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VHS: Shining With Talent

Jessica Johnson February 19, 2019

The Ventura Unified School District will be having its 18th annual Festival of Talent from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on March 23. The show will be held at Ventura High School. The proceeds from the show will support...

Dudeo Perez is rocking out!

Dudeo Perez is rocking out!

Douglas Sandford January 21, 2019

On Jan. 2, 2019, the new band Dudeo Perez put out their first album “Allons’y.” In this album, Dudeo Perez released 10 songs. With themes of “failed anti-heroes, friendly alien encounters,...

String Orchestra during their performance of Passacaglia from String Quartet No. 10” by Dmitri Shostakovich.

Three of Ventura’s ensembles tug on the heartstrings of a filled auditorium

Saida Delgadillo and Tanya Turchyn December 11, 2018

Students who all share passion for music came together Thursday night, Dec. 6, to showcase a performance by three different ensembles. The groups were taught by Paul Hunt, but while in concert, were led...

Graphic by: Micah Wilcox

Prelude to Concerto: String Orchestra prepares for Dec. 6 Concert

Micah Wilcox November 19, 2018

Following Ventura and Buena High School’s joint Wind Ensemble Fall Concert on Wednesday, the music department is warming up for Dec. 6-- the String Orchestra Winter Concert. "We are playing a number...

VHS Wind Ensemble Honors tubist senior Kirk Mellring warms up before the concert. Photo by: Lola Bobrow

Fostering non-competition through collaborative performance: wind ensembles take the stage

Lola Bobrow November 18, 2018

On Wednesday, Nov. 14, the Ventura High School auditorium hosted the 2018 fall concert for VHS’s Wind Ensemble, Honors Wind Ensemble and Buena High School’s debut Honors Wind Ensemble. VHS’s...

Benefit concert strikes a chord with audience

Benefit concert strikes a chord with audience

Miles Bennett October 25, 2018

On Wednesday, Oct. 17, the Ventura High School music department had their annual Fall Benefit Concert. The concert made a large amount of money for the department and was met with high praise from audience...

Meet the faces of VHS pep band

Meet the faces of VHS pep band

Nathan Marshall September 22, 2018

After an interview with junior Gabriel Bacon, who is in the Ventura High School Pep Band, it appeared that the Pep Band is something at VHS that not a lot of students know about. Pep Band is a small group...

Musicians look sharp at Spring Concert

Musicians look sharp at Spring Concert

Ian McWeeney May 21, 2018

On Thursday May 17, Ventura High School hosted their Spring Concert Series I in the auditorium. It consisted of performances from the String Ensemble, String Orchestra, Concert Band and Wind Ensemble 1....

 (From bottom to top) Sophomore Laber, juniors Van Hyning and Jones, senior Aquino, junior TePaske, and senior Tindall made the All County Band.
Photo by: Julienne Cormier

Encore for All-State

Sailor Hawes January 24, 2018

After going through very challenging auditions and competitions, seven of Ventura High Schools student’s made three different bands and orchestras. These auditions are held every school year and...

Rival schools come together to play music

Rival schools come together to play music

November 21, 2017

On Thursday, November 16, Ventura High School Wind Ensemble Honors had their Fall Concert. This concert was free and was attended by parents and family, students and faculty members from both VHS and Buena...

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