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Clovis
Unified School District Celebrates 50th
Anniversary with Book, Party, Apparel
By Susan Sawyer
Wise, CUSD Today
San Joaquin
Valley DI Tournament Publicity Coordinator
Posted on July 15, 2011 |
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The 2010-11 school year marks the 50th
year that CUSD has been in operation as a
unified school district.
The district is celebrating this milestone
in a variety of ways including the May 2
release of a book detailing CUSD’s history;
a gala community celebration on June 11, a
walk down memory lane to start the school
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Image
courtesy of CUSD Today |
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and the offering of commemorative CUSD 50th
anniversary apparel. |
CUSD
history book
For
decades, much of the documentation of the history of
Clovis Unified School District has been buried in
forgotten files; stored in the memories of current and
former employees, students, Governing Board members and
community members; or simply lost.
Never
before has the history of the schools within the Clovis
system been assembled into a comprehensive, concise and
easy-to-navigate format. To commemorate the district’s
50th anniversary of unification, CUSD’s
Communications Office commissioned 17 writers and
renowned local artist Pat Hunter to create a book that
would tie all of the district’s history together into
one resource. The end result is a high-quality
hard-cover book with thoroughly researched information
found in archived newspaper articles, board minutes,
local history books and many personal interviews. The
book begins with the history of how Clovis Unified was
born with each subsequent chapter chronicling in-depth
the history of one CUSD school. Some schools histories’
extend as far back as the mid- and late-1800s.
“50
Unified Years – Building a Tradition of Excellence in
Clovis Unified Before, During and After Unification” has
an official release date of Monday, May 18, 2011, and
will be available for purchase through various local
booksellers, www.cusd.com and www.amazon.com.
Gala
celebration
To further
celebrate the 50th anniversary, Clovis
Unified and the Foundation for Clovis Schools will host
a gala community event Saturday evening, June 11, 2011,
from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. featuring the sights, sounds and
tastes of the last five decades. The celebration will
take place at P-R Farms (at Shepherd and Willow avenues
in northeast Clovis) which will be converted into a
showcase of the past 50 years with memorabilia from
CUSD’s first five decades displayed in a walk down
memory lane, while the entire party will feature a
parade of decades through live musical performances,
videos, costumes, foods and drinks. A “Dress Your
Decade” contest will take guests on a journey through
the past 50 years of fashion.
*This article was originally
published in CUSD Today, March 2011, and is
published on
ExperienceClovis.com with permission. All rights reserved.
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