The California Health Sciences University College of Pharmacy's Class of 2021 will graduate Saturday, when 76 students will receive their Doctor of Pharmacy degree. They are the fourth group of pharmacy doctors to graduate from the Clovis medical school, which opened in 2014. Over half of the class have already...
Fresno Unified High School Graduation Ceremonies Will Be Outdoors
Fresno Unified seniors in the Class of 2021 will don caps and gowns and gather with classmates for graduation ceremonies later this spring, the district announced Friday. But unlike in earlier years, the ceremonies will be held outdoors, and attendance might be limited to immediate household members to ensure sufficient...
Fresno State Grads to Get Degrees from CSU Chancellor Castro in May
There will be a familiar face conferring degrees on Fresno State graduates next month. Joseph I. Castro, who left Fresno State's top job in December to become California State University chancellor, announced he'll attend the university's six commencement ceremonies to confer degrees on the graduates of the Classes of 2020 and...
Fresno Unified Graduations Move From Stage to TV Screens
Fresno Unified's Class of 2020 graduates won't get to cross a stage to collect their diplomas, but district and school officials will make sure that their graduation is memorable — even though it will be virtual. Meanwhile, summer school is expanding to include all students who want to keep learning...
What Kind of Graduation Ceremony Will Clovis Unified Seniors Have?
Clovis Unified Superintendent Eimear O'Farrell and the district's high school principals will talk about plans to celebrate the Class of 2020 in a Facebook Live session that starts at 5 p.m. today. Talking: Graduation Class of 2020! TONIGHT (April 24) on Facebook Live at 5:00 p.m. https://t.co/j5PUM10Xvm pic.twitter.com/Sv33THANmh — Clovis...
California May Pause Student Fitness Tests Due to Bullying
SACRAMENTO — The governor of California wants to pause physical education tests for students over concerns with bullying and discrimination. During a three-year suspension, the state would study whether the current test for children in fifth, seventh, and ninth grades can be modified or a new assessment should be drawn...
Graduate’s Video with Father at US-Mexico Border Goes Viral
Dressed in her graduation gown, the high school student shared an emotional celebration with her father on a bridge connecting the United States and Mexico. "It started as not seeing him on Father's Day, then it continued to be a spiral of downhill emotions where I would only see him...
California Health Sciences University Honors 54 Pharmacy Graduates
Mai Lee Yang stood in her cap and gown, surrounded by friends and family outside Clovis Hills Community Church. Around her neck was an earth-toned sash that marked her newly minted status as a Doctor of Pharmacy. "In a way, today doesn't feel real," said Yang, of Fresno. "It still...