April 11 Clovis High School and Clovis Elementary School, and June. At the April 11 meeting of the Governing Board, to six companies for various custodial supplies. I Approved an agreement with Comprehensive Youth students from the Boris Elementary School choir enter - I Adopted a resolution declaring April 24 to be School Services to provide support services for the Parent tained those in attendance in a beautiful celebration of Bus Driver Appreciation Day in Clovis Unified to ac - Resource Centers in the Buchanan, Clovis, Clovis East the role of music and arts in education. Under the knowledge and support the important role that bus and Clovis West areas. direction of Rachael Watson, the students performed drivers play in supporting student success. I Renewed an agreement between the Clovis Swim two songs to rousing applause by everyone in the room, K Club and America’s Kids Swim School to partner on including a contingent of district school bus drivers who The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Governing learn to swim lessons for young swimmers. were on-hand to be recognized for safe driving. Board is May 9 at 1680 David E. Cook Way in Clovis. The I Held a hearing to allow for public comment on the Twenty-three bus drivers were honored by the California public portion of the meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. Level I and II Developer Fee Study, and later approved Highway Patrol (CHP) for achieving milestones of acci - Complete minutes and agendas are available for all meetings increasing the fees as proposed. After approving the fees dent-free driving. Officer Victor Taylor of the CHP con - online at www.cusd.com. Video of meetings is also available the board also authorized the filing of a notice of gratulated the drivers for their attentiveness to the safety online for 30 days following each meeting.

LCAP: Budding authors FROM PAGE ONE I Operate with increasing ® Clovis Unified LCAP Timeline efficiency and effectiveness. I Hire, develop, sustain I May 9: Governing Board schedules a Public Hear - and value a high-quality, di - ing and receives LCAP Draft verse workforce. I May 23 : LCAP Public Hearing is held, LCAP Public Over the past few years, comment period ends the LCAP has been an in - I May –June 8: Writing team finalizes CUSD LCAP strumental part in Clovis I June 13: Governing Board receives recommendations Unified launching the Tran - for CUSD LCAP sition Program; boosting Ad - I July 1 : LCAP Due to Fresno Country Office of Edu - vancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) pro - cation grams at the high school, in - I Fall 2018 : Annual Update and LCAP Review termediate and now elemen - tary levels; increasing staff; at-risk students. shape the final 200-page doc - expanding access to co-cur - The LCAP relies on com - ument, which is expected to ricular activities; adding stu - munity engagement through - be reviewed and acted on by dent intervention systems; out the process. This year’s the Governing Board at its plan began taking shape in June meeting. Photo special to CUSD Today . and expanding counseling Tarpey Elementary third-grade students Kenneth Chang, left, and Dyliani Castillo were August when California re - The next edition of 2 Min - services to our students. awarded “Best Animal Diary” for their books modeled after “Diary of a Spider.” Teacher leased the CUSD achievement utes Today , which will arrive The results of these pro - Andrea Jett’s third-grade class wrote animal diaries in first person, using information data. Meetings in January, in your email inbox in mid- grams have significantly in - they learned from nonfiction animal reports. Students read aloud their diary and class - February and March across May, will also focus on what creased achievement levels mates voted for their favorite. of some of the district’s most the district also helped to is new in this year’s LCAP. Inductees: Difference: FROM PAGE 7 FROM PAGE 5 our fellow CUSD employees job. I need to hear those sto - lected for the year: Be the was considered one of Clovis Unified’s when Mike arrived for his recognize it immediately. ries, too, so that we can eval - Difference. The stories I hear teams biggest fans. He regularly attended interview, he brought a small That same care is the key uate and improve the edu - are certainly shape my answer athletic events weekly long after his re- box for each of them with ingredient of our ability to cational experiences we pro - to that question as I think tirement. the “forest” inside – provide an educational ex - vide for our community. And about our electrician, our This year the Doc Buchanan Award pinecones, dirt, and other perience that delivers results. I did hear some stories this bus driver, our