The Student News Site of Foothill Technology High School

The Foothill Dragon Press

Menu
All content by Emma Huebner
History and English teacher Robin Houlahan will be leaving Foothill next year. Credit: Bethany Fankhauser/The Foothill Dragon Press

Bound for Michigan, Robin Houlahan to leave Foothill

May 22, 2012
Foothill government teacher Cherie Eulau receives the Superintendents Award from Ventura County Superintendent of Schools Stan Mantooth, left, and Alex Sachen of Venoco, Inc., at an IMPACT II grant ceremony. Credit: John Tarkany/Ventura County Superintendent of Schools Office. Used with permission.

Eulau, Wantz recognized at Impact II Awards for creating classroom projects

May 12, 2012
Foothills Speech and Debate team, whos mascot is the pictured stuffed animal, might have to cut their season short due to new punishments enforced by AB 1575. Credit: Aysen Tan/The Foothill Dragon Press

Speech and debate team finishes season

May 5, 2012
Students in the Medical Technology class will be participating in shadows through May 6. Credit: Aysen Tan/The Foothill Dragon Press

Bioscience juniors see curriculum in the real world on job shadows

April 24, 2012
At the BioScience Fiesta, senior Averi James talked to parents about a local summer program that barcodes the DNA of marine wildlife. Credit: Kienna Kulzer/The Foothill Dragon Press.

Students celebrate achievements at Bioscience Fiesta (11 photos)

April 13, 2012
Photo illustration credit: Aysen Tan/The Foothill Dragon Press.

Foothill’s racial equity gap lower than county average

March 16, 2012
Holocaust survivor Bernd Simon talks with sophomore Anna Cogswell. Credit: Aysen Tan/The Foothill Dragon Press

Holocaust survivor inspires and enlightens sophomores

March 8, 2012
Credit: Jim Huebner.

Greg Oyan: The Humanitarian

February 23, 2012
Senior Class President Stephen Mariani (right) shakes hands with Senior Class Vice President Ryan Harris (left). Credit: Aysen Tan/The Foothill Dragon Press

Student body chooses next year’s ASB leaders

February 21, 2012
Foothill was nominated for a National Blue Ribbon award. It is the second time the school has received the honor. Credit: Aysen Tan/The Foothill Dragon Press

Foothill nominated for national Blue Ribbon award

January 17, 2012

Speech and Debate to host second Merry Fest Wednesday

December 10, 2011
Seniors Kevin Kunes (left) and Aron Egelko placed first in public forum debate at a tournament in Carlsbad on Sunday. Credit: Bethany Fankhauser/The Foothill Dragon Press.

Debate team wins first place at La Costa tournament

December 7, 2011

Debate team to hold public forum on privatization

November 3, 2011
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

New assistant principal looks to “make a difference”

October 14, 2011
Supporters of the "Occupy" movement met Wednesday evening to plan and discuss Saturdays protest. Credit: Ben Gill for The Foothill Dragon Press

Occupy Ventura organizers meet with police prior to Saturday protest

October 13, 2011
Freshmen learn of Ninth Grade Project (15 photos)

Freshmen learn of Ninth Grade Project (15 photos)

October 11, 2011
Freshmen class commits to graduate (16 photos, video)

Freshmen class commits to graduate (16 photos, video)

October 10, 2011
Average AYP scores from State of California and the VUSD are compared in the ELA and Mathematics categories, as according to the California Department of Education. Graphic Credit: Chrissy Springer for the Foothill Dragon Press.

Federal standards include API, other AYP indicators

October 7, 2011
Freshmen signed a graduation gown to symbolize their commitment to graduate in four years. Credit: Aysen Tan/The Foothill Dragon Press.

Freshmen class commits to graduate (16 photos, video)

September 3, 2011
Students react during fourth period to the news that Foothill increased its API score to 914. Credit: Chrissy Springer/The Foothill Dragon Press.

