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Dr. Steve Hall stands in front of one of the booths at the Career Education Fair, in which he presents public safety and teaches students how to perform CPR. Photo by: Isabel Andrade

Opportunities come to Ventura High School students at the Career Education Fair

Isabel Andrade and Alexis Segovia May 5, 2023

 The College & Career Center hosted the Career Education Fair on the senior lawn On April 27, VHS held a Career Education Fair where local organizations and colleges were invited to come on campus...

The presentation lasted for the entirety of period six, from 1:50 to 2:45 p.m. Photo by: Alejandro Hernandez

Patagonia employees give presentation in career speaker series

Alejandro Hernandez May 3, 2023

The local employees spoke about college and job prospects to VHS students Fernando Diaz and Cameron Embree, software developers at Patagonia, a clothing company, gave a presentation to students in the...

Students can join the PTSA by providing their name, email and posting an $11 membership fee. Screenshot by: Alejandro Hernandez

Ventura High School PTSA to hold May elections

Alejandro Hernandez April 11, 2023

Students are eligible to run for office The VHS PTSA will hold elections for its board officer positions at 7 p.m. May 23 in the ASB room. Among these offices are the president and vice president...

The VUSD will change its school cafeterias to facilitate changes in meals for the 2023-24 school year. Photo by: Alejandro Hernandez

VUSD to improve quality of school lunches

Alejandro Hernandez April 11, 2023

School lunch changes to begin in the 2023-24 school year In the 2021-22 school year, the VUSD Food and Nutrition Services Department department began transitioning the district’s school lunches to be...

Ellberg showing the Spanish song of the day to her period six class. Photo by: Davin Dedman

Ventura High School’s language madness

Davin Dedman and Brody Daw April 2, 2023

French and Spanish classes add their own twist on March Madness The month of March is one that drives rooms 119 and 225 “mad.” March madness originally is classified as a bracket that pertains to...

The flyer for the career speaker series is constantly updated with new speakers coming to VHS. Updates are available in the college and career center or @vhs_college_career_center on Instagram. Graphic from: VHS announcement slides

New guest speakers coming to Ventura High School to inspire students for their futures

VHS college and career center holds a guest speaker series The college and career center has kicked off its career speaker series that began on March 15 with Charles Su, a senior project manager for Amazon...

Many VHS students were waitlisted at colleges this year, including UCSB. Graphic by: Jane Armstrong

Seniors: put on the waitlist?

Jane Armstrong March 30, 2023

As VHS students receive their admissions decisions, many are left with even more waiting The college application process is a stressful time for many VHS seniors, and as students start hearing back...

The spring dance has now been cancelled for the second year in a row. Graphic by: Belen Hibbler

Spring dance canceled due to lack of ticket sales

ASB canceled the spring dance a day before it was scheduled Due to a lack of interest, the rodeo spring dance has been canceled. VHS holds an annual Sadie Hawkins dance every year in March. This year,...

ASB has many events and activities planned for the spring season. Graphic by: Jane Armstrong

ASB’s exciting plans for spring include dances, spirit days and games

Jane Armstrong, Sophia Denzler, and Isabel Andrade March 24, 2023

VHS ASB has many activities planned for the upcoming spring season ASB has announced its next upcoming event and activities, with the first activity being a spirit week that was held from March 20 to...

Josh Francis, a counselor said, Summer school is [going to] run from July 5 [to] 31. There [are] two sessions. Session one [is] from 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., and session two is from 12:45 to 4:30 p.m. Graphic by: Kendall Garcia

Ventura High School opens 2022-23 summer school registration

Kendall Garcia, Kinda Mehael, and Ella Duncan March 21, 2023

Students are now able to register for summer school Both VHS and BHS will be holding summer school from July 5 to 31. They will hold two sessions throughout the day, allowing students to make up two classes...

Lacea said, I think [this rule] will end up lasting because we’re trying to change the culture compared to what it was last year and [in] previous years.” Photo by: Adi De Clerck

Ventura High School implements new parking lot rule

Jocelyn Wood, Katie Rundle, and Adi De Clerck March 21, 2023

The rule states that students can’t enter the student parking lot during lunch without showing their off-campus pass When students returned to school on Feb. 27, many were shocked to find that they...

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