groundskeep - will be presented to Satoshi “Fibber” nature items from the school. It is no accident that, despite year, where there is certainly ers, our administrative as - Hirayama, who worked for the district That story is an example being the lowest funded dis - room for improvement, and sistants and all the teachers from 1965 to 1991 as a teacher, principal and admin- of the exceptional regard that trict in the county, our Clovis we have redirected our focus and counselors in the stories istrator. He was the first Japanese-American to play the teachers, students, and Unified students have the on those areas as we work above, as well as the almost baseball for the Japan Major League and was a two- community have for Mike, highest English Language toward delivering on our vi - 6,000 employees who em - time All-Star. The baseball great, who spent three years and the tremendous credi - Arts scores of any large school sion to be America’s bench - brace the opportunity to be in an internment camp as a youngster, was a standout bility he has earned as an district in California, and by mark for excellence in edu - caring difference-makers in baseball and football player at Fresno State. He was educator of integrity and just a fraction, the second cation. I often say that while our district every day. the first three-year All League Baseball Player at Fresno character. highest math scores. It is the we aren’t perfect, we sure Be the Difference … were State and some would argue he was the greatest baseball However, it is also a re - result of a team that gen - are trying to be! we? I encourage you to re - player ever for the Bulldogs. He played for the Saint minder of the care that our uinely cares about each other As I near the end of my flect on this question as it Louis Browns in the minors before being drafted into CUSD family has for each and about its students. first year as Superintendent, relates to your own family’s the Army. During his tenure with Clovis Unified, he other. Care isn’t something And yes, sometimes I hear I find myself pausing to re - experience in Clovis Unified, was an active supporter of athletics. that you can fake. Our chil - stories about situations where flect on whether we have de - and I hope that you will dren, our community and we could have done a better livered on the theme we se - share your answers with me.

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May 2018 CUSD Today Page 9 HONOR FLIGHT

Photo special to CUSD Today. Students at Cole Elementary help unload boxes of books do- nated by the San Joaquin College of Law from a collection drive they held. The books will be shared between Cole and Mountain View elementary schools. Photo special to CUSD Today. Gettysburg Elementary students in Stacy King’s class made drawings and cards for King’s relative Ed Painter who was Annual O’Neill drive selected to participate in the Honor Flight. King’s sisters and mother, also teachers, all had cards to contribute from stu- dents that were given to Painter during a surprise “mail call” aboard the flight. is one for the books Missouri veteran gets special mail from CUSD “I felt like Santa Claus.” That was the sentiment of San Joaquin College of Law Temperance-Kutner ementary, Jenny Herrick, who teaches at Clovis East facilities manager Rick Rodriguez recently when he found Elementary teacher Lin- High and Wendy Cabrales, who teaches special education himself and his truck swarmed by 20 eager Cole Elementary da Reese wanted her students in Wheatland, CA, were more than happy to students as he delivered 529 books from the law school’s cousin in Missouri to help. annual Elizabeth O’Neill Book Drive. know he was special. “Students were enthusiastic and excited to make How eager? When she learned he cards,” King said of asking them if they’d like to partici- Rodriguez said, “I never saw kids fight over wanting to was selected to be a part pate. carry boxes.” of a recent Honor Flight Students signed words like “Thank you for serving The kids’ excitement was exceeded only by that of Cole that takes veterans to our country” and “Your bravery and selflessness is very librarian Carrie Haines. She was able to buy nearly a see the war memorials much appreciated.” thousand books last year, but admits she had “nothing on in Washington D.C., she Reese saw the gratitude expressed in the students’ the bottom shelves at all” throughout the school library. invited her students to cards as especially important because Painter served in Cole split the bounty of books with fellow Title I school, help with a surprise. She the Vietnam War, and like many veterans of this war, Mountain View Elementary. also recruited her daugh- did not experience a warm welcome upon his return In addition