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The Dragon Press advisor Melissa Wantz is leaving Foothill to become the new adviser of The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle. Yiu Hung Li will take over as the new advisor beginning next year. Credit: Chloey Settles/The Foothill Dragon Press

Wantz bids the Dragon Press farewell after six years of service

June 14, 2015
Class of 2015 College Map

Class of 2015 College Map

May 28, 2015
Some juniors opt out of new SBAC test, threatening district funding and Foothills ranking

Some juniors opt out of new SBAC test, threatening district funding and Foothill’s ranking

April 30, 2015
Foothill boys’ soccer ties with St. Bonnie, leaving them in CIF limbo (11 photos)

Foothill boys’ soccer ties with St. Bonnie, leaving them in CIF limbo (11 photos)

February 12, 2015
Multiple aerial firefighters combat the Foothill Fire with fire retardant, September 29, 2014. Credit: Kazu Koba/The Foothill Dragon Press

BREAKING NEWS: “Foothill Fire” forces school to evacuate

September 29, 2014
Credit: Josh Ren/The Foothill Dragon Press

“Bedazzled” orientation impresses students and teachers (13 photos, Storify)

August 14, 2014
BREAKING NEWS: Lindsey and Stevens save a life at Mavericks

BREAKING NEWS: Lindsey and Stevens save a life at Maverick’s

June 1, 2014
Ana Bello: Victims fade while the atrocities remain burned in our memories

Ana Bello: Victims fade while the atrocities remain burned in our memories

May 27, 2014
Credit: Aysen Tan/The Foothill Dragon Press

Mission Church puts on “A Night to Remember”

April 13, 2014
Credit: Aysen Tan/The Foothill Dragon Press

Community honors Chris Prewitt at memorial service

April 12, 2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel features bright colors and cartoon-like elements to form a unique story. Credit: American Empirical Pictures

“The Grand Budapest Hotel” is everything but animated

April 2, 2014
Math teacher Anthony Villa will be attending Stanford University in late August and will be bidding Foothill farewell. Credit: Aysen Tan/The Foothill Dragon Press

BREAKING NEWS: Mr. Villa will not be returning next year

March 11, 2014
Juniors Will Hammer and Annie Sinclair have been elected as the Senior Class President and Vice President, respectively. Graphic Credit: Aysen Tan/The Foothill Dragon Press

Breaking News: Evan Askar wins race for ASB president

February 6, 2014
The Editorial Review Board of the Foothill Dragon Press has voted to defend the rights of the Playwickian staff. Credit: Aysen Tan/The Foothill Dragon Press

Editorial: Dragon Press endorses candidates for ASB president and vice president

February 5, 2014

ASB President Platforms

February 5, 2014

ASB Vice President Platforms

February 5, 2014
Summer reading is a necessity for solid AP class. Credit: Lucy Knowles/ The Foothill Dragon Press

Summer reading must stay

December 11, 2013
New eraser bill may allow California teens to scrub their posts

New ‘eraser bill’ may allow California teens to scrub their posts

October 20, 2013
The importance of breakfast

The importance of breakfast

October 14, 2013
While some think that lifeguards sit around and do nothing, they actually have a very important job. Credit: Michael Morales/The Foothill Dragon Press

Lifeguards, not “life-bums”

October 4, 2013
Band T-Shirt Renaissance Friday (19 photos)

Band T-Shirt Renaissance Friday (19 photos)

August 30, 2013
Canela Lopez

Canela Lopez

August 20, 2013
New students beam at orientation (interactive photo)

New students beam at orientation (interactive photo)

August 16, 2013
Magic fills the air of the Saticoy Country Club at Foothills annual prom (35 photos)

Magic fills the air of the Saticoy Country Club at Foothill’s annual prom (35 photos)

May 21, 2013
Junior Emily Graves and sophomore James Florez dance together at this years "magic" prom. Credit: Josh Ren/The Foothill Dragon Press

Magic fills air at Foothill prom (35 photos)

May 19, 2013
Alabamas immigration laws are bordering on the edge of being racist. Credit: Claire Stockdill/The Foothill Dragon Press

A seed of ignorance: How Alabama’s immigration laws will demonize immigrants

April 23, 2013
Tragedies like the Boston Marathon should not have to occur to unite the American people. Credit: Michael Morales/The Foothill Dragon Press

Boston Opinion Package: How many people must die in order to unite America?

April 18, 2013
Drug-sniffing dogs are detrimental to our school. Photo Illustration Credit: Claire Stockdill & Aysen Tan/The Foothill Dragon Press

Drug-sniffing dogs are the beginning of the end of our rights as students

April 11, 2013
With the recent tragic shootings occurring, the NRA needs to stop making excuses about guns. Credit: Michael Morales/The Foothill Dragon Press

The NRA: Making excuses for gun violence since 1871

February 15, 2013
Equal opportunity of getting into colleges and being able to afford them is not the same as it used to be. Credit:Claire Stockdill/The Foothill Dragon Press

America’s dream of equal opportunity is dead

January 29, 2013
Often times, people try to be too politically correct because they fear being called a racist. Credit: Claire Stockdill/The Foothill Dragon Press

What is politically correct?

January 8, 2013
Childrens and teens are using fake curse words in place of the real ones that they are not allowed to use. Credit: Michael Morales/The Foothill Dragon Press

The nuissance that is “faux cursing”

December 12, 2012
After the election came many tweets and Facebook statuses regarding the victory of President Obama. Credit: Claire Stockdill/The Foothill Dragon Press

Racist post-election social networking comments display the spirit of a sore loser

December 12, 2012
Unless Congress can agree on a plan to reduce the deficit before January, America will fall over the "fiscal cliff." Credit: Michael Morales/The Foothill Dragon Press

Congress must move mountains to eliminate threat of fiscal cliff

December 6, 2012
Cursive seems to be at its end point. Credit: Claire Stockdill/The Foothill Dragon Press

Farewell to cursive, a dying art form

November 1, 2012
Lately, real news doesnt seem to be taken as seriously. Credit: Claire Stockdill/The Foothill Dragon Press

Days of serious journalism seem to be long gone

October 30, 2012
Shows like "The Colbert Report" and "The Daily Show" should not be taken seriously. Credit: Michael Morales/The Foothill Dragon Press

Biased news reports narrow teens’ views

October 18, 2012
At Catholic schools, students seem to be taught a biased version of the world. Credit: Michael Morales/The Foothill Dragon Press

Speak no evil: How Catholic schools are subtly taking away students’ rights to free speech

October 18, 2012
Writer Canela Lopez believes television shows like "Toddlers and Tiaras" exploit children. Credit: Michael Morales/The Foothill Dragon Press

Toddlers, tiaras, and child exploitation

September 28, 2012
The American political movement, the Tea Party, has reached the end of its fame. Credit: Aysen Tan/The Foothill Dragon Press

One-hit wonder Tea Party is on its death bed

September 6, 2012
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