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The Foothill Dragon Press

Foothill Speech & Debate fared well at the recent tournament at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks. Credit: Jennifer Kindred.

Speech and debate team takes 4th at tournament

Karen Fox January 11, 2011

“Can you bake me a cake? I need a cake with a gun in it, and chocolate chip cookies with bullets in them,” senior Colin Crilly asked Brittany Bernardi during a speech round. Though this may...

This is one of the buildings that the Alternate Text Production Center uses to transcribe school books for the visually impaired. Credit: Caitlin Trude/The Foothill Dragon Press.

Local volunteers help make books for visually impaired

Caitlin Trude January 10, 2011

Ventura College student Valerie Grand typed meticulously on the keyboard, keeping her focus on the computer screen and the task at hand. Grand works at the Alternate Text Production Center (ATPC)...

Seniors wait in line Friday to pick up a free breakfast that is provided to show Foothill's appreciation of their hard work. Credit: Eva Morales/The Foothill Dragon Press.

Seniors unwind with rewarding breakfast

sobeida December 22, 2010

Seniors gathered impatiently Friday morning in the black box, tapping their feet and talking to the others in the long line to get their special breakfast. All seniors who had grades of D's or above...

Speech team and audience members jump on stage during intermission to dance to the song

Speech team gets silly with holiday spirit

Gemma Stoll December 22, 2010

Speech and Debate team members put on a show that students will not forget.  The unforgettable performance, hosted by Foothill juniors Aron Egelko and Kevin Kunes, was a night of laughter and good...

Junior Trevor Kirby organizes canned food donated by students for the Cheers for Children food drive. Credit: Caitlin Trude/The Foothill Dragon Press.

Cheers for Children helps the needy for the holidays

Caitlin Trude December 16, 2010

Cheers for Children is a Ventura Unified School District sponsored food drive that occurs once every year. The event started Dec. 6 and ended Dec.16. Junior and ASB Special Projects Director Trevor...

Junior Xander Rockney-Finger rushes to help fake victimes during the annual Bioscience earthquake simulation Tuesday. Credit: Maya Morales/The Foothill Dragon Press.

Cohort Six rescues students in earthquake simulation (50 photos)

Maya Morales December 16, 2010

All around the pod there are choruses of “I need blood!” and a collaboration of students with their hands, legs, arms and necks doused in fake gooey blood stand around Wendi Butler as she preps...

A new district network server will cost up to $175,000 and improve data protection. Photo Credit: Emma Huebner/The Foothill Dragon Press.

New district server to offer expensive but better security

Emma Huebner December 16, 2010

Ventura Unified School District board members gave approval Tuesday for staff to develop a request for a proposal to purchase a new storage area network system, at a cost of up to $175,000. The...

Budget anticipation runs high at Tuesday board meeting

Emma Huebner December 16, 2010

Although the state budget for the following school year has not yet been announced, rumors are flying high about what implications it will hold for Ventura schools coping with a possible $4 million shortfall. At...

Daisy Landeros tackles her first major assignment, the 9th Grade Eco-Project, delivering her speech to a board of her peers on Monday the 13th. Photo CreditL Alison English/The Foothill Dragon Press.

Freshmen conquer first high school project

Dragon Press Editorial Board December 14, 2010

Foothill freshmen presented the 9th Grade Project, a required grade level biome presentation, Monday after school in front of rooms of peers and assessors. Students attending Foothill are required...

Seniors Alexandra Zinik and David White (right) were among the other members of Winter Court and were voted king and queen. Credit: Oscar Pratt/The Foothill Dragon Press.

Winter Formal a night to remember (22 photos)

Trevor Jordan December 14, 2010

Winter Formal 2010 kicked off at 7 p.m. Saturday night, and what a night it was. From incredible dancing to awesome music, Foothill students gathered at Epic Ventura to show they know how to have a...

Sophomore Madeleine Babb won second place for Dramatic Interpretation at a local speech tournament. Photo Credit: Karen Fox/The Foothill Dragon Press.

Speech and debate victorious at tournament

Karen Fox December 13, 2010

“Speech should be considered a sport,” sophomore Molly Roberts said. “We run, we lift heavy objects, we jump and dance and pretend to throw things.” The fall open league individual events...

Seniors Karen Fox and Molly Roberts volunteer with the rest of the Invisble Children club to raise awareness about child soldiers at Spirito Hall on Thursday, December 9th. Photo Credit: Lauren Parrino/ The Foothill Dragon Press.

Invisible Children benefit spreads word for cause

Dragon Press Editorial Board December 13, 2010

For over 20 years, northern Ugandan children between the ages of 5 and 12 have lived in fear of being abducted and forced to serve in Joseph Kony’s sectarian Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). The LRA...

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