Student Spotlight: Wesley Mann

By Zack Bernardin, Staff writer If you have noticed bagpipe music being played around FVHS, especially during culture days or International Week, rest assured that it isn\’t part of your imagination. The Baron Banner caught up with the person behind the pipes, junior Wesley Mann (‘10), and interviewed him about his unique talent. Baron Banner: [...]

Art Department Field Trip

Overheard in FVHS: I’m bringing Greco-Roman Back

English teacher’s attempt in making a joke. Teacher: Yes, they [humanists] were bringing Greco-Roman back. *pause* Teacher: Yeah, I also heard that the original song title was going to be Greco-RomanBack, but he’s producers wouldn’t let him, so he settled for SexyBack. *longest silence ever to be recorded in human history* Student: Oooh! I get [...]

Baron Banner Boombox: Dream-Priscilla Ahn

To be honest, I hadn’t heard of Priscilla Ahn until just a week ago.  This was actually the song that got me hooked.  Apparently it’s been used in a few TV shows, namely Grey’s Anatomy.  I don’t watch Grey’s Anatomy but for those who do, here is the singer behind the song. There’s a fine [...]

Random Student Spotlight: Dennis Nguyen (‘11)

The Baron Banner picked a student at random to interview. Freshman Dennis Nguyen shares his views on lumberjacks, banjoes and Twilight.

Free Rice: Enhance your Vocabulary, While Feeding the Hungry

By Anum Latif, Staff writer  photo credit: cybernetnews.com How would you feel if you could help end world hunger by simply knowing the meaning of a word?  Pretty good, right?   Well, at www.FreeRice.com, you can donate rice through the United Nations World Food Program by playing word definition games.  This charity website provides a [...]

Don\’t say “Goodbye” to The Hush Sound

By Brie Roche-Lilliott, Staff writer  If you were to turn on the radio right now and listen to today\’s top hits, you\’d notice that most of the music sounds similar. But not all of us find “gangsta rap” or repetitive Fallout Boy-esque pop appealing. Whether you\’re into metal, country, oldies, or acoustic music, we can [...]

Poverty Rings: Were you Listening?

By Tera Kim, Staff writer  On December 19th, the California Scholarship Foundation (CSF) hosted a charity event. All proceeds went to CARE, an organization that aims to fight poverty around the world.  Dubbed Poverty Rings, Are You Listening?, the event was held in the FVHS cafeteria. It was open to the public at a cost [...]

NHS Caroling Photos

The FVHS National Honor Society went caroling earlier during the break. See the photo gallery, shot by Baron Banner photographer, Tiffany Pham, below. Do you have photos from a FVHS school event that you would like put up, or like a Baron Banner photographer to shoot photos at an event? E-mail baronbanner@fvhs.com, and we will [...]

Baron Boombox: Baby Please Come Home-Anberlin

By Alex Chiang, Staff writer If you think you’ve heard every version of this song you’d want to hear, think again.  You may or may not have heard of Anberlin.  Regardless, you probably haven’t heard their version of Baby Please Come Home.  Radio-friendly and electric guitar-happy, there isn’t much to not like about this song. [...]

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