Attention Seniors:
Senior Parent Letter:
The Graduation Ceremony for the “Class of 2013,” will be held on Friday, June 7, 2013, at 7:30PM, at Tom Flores Stadium. We would like to share with you some important information prior to your student taking part in the graduation ceremony:
1. Fines and obligations: Cash/Money Orders/Credit Card Only-NO Checks Students who have financial or school related obligations must clear them prior to being issued graduation tickets. All fines must be cleared by Friday, May 31, at 3:30PM. If students fail to clear all obligations they will not be issued their graduation tickets on June 3 and they will not be able to participate in graduation practice on June 5. All fines must be cleared in order to participate in the graduation ceremony.
2. Behavioral Expectations Students will be expected to adhere to the same behavioral standards required at Sanger High School upon completion of their finals. This includes all senior activities, such as but not limited to: Grad Nite, Senior Meeting, Senior Barbecue, and all graduation practices. If a student commits a suspendable offense, he/she will not participate in the graduation ceremony and will forfeit all senior activities.
3. Graduation Day Students are to meet in the Foyer (patio area) of the west gym at WAMS at 5:00PM if they are going to be taking graduation pictures. If students are not taking pictures, they are to meet at the west gym no later than 5:45PM. Students will not be allowed to bring personal items with them to the gym. This includes but is not limited to cell phones, wallets, purses, cameras, make-up products, lanyards, etc. Car keys will be OK.
4. Conduct requirements during graduation It is an honor and privilege to be able to participate in the graduation ceremony at Sanger High School. I am sure you agree that proper conduct is essential during graduation practice and the graduation ceremony. Acts such as excessive talking, yelling, throwing objects of any kind, being under the influence of any controlled substances, use of firecrackers, or the display of any overt act, which becomes disruptive to the ceremony will not be tolerated. Since participation in Sanger High School's graduation is a privilege and not a right, any student not following the
conduct requirements will not be allowed to participate in the ceremony. I sincerely hope that we do not have behavioral problems; however, we do caution that if a disturbance does occur during the ceremony, the student will be removed. This, I am sure, will be very embarrassing to everyone concerned; therefore, we urge parents to counsel with their graduate. We want this year's Class of 2013 to be able to look back at their graduation and be proud of the ceremony and diploma they received from Sanger High School.
5. Dress code for graduation In addition to SUSD dress code, the following dress code will be enforced:
Boys permitted attire: |
Shirts with collars, dress slacks, dress shoes and socks. |
Boys NOT permitted: |
NO jeans, tennis shoes, flip flops, shorts, cutoffs or sunglasses. |
Girls permitted attire: |
Dresses, dress slacks with coordinated top, shoes or dress sandals. |
Girls NOT permitted: |
NO jeans, tennis shoes, flip flops, shorts, cutoffs or sunglasses. |
Only graduation gowns and hats are appropriate attire for the ceremony. Students are not allowed to decorate their caps and/or gowns. No other types of apparel will be allowed except for Valedictorian medallions, Academic Scholar medallions, CSF Chords, Debate Chords, National Honor Society and World Language Chords.
6. Recessional We will have a recessional following the presentation of the Class of 2013. Parents will be able to meet their graduates at Dodson Track. Nobody will be allowed to greet the graduates on the field of Tom Flores Stadium. Parents must enter Dodson Track through the north end of the track once all graduates have exited Tom Flores Stadium.
7. Diploma Distribution Diplomas will be issued immediately following the graduation ceremony (for thirty minutes) to the graduating Seniors at the new field house on the south side of Tom Flores Stadium. You may also pick up your diploma on Monday, June 10, from 8:00 AM-3:30PM.
Sanger High School in the news:
Sanger High School Scholarship Night
The Slick Rock Student Film Festival and Awards were held on May 18. Sanger High had two animations that made it as finalists and the overall winner in the Animation Category.
