"A distinguished tradition of award-winning people and schools..."

Awards

Clovis Unified schools have been named 29 times to the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program* and honored 80 times as California Distinguished Schools. The District's Title I schools have also achieved distinction through the California Academic Achievement Award designation on 12 different occasions.

*The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program was formerly the National Exemplary Schools Program and the California Distinguished Schools Program was formerly the California Blue Ribbon Nominee Program.

Clovis Unified is the only school district in the nation to have three of its intermediate schools selected as Taking Center Stage - Schools to Watch.  Kastner and Alta Sierra intermediate schools were awarded the distinction in 2007 and Clark Intermediate was recognized in 2008 with the award.

Clovis Unified schools have been named 4 times to the National Drug Free Schools Program

  • Gettysburg Elementary 1994-95
  • Weldon Elementary 1990-91
  • Gateway/Enterprise High 1994-95
  • Temperance-Kutner Elementary 1994-95

 

In the past 15 years Clovis Unified schools have received over 575 League, Valley, State and National Athletic Championships. Some of those highlights include:

Buchanan High School

  • 1994-95 State Champions Girls' Cross Country
  • 1997-98 State Champions Softball
  • 2005-06 State Champions Wrestling
  • 2005-06 Cal-Hi Sports School of the Year
Clovis High School
  • 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 2002-03 and 2007-08 State Champions Wrestling
  • 1996-97 State Champions Girls Cross Country
  • 1978-79 State Champions Boys Golf
  • Ranked first in the nation by USA Today 1993-94 Softball, 1996-97 and 1997-98 Baseball
  • 2006-07 State Champion Boys Cross Country - Mikel Thomas

Clovis East High School

  • 2009 State Champion Boys Track & Field Team

Clovis West High School

  • 1993-94 Cal-Hi Sports School of the Year
  • 1998-99 Cal-Hi Sports School of the Year
  • 1983-84, 1984-85, 1989-90 State Champions Wrestling
  • 2004-05 Cal-Hi Sports School of the Year
  • 2005-06 Southern California Champions Boys Basketball
Our students and staff have been awarded multiple state, national and international awards in:

  • Cheerleading/Gymnastics
  • Choir
  • Forensics
  • Future Farmers of America
  • Future Business Leaders of America
  • Music/Band
  • Odyssey of the Mind
  • Science and Engineering Fair
  • History Day
  • Fresno County Teacher of the Year 1991-92, 1993-94
  • Fresno County Administrator of the Year 1998-99
  • California State Athletic Directors' Association, Director of the Year
  • California State Coaches' Association, Coach of the Year