Clovis West High School

Academic Teams

Team	Description	DirectorAdvisor	Website
Academic Decathlon	AcaDec competes in ten different academic disciplines based upon a annual theme. Students compete against other decathletes with comparable GPAs, ensuring a rich, equitable competition for all participants.	Peter Allen
AVID	AVID is a program which combines components of student-centered outreach programs with curriculum improvement and professional development. In other words, AVID integrates student centered and school centered strategies.	Kathy Brandes Harriet Huggins
Forensics / Debate	The Clovis West Forensics team aims to help students achieve their highest potential in Public Speaking and Critical Thinking through competitive speech and debate. Events include Individual and Team Speech Events, Individual Debate (Lincoln-Douglas or Congress), and Team Debate. Students competing for CW Forensics compete within the SVFL as well as the National Forensics League.	Kyle Kirkley Andi Cisneros
Instrumental Music		John Lack Mike Malatesta Stephanie Perger
Mock Trial	Mock Trial helps students acquire a working knowledge of law and our judicial system, improve critical thinking and presentation skills, develop analytical abilities and communication skills, and gain an understanding of obligations and responsibilities as participating members of society. Each year, a new set of Mock Trial materials based on an important issue facing America's youth is created and produced including a hypothetical criminal case, summaries of case law, witness statements, official exhibits, and simplified rules of evidence. Cases are released in the early fall and the Fresno County competition occurs in January and February with all schools participating in a minimum of four rounds of trials at the Fresno County Courthouse.	Kristin Deffenbacher
Vantage	School Newspaper	Pam Rakis