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Contributed High-school students in Sanger will have the opportunity to participate in a transformative outdoor and academic program in Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks this summer.  The Adventure Risk Challenge (ARC) summer courses introduce students to the natural beauty of the Sierra Nevada mountains, while challenging them academically, emotionally, and…...

By Cheryl Senn After just four years, the Sanger High School (SHS) Competition Cheer Squad has been acknowledged for winning  the CIF Division III Championship for the first time in school history. “Sanger High is very proud and inspired by the students reaching this tremendous goal,” said SHS Assistant Principal…...

By Cheryl Senn Lori Hawkyard, who has served the Sanger Unified School District (SUSD) for more than 26 years, was recently named the new Sanger Adult School principal, at a SUSD School Board meeting. Hawkyard said she was elated when she was notified that SUSD decided to name her as…...

By Cheryl Senn The Young Authors’ Fair (YAF) has been hosted by John Wash (JW)) Elementary for 37 years and this year more than 900 students from throughout the Sanger Unified School District attended the literacy tradition.  According to Jeaneen Christiansen, Librarian at JW, the main focus of YAF is…...

By Berenice Vargas Sanger High’s Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) hosted their sixth annual Apache Challenge in which 11 area schools participated in on Feb. 24. “The Apache Challenge is a combined athletic and drill competition consisting of 9 core athletic events and 3 drill competitions,” said Lieutenant…...

Mission 12 Press Release Fairmont Elementary School and Sanger High School have pioneered Fresno County’s first Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP). This large scale vertical articulation between schools provided an amazing opportunity for our students with an authentic space program experience. SSEP, a national model STEM education program, has engaged…...

By Cheryl Senn This is the second year that all Sanger Unified School District(SUSD) third graders have had the opportunity to tour the Sanger Depot Museum and Sanger City Hall to be able to learn more about Sanger history and the community they live in. Martha Sanchez’s 3rd grade class…...

By Cheryl Senn More than 40 science fair projects, from grades 6th through 8th, were on display at the 2018 Washington Academic Middle School (WAMS) Science Fair. Sanger Unified School District (SUSD) Superintendent Matt Navo said the projects were phenomenal. “The kids do these projects all on their own,” added…...

By Cheryl Senn More than 200 parents, students and community members attended the 7th Annual John Wash (JW) Multicultural Night, which featured many cultures on the John Wash campus.  According to John Wash principal Yolanda Shahbazian, the cultures represented included Hmong, Punjabi, Sikh, Hispanic, Filipino, Cambodian, Italian, American, Middle Eastern…...

By Cheryl Senn The Sanger High School (SHS) multi-purpose room (MPR) was filled with more than 350 Sanger Unified School District (SUSD) eighth grade students and their parents, who participated the recent Pathway Showcase. This is the second year SHS has had the showcase to highlight pathway opportunities for incoming…...