Browse past news stories for Foothill Technology High School in Ventura, CA.

• Foothill High's journalism school goes paperless (Ventura County Star)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 07:04:02 pm
  They’re the next generation of journalists and already their idea of a school newspaper is much different than that of their parents — it doesn’t involve paper. Today marks one month since the students in Melissa Wantz’s journalism class at Foothill Technology High School in Ventura launched their all-online school newspaper, The Foothill Dragon Press. Perhaps the sole online-only school paper ...
• Jesse Brown earns Eagle Scout award for greenhouse project (Ventura County Star)
  posted on October 27, 2009 at 02:04:38 am
  Jesse Brown, 16, of Boy Scout Troop 143 in Ventura received his Eagle Scout award in a Court of Honor ceremony June 28 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The award was presented by his older twin brothers, Chris and Tom, who also are Eagle Scouts. The Court of Honor was led by master of ceremonies Kevin Corse, Jesse’s Cub Scout pack leader, who in 2004 presented him with the Arrow of Light award ...
• Teens aim for civil health reform debate at town hall meeting (Ventura County Star)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 07:05:56 am
  After watching the adults’ behavior during the healthcare reform town hall meetings this summer, the debate team at Foothill Technology High School in Ventura decided it could do better. “With all the healthcare talk going on, we haven’t seen a civilized argument anywhere,” said team member Aron Egelko, 14. With about 25 parents watching, the students held their own healthcare debate Friday ...
• Local students improve test scores, but fail to meet federal targets (Ventura County Star)
  posted on September 16, 2009 at 01:21:49 am
  Most Ventura County schools improved their student test scores this year, but about half still failed to meet increasingly tough federal standards set by the No Child Left Behind Act, according to results released Tuesday. Most Ventura County schools improved their student test scores this year, but about half still failed to meet increasingly tough federal standards set by the No Child Left ...
• High school kids study engineering 4 weeks at CSUCI (Ventura County Star)
  posted on July 26, 2009 at 07:10:25 am
  Foothill High School student Maxwell Trainoff, above, places a water bottle in a tray suspended from a bridge he and a partner made from spaghetti in a Johns Hopkins Engineering Innovation Program contest. At left, student Guadalupe Ortiz watches another bridge test.
• Summer lunch programs for kids expanding (Ventura County Star)
  posted on June 22, 2009 at 07:10:21 am
  At the Westpark Community Center in Ventura, 100-plus children picked up free lunches in brown paper bags recently and sat down at several long tables to eat.
• Foothill principal reads long list of graduates' accomplishments (Ventura County Star)
  posted on June 12, 2009 at 07:31:42 am
  The list of graduates’ accomplishments at Foothill Technology High School in Ventura was so long that it took Principal Joe Bova almost half the commencement Thursday to read it.
• About 14% of county schools are in top tier (Ventura County Star)
  posted on May 22, 2009 at 08:39:12 am
  State officials released the latest round of school rankings Thursday, showing how campuses have improved over the past decade of California’s accountability program and setting targets for continued progress.
• Climate Change Awards encourage conservation and innovation (Ventura County Reporter)
  posted on May 13, 2009 at 08:55:58 pm
  Climate Change Awards encourage conservation and innovation
• Educators are urged to restore educational system (Ventura County Star)
  posted on May 2, 2009 at 07:10:22 am
  State Sen. Gloria Romero told a room of educators, board members and others in Ventura on Friday that the fight to restore education in light of steep funding cuts in California can’t just be about money.
• Education spending focus of meeting (Ventura County Star)
  posted on April 26, 2009 at 07:03:09 am
  An Oxnard-based community group is sponsoring a town hall meeting to discuss public education financing that will feature the chairwoman of the state Senate Education Committee.
• Fundraiser to benefit at-risk H.P. Wright Library (Ventura County Star)
  posted on March 13, 2009 at 07:21:35 am
  The San Buenaventura Friends of the Library is holding a fundraiser and book sale Saturday to try to keep the H.P. Wright Library from closing.
• Thirteen Young Women debut at the Presentation Tea (Santa Paula Times)
  posted on March 4, 2009 at 11:19:51 pm
  Thirteen young women made their debut in the fall of 2008 at the 52nd Las Patronas Presentation Tea at the home of Mrs. Schmidt in Ojai. The girls were introduced to the members of Assistance League of Ventura County and their guest.
• Britney Christian tours U.S., singing the praises of milk (Ventura County Star)
  posted on February 22, 2009 at 08:07:47 am
  As a 19-year-old recording artist and the official spokesperson for the Milk Rocks! campaign, Britney Christian hopes to promote healthy living and a healthy lifestyle when she performs this week at six schools in and near Ventura County, on the Southern California leg of her national tour.