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The Foothill Dragon Press

Recipe: Chewy chocolate chip cookies

Recipe: Chewy chocolate chip cookies

Hanna Malco June 3, 2016

This chewy and delicious take on classic chocolate chip cookies is sure to leave your taste buds satisfied. After school, after work, or whenever you just need a sweet pick me up, these cookies never fail...

Eight great local hiking areas

Eight great local hiking areas

Meghan Schuyler May 22, 2016

With the school year winding down and summer approaching, some time spent in the great outdoors is always a welcome change. For those of you looking to have an adventurous summer, or even embark into the...

ASB to Camp Ramah for leadership training

ASB to Camp Ramah for leadership training

Hanna Malco May 18, 2016

Once each year, ASB incomers and staffers attend Camp Ramah, located in Ojai, for the purpose of acquiring skills in the fields of leadership and trust through team building exercises. ASB, short for...

Brianna Graham and Jacob Barba voice their dream

Brianna Graham and Jacob Barba voice their dream

Sinjin Serrano May 17, 2016

In the midst of a room that bustled with students and noise, juniors Brianna Graham and Jacob Barba would fill the air as they sang “We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off,” by Ella Eyre, both enveloped...

Surfing through senior year

Surfing through senior year

Hanna Malco May 15, 2016

According to an article in Outside, Ventura County is one of the best hidden surf spots in North America. Mondos, located south of Santa Barbara, is the perfect spot for beginners because of its moderate...

Alaina Hooks: Being a leader

Alaina Hooks: Being a leader

Branden Padilla May 8, 2016

Sophomore Alaina Hooks is taking ASB by storm, offering her time to help out with most events.   Hooks is very committed to her work, and puts all her time into the extra curricular, “I’m not...

Despite health concerns, coffee is popular among students

Despite health concerns, coffee is popular among students

Hanna Malco May 2, 2016

Monday through Friday, most Americans dread getting out of bed to pursue the morning commute, claiming they wouldn’t have been able to do it without a cup of coffee. While this statement runs true, as...

Asia Moore was pleasantly surprised to hear she had won the Presidential Service Award. Photo Credit: Gabrialla Cockerell / The Foothill Dragon Press.

Asia Moore awarded the Presidential Volunteer Service Award

Rachel Sun April 30, 2016

  After becoming a finalist for the Ronald Reagan Scholarship and earning over 300 hours in community service, senior Asia Moore received the gold award in the Presidential Volunteer Service...

Theres no easy way to discuss depression: The stigma surrounding mental illness

“There’s no easy way to discuss depression”: The stigma surrounding mental illness

Sinjin Serrano April 15, 2016

If you were diagnosed with lung disease, would you ignore it and blame it on yourself? Although mental illnesses are just as real as tumors and cancer, what causes those suffering to stay in silence? Why...

Three reasons to host a foreign exchange student

Three reasons to host a foreign exchange student

Hanna Malco April 4, 2016

Hosting an exchange student can open many doors to new cultures and friendships that will leave a lasting impact on both the host and student for a lifetime; it depletes cultural ignorance and spreads...

Simple methods to prevent daydreaming

Simple methods to prevent daydreaming

Rachel Sun March 21, 2016

It’s midday and you’re in class listening to the teacher introduce a new chapter. Suddenly, you feel your consciousness slip in and out of focus and before you know it, you’re off to daydream land....

Catcalling: An overlooked danger

Catcalling: An overlooked danger

Clare Knutson March 18, 2016

In 2014, one of the first nation-wide studies on street harassment was completed by the non-profit organization Stop Street Harassment. The survey included 2,000 participants and found that 65 percent...

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