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The Student News Site of Foothill Technology High School

The Foothill Dragon Press

The Student News Site of Foothill Technology High School

The Foothill Dragon Press

Amazon: The book worlds friend or foe?

Amazon: The book world’s friend or foe?

Clare Knutson March 15, 2016

Since its beginnings in 1994, Amazon become a worldwide power, selling everything from lawnmowers to fresh fruits and vegetables. Now, Amazon’s reach is extending into the world of books with both negative...

It doesnt stay dark forever: The impact and effects of suicide

“It doesn’t stay dark forever”: The impact and effects of suicide

Rachel Sun March 13, 2016

Using her blog as an outlet for her emotions and distraught, Zoë Colegrove of Buena High School documented her life for several months. On Oct. 11, 2015, Colegrove completed suicide. As she entered respiratory...

Katie Nolan gains confidence through color guard

Katie Nolan gains confidence through color guard

Hanna Malco February 24, 2016

Junior Katie Nolan who was originally “guilted” into auditioning for Buena High School’s color guard is now a third year member, and currently holds a place on the varsity team. ............... Junior...

Bridging the grocery gap: We strive for healthy choices

Bridging the grocery gap: “We strive for healthy choices”

Branden Padilla February 23, 2016

With a new health craze behind every corner, you begin to wonder what the people who can’t easily afford or find healthy food do. With a poverty rate of 14.5 percent, some people in the US find food...

Hector Gonzalez uses video games to influence his story writing

Hector Gonzalez uses video games to influence his story writing

Hanna Malco February 19, 2016

Growing up an avid reader, junior Hector Gonzales became interested in writing in the sixth grade upon the completion of a narrative writing assignment. As he found himself more dedicated to the craft,...

Skills that school doesnt teach, but you should still know

Skills that school doesn’t teach, but you should still know

Clare Knutson February 16, 2016

Of the 14.9 million high school students in the nation, the majority of them will hear the same message over and over again: They should devote their time and energy to their high school education, so...

Equestrian Hannah Block: Its made me realize just how strong I am

Equestrian Hannah Block: “It’s made me realize just how strong I am”

Hanna Malco February 8, 2016

Sophomore Hannah Block has always had a love for horses. As every child does, she dabbled in a few different sports, but none had ever stuck. In 2008, however, she found her passion at Willow Creek...

A numbers game: A look at academic pressure

A numbers game: A look at academic pressure

Clare Knutson February 8, 2016

A study completed by New York University in 2015 showed that roughly 49 percent of the high school students surveyed reported feeling a “great deal” of stress on a daily basis. The three most common...

Lane and Noel Domke: The figure skating twins

Lane and Noel Domke: The figure skating twins

Clare Knutson February 3, 2016

For sophomores Lane and Noel Domke, ice skating has always come naturally. For the past seven years, they have spent their afternoons and evenings at Channel Islands Ice in Oxnard honing their skills...

Chloe Yahner paints her own path

Chloe Yahner paints her own path

Branden Padilla February 1, 2016

Senior Chloe Yahner is described by her friends and teachers as an artist and a kind soul. Yahner has had a family history in art with her mother attending Temple University and attaining a major in art...

Opportunity takes Blake McAlister’s computer science to England

Opportunity takes Blake McAlister’s computer science to England

Sinjin Serrano January 26, 2016

Senior Blake McAlister has always been interested in technology, since the days he spent disassembling alarm clocks to discover their components, only to further develop his passion when he was accepted...

Video games can have positive and negative effects upon consumers.  Credit: Gabrialla Cockerell

Are video games too violent?: The effects of gaming on consumers

Branden Padilla January 24, 2016

With gore in video games becoming more enticing to consumers, the demand for it is growing. This, like any new trend, makes people wonder: what effect does this have on our youth? According to Psychiatric...

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