Browse past news stories for Roosevelt High School in Fresno, CA.

• New Daly City police chief lauded as 'cop's cop' (Berkeley Voice - Albany Journal)
  posted on November 24, 2009 at 04:41:26 pm
  DALY CITY — The road Manny Martinez took to become Daly City's new police chief began with a citation for improper equipment. At the time he was 16 years old, living in Fresno, and driving a beat up Ford Mustang which emitted enough smoke to get him pulled over.
• Grads attest to health of Doctors Academy (The Fresno Bee)
  posted on November 24, 2009 at 06:43:15 am
  In the decade since the Doctors Academy began at Sunnyside High School, about 9% of its graduates have enrolled in or completed health-related college studies -- including four students now in medical school.
• New Daly City police chief lauded as 'cop's cop' (San Mateo County Times)
  posted on November 24, 2009 at 03:39:51 am
  Martinez, who was sworn in Monday, earned decoration of valor after being shot at as a San Jose officer
• Sanger man gets 15 years (The Sanger Herald)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 02:55:44 pm
  William River, 32, of Sanger, convicted of killing three people in a DUI crash last June was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years to life in prison for that charge and he will serve an additional six years for a separate child molestation charge.
• Redwood's Yavasile the head coach in record 21st Cowhide (Visalia Times-Delta / Tulare Advance-Register)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 12:06:08 pm
  Yavasile has seen enough history transpire in his 34 years at Redwood to understand what the game means to the people involved.
• Huntington Boulevard Home Tour (KSEE 24 Fresno)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 03:08:37 pm
  This morning on KSEE Sunrise Faith Sidlow talked with Carole Lester with the Fresno Historical Society about this weekend's Huntington Boulevard Home Tour.
• Valley Vet’s Voice Featured (KMPH FOX 26 Central San Joaquin Valley)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 07:40:46 am
  FRESNO - The documentary shows how a young Jesus Garcia worked the Central Valley's fields, then became an athlete with the kind of talent a coach told him could carry him to the Olympics.
• Society tours historical homes by candlelight (The Fresno Bee)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 07:31:06 pm
  If you know where to look, evidence of Fresno’s history is as big as a house. That’s been the driving force behind Fresno Historical Society’s annual tour of homes and neighborhoods over the past 30 years.
• Valley Students Participate in "Got Milk" Contest to Raise Money (KFSN-TV Fresno)
  posted on October 28, 2009 at 08:06:33 am
  Students in the Valley are using their talent competing to raise money for art classes.
• Fresno schools may lose $16 million (The Fresno Bee)
  posted on October 8, 2009 at 08:46:07 pm
  Nineteen low-performing Fresno schools will lose close to $16 million -- money already accounted for in this year's budget -- if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger allows nearly $400 million in Quality Education Investment Act funds to be cut, Fresno Unified School District officials said Thursday.
• 2009 Smokey Bear Run/Walk sets record (Sierra Star)
  posted on October 2, 2009 at 01:25:38 am
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• Diversion program targets high school offenders (The Reedley Exponent)
  posted on October 1, 2009 at 04:14:59 pm
  Lorie Ham / THE EXPONENT Judge Dale Ikeda suggested the Youth Court program to Kings Canyon Unified. It is in conjunction with the Reedley police department and the local court system. Ikeda has been involved with Youth Court for four years.
• Fire at Roosevelt High School Sent Students Home Early (KFSN-TV Fresno)
  posted on September 19, 2009 at 08:25:42 am
  A small fire at Roosevelt High School in Southeast Fresno sent students home Friday afternoon. Fire fighters put out an electrical fire that broke out in the drama department.
• Fire Breaks Out At Roosevelt High School Auditorium (KMPH FOX 26 Central San Joaquin Valley)
  posted on September 18, 2009 at 10:25:47 pm
  A fire broke out at the Roosevelt High School auditorium just before 2:30 p.m. Friday. The small fire occurred in the woodshop room on the school's campus.
• Valley Students Show Improved Test Scores (KFSN-TV Fresno)
  posted on August 19, 2009 at 01:48:31 am
  New California standardized test results show Valley schools continue to improve.
• Academic gains at FUSD schools touted (The Fresno Bee)
  posted on August 14, 2009 at 04:23:46 am
  Students in Fresno Unified School District posted significant gains in California's standardized tests this past school year, the fourth straight year of improved student achievement, district officials said today.