to beefing up the shelves, Haines said some ters – and their students Ed Painter home. of the books will go towards a special library for kids on – to help, too. Reese’s two other daughters and their families also home hospice, duplicates will be used to help build classroom Three of Reese’s five daughters are teachers, and they joined the action, making cards with their families and libraries, and even destroyed books will be used for art quickly made it an optional class project to create cards, including them in the package that ultimately contained projects in the Program for the Acquisition of Language drawings and encouraging notes for 71-year-old Ed around 200 notes. and Social Skills (PALS). Painter, Reese’s cousin and her daughters’ second cousin, The Honor Flight is a nonprofit organization dedicated Over the past decade, the O’Neill Drive has delivered that would be given to him during a “mail call” aboard to honoring America’s veterans. They transport selected 3,923 books to Title I elementary schools in Clovis Unified. the flight. men and women to transport to the nation’s capital to Past recipient elementary schools include Boris, Fancher Daughters Stacy King who teaches at Gettysburg El- visit and reflect at the memorials. Creek, Jefferson, Lincoln, Miramonte, Nelson, Pinedale, Sierra Vista, Temperance-Kutner and Weldon. SJCL would like to thank everyone who contributed to Clovis Unified medalists included: among 45 contestants vying for a $3,000 scholarship. this welcome success. – Submitted by Missy McKai Carter/San ■ Anatomy: Center for Advanced Research and Technology Other Clovis Unified students in the Miss Clovis Out- Joaquin College of Law (CART), first and second place; Clovis East, third place. standing Teen competition included Jocelyn Vang, Clovis ■ Auto Technology: Clovis High, first, second and third East; Janelle Rocetes, Clovis East; and Taylor Inouye, Bearcats care for pets place. Buchanan High. Taylor was named first Runner Up and re- Oraze Elementary students collected 835 pounds of pet ■ Biology Skills: CART, second place. ceived a $600 scholarship; she also won the Miss Congeniality food during its recent Paws for Books Book Fair. For every ■ Business Mathematics: CART, first place. award. Joceyln earned second Runner Up and a $200 prize. pound or dollar donated toward the drive, a student earned ■ Construction: Clovis High, first place; Clovis East, There are five phases of the competition: interview, a ticket in a drawing for a $20 gift certificate to Oraze Ele- second place. talent, physical fitness routine, evening wear and on-stage mentary’s annual book fair. ■ Desktop Publishing: CART, third place. question. The pet food was presented to the Halo Café, Fresno ■ Firefighting: Buchanan, second place; Clovis East, County’s pet food pantry that assists families who are third place. CE students place first for video struggling financially to be able to feed their pets. ■ IMAGO (entrepreneurial skills): Clovis East, third Three Clovis East High students won first place at the “Bearcats care,” said Oraze librarian and event organizer place. state level for their video in the Directing Change Compe- Jill Moorhead. “We can help pets by voluntarily donating ■ Logo Design: CART, third place. tition, which focuses on emotional wellness issues. The pet food. Dottie is my pet, and I would do anything for ■ Media-Video: Clovis High, first place. students are seniors Caitlin Luster, June Vang and junior her.” ■ Medical Terminology: CART, third place. Meghan White, and their advisor is Derrick Davis. Moorhead said students learned they can make a ■ Public Speaking: Clovis East, third place. The Directing Change Program and Film Contest’s “pawsative” difference through the collection drive by ■ Sports Medicine: Buchanan, third place. mission is to educate young people about critical health helping low income, elderly and homeless communities ■ Timed Typing: CART, first, second and third place. topics through the medium of film and promote social care for their pets. ■ Web Page Design: CART, third place. justice by changing conversations in schools and communities. It was launched as part of Prop. 63, the Mental Health Clovis Unified kids score well Crown goes to CHS teen Services Act, in 2013. It is designed to engage students in annual Career Skills Challenge Clovis High’s Allee May Her was throughout California to learn about topics of suicide pre- Clovis High’s Women in Construction earned first place crowned the 2018 Miss vention and mental health in an innovative way: a film in Fresno County Office of Education’s annual Career Skills Clovis Outstanding contest. Challenge, and the Cougars’ automotive students swept the Teen in March. Allee Entries are first judged