‘Time’ Person of the Year: The Protestor

Time magazine’s Person of the Year title is awarded to a person, group, or idea that “for better or for worse …has done the most to influence the events of the year.” This year, Time chose for its Person of the Year, “The Protester.” The award focuses on the influence, rather than positiveness (or lack [...]

Top 10 Worst Gifts

We all know receiving gifts  are awesome;  but some as much as others and this is that unfortunate list of the not- so- awesome ones that just sit next to the Nintendo 64, old floppy disc PC, and old tv in the closet in descending order from worse to worst. 10. The Wii – Let’s go Back [...]

Why Group Projects Are a Load of Malarkey

If you’re like me, the end of the semester means not only finals, but a barrage of projects you’ve barely started. And some of those are inevitably group projects. Here’s the thing about group projects: they are utterly useless. At best, they are fun but inefficient: a group of really great people get together to [...]

Hectic Holiday Greetings

Happy Holidays. Merry Christmas. Happy Hanukkah. Happy Kwanzaa. Happy Festivus. With all these different holidays in one season, how do we know what to say? Here’s my policy for getting through winter without offending anyone… Instead of being totally insensitive of individual beliefs by saying, “Happy Holidays,” greet others with your own holiday greeting. For [...]

Finals Before Break?!

The week before winter break. Most people have implied a negative connotation towards this week. There’s an abundant amount of work, teachers are cramming in last minute tests, and students are frankly too hyped up about winter break to do well. This, along with the fact that students are still losing hours of sleep, leads [...]

College Decisions: Public vs. Private

For most students, winter break is a time for relaxing, chilling (excuse the pun), and spending time with family. However, the more ambitious minded individuals choose to enter into another round of college applications, this time, for private schools. Some may ask, why would people place that extra burden on themselves for more expensive schools? [...]

Too Much Christmas Spirit?

It seems that Christmas is no longer just a day in December, but also a much anticipated event that begins very early on as stores began selling trees, ornaments, other holiday decorations in November.  The neighbors even partake in this seemingly premature Christmas spirit, as they put up Christmas lights the day after Thanksgiving. Is [...]

Rise against the move of BBN to SSR

  During their last episode, BBN announced that their news program is moving out of English class to third period SSR so that all students and teachers will see the BBN at the same time. Today, that dreaded change begins. When asked for reasons why this change was taking place, Mr. Herzfeld said,” It has [...]

The Mock Trial Experience

From the English Hall to the courtrooms of Santa Ana, Fountain Valley’s Mock Trial team is a thing to fear, respect, and ultimately be proud of.  Mock Trial spends anywhere from six to nine hours each week meeting as a team after school  in preparation for competition, often staying until nightfall before calling it a [...]

Christmas Carols are in the Air

With December arriving, you just can’t forget Christmas is coming up. And with the holidays, come the trees, ornaments, presents, sweaters, and merry carols. Outbreaks of “Frosty the Snowman”, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”, and the unforgettable “fa-la-la-la-las” are everywhere. If your mom is blasting them in the car (of course singing along) or if your [...]

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