TOMS Shoes: A Giving Company

By Anthony McConnell, Staff Writer TOMS Shoes is a company with a loud global voice, a noble mission, and different styles of shoes that appeal to many different personalities and cultures. After traveling through Argentina and noticing how many did not have shoes, American Blake Mycoskie established the company in May 2006 to use profits [...]

Spotlight on a Foreign Exchange Student

By Natasha Solouki, Staff Writer I had the opportunity to sit down with French foreign exchange student Pia. Our brief discussion covered everything from her average school day to the weather in France. Baron Banner: Where do you live in France? Pia Lepoutre: I live in Lille, which is near Paris. BB: Would you want [...]

Roaming Reporter: Finals

By Kathy Dang and Christine Le, Staff Writers It’s that dreadful week of the year again: finals week. Students around campus cram a whole semester’s worth of information for that one final test that can determine their grade. The Baron Banner went around campus and asked students about their thoughts on this. Check it out. [...]

Baron Spotlight: Jordan Reynolds

By Donald Chan, Managing Editor Senior Jordan Reynolds is the student director of FVHS’ renowned Troubadours, but he extends his passion for music way beyond school activities. Playing the acoustic guitar as well, he has been performing covers of songs for several years and recently started composing. He is a bass baritone, and you can [...]

BBN Starts Off New Year with a New Organizational System

By Michelle Doan, Visual Arts Manager The Baron Broadcast News (BBN) has been popular and a success with the student body and teachers, and this school year has been no exception. Still, the BBN is looking to raise the bar of quality for news, public service announcements (PSAs), and entertainment. As a start of the [...]

Baron Spotlight: Katie Edwards

By Donald Chan, Managing Editor ASB Activities Commissioner Katie Edwards (’10) is also a great chef. Her delicious recipe for Pomme du Caramel Gâteau (Caramel Apple Cake) was recently featured in Wolfram Magazine (www.wolframmagazine.com), and her sumptuous culinary creations include White Chocolate Banana Cake and Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream. The Baron Banner recently had the [...]

Baron Spotlight: Nam Pham

By Donald Chan, Managing Editor Basketball star Nam Pham (\’10) is one of the most distinguished students on campus. Besides leading the varsity basketball team in points, he also plays varsity tennis and is an exceptional student. He enjoys listening to and performing rap and hip hop. We recently caught up with him for an [...]

Red Cross Holds Drive-In Fundraiser for Haiti

By Donald Chan, Managing Editor, and Kelly Torok, Staff Writer On Tuesday, January 12, a 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti about sixteen miles from Port-au-Prince, its capital. At least 50,000 have died, and officials estimate that the death toll is near 100,000. All parts of the globe are sending aid to this devastated nation, and on [...]

MUN Participates in Mission Viejo Conference

By Donald Chan, Managing Editor Thirteen students from FVHS\’ Model United Nations (MUN) attended a conference at Mission Viejo High School this past weekend on January 16-17. There were 900-1000 attendees total. MUN is a simulation of the United Nations, and students role play as delegates from different countries at conferences. They research, create, and [...]

Red Cross Hosts Children’s Safety Festival

By Jeff Nguyen, Visual Arts Editor Brandon Nguyen, Photo Credit On Saturday, December 12, volunteers from the Orange County Red Cross attended Children\’s Safety Festival (CSF), formerly known as Holiday Project, and gave toys to underprivileged children in the area. Various high schools and the Orange County chapter planned this event over three months. Starting [...]

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