Welcome to the fifty-fifth edition of the
Panther Press,
a biweekly electronic newsletter sent to families and friends of
San Joaquin Memorial High School.
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IMPORTANT: SJM Summer Work for the 2022-2023 School Year HERE
SJM Class of 2022 Highlights:
- 5 New #SJMSpeaks Student Profiles
- Nathalie Medrano
- Jacob Levy
- Kelly Lee
- Irvin Arroyo
- Rachel Gizaw
Past Events & Announcements:
- Update: SJM Renovations During Summer 2022
- Advice for Students at Memorial for the 2022-2023 School Year
- SJM Alumni & Current Students Serve at Helping One Women Dinner
- We exceeded our goal of raising $40K for the 2022 Spring Fling Drawing!
- SJM Students at Valley Children's Hospital
Student Spotlights:
Upcoming Events:
- SJM 2022-2023 Athletics Calendar Updated
- SJM 2022-2023 Events Calendar Updated
- Looking for Host Families
More Announcements:
- New Girl's Golf Coach
- Leave your Questions at Fresno Catholic Schools System website
- Accepting Donations & Panther Den Summer Hours
- Water Polo Summer Camp
- Only 2 Seats Left for Incoming Freshmen
- Follow us on Social Media!
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Summer Work for the 2022-2023 School Year Continues to be Updated on the SJM Website |
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Attention all San Joaquin Memorial High School Students:
This is a friendly reminder that the AP & Honors summer work for the 2022-2023 school year has been updated on the website. In addition, the summer reading list for grades 9-12 has been updated. Throughout the summer please make sure to visit the link because it is continuously being updated with summer work. Please review the summer work and complete before the deadline. Turn in all completed summer work to your instructor.
Thank you!
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5 New #SJMSpeaks Student Profiles |
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#SJMSpeaks: Student Profile on Nathalie Medrano Class of 2022! |
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#SJMSpeaks: Student Profile on Jacob Levy Class of 2022! |
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#SJMSpeaks: Student Profile on Kelly Lee Class of 2022! |
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#SJMSpeaks: Student Profile on Irvin Arroyo Class of 2022! |
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#SJMSpeaks: Student Profile on Rachel Gizaw Class of 2022! |
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Congratulations Class of 2022!
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Past Events & Announcements |
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SJM campus will be Under Construction during the Summer of 2022! |
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UPDATE: Since Monday, June 6th the front entrance to San Joaquin Memorial High School on Fresno Street has been closed for construction to take place on the new front entrance and foyer. There is signage to direct you to the north side of the administration building so you can access the building through the side door. This will most likely be the entrance to the school offices for the entire summer.
Also, beginning on June 13th the President's Office, Advancement, Finance, Tuition, Admissions and Technology offices were relocated to the Campos Center on the north side of the campus. The best way to access the Campos Center is to park in the north (senior) parking lot and enter the campus through the gate.
All individual phone numbers and email addresses will remain the same for all employees.
We also began with our summer hours on Monday June 6th. The school offices will be open from 9 am - 1 pm, Monday through Thursday and closed on Fridays. Summer hours will be in effect until August 1st.
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Advice for Memorial Students for the 2022-2023 School Year |
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Summer vacation is here! When our students went through finals week it was a nostalgic time of the year for many. Whether you're excited for next school year, or reminiscing on the year that has ended, join SJM juniors, sophomores and freshmen in giving advice to next years' Memorial students! |
SJM Alumni and Current Students Serve at the Helping One Woman Dinner, Honoring Monica Lucido Baker! |
Our SJM Alumni and current students have a big heart for service. Some SJM Alumni and current students served at the Helping One Woman Dinner, honoring Monica Lucido Baker that was held on May 17, 2022.
These past and present students showed up in a big way, some even in the midst of their finals, and they worked hard! They helped sell raffle tickets, served dinners, cleared tables and carried purchased items out to cars for people. We are proud of all of them for having a heart for service even after graduating from Memorial.
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Pedro Toston (photo above) |
THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the 2022 Spring Fling Drawing to Support the Fund for San Joaquin Memorial! |
Panthers we did it! You've shown us that we are stronger together and we loved seeing all your support for Memorial.
Congratulations to Natalie Diaz for being the winner of the $5000 Cash Prize! Thank you everyone who supported Memorial in the 2022 Spring Fling Drawing!
All gifts to the Fund for San Joaquin Memorial have an enormous impact on Memorial’s ability to enhance its standards of excellence in teaching, scholarships, student development and facilities. Your annual gifts fuel the success of this school and touch every aspect of our students’ experience.
Specifically, your gift to The Fund for San Joaquin Memorial will:
Provide tuition assistance and scholarships to deserving students – making an education at San Joaquin Memorial possible for more young men and women.
Contribute to the cutting-edge technology, lab equipment and other state-of-the-art learning tools used in the classroom.
Instill in students a deep awareness of God’s presence in their lives through a dynamic Campus Ministry program.
Give students an extraordinary and enriching experience that they will treasure for a lifetime.
We raised $44,210 and exceeded our GOAL of raising $40K!
