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Junior Alberto Zamora sharing his feelings about fall break, and how it helps his learning. Photo by: Doug Sandford

How do VHS Students feel about fall break?

Douglas Sandford November 9, 2018

Recently, all VUSD schools had their annual fall break: a week towards the end of October where all of the district’s students have nine total days off from school. While we have this implemented into...

Senior Cougars pull the plug on UC season

Senior Cougars pull the plug on UC season

Saida Delgadillo and Tanya Turchyn November 9, 2018

Deadlines are approaching fast for students applying to one of the nine University of California (UC) schools. In recent years, the UC system has seen growth in its popularity and selectivity as well...

Talia Wilcox is a sophomore at Ventura High School. Photo by: Talia Wilcox

Guest Write: What you get with “The Hate U Give”

Talia Wilcox November 7, 2018

Society uses movie theaters and other forms of entertainment to get away from life’s problems for an hour or two. We watch movies about superheroes and princesses in far off realities, different from...

Photo by: River Winn

VHS students take on Fall Break Trips

Archer Herring November 6, 2018

[cvm_video id="5415"] Although fall break was over a week ago students at Ventura High School still want to share their experiences from their trips. Fall Break tends to be a time for visiting colleges...

Graphic By: Micah Wilcox

Touring your future: how do college tours affect student decisions?

Micah Wilcox October 31, 2018

Walk on any well-known college in America and one will likely see it: groups of parents and students traversing the campus led by a college student walking backwards. Odds are, they’ve asked their tour...

Cherrie posing with a California Halibut that he caught at Santa Cruz Island. picture credit: Instagram @weleycherrie_

Hooked on fishing: Wesley Cherry

Liliana Lara and Jessica Johnson October 29, 2018

Senior Wesley Cherry has been fishing since he was five years old. He quickly fell in love with the hobby after his dad first taught him. At just 17 years old, Cherry has his own 23-foot striper boat....

Voting isnt enough: try political volunteering

Voting isn’t enough: try political volunteering

Sam Coats October 29, 2018

If one can’t vote, there’s still plenty of stuff one can do to affect the election. There’s been a lot of humdrum around campus about the election. Who should control Congress? Our governorship?...

One size does not fit all

One size does not fit all

Liliana Lara and Trinity Taylor October 29, 2018

One size fits all? More like one size fits few. One size fits is advertised to fit all women’s body shapes and sizes when, according to Emily Peters from The Collegian, realistically it only fits sizes...

Photo By: Sarah Clench

Cougar crunch #2

Sarah Clench and Caroline Marsden October 29, 2018

Welcome back to the second edition of the Cougar Crunch, your Ventura High School nutrition and lunch review. This week, we tried three entrees; the peanut butter and jelly sandwich, crispy chicken...

What to know about Props One and Two

What to know about Props One and Two

Acacia Harrell October 19, 2018

Propositions One and Two are two items on California’s ballot being voted in 2018’s midterm elections. Their focus is largely on homelessness. According to the Ventura County Star, Ventura County’s...

Proposition Six and the environment

Proposition Six and the environment

Ryan King October 19, 2018

On Nov. 6, city council leaders, school board members and propositions are being voted on. One of these propositions is Proposition Six, which addresses whether the gasoline tax should stay or be eliminated....

Prop 6: Consider both sides before you “speed up, gas pedal, gas pedal, gas pedal”

Prop 6: Consider both sides before you “speed up, gas pedal, gas pedal, gas pedal”

Ryan King October 19, 2018

“We’re just in high school! The majority of us can’t even vote in this upcoming election! Why should we even care what happens?” While naysayers would argue all of these things, the 2018 midterm...

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