Last April, when Wayne Powers, then a Balboa Middle school math teacher, found out that he was going to be teaching Calculus at Foothill for the 2014-15 school year, he was excited but terrified. “The...

After years of dedication to educating Foothill students about the horrors of a genocide that nearly wiped an entire religious group off the map, Holocaust survivor Bernd “Bernie” Simon peacefully...

Editor's Note: Ron Briggs taught at Frontier High School for one year and at Hueneme High School for 16 years. He offered to coach water polo at Foothill but was informed that could not be assistant...

[dropcap size=dropcap]W[/dropcap]ith framed black and white photographs of navy ships resting on the window sill, a neat arrangement of pictures near a tidy desk, and the soundtrack of August Rush...

For as long as she can remember, sophomore Corinn Conant has always loved singing. She has also been taking guitar lessons for two years but it was only a year ago that she started performing in front...

Girls with anorexia, girls with no self-confidence, girls, girls, girls. The media highlights the problems teenage and adult women face with self esteem, body confidence, and eating disorders. But in doing...

Senior Caleb Bigler focused his talk on how he believes the public school system too often stifles creativity and forces students to learn about subjects that are not relevant to their own interests and...

For senior Carly Bell, her Dragon talk was an opportunity to raise awareness and promote understanding for a rare genetic disorder that she has had all her life. Bell was born with Phenylketonuria (PKU),...

Nicknamed “Banana Boy” during his junior year, senior Norint Tung is famous for carrying bananas with him every day. His passion for the yellow fruit will be the focus of his Dragon Talk. “I really...

It’s common for students to lose focus on their history essay or forget to finish a problem on their math homework, but that doesn’t mean that cycle can’t change. While there aren’t any magical...

With the recent heat wave in Ventura, and more warm weather on the horizon, people are wondering how to cool down. Popsicles are a favorite summertime treat that’s sure to help combat the heat. However,...