Tuesday, February 28, 2012

HW wins at Cuesta Jazz Festival

Congratulations to the members of Hanford West's "A" and "B" Jazz bands on their finish at the Cuesta College Jazz Festival last Saturday in San Luis Obispo.

The "B" Band finished in 3rd place out of 7 bands in the Novice division. The "A" Band finished in 1st place out of 6 bands in the Intermediate division. Laura Sasser, trumpeter, was awarded the Most Outstanding Musician at the Festival and offered a $1,000 scholarship to attend Cuesta College. Great job Mighty Huskies Jazzers!!


HW Band Backers Dinner Dance in March 3

Hanford West Band Backers 
14th Annual Dinner Dance Fundraiser 
Hanford Civic Auditorium 
6-11 pm, Saturday, March 3 
$25 per person for dinner and dancing 
$15 per person for dancing only 

Featuring:
3 hours of dancing to Run 4 Cover 
Catered dinner of tri-tip, baked chicken breast, rice pilaf,
green beans, salad, roll, and dessert, as well as a full bar 
Silent and live auction to raise money for the HW Band uniform fund 

Call 559-583-5903 Ext. 6413 for tickets or information.

Monday, February 27, 2012

HHS girls basketbal semi-finals at Wednesday

The Hanford High School Girls Basketball semi-final playoff game versus Edison will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 29 at HHS. Ticket prices are $6 ($5 for Seniors Citizens & students with ASB cards) with free admission for children under 5. Gates will open at 5:45pm.


HJUHSD Email Service Interruption

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Thursday, February 23, 2012

HHS girl's basketball team in Division playoffs

Congratulations to the Hanford High School Girls Basketball team for winning their 94th straight game and earning their 6th straight WYL championship title.

 The team has advanced to the Division I playoffs and seated #2 with a first round bye. The quarter final game will be played at home at 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 24. The Bullpups will face either #7 Clovis or #10 Liberty of Bakersfield. Ticket prices are $6 for adults and $4 for students with an ASB card. Good Luck Bullpups!

SP girls soccer team vies for Central Section Camps Friday

The Sierra Pacific Girls Varsity Soccer team will play Orange Cove High School at Orange Cove at 6 p.m. Friday for the Central Section Championship.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

HW hosts financial aid workshop Thursday

The Hanford West High School Career Center will host a FAFSA Workshop from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday.

Need help filling out your FAFSA? Not sure what to report? West Hills College will be holding a cash for college workshop in the Hanford West Career Center. Bring in your tax forms and your and your parents' social security numbers and have WHC help you complete your FAFSA.

All students submitting their fafsa online that night will be eligible to Win a $1000 scholarship See Mr. Amavisca in the Career Center for more Information or e-mail ramavisca@hjuhsd.k12.ca.us

Thursday, February 2, 2012

HW brings home gold from Skills USA Competition

Congratulations to these Hanford West High School students for their wins at the Skills USA Region Competition at Delta College in Stockton January 28. HW brought home 36 Gold Medals, 5 Silver Medals, 1 Bronze and 1 4th place award. Of the 41 HW students who competed, 36 qualified to compete at the State Competition in San Diego.

Quiz Bowl -  5 SLIVER
Joey Govea
Tor Gudmunsson
Alexis Kafaty
Cheyenne Zimmerman
Daniel Garcia

Photography – 1 GOLD
Megan Giles

CPR  - 1 GOLD
Kayla Williams

Nursing Assistant – 1 GOLD
Taylor Griffin

TIG Welding – 2 GOLD, 1 BRONZE and 4th Place
Joe Lambert – Gold
Marlene Felix – Gold
Angel Bautista – Bronze
Anthony Carrera – 4th place

Precision Machining 1 – 1 GOLD
JB Dillard

Precision Machining 2 – 2 GOLD
Austin Costa
Jimmy Porter

Commercial Baking – 6 GOLD
Caitlyn Baxter
Zach Burns
Veronica Felepe
Jhorien Osana
Carmel Peichoto
Alyssa Sanchez

Culinary Arts – 4 GOLD
Zach Hardcastle
Maria Quezada
Princess Rios
Jeramy Todd

Food and Beverage Service – 3 GOLD
Alexis Kafaty
Tor Gudmunsson
Paula Salud

Preschool Teaching Assistant – 3 GOLD
Natasha Hill
Shannon Hallstrom
Diana Garcia

Web Design – 4 GOLD
Dane Gonzalez
Kelsey Lopez
Emma Graff
Maryanne Yeaple

Graphic Communications – 1 GOLD
Alan Chin

Internetworking – 1 GOLD, 1 SILVER
Elton Wu – GOLD
Dylan Zaharris – SILVER

Computer Maintenance and Repair – 1 SILVER
Daniel Garcia