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Sophia Nacu, staffer
Sophia Nacu is a junior at VHS in her second year with the Cougar Press. She enjoys spending her time surrounded by family and friends! She’s always...
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Belen Hibbler is a junior at VHS in her first year at the Cougar Press. She enjoys listening to music, reading and being around her friends. All her life...
![Junior Tobias Raymond said, I started playing [football] in 8th grade and I was always a little nervous to play but I fell in love with it. I think I love football because of the team camaraderie. It’s really fun being around all of the guys on the team. Photo by: Alejandro Hernandez](https://thecougarpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/AH-Tobias-Raymond-5-2022-13-300x200.jpg)
![“I would say that [. . .] it’s kind of just a big family, and we are all just there to push each other. We’re all competitive, so that’s good for the environment. Yeah, I would say that we just hold each other accountable for each workout, Engelhardt stated about working with the Ventura High cross country team. Photo from: @sadie.engelhardt via Instagram](https://thecougarpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/AM-Sadie-Engelhardt-finish-line-9_3_21-475x362.jpg)
