VUSD shuts down due to coronavirus pandemic
Charlotte D'Orsi
March 15, 2020
COVID-19 virus prompts district-wide shutdown for at least a month. During the evening of Mar. 12, Ventura Unified School District announced the commencement of a district-wide shutdown beginning on Mar. 16 until Apr. 10 with the possibility of a further extension. Discussion of school closures in Ven...
Are VHS diplomas at risk?
Sam Hicks and Charlotte D'Orsi
March 13, 2020
On-site WASC evaluation in March determines VHS’s re-accreditation. During the week of Mar. 23, Ventura High School will be undergoing an evaluation by the Accrediting Commission for Schools Western Association for Schools and Colleges, also known as the ACS WASC, or WASC. If VHS does not meet their...
Doris Ryder “Rydes” off into the Sunset of Retirement
Juliana Jacobson and Charlotte D'Orsi
February 4, 2020
VHS administrative assistant retires after 33 years at Ventura Unified School District Ventura High School office administrators are starting off the new year with one less colleague, third level Administrative Assistant, Doris Ryder, who has officially retired from her position at Ventu...
One year since Borderline: The community continues to move forward, working hard to never forget
Juliana Jacobson
November 26, 2019
Nov. 7 officially marked one year since an active shooter entered Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, and took the lives of twelve people, injuring several others. Among the deceased were a bar security guard, a veteran cop and a Navy veteran who had survived the Las Vegas shooting a year prior...
Route del Sol: A journey fueled by renewability
Tatum Luoma and Sam Hicks
November 20, 2019
Environmental advocate Joel Hayes is mid-way through his mission to drive a completely solar powered van from the Arctic Circle to Argentina On the night of Nov 6, Joel Hayes was found in a dimly lit parking lot off of Santa Clara Street. Circled around him were Ventura locals, asking questions about th...
Prepare students for the future, abandon cursive
Yasmin Myers and Riley Ramirez
November 15, 2019
Out with the old, in with the new [dropcap size=small]S[/dropcap]ome teachers may have required cursive in the past, but it is quickly fading away from the handwriting of teen students. Cursive is simply not as important as it once was. A 2011 Cable News Network report noted that, “states don't ...
The future is looking smoggy
Yasmin Myers
October 8, 2019
[dropcap size=small]I[/dropcap]t’s no question that global warming has been circulating for political and social debate lately. On Jan. 25, 2018, President Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency unveiled its plan to reverse environmental regulations, making it easier for companies and industrial...
Nuclear debates: Deciding our future
Tatum Luoma and Sam Hicks
June 6, 2019
Nuclear power has been a divisive topic ever since its conception decades ago. It provides a clean source of energy and releases no harmful emissions. But the fear of the negative effects of radiation and possible nuclear disasters has created an opposition to this energy source. As a result, nuclear en...
Ventura might finally get the skatepark it wants
Malik Hibbler
April 25, 2019
Recently, skaters got together at the beloved Westpark in hopes to expand the tiny skatepark Although Ventura’s “West Park” resembles the transition of a sub par drainage ditch and is arguably one of the smallest skate parks in the state of California, it is loved and cherished by Ventura loc...
TCP Broadcast #29
Ryan King, Acacia Harrell, Avenlea Russian, Miles Bennett, Archer Herring, Sam Hicks, Caroline Marsden, and Douglas Sandford
April 8, 2019
https://vimeo.com/329046179
TCP Broadcast #28
Ryan King, Acacia Harrell, Summer Yovanno, Miles Bennett, Archer Herring, and Sam Coats
March 26, 2019
https://vimeo.com/326273895
TCP Broadcast #27
Ryan King, Acacia Harrell, Liliana Lara, Lola Bobrow, Miles Bennett, Caroline Marsden, and Jezel Mercado
March 18, 2019
https://vimeo.com/324919000 ATTENTION TEACHERS: If you are a teacher playing the broadcast for strictly for informational purposes, you can end it at 2:30. After that it is just lighthearted entertainment.
