Our Town

By Tooba Ghias, Staff writer On December 5, Ms. LaFramboise gave extra credit to her AP English 3 students if they watched and wrote a report on the play Our Town, by Thornton Wilder, which debuted at Rude Guerrilla Theater in Santa Ana. Our Town takes place in the early 1900s in the small, quiet [...]

A Thousand Splendid Suns: book review

By Yusra Yousef, Staff writer Kite Runner author Khaled Housseini\’s second novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, is as powerful as his first. “Dense, rich, pressure-packed guide to enduring the unendurable,” TIME Magazine praises.    A Thousand Splendid Suns tells a forty year tale of two women living in the same area in Afghanistan. Mariam is [...]

Y-HAVE Training

By Kelly Torok, Staff writer  Y-HAVE of Youth HIV Aids Volunteer Educator Training takes place four times a year and is run by the American Red Cross Youth Program. The training is usually on a Saturday morning and is about six hours long. This past training day was held at UCI. Junior David Nguyen says, [...]

Nothing to Mock About

Since August, the FVHS Mock Trial team has been preparing for its court cases in the Santa Ana Court House against other Orange County high school Mock Trial teams.

Teacher, it’s cold in here

“It sure would be nice if they trusted teachers enough to control their own room temperature,” says English teacher Mrs. Palmer. “Apparently, we are not qualified.”

Baron Banner Festivities

Enjoy photos from the Baron Banner, the FVHS student run and operated journalism production.  See more at our Photo Album about what we do and how much fun we have! The Baron Banner wishes you a wonderful, and safe, winter break.  http://picasaweb.google.com/yee.victoria

Student Spotlight: Kelsey Boncato

By Anum Latif, Staff writer   Kelsey Boncato (‘11) has been interested in art since she was seven years old, and enjoys expressing herself through her drawings. The Baron Banner interviewed Kelsey about her artistic passion. Baron Banner: What sparked your interest in art? Kelsey Boncato: Eight years ago, I was at the boat docks in [...]

A Candle to Support and Remember

By Kelly Torok, Staff writer  The FV Red Cross Club and Interact Worldwide Club was involved in a candlelight vigil at the American Red Cross Chapter in Santa Ana on Tuesday, December 10, at 7:00 pm to help support and remember those who suffer or passed away from HIV/AIDS. Although this was only the second [...]

Dance Team Kicks off its Season with a Great Start

By Tera Kim, Staff writer  On Saturday, December 13th, Fountain Valley\’s Dance team competed in its first competition of the season. The event, held in Bell Gardens, featured the team\’s Hip-Hop dancers. The dancers practiced every Thursday from 3:00-6:30 p.m. and were rewarded for their effort. They not only took a first place award in [...]

A Fresh Start for Girls\’ Soccer

By Jennifer Schultz, Staff writer  Winter sports season is starting, and among these is the Lady Barons soccer team.  With eleven seniors graduating last year and two key returning underclassmen injured, the girls soccer team had to start from scratch this year. Injured during off-season, seniors Megan Garrity and Makenna Henry will not be able [...]

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