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

Kendall East,and Debbie Monroe

Left to right: Andrea Yang, Josie Vargas, Becca Garcia, Justin Taft,

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.
Donated $3000 to the robotics team.

Katrina Oh

Registration Dates
Josie Vargas

Student Course Selection Window: February 15-21

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

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)

Apply for Honors English 9 here!

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
Must take Placement Test	Math 2 or Honors Math 2	
	D or F	Math 1	

Honors Biology

Chemistry

Honors Chemistry

Science

Biology

Andrea Yang

Science Pathway
Andrea Yang

9th Grade Math Placement	9th Grade Science Course	
Math 1	Biology	
Math 2 and/or
English 9 Honors	Honors Biology	
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

2.5 GPA needed to enroll in a World Language.
Spanish 1 and 2
Chinese 1
French 1
Honors Spanish 2 – offered for students who are native speakers.
2 years of World Language is required (3 recommended) by the CSU/UC system.
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
2.5 GPA	Spanish 2	
	C, D, or F
2.5 GPA	Spanish 1	
Native Spanish Speaking	2.5 GPA	Honors Spanish 2	
No language experience	2.5 GPA	Chinese 1
French 1
Spanish 1	

Specialty Course Placement
Andrea Yang

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

Athletic PE
AVID
Collaborative Mentoring
Leadership
Peer Counseling
Yearbook
Instrumental Music
Choir
Honors Math 2
Honors English 9

ANYONE can participate

Instrumental Music
Mike Malatesta

Band students can be in Marching Band

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

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.
Wants to go to college and will work to become eligible.
Strong attendance and citizenship.
Career and College speakers weekly.
High 4-year university acceptance rate.

Tips for Electives
Justin Taft

Choose the course that is the best fit for YOU!
Choose an alternative elective.
Electives that require applications:
Peer Counseling
Leadership
Yearbook
Collab Mentoring
eSports-8th period
Elective Applications are available on the CW registration website.

Graduation Recognitions
Justin Taft

Principals Medallion - 3.85 cumulative UNWEIGHTED GPA
Students of Academic Distinction - 4.15 cumulative WEIGHTED GPA and 5+ AP Class
Valedictorian - 4.00 UNWEIGHTED GPA (All As)
Salutatorian - (All A’s and one (1) B)
CSF/NHS - Academic clubs that are application based. Follow the links for more information.

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

Clovis West offers several career exploration opportunities for students.
Automotive Pathway
Careers in Education Pathway
Theater Production/Performing Arts
Business and Financial Services (EECU)
Counselors will discuss opportunities further during Sophomore conferences.
Visit the CUSD website for CTE programs around the district.
Visit www.cart.org to see CARTs wonderful programs.

Advanced Placement (AP)
Becca Garcia

Clovis West offers 23 AP courses.
Into level college class
AP Exam
College Credit
Demonstrates capability of handling college-level work
Freshman can register for the following:
AP Computer Science Principles - grade of an A or B in Advanced Math 8.
AP Human Geography – GPA and grades in AB classes will be considered. See the flyer for more information.
View TransparentAP.com to get help with choosing the right AP class for you!

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.

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

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

Mr. Taft

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

Debbie Monroe
559-327-2017

DebbieMonroe@cusd.com

Mrs. Garcia

Contact Information

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

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

Mrs. Vargas

Mrs. East

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