No Rams Here
By Mallory Trott, Staff writer The Fountain Valley Barons volleyball team was victorious against Millikan High School Wednesday night. The Barons won the first match 29-27 against the Rams. Junior Raffi Contreras-Geck, playing in for senior Matt McCoy, did wonders for the team. Constantly running, Contreras-Geck sent everything directly to the hitters. Captain Dillon Emery (‘09) had [...]
Fleeting
March 16, 2009 by rachel
Filed under Student Life
The piano isn’t covered with dust, But the fingers are. The words are uttered from the lips, But cross not through the ears. Plead insanity, promise good behavior. But don’t apologize–never. Can’t remember the image, So you invent them until you believe. Do you still recall the scent of his hair? Or the taste of [...]
Surf City Marathon
February 28, 2009 by rachel
Filed under Student Life
By: Neslihan Yilmaz, Business Manager The first of February marked the beginning of a KIWINS and Key Club community service activity. Volunteers woke up at 3:30 a.m. to volunteer at Huntington Beach for the annual Surf City Marathon sponsored by KIWANIS. Volunteers handed out water bottles, medals, and heat blankets to the marathoners as they [...]
Lady Barons Get Inspired
Last Tuesday February 24th, two girls from almost every sport at FVHS attended the Ninth Annual National Women in Sports Celebration.
Fighting Cancer One Penny at a Time
February 28, 2009 by rachel
Filed under Featured, News, Student Life
FVHS American Cancer Society got together on February 26 to collect the boxes they had left in 4th period classes to fundraise for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Student Spotlight – Kate Gasparro
February 28, 2009 by rachel
Filed under Student Life
By Michelle Doan, Graphics and centerspread manager Along with being a stellar academic student, junior Kate Gasparro is involved many extracurricular activities in and outside of FVHS such as dance, Junior Commission, clubs, and music. She was considered as ABC News\’ “Cool Kid” last summer for her outstanding contributions to the Susan G. Komen\’s Race [...]
Reflections on Culture
February 28, 2009 by rachel
Filed under Student Life
When I moved to this country, my father and I used to talk about the culture of the United States, or more specifically the lack of. Coming from from a rich culture hearth with a defined concept of what life is supposed to be, my dad found American Culture quite artificial. He remarked at the little [...]
CollegeHumor is Malehumor
February 28, 2009 by rachel
Filed under Entertainment
By Alex Chiang, Staff writer Ridiculous bosses. Crazy cubicle workers. Not, it’s not a new episode of The Office. It’s CollegeHumor’s new show, The CollegeHumor Show. Airing on Sundays at 9:30 p.m. on MTV, CollegeHumor.com’s move to TV has proven to have plenty of potential, though it\’s nowhere near flawless. CollegeHumor.com is a comedy, advertisement-funded [...]
And the Award Goes to… Señora Mooney!
Mrs. Mooney has been dedicated to teaching at FVHS for over 35 years. She has been teaching Spanish for all these years, primarily Spanish 1 and 3.
Roaming Reporter: Valentine\’s Day Edition
February 11, 2009 by rachel
Filed under Student Life
By: Mukta Mohan, staff writer The Baron Banner caught up with students around campus to find out what Barons were doing on Valentine\’s Day. “My cousin\’s getting married on Valentine\’s Day, which I think is pretty sweet. I\’m going to have to wear a dress and I\’ll probably eat a lot, but I think [...]


