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The Student News Site of Foothill Technology High School

The Foothill Dragon Press
Ventura Unified School District teachers and families leave the Board meeting feeling a mixture of determination and uncertainty.

Educators advocate for higher wages at Ventura Unified School District Board meeting

Ailanie Martinez, Reporter
September 30, 2022
Classrooms across the globe slowly deteriorate in attendance as COVID-19 and it’s multiple variants rapidly spread.

OPINION: Weighing our options: The return to distance learning is necessary

Linda Manzo, Writer
January 16, 2022
A new statement released by the California Department of Education in regards to CAASPP testing states that there is an element of flexibility in the test’s distribution. Schools have the option of customizing the assessment as long as it still meets common core requirements, and produces concrete results.

California Board of Education declares testing flexibility for spring 2021

Caroline Hubner, Reporter
March 22, 2021
Competing Ventura Unified School Board candidates Jackie Moran and Amy Yamamoto Callahan campaign for votes with their signs around Ventura.

Rising to the challenge: Amy “Yamamoto” Callahan vs. Jackie Moran for Ventura Unified School District’s School Board

Nicole Stidham, Reporter
November 3, 2020
The Ventura Unified school board released their decision on April 28.

Ventura Unified school board decides on new grading policies for second semester

Emma Yakel, Reporter
April 30, 2020
Students prepare for the first-ever minority panel on Mon., May 20.

“Stories of Minorities:” first-ever minority panel illustrates hardships faced by Foothill’s minority students

Anna Lapteva, Reporter
May 27, 2019
Credit: Ventura County Office of Education

Equipped with passion and purpose, Dr. Roger Rice seeks to make Ventura Unified “a better place”

Anna Lapteva and Hana Vrablik
February 23, 2019
The Executive Summary Investigation of Foothill Technology High School/LGBTQI+ Pride Week is a public document.

BREAKING NEWS: Executive summary of Foothill Pride Week investigation released

Anna Lapteva, News Editor
February 13, 2019
The audience sits and listens at the Board Meeting. Credit: Jill Vallance / The Foothill Dragon Press

School Board Meeting bades farewell to two school board members, greets two new members, encourages community to voice their concerns

Jill Vallance
December 13, 2018
Superintendent David Creswells email circulates through the staff of Ventura Unified.

BREAKING NEWS: Superintendent David Creswell informs of his intent to resign following growing community concerns

Jocelyn Brossia
November 30, 2018
Nearly 150 community members showed up to Tuesday nights meeting. Credit: Marin Valerio / The Foothill Dragon Press

Diversity Collective’s Community Forum leads to opposing calls for Creswell to resign, partake in training

Marin Valerio
November 30, 2018
Creswells email has publicly circulated through the Ventura Unified staff to whom he sent the message.

BREAKING NEWS: Superintendent releases apology to Ventura Unified Staff regarding his 2016 sermon

Jocelyn Brossia
November 19, 2018
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