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SJM Students Lifted Spirits at Valley Children's Hospital |
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Photo from Valley Children's Hospital Instagram |
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Arden Parnagian and Gemma Wood, two SJM students, recently led a special service project. This summer vacation they already delivered a thoughtful donation to adolescent patients at Valley Children's Hospital. Special "comfort clutches" or toiletry bags were delivered to the teenage patients. Inside the bags were socks, gift cards and other items to help provide comfort during their stay at the hospital. Way to go Panthers!
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Charlotte Burks Wins 2nd Place at the Fresno County Library's 23rd Annual Poetry Competition! |
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Congratulations to Charlotte Burks '23 for participating in the Fresno County Library's 23rd Annual Poetry Competition. The judge for her age division is in the picture as well, Mariah Bosch. She teaches at Fresno State, and graduated from their master's program in creative writing. A link to Charlotte's poem can be found here.
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The SJM Athletics Calendar for the 2022-2023 school year is continuously updated on the website. |
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The SJM Events Calendar for the 2022-2023 school year is continuously updated on the website. |
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We are looking for SJM Host Families! |
Are you interested in being a host family for the students coming to study at Memorial from Spain?
Then we recommend you contact Michael Burke, President of San Joaquin Memorial High School at [email protected] to learn more about this rewarding opportunity.
There is a monthly cash stipend awarded when you become a host family.
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Gary Giannoni is Named the new Memorial Girl's Golf Coach |
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Gary Giannoni will be the new Girl's Golf coach. He was the head Golf coach at Clovis East High School for 15 years (1999-2014). In 2007 he won the Valley Team Championship. He later coached 2 golfers during their high school careers who became professional golfers: Derek Ernst and Bryson Dechambeau. He was also a Defensive Backs coach for CE and won a Valley Championship in 2003. In addition, he's received the following notable honors in his sports career:
- 4 time all-league in football at the University of Redlands (1991-1994)
- Most Valuable Player (1994)
- Football Gazette: All-American D3 (1994)
- DB coach at Whittier College(1995)
- 15 years: Head Coach Golf, Clovis East High School
- 5 years: Defensive Back Coach, Clovis East High School
- 20 years: CIF/Junior College Basketball Official, San Joaquin Valley Officials Association
Mr. Giannoni is looking forward to to the various challenges of creating interest in the Girl's Golf program here at SJM. Winning is secondary at this point to him. He wants to evaluate each golfer and see where their strengths and weaknesses are and then improve each of them gradually and have them develop a love for the game. He wants to create life-long interest for them in golf, not just as something they put on their college resumes'.
His top advice for future Panthers interested in Golf is that if you've been playing for years or if you just started thinking about playing golf, come and try out! There is always an element of fun involved and he wants student/athletes who can balance their responsibilities between school and sports.
He understands that sports are always an outlet for students to show a different side to who they are. Sports provide opportunities to relieve stress and tension that can build up when students are only occupied with academic motivation. Finding the balance between both allows them to prioritize their goals and organize their lives. They are students FIRST, but if they commit to playing a sport, they have to realize that it is secondary to their academic needs.
Mr. Giannoni we wish you the best in this new and exciting chapter as the new Memorial Girl's Golf Coach! Go Panthers!
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Leave a Question on FresnoCatholic.org Schools System |
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Please continue to visit Fresno Catholic to learn more about the Fresno Catholic School system. On Thursday May 12, 2022 Bishop Joseph V. Brennan announced the creation of a school system comprising St. Helen's, St. Anthony's and San Joaquin Memorial. He also announced the formation of a Junior High on the San Joaquin Memorial campus.
This site is a place to get all of your questions answered. Once you submit a question on the "Leave a Question" tab it will be answered in a timely manner. New questions and answers are continually being uploaded to the same site.
Take a look and leave any questions you might have about this new venture for the Diocese of Fresno.
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We are Accepting SJM Clothing Donations |
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Senior parents, as you are preparing to send your student to college, remember SJM. We gladly take used uniforms for those students in need. Please drop them off at the front desk. This also includes current parents whose students have outgrown their uniforms. Thank you for supporting others! |
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Panthers!
Do you want to stay cool in the Summer heat? Want to become part of a growing, rewarding program? Come out and train with us in our Panther Water Polo program this Summer!
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Friendly Reminder for Friends and Family of San Joaquin Memorial High School |
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San Joaquin Memorial High School has experienced a high demand for freshmen enrollment at this time. If you are interested in your child attending Memorial for the first time in the 2022-2023 school year please submit your completed application as soon as possible. At this time there are only 3 seats available for next school year for the incoming Freshman class.
Memorial wants to make sure that our partner schools are given first priority for registering their soon to be freshmen students. If students from our partner schools want to be at Memorial for the 2022-2023 school year as a freshman we want to remind you to complete your enrollment application as soon as possible if you have not done so already.
This is your last opportunity to submit your enrollment to San Joaquin Memorial High School as a freshman for the 2022-2023 school year. We are confident that these seats will be filled soon and once these 3 seats are filled with prospective students we will open a waiting list.
For more information on the application process please contact SJM's Admissions Director Bianca Blanchette at (559) 268-9251 ext. 139 or [email protected]
We look forward to welcoming your child as one of our SJM Class of 2026 students next year!
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Alumni Contact Update
Panther Alums, even though your time here at Memorial has passed, this is still your home! Please stay connected with us so that you can be part of our exciting engagement opportunities such as our sporting event tailgates, alumni mixers and so much more! To stay connected please fill out this form.
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