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By Cheryl Senn Sanger Unified School District (SUSD) Foster Youth and Homeless Liaison and 2017 Comprehensive Youth Services (CYS) of Fresno Child Advocate Award winner, Hayley Field, said she understands the system because she lived through a lot of hardships herself. Field said she was,”Quite surprised and extremely honored,” to…...

By Adventure Risk Challenge Staff Over twenty high-school students from Fresno and Merced Counties will spend multiple exciting and educational weeks in the Sierra Nevada mountains this summer. The Adventure Risk Challenge (ARC) summer courses introduce students to The Sierras’ majestic beauty, while stretching their physical, academic, and personal abilities…....

By Cheryl Senn Mark Coleman, current vice-principal at Washington Academic Middle School (WAMS), was recently named the new 2017-18 Sanger Academy Charter (SAC)School principal. This is Coleman’s ninth year with the Sanger Unified School District (SUSD). “I started, in 2008, at Jefferson Elementary,” said Coleman. “I taught 4th Grade for…...

By Sharyl Riedelsheimer/EF Regional Coordinator Education First (EF) High School Exchange Year, a division of EF, the world leader in international high school exchange, has kicked off its annual nationwide search for caring host families to welcome exchange students into their homes. “Hosting an international student is a truly life-changing…...

By Cheryl Senn Record number of people are attending the current Apache Theatre Production, “Shrek the Musical,” according to Sanger High Drama teacher and Apache Theatre Director Erica Mardirosian. “Opening night is usually pretty big, but this year more than 270 people attended the opening night performance,” said Mardirosian. The…...

By Cheryl Senn Richard Sepulveda, Sanger Unified School District (SUSD) Chief Operations Officer, is the 2017 SUSD Sanger Chamber Educator of the Year award winner. Sepulveda said he was surprised and never thought about being recognized. “I am teary-eyed and humbled to be considered,” said Sepulveda,”I appreciate the recognition. It’s…...

By Cheryl Senn New Lincoln Elementary School principal, Johnny Gonzalez, said he has always had a special place, for Lincoln, in his heart. Gonzalez was named the 2017-18 Lincoln Elementary School principal at the recent Sanger Unified School District (SUSD) School Board meeting. “I am humbled and honored to be…...

By Cheryl Senn Washington Academic Middle School (WAMS) will have a new campus leader with the 2017-18 school year. Leo Castillo was just named the new principal of WAMS, at the February 28 Sanger Unified School District (SUSD) Board of Trustees meeting. At the SUSD school board meeting, Castillo thanked…...

By Michael Dominguez/ARC Outreach Coordinator Lilly Sanchez was first introduced to Adventure Risk Challenge (ARC) in the spring of 2016, when she attended two ARC weekend retreats: camping in Yosemite Valley and hiking in Big Sur. On these trips, she crafted personal, reflective poetry, visited waterfalls, hiked through Redwood forests, and…...

By Benjamin James Ayala Sanger High Academic Decathlon was still striving with the rest of the other contenders in this year’s Fresno County Academic Decathlon competition. The theme of this year’s competition was World War II, which entailed that the decathletes had to study the culture, literature, economics and arts…...