Education
Bulldog Pride Fund awards five scholarships
Five Fresno State students each were awarded $2,000 scholarships for the 2012-13 school year through the Bulldog Pride Fund, alumni director Peter Robertson said. The recipients are Leo Barajas, a senior from Madera majoring in mass communication and journalism; Michelle Swift, a senior from Burney studying recreation administration; Dausha Calhoun, a junior from Riverside studying [...]
Edison graduates host Maruko descendant
A group of Edison High School graduates, who regularly meet for breakfast and to reminisce, are hosting a special guest Feb. 4 — Kenji Maruko, son of longtime Fresno bicycle shop owner Sanichi Uye Maruko. Kenji Maruko, 92, lives in Auberry. His dad, a native of Hawaii, ran a bike shop in Chinatown from 1917 [...]
Bullard-area parents present grievances
A petition with 350 signatures from disgruntled Bullard area parents was given to Fresno Unified trustees Wednesday night. The petition was the outcome of a meeting held Tuesday night at Bullard High, which drew about 500 people with concerns about northwest schools, including overcrowding and discipline problems at the high school. The petition demands the [...]
Fresno State lecturer arrested after threats reported
A Fresno State lecturer was arrested on suspicion of threatening his neighbor and a police officer, Clovis police said Monday. Officers went to the 2400 block of Sample Avenue Friday morning after Christopher Andrade reportedly made death threats against a neighbor and another person saw Andrade spray-painting a house and knew about “on-going problems” with [...]
Assemis’ gambles show they’re invested in Valley
We’ve been told again and again that smart entrepreneurs are sticking to the sidelines until questions about taxes and the economic recovery are more fully answered. Yet amid this uncertainty the Assemi family is plunging ahead and making a $20 million bet that the Central San Joaquin Valley needs a pharmacy school and possibly other [...]
Two Valley schools nominated for national award
Two Fresno-area elementary schools were selected as National Blue Ribbon Honors nominees by the state Department of Education. James K. Polk Elementary in Central Unified and James S. Fugman Elementary in Clovis Unified were two of 35 K-12 schools statewide nominated for the National Blue Ribbon award, the state said Thursday. High-performing schools are eligible [...]
