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The Foothill Dragon Press

The Student News Site of Foothill Technology High School

The Foothill Dragon Press

Freshmen sign their names to pledge that they will "start strong." Credit: Aysen Tan/The Foothill Dragon Press

Freshman class pledges to “start strong” and work towards graduation (21 photos, video)

Glenda Marshall September 1, 2012

  The Class of 2016 gathered in the Black Box Friday during FIRE for Foothill's Start Strong ceremony. During the assembly, freshmen took pictures with an enlarged high school diploma and...

The area behind Arroyo Verde Park caught on fire Monday evening. Credit: Jackson Tovar/The Foothill Dragon Press

UPDATED: A 39-acre wildfire behind Arroyo Verde fully contained (12 photos)

Rachel Crane August 28, 2012

A 39-acre wildfire began burning around 2:00 p.m. on Monday near an avocado orchard behind Arroyo Verde Park, several blocks north of Foothill's campus. According to Fire Battalion Chief Matt Brock,...

Advocates for the LGBTQ community show their support at Venturas third annual Pride event. Credit: Aysen Tan/The Foothill Dragon Press

Ventura Pride event brings together gay community, Foothill students (32 photos)

Glenda Marshall August 27, 2012

On Saturday, hundreds of people gathered at Mission Park for Ventura Pride, an LGBT-friendly event with live music, drag queen performances, and lemonade lounges. The event was created three years...

Incoming freshmen participate in the new student orientation on Thursday morning. Credit: Aysen Tan/The Foothill Dragon Press

New students welcomed by teachers, FIRE leaders at orientation (29 photos)

Melissa Marshall August 16, 2012

New students walked into Spirito Hall Thursday morning unaware of the back rubs they would share, new people they would meet, and bonds they would create with upperclassmen FIRE leaders who have volunteered...

Senior Hannah Strohman hugs a fellow graduate at Foothills 2012 Commencement ceremony. Credit: Bethany Fankhauser/The Foothill Dragon Press

Class of 2012 becomes tenth Foothill class to turn tassels (89 photos, video)

Rachel Crane June 14, 2012

Friends and family of the Class of 2012 cheered in excitement as the graduates ceremoniously turned their tassels before throwing their caps into a rain of streamers. Prior to the ceremony, friends...

Seniors Trevor Kirby and Shaena Singer tape Foothills first time capsule at the senior picnic. Credit: Bethany Fankhauser/The Foothill Dragon Press.

Seniors create first time capsule at picnic (23 photos)

Megan Kearney June 12, 2012

Seniors placed broken iPods, TOMS shoes, photos, joke books, lunch boxes, and athletic team memoralbia in Foothill’s first time capsule Monday before taping it closed it at the Senior Picnic. The...

The empty office of retiring Campus Supervisor Jim Lewis. Credit: Aysen Tan/The Foothill Dragon Press

Campus Supervisor Jim Lewis retiring from Foothill

Allison Clark June 10, 2012

For ten years, Jim Lewis has served as the the campus supervisor at Foothill, making sure that students and staff alike have been safe and happy. Recently, however, Lewis decided to make the decision...

Assistant Principal Bobbi Powers will be leaving Foothill next year for an assistant principal job at Buena High School. Credit: Aysen Tan/The Foothill Dragon Press

Assistant Principal Bobbi Powers to leave Foothill

Melissa Marshall June 8, 2012

It only took ten months for Assistant Principal Bobbi Powers to create strong friendships with Foothill staff and students. Since she started at Foothill, Powers has worked closely with ASB advisor...

Author Andrew Smith talks to freshman Brian Yuss Wednesday after he spoke to Kirsten Faulconers EDA class. Credit: Megan Kearney

Author Andrew Smith shares writing experience with Foothill students

Megan Kearney June 7, 2012

Published author Andrew Smith, who visited Foothill Wednesday, started his journey as an author with a dinner table conversation that caused his parents to choke on their food. At age fourteen, he...

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks at the Reagan Librarys

Leaders, activists celebrate democracy at Reagan Library (28 photos, video)

Anaika Miller June 6, 2012

Myroslava Gongadze was only 28 when her husband, Georgiy Gongadze, was kidnapped and killed for his work as a reporter investigating corruption in Ukraine. “Seeing what is right and wrong was...

Seniors Henry Ashworth and Anaika Miller were awarded with Best All-around Male and Best All-around Female Monday night at Senior Awards Night. Credit: Aysen Tan/The Foothill Dragon Press

Senior achievments, hard work recognized at annual Senior Awards Night

Melissa Marshall June 5, 2012

After four years of classes, bonding with other classmates over cram sessions and coffee, and countless hours of homework, Foothill seniors slowly piled into Buena’s auditorium Monday night to receive...

Congressional candidate David Thayne speaks to senior Chloe Hansen Thursday after the PAAC meeting. Credit: Aysen Tan/The Foothill Dragon Press

Congressional candidate David Cruz Thayne speaks at PAAC meeting

Allison Clark June 1, 2012

Students filled World History and AP Government teacher Cherie Eulau's classroom Thursday at lunch for a weekly PAAC, Political Action and Awareness Club, meeting. This meeting, however, featured...

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