College Applications and quarantine season have intertwined, does it change anything?
Peyton Redmond
October 27, 2020
COVID-19 has made for a unique college application process. As usual, here in mid-fall it is also college application season. When applying, seniors must consider factors such as one’s major, tuition cost and desired location. The application process is time-consuming and potentially stressful a...
Drive-Ins are coming back
Jocelyn Wood
October 27, 2020
Rolling back to the 50’s with Ventura County's drive-in Back in May, with the cancelation of the 2020 Ventura County Fair, Ventura was able to bring in “Concerts In Your Car.” The event debuted in June at the Ventura County Fairgrounds, and has events of either comedians, concerts or movies. ...
Opinion: What happened to screen time guidelines?
Anna Guerra
October 27, 2020
Online learning is racking up the amount of hours VHS students are staring at a screen everyday. You wake up tired and bleary-eyed. Shoot, it’s almost eight, you’re gonna miss your first period. Since you’re rushing you don’t even bother getting out of bed--your laptop is right next to you any...
Zoom sabotages are the new classroom disruption
Greta Pankratz
October 27, 2020
VHS students share their experiences with Zoom class disruptions. The average high school classroom has its share of jokes and disruptions, but they seem to be following students through the switch to online learning. Due to the new virtual platform, people can now hide behind turned off cameras and, in m...
Opinion: Positive thinking is better, even for online school
Peyton Redmond
September 28, 2020
Online schooling has its perks for having such a negative connotation. Welcome to online school! Where you can wake up 15 minutes before class and pull up in your pajamas and nobody would think twice of it. As we all know, Ventura Unified School District mandated an online learning curriculum for the...
Will this year’s athletics fall short?
Katie Medina and Riley Ramirez
September 24, 2020
Fall sports will have a whole new look for the 20/21 season The Ventura Unified School District fall closure cancelled classes all over the county, but also tainted the seasons of many upcoming and returning athletes of fall and spring sports. With the closure came many common questions as to if fall spo...
VHS seniors start the school year with a sunless sunrise
Anna Guerra and Yasmin Myers
September 24, 2020
Class of 2021 gathered to celebrate their last high school year. On a chilly Sunday morning, class of 2021 seniors gathered at an early hour to celebrate the new dawn of their final year at Ventura High. With the fall semester being entirely online, seniors will be missing moments they expected to ha...
