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The Student News Site of Foothill Technology High School

The Foothill Dragon Press
Ventura Unified School District (Ventura Unified) launched a cell phone policy at the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year in hopes of enhancing student engagement and respect. Foothill Technology High School (Foothill Tech) students and staff offer their various perspectives on its progression and whether or not they deem the policy successful in fulfilling its goals.

Cell phone policy update: Foothill Tech shares perspective on the policies progression

Maggie Lay, Reporter
October 23, 2023
The new policy for cell phones and earbuds has many students feeling agitated. Is this policy one that will actually have a positive effect on the Foothill Tech campus, or will it do more ultimate harm than good?

Opinion: Is the Ventura Unified cell phone and earbud policy really enhancing focus?

Emilie Huovinen and Julia Brossia
September 6, 2023

Ventura Unified launches new cell phone and earbud policy aimed at enhancing classroom focus

Maggie Lay and Ella Asher
September 2, 2023
Ventura Unified teachers, administrators, school board and community members discuss the appropriate way to reopen schools in the fall.

Ventura Unified to move to online education until January 2021

Olivia Zoll, Reporter
July 28, 2020
BREAKING NEWS: Ventura Unified School District plans to close all schools through April 10, 2020

BREAKING NEWS: Ventura Unified School District plans to close all schools through April 10, 2020

Adler Striegel, Reporter
March 12, 2020
News Brief: School of Choice window opens

News Brief: School of Choice window opens

Noelle Hayward, News Reporter
January 19, 2019
News reporters watch as the Thomas fire spreads into the western hillsides across from the Ventura Avenue. Credit: Stefan Fahr / The Foothill Dragon Press

A year after the Thomas Fire, financial impact still staggers

Mason King
December 4, 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
Credit: Dragon Press Editorial Board

Editorial: Ventura Unified should pull the plug on restrictive technology policy

Dragon Press Editorial Board
April 17, 2017

In Brief: Cheers for Children campaign will bring holiday spirit to families in need

Anna Lapteva
December 4, 2016
Illustration Credit: Rachel Chang / The Foothill Dragon Press

Ventura Unified School District needs a new dress code

Emma Kolesnik
November 9, 2016
School of Choice rule change limits twins chances of acceptance

“School of Choice” rule change limits twins’ chances of acceptance

Chloe Hilles
January 22, 2016
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