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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...

Students who chose to not walk out did so for a variety of reasons: CIF game rules, personal beliefs or problems with the movement itself. Credit: Abigail Massar / The Foothill Dragon Press

The students who stayed

Becka Shuere April 25, 2018

Foothill was no exception to the national walkout that gripped the nation on April 20, led by the organizers of the Never Again movement. The students from the Ventura Unified School District (Ventura...

Annie Castañeda 18 holds up the red slip that she received from administration. Credit: Sam Bova / The Foothill Dragon Press

Red (slip) scare at Foothill

Sam Bova April 21, 2018

Growing up in the shadow of gun violence, students across America participated in a school walkout on April 20, 2018, to advocate for their representatives to take legislative measures constituting effective...

Credit: Jordyn Savard / The Foothill Dragon Press (Edited by Stefan Fahr)

“It kind of sucks:” a response to divorce

Marin Valerio April 13, 2018

Divorce. It's a seemingly routine response to marriage, one that appears to be more common in today’s families than not. Coming from a family with a history of divorce, I don’t have clear memories...

Credit: Lauren Shields / The Foothill Dragon Press

Benefits of becoming bilingual

Amanda Perez April 3, 2018

Entering into high school means entering into reality: no more coddling, beating around the bush or pretending that the future is a long time away. Now there are constantly questions, goals and decisions...

Credit: Jordyn Savard / The Foothill Dragon Press

Students’ perspectives on social media

Amanda Perez March 27, 2018

Social media can change how students view the world, themselves and others. No longer do only your close friends, teachers and parents influence you, the whole world does. Just by clicking a button, students...

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