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Practical self care in a world of bath bombs and face masks

Marin Valerio January 24, 2018

Amidst a sea of homework, friends and extracurriculars, self-care is often put on the backburner in order to stay afloat. Students’ perception of “self-care” tends to be skewed to a monthly ritual...

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Student-teacher relationships in the age of social media

Jocelyn Brossia January 19, 2018

Taking off in the early 2000s, social media has been around almost as long as Foothill itself. When networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace were on the rise in the mid-2000s, students now had the...

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Put an end to your procrastination with three simple steps

Amanda Perez January 11, 2018

The school day is over, you're on your way home and you think about what needs to get done. There’s an essay that needs to be written, a packet to turn in and a test to study for. You tell yourself you’ll...

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Staying safe in the Santa Ana winds

Lauren Shields December 6, 2017

The 68,000-acre Thomas Fire has caused a considerable amount of devastation to Ventura County families, as tens of thousands have been evacuated and over 150 structures have been burnt down. The fire started...

The view from Saticoy early Tuesday morning. Credit: Nick Brandly / The Foothill Dragon Press

Ventura Strong

Jack Vielbig December 6, 2017

Laying my head down, the same as usual. Alarm set for 6:00, blue pajama pants on. Slowly drifting into a slumber When the house goes silent and the neighborhood goes dark. I stumble through...

Frederick performs Rachmaninoff Prelude in G Minor at the Ventura Unified Festival of Talent 2016. Credit: Carrie Coonan / The Foothill Dragon Press

Jerod Frederick continues his “grind for gains” in his many passions

Matthew Godfrey November 4, 2017

Amongst his peers, Jerod Frederick ‘18 is known for his dedication to the gym. The scrawny freshman that he remembers is an old life of his. The man you see on campus is a man built of dedication and...

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Storify: Inktober 2017

Jocelyn Brossia October 31, 2017

Inktober is an annual drawing challenge for artists everywhere to create 31 drawings for the 31 days of October. Scroll through this Storify to see some of the highlights of the month, including students...

I got to experience this trip with my mom. Credit: Mayzee Oakes / The Foothill Dragon Press

OAKES: I bless the rains down in Africa

Mayzee Oakes October 31, 2017

https://vimeo.com/239361569   I was actually going to Africa. It was so surreal. It never seemed to completely register in my mind―even now that I’m home―that I was going on this amazing...

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No more tardy slips for Jennifer Ellison

Lauren Shields October 22, 2017

Going onto her sixth year of working in the office as the attendance secretary, Jennifer Ellison will be leaving Foothill to continue her journey in administration at Loma Vista Elementary School, as the...

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A Constant Battle for Students: the SAT, ACT

Amanda Perez October 11, 2017

As college starts to become closer to a reality for seniors, the thought of bubble sheets, the squeak of erasers, number two pencils and complete silence might daunt you. The Scholastic Assessment Test...

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Navigating the array of clubs at Foothill

Marin Valerio September 22, 2017

With all the hectic excitement of Club Rush, it is possible you might have missed a booth or not gotten as much information about a certain club as you wanted to. Foothill has a plethora of clubs and interest...

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Foothill’s drama department more of a family than a class

Marin Valerio September 16, 2017

The students involved in Foothill’s drama department may change, but the community atmosphere remains the same. Yoanna Soliman ‘19 describes it as a “weird, quirky family.” This environment is...

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