at a regional level, and the top Auto Technology category earning first-, second- and third- won a $1,000 scholar- video then moves on to compete at the state level. The stu- place awards. ship and won Best Tal- dents placed in the category “2018 Through the Lens of Each year approximately 1,300 high school students ent for her violin per- Culture – Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Matters” from around the Valley compete in the challenge held at formance. She will go with their film “Time to Speak Up.” The film is in Hmong, Fresno City College. The event is designed to recognize on to compete in the with English subtitles, and brings up the cultural stigma of and encourage students for their accomplishments in career Miss California Out- Taylor Inouye depression and the need to speak up and to reach out to skills; improve participation in educational programs; and standing Teen held in June at the William BHS, First friends who need help. It can be viewed at http://www.di- boost public support of career technical education. Saroyan Theatre. The 15-year-old will be Runner Up rectchangeca.org/films/#culture. Page 10 CUSD Today May 2018 ➤ ANNOUNCEMENTS

CUSD’s Community Awareness honor in categories such as Best and Health Fair set for May 10 Actor, Best Musical Actor and Best Supporting Actor. No-cost summer Clovis Unified’s alternative education will host its Com- The gala event includes live munity Awareness and Health Fair from 6 to 8 p.m. May 10 performances from each high at Gateway High School, 1550 Herndon Ave., Clovis. More school’s musical, along with spe- breakfast, lunch than 30 agencies will share information, answer questions cial guest presenters that are and provide information about: health insurance and CUSD theater alumni and past program begins June 18 services; youth employment; career opportunities; higher Danny Award recipients. education; drug and alcohol treatment; mental health re- The award is named after for- All children in the Clovis Unified community may sources; nutrition; family support services; and more. mer Clovis Unified teacher and local theater icon Dan take part in the no-cost USDA Summer Breakfast and The free event will also feature giveaways, multi-cultural Pessano. The recipients are determined by a panel of anony- Lunch Program. The program offers a no-cost breakfast entertainment and a talent show, free blood pressure and mous judges who are professionals in the local theater arts and lunch to children 1 to 18 years of age. Anyone over body mass index measurements, a silent auction and food community and are hired as consultants to attend every age 18 can purchase breakfast for $1.75 and lunch for booths. CUSD show of the school year. $3.50. More information is available by calling 327-1800 or The 47th Annual Danny Awards begins at 6:30 p.m. at All meals are served Monday through Thursday in 327-1877. the Mercedes Edwards Theatre with nominees arriving in the cafeterias of Miramonte, Jefferson, Pinedale, Mountain View, Weldon and Tarpey elementary schools; Reyburn CHS performs ‘The Nerd’ in May their glam-wear for entry introductions; the awards show begins inside the theater at 7:30 p.m. Intermediate; and Clovis Community Day School. Clovis High will present the play There is no registration required. Students do not “The Nerd” in the Dan Pessano Theater Parent Academy workshop, May 16 need to attend summer school to take advantage of the later this month. Clovis Unified’s Parent Academy offers free, monthly no-cost meals. The comedy is about ultimate and workshops in the evening on topics that are designed to Meals will not be served on July 4, and at some sites, annoying nerd Rick Steadman unex- help parents become more engaged in their child’s education. will not be available on July 5 (as noted below); meals pectedly dropping into the life of The final workshop of the school year will be “Drug, Al- are not served on Fridays. fellow war veteran Willum Cubbert cohol & Gang Awareness,” on May 16 at the CUSD Profes- Dates and times for the program whose life Steadman saved in Vietnam. sional Learning Center, 362 N. Clovis Ave. in Clovis on the The two never actually met as Cubbert corner of Clovis and Herndon avenues. The academy will are as follows: was unconscious at the time, but they present parents with information, strategies and signs to ■ Jefferson Elementary kept in touch through correspondence look for in students as it relates to drug and alcohol aware- Dates: June 18-July 12 (closed July 4-5) after the war. Steadman is far from ness. Breakfast: 8 to 8:30 a.m. what Cubbert expected and he is trying to get him to leave Seating is limited. Those interested in attending may Lunch: 11 to 11:30 a.m. without hurting his feelings. RSVP with Kreig Cirrincione in the Supplemental Services ■ Miramonte Elementary The play will be performed at 7:30 p.m. May 10-12 and Department at 327-9566 or [email protected]. Dates: June 18-July 12 (closed July 4-5) 17-19 at the theater located at the Performing Arts Center For assistance in Spanish, contact Rebecca Rodriguez at Breakfast: 8 to 8:30 a.m. on the Clovis North Educational Center campus. Tickets 327-9564; in Hmong, contact Anna Vang, 327-9561. Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to noon are $8 for students and $10 for adults. CUSD District Pops Concert, May 26 ■ Pinedale Elementary Clovis Unified’s Visual Arts and Performing Arts (VAPA) Dates: June 18-July 12 (closed July 4-5) department hosts a series of concerts featuring CUSD talent Breakfast: 8 to 8:30 a.m. open for the greater community to enjoy. Lunch: 11 to 11:30 a.m. The performances have been held at the Performing ■ Tarpey Elementary Arts Center in the Paul Shaghoian Concert Hall. Proceeds Dates: June 18-July 12 (closed July 4-5) from the concert series are planned to be used to purchase Breakfast: 8 to 8:30 a.m. a Yamaha Concert Grand piano Lunch: 11 to 11:30 a.m. The final concert in this year’s series is CUSD Pops ■ Mountain View Elementary Concert at 7 p.m. May 26. Tickets are $10. They are available Dates: June 18-July 12 (closed July 4-5) at the door on the day of the event or may be purchased Breakfast: 8 to 8:30 a.m. online from Etix on the VAPA website. Lunch: 11 to 11:30 a.m. Clovis Community Band, Choir ■ Weldon Elementary Dates: June 25- July 26 (closed July 4) to perform patriotic concerts Breakfast: 8:30-9 a.m. The Clovis Community Band will hold two performances Lunch: 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in May. The approximately 80-member band is part of ■ Reyburn Intermediate Clovis Unified’s Clovis Community Education department Dates: June 18-July 26 (closed July 4) at Clovis Adult Education. The free patriotic concerts will Breakfast: 8:30 to 9 a.m. CUSD actors celebrated at star-studded be at 11 a.m. on Memorial Day, May 28, in the Liberty Ball- Lunch: 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. room at the Clovis Veterans Memorial Building, 808 Fourth ■ Clovis Community Day 47th Annual Danny Awards, May 15 St., Clovis, and at 6 p.m. May 29 at the Memorial Building. Dates: June 18-July 26 (closed July 4-5) Clovis Unified theater students will be honored at the The Clovis Community Choir, which is also with the Breakfast: 8:30-9 a.m. annual limo-arriving, red-carpet walking, fan-cheering Clovis Community Education department and has around Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to noon Danny Awards on May 15. More than 60 students from all 80 members, will hold a free Patriotic Concert at 7 p.m. five high schools who have participated in plays and musicals June 29 at the Shaghoian Concert Hall, located on the this school year have been nominated for the district’s top Clovis North Educational Center Campus. Mosquito: FROM PAGE ONE Fresno” white vans will continue with releases through November. While residents may no- tice an increase in mos- quitoes in these areas, the male Aedes aegypti mos- quitoes do not bite. The goal of the program is to reduce the number of the female biting mosquitoes. Because school grounds and fields, like other land- scaped areas are susceptible Rolls: to the Aedes aegypti mos- FROM PAGE 3 quitoes, parents are en- council members and parents pitching in to decorate and couraged to consider put- serve them. A large “Grandparents are Grand” sign hung ting mosquito repellant on on the wall and the Buchanan High Jazz Band performed their child before school and may want their child in the school MPR as hundreds of guests enjoyed time to wear pants instead of laughing, sharing stories and visiting with students. The shorts to avoid mosquito school Book Fair was also occurring in the old MPR, and bites. students were excited to receive a new book thanks to the Residents are also en- generosity of their grandparents. couraged to prevent accu- “[My grandparents] are always there for me whenever I mulation of standing water need them and always take the time to attend all of my ac- and to remove damp items tivities like this breakfast,” said fourth-grader Abigail Graves. such as towels from lin- “They teach me things that really matter in my life, like gering outside. More in- how important I am and to not let social media define who formation is available at I am. This breakfast was not only another way for them to www.debugfresno.com. come be a support and a part of my life, but also a way to tell them ‘Thank You’ for all they do for me!” May 2018 CUSD Today Page 11

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