Math teacher Preston Biller replaces Kory Anderson as head track coach
VHS welcomed many new coaches to the athletic department for the 2023-2024 school year. Preston Biller was welcomed by the VHS...
Josh Spiker was hired as new VHS cross country coach
Josh Spiker has been hired as VHS’ new cross country coach following Tyree Cruz’s resignation. Spiker is the owner of Mile 26, a running goods...
Cortez’s career spanned from 1986 to 2023
On April 20, former varsity boys basketball head coach Felix Cortez ‘83, a VHS alum, coached the basketball team for the last time. It was his last official...
Michael Slater and head coach Artie Maidman are working together this season
Michael Slater, who helped start the Girls Beach Volleyball Club at VHS with Kathy Jimenez seven years ago, has returned to...
Former VHS Head Cheer Coach Orby Orta has resigned from his position
Former Ventura High School Head Cheer Coach Orby Orta was selected as head cheer coach in April 2022 and formally appointed in May...
Student athletes define the positive and negative aspects of having returning players
lead them in their fall seasons
Here at Ventura High School, the majority of our coaches are returners, but how do...
Alison Ferguson takes charge of the VHS girls’ tennis team.
Alison Ferguson, the new Ventura High School tennis coach grew up in Costa Mesa, California. She learned to play tennis as a young child....
![Josh Spiker said, Without diving into the training plan itself, I want to keep [cross country] fun, be consistent, and embrace hard work. To be great, you have to put in the work and to learn how to suffer all while learning to enjoy the process. Graphic by: Hugh Murphy](https://thecougarpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/COVER-8-900x696.jpg)
![Michael Slater, assistant girls beach volleyball coach, said, I played beach volleyball [for] most of my life and hope to be able to pass on lots of little things that I’ve learned in playing and watching my daughter, Sammy Slater, play while she was at USC. Photo by: Michael Slater](https://thecougarpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/COVER-1.jpg)
![Waltz of The Flowers [is my favorite piece], it’s a very pretty piece and I enjoy moving to the Waltz’s feel of the music, said Simpson. Photo by: Emily Sevaatasi](https://thecougarpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AM-ES-COVER--300x200.jpg)