Duncan Polytechnical High School celebrated its new Medical Academy of Science and Health building on Thursday with speeches from district officials and a traditional ribbon cutting. It was the public's look at the new 15,920-square-foot building on the west end of Duncan's campus in east-central Fresno. But students and staff,...
Duncan Poly’s ‘MASH’ Unit Gets Ready for More Realistic Classes
For decades, students getting their first taste of health sciences careers at Duncan Polytechnical High School have had to practice patient care or CPR in barnlike classrooms that were originally built for middle school shop classes. But that's about to change. The Fresno Unified School Board is considering a contract...
School Zone Now Has Its Own Facebook Page, So Let’s Talk
Parents, students, and educators are facing some incredible challenges, and responding incredibly in many cases, during the COVID-19 pandemic. If we didn't know before that Zoom is a noun (online videoconference platform) and a verb (to go really fast), we do now, and we've learned a whole lot more. Making...
How to Meet Workforce Demands? Duncan Poly Leads the Way.
For years, there has been a nationwide shortage of workers in vocational and technical careers, largely caused by society adopting a more college-going culture. According to Adecco, an estimated 31 million career tech jobs will be left vacant by the year 2020 due to Baby Boomer retirements. Fresno Unified, the fourth-largest...