Education
Schedule for Valley high school graduation ceremonies
Graduation ceremonies are on campus unless noted. FRESNO UNIFIED Bullard, 4 p.m., June 11, Save Mart Center Cambridge Continuation, 6 p.m., June 11, Roosevelt Auditorium Design Science, 7 p.m., Monday, Fresno City College Old Administration Building DeWolf Continuation, 6 p.m., June 11, Fresno High, Royce Hall Duncan Polytechnical, 6 p.m., June 12, Saroyan Theatre Edison, [...]
Young students visit Clovis Police crime lab
Corp. Lonnie Amerjan of the Clovis Police Department crime lab showed sixth-graders around during the annual Chief for a Day tour of the Clovis Police Department on Thursday. Amerjan even showed the recently found bones of a dog. The students were taught the importance of making sure the bones were not human in the recovery [...]
Nine Fresno State seniors named Deans Medalists
Nine top graduating seniors have been named Undergraduate Deans Medalists for the class of 2013 at Fresno State. The medalists are chosen as the outstanding students in each of the university’s eight schools and colleges and in the division of student affairs. Each medalist was selected by the dean of each college/school based on academic [...]
Fresno Unified administrator Steve Martinez takes Sacramento-area job
A Sacramento-area school district picked Steve Martinez, an assistant superintendent at Fresno Unified School District, as its next superintendent. The Twin Rivers Unified school board voted Monday to approve the hire, pending contract negotiations, at a special board meeting in Fresno, according to district officials contacted by The Sacramento Bee. The board is expected to [...]
Valley prep scholar-athletes win scholarships
The Libertys swept top honors Monday in the Central Section Scholar/Athlete Awards at the River Island Country Club in Porterville. Dereck Frost of Liberty-Bakersfield and Danielle Devine of Liberty-Madera Ranchos won $1,000 scholarships as the boys and girls winners. The remaining 10 finalists each won $500 scholarships. They were Edison’s Boris Pavic, Clovis East’s David [...]
Saroyan contest winners to be honored today
The winners of the 29th annual William Saroyan Story Writing Contest will be recognized in an awards ceremony Thursday at Fresno’s Woodward Park Regional Library, the William Saroyan Society said. Students from first grade through college, and students with special needs, could participate in the competition and 437 stories were submitted for this year’s theme, [...]
