For sophomores Lane and Noel Domke, ice skating has always come naturally. For the past seven years, they have spent their afternoons and evenings at Channel Islands Ice in Oxnard honing their skills and as twin sisters, they can’t...
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Chloe Yahner paints her own path
Senior Chloe Yahner is described by her friends and teachers as an artist and a kind soul. Yahner has had a family history in art with her mother attending Temple University and attaining a major in art history. Senior Chloe Yahner is described by her friends and...
Sia proves that other artists’ rejections are her treasures in ‘This Is Acting’
With a total of 17 awards won and an astonishing 44 nominations under her belt, singer, songwriter and record producer, Sia, released her seventh studio album, “This is Acting” on Jan. 29. However, this album is unique in comparison to her past releases like “1000...
The issue on immigration: there is no solution in quarreling political parties
"Scripture tells us that we shall not oppress a stranger, for we know the heart of a stranger -- we were strangers once, too” stated President Barack Obama on Nov. 20, 2014 on the prominent issue of immigration, which both conservative and liberal parties have been...
BioScience Academy students lead aspiring entrepreneurs at STEAM & Aspire3 event
Middle school students from several different campuses returned to Spirito Hall yesterday morning, a week after they previously assembled to participate in the STEAM & Aspire3 event, a series of entrepreneurial activities which...
Girls’ soccer team overwhelms Villanova 5-0 in final home game
Three Foothill girls’ soccer players attempted to score within three minutes during the first half, but none of them was successful. Finally, with 20:56 left in the half, junior Raquel Tadeo scored the first goal of the game, kicking off what would become a 5-0 win...
Movie review: “The Fifth Wave” lives up to expectations
Amid the numerous dystopian films where humanity is the force that has become dictatorial and is destroying the world, is a dystopian film with a different evil force - aliens. Adapted from the novel of the same name, The Fifth Wave was released to theaters Jan. 22,...
Girls’ water polo obliterates Fillmore, 14-0, at third home game
As the sun seeped through the clouds over the windy Ventura Aquatics Center, the varsity girls’ water polo team competed against Fillmore High School at their third home game of the season. The Dragons defeated Fillmore with a final score of 14-0. As the sun seeped...
Opportunity takes Blake McAlister’s computer science to England
Senior Blake McAlister has always been interested in technology, since the days he spent disassembling alarm clocks to discover their components, only to further develop his passion when he was accepted into Foothill. Then when opportunity presented itself, McAlister...
New “Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments” TV show fails to deliver
On Tuesday, the new reboot TV show “Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments,” premiered on Freeform, the new name for the ABC Family channel. The show is based off the worldwide bestselling “The Mortal Instruments” series. Despite the effort to appeal to fans and...