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Serena Ropersmith performing her original music with The Barn Burners. Photo by: Jezel Mercado

The ballad of Serena Ropersmith

Jezel Mercado October 17, 2018

Ventura High School senior Serena Ropersmith performed her self-written music with the band The Barn Burners at Bombay Bar and Grill in downtown Ventura, CA on Sunday Oct. 14. Ropersmith has been singing...

High school sports, are they worth it?

High school sports, are they worth it?

Archer Herring October 11, 2018

Sports are known to be time consuming, but many students at Ventura High School participate in school sports for a number of reasons. What are those reasons and why do students play sports? In the end...

Surfing  [allows] you to see really cool things that not everyone gets to see. says John Simon, senior.  picture from: @salty_turtlz

John Simon: surfer extraordinaire

Sally Niebergall September 24, 2018

“[Surfing] gives me an adrenaline rush, and it makes me happy. It makes me feel like I’m flying,” said John Simon, senior at Ventura High school. Most high school students can attest that they...

Some of the local political figures backing each candidate. Infographic by: Sam Coats

Candidates vie to replace retiring VUSD School Board member

Sam Coats September 11, 2018

As the November elections draw closer, Jerry Dannenberg, Deborah Meyer-Morris, and Madhu Bajaj are locked in a heated race to replace retiring trustee, John Walker on the Ventura Unified School District...

Pictured left to right, Smith, Payan-Foy, Stanford and Gilbertson, commented that they all like the sort of music that is rock and punk. Photo by: Sam Hicks

Student band schools all others

Tatum Luoma, Sam Hicks, and Sally Niebergall August 28, 2018

On Tuesday, August 21 at 11:05 a.m., the “Catholic Skool Grls,” up and coming Ventura High student band, were found holding a casual practice in lead singer junior Joey Smith’s garage. Splayed...

Senior Sammy Pedersen looks out on New York City from the Staten Island Ferry. Photo from Instagram: @samanthaa.christine

VHS students travel over summer break

Sam Coats August 10, 2018

Whether visiting colleges or family, three Ventura High School students made use of their summer vacations to travel out of town. Junior India Hill spent a week at the Sacramento Trad Jazz Camp, where...

Senior Janelle Chavira has been in ASB all four years of high school. Photo by: Marea Gordon

Meet the 2018/2019 ASB class

Archer Herring August 8, 2018

Brock Donaldson (not pictured) Q: What grade are you in? A: 12 Q: What is your title in ASB? A: [Associated Student Body] President Q: What are you in charge of in ASB? A: This year I’m in...

Photo by: Lola Bobrow- Webster (pictured above) in the office once occupied by Eberheart. Students can find the assistant principal here during most school hours.

New administration: from phoenix to football

Lola Bobrow August 5, 2018

Before replacing Susan Eberhart in the position of assistant principal in charge of discipline and administration at VHS, Desmond Webster worked as assistant principal of Rio del Valle Middle School in...

Mercado (right) sat next to Caitlin Herring (left) in the Senate, who went on to represent California in Girls Nation. Photo from: Jezel Mercado

Taking a seat in Senate

Sarah Clench and Sailor Hawes August 1, 2018

Each year, at many high schools across the country, one girl per high school is chosen to go to Girls State. This year, soon-to-be senior Jezel Mercado was chosen to represent Ventura High School for...

Photo By: Ryan King — Anderson and Rangel proudly holding up their certificates of completion from the ROP Honors Environmental Field Studies course and their internship with the National Park Service.

VHS students take the field, giving the Earth the advantage

Ryan King June 7, 2018

At VHS, a special set of classes are available for students to take that can go towards your overall credits. These specialized classes are categorized as  Regional Occupational Program classes, commonly...

Zilles smiles before swim practice! Photo by: Hailey Cox

Who is the real Jojo?

Hailey Cox and Paris Carmody May 17, 2018

Do you recognize Jojo from Seussical the Musical? It was freshman Jack Zilles. Zilles has done a variety of plays before this one, starting in elementary school. Zilles went to Lincoln Elementary,...

Seniors Aspen Leavitt and Daniel Gacha are two student artists that make commission off their artwork. Photo by: Miles Bennett

Student artists draw way to fame and fortune

Miles Bennett May 17, 2018

At Ventura High School, there are many students who dedicate their lives to– and excel at– a specific craft. Two examples of this phenomenon are the drama students, who raise thousands of dollars a...

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