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Board accepts proposal to advance naming of Downey High fitness center for coach Nick Ciponari

Modesto City Schools Board of Trustees · March 31, 2026
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Summary

The board accepted a community-led proposal to name Thomas Downey High School's fitness center for longtime coach Nick Ciponari and set a second reading for April 20; community speakers described his decades of service.

The Modesto City Schools board on March 30 accepted a proposal to forward for consideration the naming of the Thomas Downey High School fitness center in honor of coach Nick Ciponari.

District staff explained the board's action is an initial acceptance of the proposal, not the final naming. "When we talk about the recommendation tonight, the recommendation is to…

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