Masks will no longer be required at Ventura High School
Beginning March 14, 2022, both students and staff will no longer be required to wear face masks, however, they are still to be strongly recommended....
The statewide mask mandate has been lifted for vaccinated Californians, but what does this mean for VHS?
On Feb. 16, the state of California ended indoor mask mandates for vaccinated people. This posed...
The first ever Cougar Forum took place, and VHS students had a lot to say.
“But that is not working,” said junior Rhema Patterson. The phrase brought together VHS students to the Cougar Forum on Thursday,...
The Ventura High Senior Ball will be postponed out of safety concerns for students.
The annual Ventura High Senior Ball event has been postponed to February due to the nationwide COVID-19 surge.
Originally...
With the surge of COVID-19 cases and the Omicron variant in Ventura County, the current state of in-person classes at VHS is being questioned and for some students, their mental health is in jeopardy.
“Amid...
With the removal of wooden passes, the controversy surrounding the new bathroom policies by the administration persists
Teachers have been asked by the administration to handwrite single-use bathroom...
A “pick me girl” is described by Urban Dictionary as “a girl who goes out of their way to impress boys and make them seem that they're ‘not like other girls’... when you see one, you'll know...
“No one wants to see that”-VHS Water polo Coach
Ventura High School girls water polo players have decided to make a statement because of the sexualization of their sport at the hands of their coaches....
Senior superlatives are a tradition within yearbooks, but did they take it too far?
With the 2020-21 school year coming to its close, Ventura High School yearbooks started being distributed. However,...
With Ventura County showing a steady pandemic recovery, senior graduations are given the green light.
On Tuesday, April 20, Ventura Unified School District Superintendent Roger Rice announced via email...
The College Board has officially announced the retirement of the SAT with essay and subject tests.
As of Jan. 19, 2021 the College Board announced that it will no longer offer the SAT subject tests...
![Sophomore Angelica Matehuala said, “I personally would not feel too comfortable in a classroom that’s unmasked. There are already people who don’t wear them [masks] properly and even that makes me feel a little uneasy.” Graphic by: Alejandro Hernandez](https://thecougarpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/AH-Mask-requirements-1-900x900.jpg)
