The Foothill Dragon Press

Brittany Richardson places high in National High School Goalball Championships

Rugile Pekinas • December 4, 2013

Junior Brittany Richardson navigates the halls of Foothill, mind focused and cane in hand. At school, Richardson is one of the few visually impaired students on campus. Outside of Foothill,...

Breaking: First four coaches hired for Foothill athletics program (UPDATED)

Glenda Marshall • November 14, 2013

Updated: 11:48 EST The first four athletic coaches in Foothill’s history have been hired to coach cross country, swimming, girls golf, and boys and girls tennis. Each will coach part-time and receive...

Update: Foothill’s first athletes to get 20 new teams plus more choices, facilities, programs

Megan Kearney • November 13, 2013

Foothill will welcome the first-ever “Dragon” athletes next year with the start of a new era of sports, and school staff and administrators are busy learning and explaining CIF policies,...

Buena vs. Ventura Football Game video

Bridget Parrino • November 2, 2013

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Buena vs. Ventura Football Game (65 photos)

Aysen Tan • November 2, 2013

In a decisive 31-0 victory , the Ventura High School Cougars cinched the CIF Channel League championship from their rivals, the Buena High School Bulldogs, this Friday. Credit: Aysen Tan/The Foothill...

Ventura Cougars conquer Buena Bulldogs for fourth year in a row (65 photos, video)

Bryn Treloar-Ballard • November 2, 2013

[embedvideo id="78441177" website="vimeo"] [dropcap size=dropcap]I[/dropcap]n a decisive 31-0 victory, the Ventura High School Cougars cinched the CIF Channel League championship from their rivals, the...

Stevens hired as Foothill’s first athletic director

Glenda Marshall • May 17, 2013

In the coming years, Foothill will be experiencing big changes in its physical education department, and P.E. teacher Emily Stevens has been chosen to lead the revolution. Administration announced Tuesday...

PAAC debates decision to implement sports at Foothill

Kendelle Gallagher • May 17, 2013

Students filed into room I109 during Thursday's PAAC debate to argue whether or not offering sports at Foothill was ultimately a good decision, and the vast majority was against the change. The...

Luke Ballmer: Sports at Foothill won’t work

Luke Ballmer • April 25, 2013

As all non-subterranean Foothillians know, sports at Foothill were recently approved, or phased-in, but only in part, or in some way promised to be created at a future date. I’d ask all those who...

BREAKING NEWS: School board approves start of new era of Foothill athletics; sports teams to start in 2014

Glenda Marshall • April 23, 2013

Ventura Unified School District trustees unanimously approved the superintendent's recommendation to launch a Foothill athletics program Tuesday, with the first teams beginning to play in the 2014-2015...

BREAKING NEWS: Sports at Foothill? Possibility to be discussed by school board Tuesday at special meeting

Glenda Marshall • April 18, 2013

For the first time in the school’s 13-year history, Foothill students may get the chance to play athletics for their own school rather than for Ventura or Buena high schools. The possibility will...

Students pursue passion for athletics in Foothill’s ISPE program

Maddie Kirkegaard • December 6, 2012

From boxing to figure skating, students in Foothill's ISPE program participate in a wide variety of activities more unconventional than the average high school student. Many students at Foothill participate...