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The Foothill Dragon Press

The Student News Site of Foothill Technology High School

The Foothill Dragon Press

Annika Fedde 19 returns to Foothill after a long summer of sailing. Credit: Ethan Crouch / The Foothill Dragon Press

Annika Fedde enters the school year with a splash

Lillian Li October 10, 2018

[divider]Fedde finishes 20th in an international sailing competition[/divider] After missing the first week of school, Annika Fedde ‘19 returned to her home—Ventura, California— as an internationally...

Surfer in green does a re-entry as he rides a right hander. Credit: Olivia Sanford / The Foothill Dragon Press

California Street cove’s surfing retrospective

Matthew Godfrey October 5, 2018

https://vimeo.com/292849304   As the first light of the morning gleamed across the ripples of waves, local surfers suited up to compete in the annual California Street Classic. This recurring...

New psychologist Mariko Garza welcomes students back to school with a smile. Credit: Olivia Sanford / The Foothill Dragon Press

Foothill’s new psychologist Mariko Garza is here to help

Hana Vrablik, Writer September 19, 2018

Mariko Garza likes to eat her papaya fresh with a spoon and a squeeze of lime. She likes gardening flowers and going to indoor trampoline parks with her 4-year-old daughter, Skye. She describes herself...

The new health technician stands in front of a wall of leaves. Credit: Olivia Sanford / The Foothill Dragon Press

Foothill welcomes Mary Smith, new Health Technician

Amanda Perez September 19, 2018

Mary Smith, the new health technician, arrived at Foothill last year towards the end of May. For Foothill students, the month of May is a month of madness—finals, cramming sessions and a bad case of...

Dan Baker, the new science teacher. Credit: Ethan Crouch / The Foothill Dragon Press

Dan Baker takes on science at Foothill

Thea Wulff, Writer September 19, 2018

You may have seen him around campus or as a student teacher in Biology—but this time, he’s back for good. After years of previous experience in the field, Baker has decided to extend his passion for...

Credit: Jordyn Savard / The Foothill Dragon Press

Three easy ways to go greener

Matthew Godfrey September 2, 2018

Copious amounts of garbage have been drowning landfills. Forty percent of all lakes in America are too polluted for aquatic life, let alone for swimming in. It falls upon us to prevent the next 60 percent....

Kris Nordin, Foothill’s Systems Specialist, will retire Friday, Aug. 31. Credit: Jill Vallance / The Foothill Dragon Press

Systems specialist Kris Nordin retires after 17 years

Jill Vallance August 31, 2018

After 17 years of working as a loyal Dragon, Kris Nordin, Foothill’s Systems Specialist, will retire Friday, Aug. 31. Nordin originally moved to Ventura in 1997. Because her girls needed to get adjusted,...

Teenagers can find drugs like opioids and marijuana to be easily accessible under their parents roofs.

Investigative: Is Foothill “where the grades are high and the students are higher?”

Jocelyn Brossia, Editor-in-Chief August 18, 2018

Editor’s Note: This article includes potentially upsetting discussion of drug addiction, fatal drug overdose and death caused by driving under the influence. *Editor’s Note: Sources’ names that...

Credit: Abigail Massar / The Foothill Dragon Press

Dragon Voices: Community Service

Amanda Perez June 4, 2018

  The Community Service Requirement at Foothill obligates students to volunteer for at least 75 hours by the end of their senior year. Foothill recommends doing 25 hours every year. Is this a reasonable...

Amy Medina with daughter Alina in City Center office. Credit: Jack Vielbig / The Foothill Dragon Press

The City Center provides hope for homeless

Jack Vielbig May 18, 2018

How do we deal with homelessness in Ventura? It’s easy to look away: to avert our eyes and stare straight ahead or to mind our own business. Social protocol teaches us to stick to the path in front of...

These students hold varying opinions about the approval of the allocation of $170,000. Credit: Abby Sourwine / The Foothill Dragon Press

Foothill athletes react to approval of baseball field at DATA

Nick Zoll May 17, 2018

The Foothill Technology boys’ baseball team has found a new home. On May 8, 2018, the Board of Education unanimously approved a measure that would refurbish a field at DeAnza Academy of Technology and...

Maddie Espinoza ‘20 flows with the rhythm of the music while dancing ballet folklórico. Credit: Patricia Espinoza (used with permission)

The importance of dance for students

Amanda Perez April 29, 2018

Throughout the world, you can find dance wherever you go. Whether it be out in the streets, the Paris Opera House, the Los Angeles Music Center, the Oxnard Performing Arts Center, a school dance or a small...

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