CLASS OF 2028 Parent Night	Clovis West High School

Clovis West Administration Josie Vargas

Eric Swain PRINCIPAL

Jason James DEPUTY PRINCIPAL

Matt Loggins ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

Hailey Becker SPED & VAPA

Amber Kalustian SOAR Transition Program

Shannon Harris Trotter MATH & SCIENCE

Kelsey Ostrander ACTIVITIES

Lorenzo Rodriguez SRC & WORLD LANGUAGE

Anisha Mayberry
CTE, ENGLISH & SOCIAL SCIENCE

CW Counselors

Left to right: Andrea Yang, Josie Vargas, Becca Garcia, Justin Taft, Kendall East,and Debbie Monroe

●	The Clovis West Foundation functions as a fundraiser for grants, scholarships, and many other supports for student groups.
●	What CW Foundation has done:

○	Arranged funding for $6k of computer CARTs to assist teachers in the classroom.
○	Award scholarships to select graduating seniors.

○	Installed filtered water bottle filling stations throughout campus.
○	Equipment for the cross age tutoring program, benefitting

not only CW, but all of our feeder schools.	Katrina Oh ○	Donated $3000 to the robotics team.

• Student Course Selection Window: February 15-21

Registration Dates Josie Vargas

• Meet with Counselor: February 21 • Make Up: March 20

• Parent Approval: March 23-April 1

• You can access the Clovis West Registration Website for updated information.

How to complete your registration? Josie Vargas

How to complete your registration? Josie Vargas

Required 9th Grade Classes Josie Vargas

Freshmen must take:

• English • Math
• Physical Education (PE) • Science
• Health/American Culture • Elective

Students must pass all classes with a D or higher.

• World Language and Math classes require C or higher to advance to the next level course.

• Students aiming to be 4-year college eligible must pass with C’s or higher in all classes.

*To be NCAA compliant, recommend four academic classes per year.

Clovis West Graduation Requirements Josie Vargas

• Credits: 230

• English: 4 years • Math: 2 years
• Including Math 1 & Math 2 • Science: 2 years
• Including Physical (1) & Life (1) • Social Science: 3 years
• PE: 4 years

• Health: 1 semester

Apply for Honors English 9 here!

		

English Kendall East/Leslie Ashford

• English 9
• Fulfills high school and CSU/UC requirement.

• English 9 Honors

•	Leslie Ashford
• Fulfills high school and CSU/UC requirement. •	Includes summer work
•	Students must complete the following:
•	Earn a passing grade both fall and the current semester in AB (Language Arts) 8th grade year.
**Must earn a B or higher at least 1 of the semesters (Passing = C or better)
•	Complete the form application ON TIME (by March 11)
•	Honors English 9 application HERE or using QR code →

Math Kendall East

• Math 1 • Math 2
• Honors Math 2

• Current Math grades will determine Math level placement for next year.

• Students with low grades in Math 8 may be assigned a Math Tutorial class as their elective.

Math Placement Guidelines Kendall East

8th Grade Math at Kastner
	
1st and 2nd Semester Grade
	
9th Grade Placement

Math 8	Math 1

Advanced Math 8	A, B, or C AND	Math 2 or Honors Math 2 Must take Placement
Test

D or F
	
Math 1

			

Science Andrea Yang

Biology

Chemistry

Honors Chemistry

Honors Biology

Science Pathway Andrea Yang

9th Grade Math Placement	9th Grade Science Course

Math 1	Biology

Math 2 and/or	Honors Biology English 9 Honors

Math 2/Biology	Chemistry

Math 2 Honors/Biology	Honors Chemistry

*Students currently in 8th grade biology will take IPS, chemistry or honors chemistry based on teacher recommendation.

World Language Andrea Yang

Wo ld Language.
• 2.5 rGPA needed to enroll in a • Spanish 1 and 2
Honors Spanish 2 – offered for
• Chinese 1 • French 1
2 years of World Language s
CSU/UC system.
• students who are native speakers. • required (3 recommended)i by the

• Biliteracy Seal

World Language Guidelines Andrea Yang

Language Experience
	
1st and 2nd Semester Grade/GPA
	
9th Grade Placement

Spanish 1 at Kastner	A or B	Spanish 2 2.5 GPA

C, D, or F	Spanish 1 2.5 GPA

Native Spanish Speaking
	
2.5 GPA
	
Honors Spanish 2

No language experience	2.5 GPA	Chinese 1 French 1 Spanish 1

AVID
Leadership
Yearbook
Choir
Honors Math 2
Specialty Course Placement Andrea Yang

be placed according to rosters provided by teachers and coaches.
Students involved in the following co-curricular programs and courses will

• • • • • • • • •
•

Athletic PE Collaborative Mentoring Peer Counseling Instrumental Music

Honors English 9

Instrumental Music Mike Malatesta

•	ANYONE can participate
• You CAN participate in athletics
• Current Band/Orchestra students:
• Auditions will be held in class during the month of May

•	Band students can be in Marching Band
•	Color Guard students participate in Marching Band
• Marching Band meets 3x per week after school from August - Thanksgiving Break
• First Meetings are:
• June 13th-15th • July 5th-7th
• August 7th-11th • August 14th-18th

Scan for more information!

Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) Brooke Haglund

• GPA between 2.0 – 3.5.

become elig ble.
• Wants to go ito college and will work to • Strong attendance and citizenship.
• Career and College speakers weekly.

• High 4-year university acceptance rate.

Tips for Electives Justin Taft

YOU!
• Choose the course that is the best fit for

• Choose an alternative elective.

• Electives that require applications: • Peer Counseling
• Leadership • Yearbook
• Collab Mentoring
• eSports-8th period

CW registration website.
• Elective Applications are available on the

Graduation Recognitions Justin Taft

UNWEIGHTED GPA
• Principals Medallion - 3.85 cumulative

WEIGHTED GPA and 5+ AP Class
• Students of Academic Distinction - 4.15 cumulative

CSF/NHS - Academic clubs that are applicatio
• Valedictorian - 4.00 UNWEIGHTED GPA (All As) • Salutatorian - (All A’s and one (1) B)
• based. Follow the links for more information. n

Semester Awards

• Principal’s Honor Roll - 4.00+ • Honor Roll - 3.00-3.99

School Involvement Justin Taft

• Athletics

• Academic Teams (Mock Trial, Math Team, Academic Decathlon)

• Visual/Performing Arts (S.Hahn/B.Chesi) • Clubs
• Community Service

CART/CTE Becca Garcia

opportunities for students.
•	Clovis West offers several career exploration

•	Automotive Pathway

•	Careers in Education Pathway

•	Theater Production/Performing Arts

Counselors will discuss opportunities
•	Business and Financial Services (EECU) •	further during Sophomore conferences.
around the district.
•	Visit the CUSD website for CTE programs

programs.
•	Visit www.cart.org to see CARTs wonderful

Advanced Placement (AP) Becca Garcia

• Clovis West offers 23 AP courses. • Into level college class
• AP Exam
• College Credit
college-level work
• Demonstrates capability of handling

• Freshman can register for the following:
an A or B in Advanced Math 8.
• AP Computer Science Principles - grade of

AP Human Geography – GPA and grades
flyer or more information.
choosing the right AP class for you!
• in ABfclasses will be considered. See the • View TransparentAP.com to get help with

		
			Summer School Becca Garcia

Location: Kastner Intermediate 7676 N. First St. Fresno 93720

Important: Counselors will sign up students for summer school. Students are expected to attend. If you choose not to attend, there is no guarantee the class will be available to you during the school year. Summer school request form will be available on the CW counseling registration website.

Independent Study:

Session 1- June 11, 2024- July 3, 2024

Session 2- July 9, 2024- July 24, 2024

Face to Face:

Session 1- June 11, 2024- July 3, 2024

Session 2- July 9, 2024- July 24, 2024

Original Credit Classes: (taking for the first time) •	3.0 GPA

Impacted Schedule: •	Band, Choir
•	AP Courses
•	AVID, Leadership, Peer Counseling, Collab Mentoring, Yearbook

What is an Impacted Schedule? Becca Garcia

Students enrolled in any of the following courses/programs are considered to have an impaction in their schedule which allows them to take a summer course for original credit.

• AVID
• Collaborative Mentoring • Leadership
• Peer Counseling • Yearbook
• CTE Pathway Course • AP Course
• Band/Orchestra • Choir

Additional Support Becca Garcia

•	Mental Health Area Specialist: Brittney Beer

•	School Psychologists: Allison Peck, Silvia Marquez

•	School Nurse: Cheyenne Alejandro

•	Peer Counselors: Lori Hurley

•	CSI (Clovis Support and Intervention): Lori Hurley

•	SOAR: Amber Kalustian

•	SRC: (Student Responsibility Center): Lorenzo Rodriguez

•	Comprehensive Youth Services: Melissa DeBenedetto

		
		What’s Next? Josie Vargas

• Visit the CW website if you need to schedule a meeting with your counselor.

• Reach out to your counselor if you have any questions or concerns about your class selection.

• Parents will have access to view courses and approve selections beginning March 23rd through April 1st.

Contact

Josie Vargas 559-327-2121
JosieVargas@cusd.com

Information

Kendall East 559-327-2120
KendallEast@cusd.com

Justin Taft 559-327-2122
JustinTaft@cusd.com

Mrs. Vargas	Mrs. East	Mr. Taft

Becca Garcia 559-327-2053
BeccaGarcia@cusd.com

Andrea Yang 559-327-2119
AndreaYang@cusd.com

Debbie Monroe 559-327-2017
DebbieMonroe@cusd.com

Mrs. Garcia	Ms. Yang	Mrs. Monroe

Registration Make Ups Josie Vargas

• Students who are absent during Registration on Feb 21st will have an opportunity to meet with a CWHS Counselor on March 20th for Make Up Registration.

• All current 8th grade students will register online via Student Connect

• You can access the Clovis West Registration Website for updated information.

Clovis West Elective Applications

Applications are located on the registration webpage towards the bottom