Foothill surpasses old API scores, hits 914 (14 photos)

September 1, 2011
Clouds of confetti rained down upon Foothills Class of 2011 as they celebrated their graduation. Credit: Caitlin Trude/The Foothill Dragon Press.

Class of 2011 turns the tassels (135 photos, video)

June 17, 2011
Junior Henry Ashworth poses for a shot after job shadowing. Credit: Emma Huebner/The Foothill Dragon Press.

Shadowing knee replacements, fetal heartbeats

May 2, 2011
Emma Huebner hangs out with the local children in Lungi, Sierra Leone. Credit: John Huebner.

First-person: My mission trip to Sierra Leone

April 14, 2011
State legislators have passed a new law that will require all 7th-12th grade students to receive a Tdap shot. Credit: Alex Phelps/The Foothill Dragon Press.

Legislators pass law requiring students to receive Tdap shot

March 24, 2011
Foothill celebrates spring semester at Ren Rally (35 photos)

Foothill celebrates spring semester at Ren Rally (35 photos)

March 22, 2011
Juniors Kimberly Coverly and Riki Schmitt are running for next years ASB president. Credit: Alison English/The Foothill Dragon Press.

Vote now for 2011-2012 ASB officers

February 8, 2011
In recent years, Foothills rate of A-G requirement completion has surpassed those of Ventura and Buena. Credit: Geneva Douma/The Foothill Dragon Press.

Foothill strives to keep its A-G completion rate on the rise

January 24, 2011
Wendi Butlers Honors Physiology students begin the dissection of minks to better understand the muscular structures of the body. Photo Credit: Emma Huebner/The Foothill Dragon Press.

Physiology students try their hands at dissection (video)

January 20, 2011
Carlos Cohen stands near the site of where the new Middle School Opportunity Program classroom will be built. Credit: Emma Huebner/The Foothill Dragon Press.

Construction begins on campus for alternative placement program

January 13, 2011
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

December 16, 2010

Budget anticipation runs high at Tuesday board meeting

December 16, 2010
Seniors Loren Hansen, Lindsey Manset and Caroline Frambach sell concert tickets and Schools for Salone t-shirts outside Mrs. Eulaus classroom to raise money for a school that will be built in Lungi. Photo Illustration: Emma Huebner/The Foothill Dragon Press.

Students plan concert to raise money for Sierra Leone cause

December 2, 2010
Local tax measure fails to pass; aftermath remains uncertain

Local tax measure fails to pass; aftermath remains uncertain

November 23, 2010
Renaissance students travel around world at rally (19 photos)

Renaissance students travel around world at rally (19 photos)

November 12, 2010
Foothills Renaissance Rally gave students a chance to face off with each other in a friendly jousting session. Credit: Emma Huebner/The Foothill Dragon Press.

Students “travel” world at Ren rally (19 photos)

November 9, 2010
Emma Huebner

Emma Huebner

November 8, 2010
Some say that Measure H on the November 2 ballot is key to unlocking the budget crisis in the Ventura Unified School District. Anaika Miller/The Foothill Dragon Press.

Soaring deficit fails to convince some to vote for Measure H

October 21, 2010
Classes packed with 40 or more students, such as the Spanish class taught by Steven Perfect, may become the norm if the budget crisis continues. Brynn Gallagher/The Foothill Dragon Press.

Principal calls urgent staff meeting to discuss budget cuts

October 12, 2010
Wendi Butler received Educator of the Year award from the Sunrise Optimist Club. Photo by Emma Huebner of The Foothill Dragon Press.

Wendi Butler wins Educator of the Year

October 7, 2010
BackToSchoolNight_Butler1

Halls abuzz at Back to School Night

September 30, 2010
Melissa Wantz and Megan Wantz are shown with children from Lungi who would attend the school Foothill teachers Melissa Wantz and Cherie Eulau hope to build there. Photo courtesy of Cherie Eulau.

Teachers bring Sierra Leone cause to Foothill

September 14, 2010
Load More Stories
Activate Search
Home
Emma Huebner