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Stress relieving exercises

Lauren Shields April 15, 2017

School can be the epitome of stress: constant homework, studying and tests. It almost seems like you can never get away or escape the reality of school. After a considerably long time focusing on homework,...

Jessica Lunetta 03: Reach out, youre not alone, it will get better

Jessica Lunetta ’03: “Reach out, you’re not alone, it will get better”

Clare Knutson April 5, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm0JPUHjsRk&t=200s   Jessica Lunetta (formerly Jessica Halloway) ‘03 never dreamed that the color pink would become a significant part of some of her fondest...

Sarah Rodriguez ‘04: helping create Foothill environment and mascot

Sarah Rodriguez ‘04: helping create Foothill environment and mascot

Joshua Modglin April 5, 2017

https://youtu.be/7MeSWhXk2KE   Within the trailers in the Ventura College parking lot, which were temporarily used as Foothill’s campus as the new one was constructed, alumna Sarah Rodriguez...

Melissa Gutierrez 04: thanking Foothill for her success

Melissa Gutierrez ’04: thanking Foothill for her success

Abby Sourwine April 5, 2017

https://youtu.be/sFLy2NON91g   “If I had to put it in one word: amazing,” thirty year-old Foothill alumna Melissa Gutierrez says of her time in high school. “My experience at Foothill...

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Adam Erickson ’05: Advising students to “live long and prosper”

Jocelyn Brossia April 5, 2017

https://youtu.be/jtAVDqptfWo Foothill alumnus Adam Erickson’s adoration for Star Trek has followed him from his graduating class of 2005 up until today, and it’s also what helped him connect...

Olivia Sabedra 06: Work hard, itll pay off

Olivia Sabedra ’06: “Work hard, it’ll pay off”

Clare Knutson April 5, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnsNaAwSLno   Olivia Sabedra ‘06 has fond memories full of young, vibrant teachers, dance classes and friends who were her complements. Sabedra, a 2006 alumna,...

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Christopher Tull ’08: Making a positive impact through the study of data science

Nick Zoll April 5, 2017

In August of 2004, the fifth freshman class in the history of Foothill was welcomed into the school for the beginning of the new school year. Among these newcomers was Christopher Tull, who was “pretty...

Chelsea Osman 09: Prank you very much, Foothill

Chelsea Osman ’09: Prank you very much, Foothill

Lauren Shields April 5, 2017

https://youtu.be/5QslfYBYdxg   Chelsea Osman (formerly Chelsea Rhoads), an alumna who graduated in 2009, knew from the beginning that she wanted to become a teacher. After high school, she attended...

Edyn Mae Tarkany 10: Back at Foothill to teach dance

Edyn Mae Tarkany ’10: Back at Foothill to teach dance

Julia Fickenscher April 5, 2017

Foothill Technology High School was an extraordinary place for many students, for many reasons. For Edyn Tarkany, it was where she discovered her passion; her love of dance and performing began freshmen...

Amanda Marshall 11: Working with some of the highest-ranked military officers in the world

Amanda Marshall ’11: Working with some of the highest-ranked military officers in the world

Anna Lapteva April 5, 2017

Upon entering high school, Marshall knew that her experience at Foothill was going to be academically difficult, because she remembers her brother “spent a lot of time on doing homework and all sorts...

Emily Rath 12: Dont Eulau-ve your favorite teacher?

Emily Rath ’12: Don’t Eulau-ve your favorite teacher?

Lauren Shields April 5, 2017

With BioScience, Buena cheerleading, PAAC, Youth and Government, and still having time for friends, Emily Rath could be considered a busy teenager. Rath is a Foothill alumna who graduated in 2012. She...

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Alumni reflect on their most memorable moments

Suvee Ranasinghe April 2, 2017

Taking a look back down memory lane, Foothill Technology High School has fostered a diverse group of individuals since its first graduating class in 2003. From introverts to extroverts, to quiet and focused...

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