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The Foothill Dragon Press

The Student News Site of Foothill Technology High School

The Foothill Dragon Press

Campus Nurse Mary Johnson uses A Guide to Contraceptives to teach Foothill students about ways to prevent pregnancy and STDs. Credit: Grace Carey/The Foothill Dragon Press

Sex education: Foothill, California and the United States

Branden Padilla November 30, 2015

Sex is no longer a taboo subject. Although there are discussions of sex between peers, many believe that these conversations should still happen inside of classrooms. With only 22 states requiring sexual...

Ariana Castillo still brings passion to ballet after 12 years

Ariana Castillo still brings passion to ballet after 12 years

Clare Knutson November 29, 2015

Like many little kids, Ariana Castillo loved to dance. Except unlike many little kids, her passion has not faded after 12 years. Castillo’s love of dance began at the age of four when she would put on...

Senior Austin Shaw (third from the right) hopes that the simulation teaches students that anyone can be the victim of a driving while impaired accident. Credit: Rachel Horiuchi/The Foothill Dragon Press

E15M Profile: Participant Austin Shaw thinks the message is “very powerful”

Chloe Hilles November 29, 2015

“Even through what I saw leading up to [Every 15 Minutes] and what I knew was going to happen, I still was tearing up. I think the message itself is very powerful and I hope it’s effective,” senior...

Junior Rhiannon Tircuit played the role of the drunk driver in Every 15 Minutes 2015. Credit: Jessie Snyder/The Foothill Dragon Press

E15M Profile: Rhiannon Tircuit’s experience as a “drunk driver”

Rachel Sun November 28, 2015

The atmosphere was heavy Monday morning as juniors and seniors gathered at the entrance of Foothill’s campus to watch the unfolding of Every 15 Minutes’ car crash scene. One of the students standing...

E15M Profile: For Michael Vaughan, acting “live” wasn’t hard

E15M Profile: For Michael Vaughan, acting “live” wasn’t hard

Kathryn Brandi November 28, 2015

After watching his older sister “die” in Every 15 Minutes his freshman year, senior Michael Vaughan was “intrigued by it.” He felt that it was important to experience Every 15 Minutes for himself,...

Junior Nick Dela Cruz played the role of one of the living dead in Every 15 Minutes 2015. Credit: Jessie Snyder/The Foothill Dragon Press

E15M Profile: Nick Dela Cruz brought “to tears” by mother’s eulogy

Ela Yasa November 28, 2015

For junior Nick Dela Cruz, participating in Every 15 Minutes as a part of the living dead was one of the “most powerful experiences” of his life. For junior Nick Dela Cruz, participating in...

Senior Ashley Inocando found her passion for dance while in high school and is in Emanon dance crew. Credit: Fidelity Ballmer/The Foothill Dragon Press

Ashley Inocando pours her “heart and soul on that stage”

Hanna Malco November 22, 2015

Senior Ashley Inocando found her passion for hip hop in her freshman physical education dance class here on campus. Inocando had always liked to dance, but the class allowed her to actually try it. Senior...

Adrenaline takes over for Supermoto competitor Austin Pecoraro

“Adrenaline takes over” for Supermoto competitor Austin Pecoraro

Hanna Malco November 20, 2015

Since the age of five, senior Austin Pecoraro has been addicted to the thrill of riding motorcycles. During the summer of 2007, Pecoraro and his father discovered Supermoto, which are motorcycles Since...

Methods to alleviate sore muscles

Methods to alleviate sore muscles

Sinjin Serrano November 17, 2015

When she finally completes her newly established routine, she breathes a sigh of contentment from her elation begot by the endorphins released through her physical exercise. She feels on the top of the...

Food waste in America: A growing problem

Food waste in America: A growing problem

Rachel Sun November 12, 2015

When it comes to preserving food and reducing its waste, America is not the country paving the path, as $165 billion worth of food is being thrown out annually. The United States per capita food waste...

Gaining valuable experience through community service

Gaining valuable experience through community service

Sinjin Serrano November 3, 2015

When it comes to facing the 75 hours of community service required for graduation, students often dread the idea of time spent doing something they don’t enjoy. However, some students are able to do...

Recipe: Want smore brownies?

Recipe: Want s’more brownies?

Hanna Malco October 28, 2015

Missing summer campfires but craving s’mores? Fret no more! Imagine the same ol’ graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate, all in a chewy brownie. https://vimeo.com/143633977 Missing summer...

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