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Nathen Donnelly said, "They told us to keep our hands out of our pockets and not go to our backpacks, and one kid ran over to his backpack and started reaching into it. I was terrified that was gonna scare the cops. I’m glad we're all safe. I’m glad that we can talk about this." Photo by: Charlize McFarlin

VHS goes into lockdown

Charlize McFarlin May 28, 2025

Two students arrested and charged for three crimes On May 2, at around 12:40 p.m., VHS went on lockdown on account of reported bomb threats and a shooting on campus. Two separate calls were made to the...

Elon Musk is the richest man in the world, with an estimated networth of $351 billion. Graphic by: Charlize McFarlin

Elon Musk’s political impacts on 2025

Victoria Godinez and Charlize McFarlin May 28, 2025

Changes in payment systems, worker restrictions and foreign aid Elon Musk, senior advisor to president Trump. Here's what he’s done so far.  Federal Workforce Reduction Elon Musk has led the...

Approximately 5% of the total employees at National Parks were laid off due to Trump' s effort to lower the federal government workforce. Graphic by: Ava Blau-Grinsel

Ava Blau-Grinsel and Arianna Castillo May 9, 2025

Protest at Yosemite National Park Raises awareness for workers who were laid off  On Feb. 14, about 1,000 newly hired National Park Service employees who educate tourists, and maintain and clean parks...

The majority of the public came to the meeting in support of both certified and classified staff, including paraeducators, elementary librarians and teachers at Homestead. Photo by: Daniel  Mendoza

The fight is not over

Ann Lam May 9, 2025

VUSD staff, students and parents attended the Mar. 11 board meeting to stop the reductions and layoffs of staff The district board held a regular meeting Mar. 11 at the VUSD Education Services Center,...

Some protestors appeared at the VUSD meeting and spoke in support of librarians and counselors. Photo by: Ann Lam

Books over budget

April 3, 2025

VHS students protest over budget cuts, potentially losing librarians and counselors VHS students scheduled a walkout Feb. 24 during nutrition and protested on Main Street against the budget cuts,...

At the VUSD office, between 300-400 individuals were in attendance, filling the main room, an overflow room, as well as crowds outside the building and hundreds online on the live stream. Photo by: Sophia Denzler

VUSD Board cuts back on budget cuts

Brody Daw and Sophia Denzler March 12, 2025

Proposed cuts were met with frustration and debate from VUSD staff, students and community members at recent board meeting On Feb. 25, 2025 VUSD hosted their monthly board meeting concerning the resolution...

VHS Swim and Dives first meet of the season began at 3 p.m and was located at Santa Clarita Aquatic Center. Photo by: Emily Gonzalez

VHS Swim and Dive swam their way to victory

Brody Daw and Liam Spahr March 12, 2025

VHS Swim and Dive begins their season with a victory against Saugus High School On Feb. 25, 2025, Swim and Dive kicked off their season with a victory against Saugus High School  at the Santa Clarita...

When Trump was running for president, he was telling the crowds that the word "Tariff" was "the most beautiful word in the dictionary," as well as promising the crowd big tariffs. Graphic by: Theodora Todd-Maldonado

Presidents Trump Pauses Tariffs for 30 days

Theodora Todd-Maldonado and Sawyer Cameron March 12, 2025

An insight on Trump's tariffs and what they are affecting On Feb. 6 2025, President Donald Trump agreed to pause the 25% tariffs on imports from both Mexico and Canada until Mar 4, but China's tariffs...

Levi Negran '28 sharing his opinion on the postseason. Photo by: Haeden Weber

The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 2024 World Series

Haeden Weber December 11, 2024

 LA’s Dodgers leave New York victorious as they beat the Mets in the NLCS and the Yankees in the World series  The end of the 2024 MLB season saw the Los Angeles Dodgers win the 2024 World series...

Maddie Wirth sharing what Nebraska has to offer. Photo by: Haeden Weber

What happened at the college fair?

Haeden Weber November 18, 2024

The college fair is a place students can learn about colleges around the country The college fair came to Ventura High School  Oct. 10 in the Tuttle gym during 1st period. The college fair is an...

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