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VHS' Military Academy Night was held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. May 1. The event was meant to inform students about the academies and how they can apply and featured a speech from U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal as well as booths featuring a spokesperson for each of the five military academies. Photo by: Hugh Murphy

Fortune favors the bold at Ventura High School

Hugh Murphy and Miles Newman • May 19, 2023

Highlighting the military as a career for VHS students Students at VHS follow many different career paths after graduation. One of those paths is the U.S. Armed Forces, the largest single employer in...

Ash Brace ‘26 said, “My plans after high school is to go to the university my mother works at because I would get in for less than it costs to get into a normal university, and after a few years there, I would like to transfer to one in France to get a higher degree.” Photo by: Anastasia Nisky

What are VHS students’ plans after high school?

Davin Dedman, Brody Daw, and Anastasia Nisky • May 5, 2023

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 ASVAB test will be held at VHS on Feb. 16 at 8:30 a.m. Sign ups are held in the College & Career Center. Screenshot by: Kinda Mehael

ASVAB test at Ventura High School

Kinda Mehael • February 10, 2023

The ASVAB test is coming to VHS Feb. 16 The Armed Services Vocational Battery Assessment is a standardized test that reveals the areas of an individual's strength in science, math and language. The ASVAB...

On March 18, ASB and the College and Career Center held a career fair at Ventura High School, which took place during period 5 and lunch. College and Career counselor Patricia Roberts said, “This year our career fair was designed around our career technical education pathways. At Ventura High School we have nine different pathways, so all the organizations represented here fit within one of those pathways. Those pathways include our building and construction pathway, our agricultural business pathway, we have a performing arts dance pathway, an information technology robotics pathway, a welding pathway, and a patient care pathway." Photo by: Adi De Clerck

Career Fair 2022 is held on the senior lawn

Alejandro Hernandez, Adi De Clerck, and Belen Hibbler • March 24, 2022

According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), about 19.9 million students were enrolled at U.S. colleges during the fall of 2019. Photo by Alexis Mendoza

Opinion: What lies in store for your future profession?

Alexis Mendoza • December 7, 2020

Ventura High seniors speak about their future professions.       Many students at Ventura High are quickly approaching their final school years, leaving some with questions about their future. “Will...

Should freshmen take geography instead of College and Careers?

Should freshmen take geography instead of College and Careers?

Caroline Marsden and Audrey Flynn • June 4, 2019

Students at VHS express their feelings for freshman taking a college and career class instead of a history class. For three years, Ventura High School has been requiring that freshmen take College and...

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