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• Valley students match wits at Academic Decathlon

  Valley students match wits at Academic Decathlon

  University High School senior Ethan Peterson was psyched and ready to go minutes before the Super Quiz portion of the Fresno County Academic Decathlon on Saturday.

• Fallen heroes with Valley ties killed in Iraq and Afghanistan

  Fallen heroes with Valley ties killed in Iraq and Afghanistan

  Service members with central San Joaquin Valley ties who were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan:

  2011

  Army Spc. Thomas J. Mayberry, 21, Citrus High School (Porterville) graduate who also attended Clovis schools

• Ex-Fresnan connecting Armenians to Hollywood

  Ex-Fresnan connecting Armenians to Hollywood

  Roosevelt High School graduate Valerie McCaffrey has been given The Armenian American Network Humanitarian Award for her work in the World Children's Transplant Fund Armenia, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the development of pediatric transplantation.

  The award came just a few weeks after the producer/filmmaker completed shooting her latest movie, "Lost & Found in Armenia," that was filmed almost entirely in Armenia.

  Both the work for the Transplant Fund and shooting the movie have given McCaffrey the opportunity to visit Armenia multiple times. McCaffrey, whose maiden name is Boolootian, turned down other jobs because she was determined to shoot a movie in Armenia as a way of bringing attention to the country and spark more interest in the arts there.

• Study dropout problem

  Study dropout problem

  A Fresno graduation commission should study the sources of the dropout crisis, identify current and potential solutions and create an action plan to mobilize our community to support student success in school and career.

  The Fresno Youth Graduation Empowerment Summit was held in 2009, led by the Fresno County Youth Service Council, which is co-sponsored by the Fresno County Office of Education and the Center for Multicultural Cooperation. Student recommendations included:

  School changes: Service learning; career education classes; culturally relevant curriculum; youth voice in school/district policies.

• Craig School lands $100,000 gift from Fresno State alumnus

  Craig School lands $100,000 gift from Fresno State alumnus

  The Craig School of Business received $100,000 from Fresno State alumnus Mark Shuster and his wife, Daina. Shuster made the pledge in honor of his father, Max Shuster, who also graduated from Fresno State.