Winning Team Tanner Knavel Ashley Christensen Wyatt Bullock Mona Yang Alvaro Lozano
Finalists Team De Vang Leslie Graham Heaven Lee Richard
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Sanger track and field coach Dave Dodson finishing up iconic career By Andy Boogaard - The Fresno Bee Friday, May. 17, 2013 | 11:12 PM
Dave Dodson will close a 49-year career at Sanger High on Saturday just as his peers see fit -- as an Honor Coach. That will be the additional badge he'll wear in the final day of leading the Apaches in track and field at the Central Section Masters Championships at Buchanan's Veterans Memorial Stadium. "He's someone who loves what he does," Buchanan coach Brian Weaver says. "Dave is an
icon in track and field. Dave IS track and field for the Valley." Dodson's late father, Murl Dodson, coached Rafer Johnson at Kingsburg in the 1950s. And he was present in Rome for Johnson's gold-medal performance in the decathlon in 1960. Dave Dodson, paying attention to detail in his teens -- particularly while attending Olympic trials with Pops at Eugene, Ore. -- would ultimately transfer his wisdom and innovative ideas into a coaching career launched at Sanger in cross country in 1964. The social studies and history teacher then also took over the track and field program two
years later.
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| MARK CROSSE/THE FRESNO BEE Longtime Sanger High track and field coach Dave Dodson |
And it was 36 years after that, in 2002, that Dodson Field was christened in his honor. The all-weather, 10-lane track has long bore Dodson's signatures -- indicator boards by jump pits, wind gauges and automatic timing -- features ahead of the times on the prep level. His benefits to athletes have extended far beyond Sanger's own. Dodson has directed 166 duals, 136 invitationals and 11 Central Section championships in addition to countless middle school and elementary meets. "I'm proud of the contributions I've made to track and field," he said Friday among the 16 various cats and dogs he and his wife of almost 44 years, Anita, have adopted -- almost all dumped near their country home in west Sanger. Clearly, the Dodsons don't mind
assuming responsibility -- canines, cats and, above all, kids. "We know what a difference it makes in kids' lives," says Anita, retired after teaching for 37 years in Sanger Unified. "That's what's been most rewarding," her husband says, "working with kids and seeing them develop."
In the US News & World Report yearly ranking, Sanger High School moved up to the SILVER MEDAL AWARD for best high schools in America.
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Way to go APACHES!
Sanger Unified's grad rates lauded in education report By Eddie Jimenez - The Fresno Bee Thursday, Apr. 04, 2013 | 01:09 AM
Sanger Unified School District graduated 94% of its Hispanic and black students in 2012, the highest rate among area districts analyzed in a report released Wednesday. The study by Oakland-based Education Trust-West ranked about 145 California districts for their overall performance, five-year improvement in standardized testing, size of achievement gaps when compared against white students and college readiness rates for Hispanic, black and low-income students. Clovis Unified's graduation rate for the same groups of students was 89%, Fresno Unified's was 70% and Central Unified's was 68%, the lowest among the area's districts in the study. Madera had a graduation rate of 81% and Visalia's was 80%. Sanger Unified Superintendent Marc Johnson said he was proud of his district's ranking and the hard work by staff and students from elementary school through high school. "It is an end result of a system that does a great job of preparing kids for a 13-year journey," he said. "I think
we're in elite company." Sanger's graduation rate ranked seventh out of 143 districts in the report. Fresno Unified's graduation rate for Hispanic and black students and Central Unified's rate were well below Sanger, despite similar demographics. Hispanic and black students make up 73% of Fresno Unified's enrollment, 62% in Central and 72% in Sanger. However, 82% of Fresno's students are from low-income households compared with 71%
in Sanger and 62% in Central, according to the report. Letter grades for the district overall performances were: Clovis "B," Sanger "B-," Visalia "C," Central "C- " and Fresno and Madera "D+." The highest overall grade for any district in the study was a "B." Fresno schools continue to make steady progress, which is reflected in the slight improvement in the district's overall grade, spokeswoman Susan Bedi said. Fresno Unified had an overall grade of "D" in 2010 and 2011. "We recognize that there are gaps and continue to seek out new and better ways to close the gap," Bedi said. The Fresno Unified Graduation Task Force, which has begun work on nearly 60 of 106 recommendations, is focusing on areas such as attendance, early learning, parent involvement and career technical education, she said. Central Unified officials could not be reached for comment. Data for the report was obtained from the state Department of Education.
Sanger High students work to decrease marijuana use (ABC30 Action News video link):
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