Student heroes keeping Ventura fed
Charlotte D'Orsi
May 17, 2020
High school students are among the many essential workers putting their health at risk during the coronavirus pandemic. Amongst the chaos of the Coronavirus outbreak, citizens turn to healthcare workers for reassurance. While first responders play an integral part in maintaining our nation’s co...
Making masks to stop the spread
Caroline Marsden and Greta Pankratz
May 11, 2020
Students share ways to make masks that protect themselves and others The COVID-19 outbreak has caused not only illness and mortality, but shortages of essential items as well. Whether it be daily household necessities, such as toilet paper and eggs, or important sanitary components, such as hand saniti...
Yes, it’s just a theory
Katie Medina and Riley Ramirez
May 8, 2020
Conspiracy theories about COVID-19 spread as quickly as the virus itself. In the early months of 2020, the Coronavirus disease spread throughout China, eventually making its way around the globe. However, conspiracy theories about this new illness have spread as quickly as the illness itself. One of ...
VHS students find ways to beat quarantine boredom
Anna Guerra and Yasmin Myers
May 5, 2020
From working out, to tie dyeing tanks, here’s what some VHS students have been up to while staying at home. Quarantine can be boring, to say the least. Even with a mandatory stay-at-home order issued by Governor Gavin Newsom, VHS students have found ways to keep themselves entertained while flatt...
VHS sophomores put the fire in Phoenix
Bella Young
March 12, 2020
Annual Phoenix Triathlon proceeds go towards former VHS teacher’s scholarship fund Sunday, March 1 was the 13th annual Phoenix Triathlon that took place at the YMCA at 8 a.m. The event was put on by 10th grade Honors English teachers James Locher and Mary Dietz and involves teams of three who pa...
Where will our seniors be in the fall?
Charlotte D'Orsi
February 20, 2020
VHS seniors begin making final decisions as college acceptances start rolling in. December is generally the time of year when college application results start getting sent out, at least for students who have applied early decision or early action. Now that it is February, more high school sen...
Belle & Browne bags bring style and sustainability to fashion
Charlotte D'Orsi
February 6, 2020
VUSD sophomores start a company selling eco-friendly and functional purses. In recent years, many female students at Ventura High School have retired their backpacks, instead using purses to carry their academic paraphernalia. Styles vary from mini backpacks, to cross body bags, to underarm purses, to han...
Seniors ball out for the Roaring 20’s
Katie Medina and Riley Ramirez
February 3, 2020
VHS Students give their thoughts about Senior Ball 2020 [dropcap size=small]I[/dropcap]t was the night of Jan. 25, and seniors got ready for one of their last school dances. Pictures were taken at varying locations, some of which included Cemetery Park and City Hall in Ventura, and posed were young ...
Film cameras; a comeback for the old form of photography is on the horizon
Jack Schatzman
February 3, 2020
With influencers and teens endorsing film photography, is it here to stay? [dropcap size=small]L[/dropcap]ong before the digital camera that we all know and use, film cameras were the only option for photography. Since then, trends of the past decades have come back, including film. One of the most popu...
Is Ridiculous living up to its name?
Jocelyn Lee and Peyton Redmond
January 10, 2020
The inside scoop on what the Ridiculous brand is all about [dropcap size=small]I[/dropcap]n the Ventura High School parking lot, senior Rourke Rieman has probably been spotted in his white Jeep with the red “Ridiculous” logo labeled on the side. At the Buena vs Ventura Football game during the f...
Are you prepared for “The Test”?
Jesse Zapata
January 10, 2020
Finals are just around the corner [dropcap size=small]A[/dropcap]s we know it, finals are coming in hot, and I mean HOT. Most students have the fear that they will procrastinate and are going to have to study the day before finals, causing them to possibly fail for lack of sleep. Finals are the chanc...
Ventura High School gets graded
Greta Pankratz
December 20, 2019
Students and staff give their thoughts on VHS’s grade from Niche.com Grades, a system implemented in many high schools. Whether you love them or hate ‘em, they’re inevitable. Even the school itself has been evaluated with a grading system. Niche.com gives schools of all levels an overall grade, ...