• Two SE Fresno postal branches face change (The Fresno Bee)
  posted on August 4, 2009 at 05:47:24 am
  The U.S. Postal Service is considering major changes at two branches in southeast Fresno, including possible closure, that could mean longer trips and reduced services for customers in a low-income area.
• Ground broken on Fresno High pool (The Fresno Bee)
  posted on July 24, 2009 at 03:13:04 am
  Ground was broken Thursday on a new swimming pool at Fresno High School, one of several new athletic facilities Fresno Unified School District is building at its high schools.
• Questions/Answers (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)
  posted on July 11, 2009 at 06:30:49 am
  Questions and answers on Daily Bulletin stories from readers like you. The Junior College football circuit is less "junior" and more "college football" than is widely perceived, according to Anthony Rice.
• Wrong way driver from Sanger is charged with three counts of murder (The Sanger Herald)
  posted on July 2, 2009 at 09:26:33 pm
  The Fresno County District Attorney has filed criminal charges against the Sanger man who caused a head-on crash that killed three people on Jensen just west of Sanger.
• Roosevelt High granted two-year approval (The Fresno Bee)
  posted on July 2, 2009 at 05:40:47 am
  Roosevelt High School was granted accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges this week after being threatened with losing it if the school did not improve.
• Dunlap Elementary School named as one of ten finalists in statewide fitness competition (Orange Cove and Mountain Times)
  posted on July 1, 2009 at 07:31:11 pm
  Jake Steinfeld, Chairman of the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, has announced that Dunlap Elementary School is one of 10 Central Valley schools and 92 schools state-wide that have been named finalists in the Council’s 2009 Governor’s Challenge Competition - a contest that promotes increased physical activity and better health among California’s youth.
• 3 Killed in Fresno County, Suspected DUI Accident (KFSN-TV Fresno)
  posted on June 26, 2009 at 08:26:32 am
  Fresno County investigators are trying to piece together the crash that took three young lives, and sent a suspected drunk driver to jail.
• World Health Organization Declares Swine Flu Pandemic (KMPH FOX 26 Central San Joaquin Valley)
  posted on June 11, 2009 at 03:41:06 pm
  In the same week where two Fresno students were reported to have probable cases of the H1N1 Virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared the virus a pandemic.
• Laotian immigrant achieves doctor dream (The Fresno Bee)
  posted on June 11, 2009 at 05:59:30 am
  At first, Sy Sophamixay-Essegian channeled her interest in medicine into nursing. It was a practical decision. The Laotian immigrant, whose father died when she was a girl, wanted to aim high and also find a stable profession.
• Edison High Stays Open after H1N1 Scare (CBS 47 Fresno)
  posted on June 10, 2009 at 03:48:01 pm
  Fresno's Edison High School underwent a deep cleaning after a student at the school may have become sick with the H1N1 virus. This comes just one day after a student at Roosevelt High School was named as Fresno County's first confirmed case of the virus. Students at Edison High are taking finals this week and Friday is the last day of school. The school will remain open but students are being ...
• Edison High Student Fresno County's Second Probable H1N1 Flu Case (KFSN-TV Fresno)
  posted on June 10, 2009 at 07:28:32 am
  An Edison Student has been removed from school and is waiting for state test results. This comes on the same day that the state lab confirmed the first case of the H1N1 Virus from a Roosevelt High School Student.
• Local briefs: Driver sought in hit-run death in Tower District (The Fresno Bee)
  posted on June 10, 2009 at 06:38:20 am
  Fresno police are investigating the hit-and-run death of a man May 31 in the Tower District.
• CBS47 Tuesday Afternoon News Update (CBS 47 Fresno)
  posted on June 9, 2009 at 10:47:52 pm
  Get the Latest CBS47 News Update from Tuesday Afternoon, June 9th. It's confirmed! A student at Roosevelt High School is the first Fresno County case of the H1N1 virus. The confirmation came from the Fresno County Health Department around noon today. The announcement was made on the same day that a second probable case of the H1N1 virus is suspected in the county. It's another high school ...
• Edison student a possible H1N1 case (The Fresno Bee)
  posted on June 9, 2009 at 07:15:51 pm
  An Edison High School student has been diagnosed as the second probable case of H1N1 influenza in Fr