Cinematic: coming soon to a football stadium near you

By Michelle Doan, Centerspread Layout Manager After the successful marching season last year, with the show that combined “slow” and “fast,” “yellow” and “blue,” and swept the audience off their feet with break dancing during the drum solo, one question came to mind: “How do you beat Fusion?” Fountain Valley High School\’s prestigious Royal Regiment marching band [...]

Guidance Specialist Editorial

by Kim Ngai and Sabrina Syed, News editors   It is only the first day of school, and students already are complaining about their schedules. “I mean, the guidance staff has only been preparing for the new school year since February. How long does it take to sort 3,000 kids? Six months? I bet I [...]

Link to success

On August 18th, the Link Leaders arrived at FVHS at 7:00 AM and began preparing for the big day.

Construction Update

Sometimes, it seems like the only lucky ones are the incoming freshmen. They are the only students who are not accustomed to the harsh noises of the jackhammer and electric saw.

Senior Guide

Hands down, high school can be an extremely scary place. There are new people, new places, and especially, new experiences.

A Dark Knight brings a new genre

by Peter Tran, staff writer Dark Knight picks up where its prequel, Batman Begins left off. The film centers around Bruce Wayne, played by the chameleon-like Christian Bale, and his crusade against crime as Gotham City\’s “Batman.”  The movie zeroes in on Wayne\’s premier naïve assumption that once he plays his cards right, the city [...]

Pineapple Express, dope or nope?

by Kiley DeNembo, staff writer  Dale Denton (Seth Rogan) is a process server and habitual weed smoker. After picking up a new and extremely rare type of weed called “Pineapple Express” from his drug dealer, Saul Silver (James Franco), Dale is asked to deliver a summons to Ted (Gary Cole), the supplier of Saul\’s drugs. [...]

Summer for girls’ water polo

By Claudia Cheffs, Photography editor For many teenagers, summer is the definition of rest and relaxation. However, that\’s not the case for the FVHS girls\’ water polo team. This summer, at least 30 girls had to be on the pool deck by 7:15 a.m. Practice lasted two to three hours, including competitive scrimmages. There were [...]

Cross Country coach expects success

by Carmille Garica and Jacqueline Tieu, staff writers Through Mammoth, Palm Springs, and the countless summer miles they ran, both the girls and boys cross country teams readied themselves for another exciting and successful season. We caught up with Coach Martin Baratti to ask a few questions.     Baron Banner: What can we expect [...]

A note from the ASB President

 2008-09 ASB Pres., Jesse Dalton Dearest Incoming Freshmen, I’d like to welcome you to the home of the Barons— Fountain Valley High School.  My name is Jesse Dalton and I am the Associated Student Body President for the 2008-‘09 school year.  I know high school is a big jump from middle school, but you are [...]

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