SAT Prep: It’s Pretty Dope

Every Saturday morning, more than 250 students meet in the cafeteria for three hours. While an extra three hours of school seems like something out of the high schooler’s worst nightmare, the sacrifice is not made in vain. These juniors are studying for the Scholastic Assessment Test, more notoriously known by the acronym SAT.  The [...]

Student Spotlight: Andy Nguyen

By Sadaf Qadir and Dorothy Nguyen Out of mundane circumstances and ennui emerge amazingly consummate talent.  Andy Nguyen (’13) first cultivated his passion for delighting many with his perfected illusions and magic tricks as a relatively young boy growing up in the South.  Years later, as a gracious AP student, he brings to Fountain Valley [...]

Pep Squad Raffles off 2012 Toyota Prius

FVHS’s Pep Squad’s 2012 Toyota Prius Give-a-Way was held on March 2, 2012, in the Bowl 10 minutes after the last dismissal bell.  The lucky winner of the 2012 Toyota Prius was Mary Swain of Huntington Beach, California. Two cash prizes of $2,000 and $1,000 were also raffled off the same day. Swain held little [...]

Adventure Couple: Edition 3

Our adventure this week takes us down PCH to Newport Harbor. Contrary to our past few adventures, there will not be much dirt on this trip. On this trip you will be on a peninsula – Balboa Peninsula to be specific. There are many things to do in the Balboa area. At the start of [...]

Day of Dialogue 2012

Day of Dialogue is an annual event at FVHS in which various organizations come to the school to speak about a wide range of issues. Topics vary from bullying to drug abuse, and discussions are held throughout the school for a day. This year, I had the opportunity to see Day of Dialogue. The topic [...]

Pride Day 2012

By Tue Duong Enthusiastic students toiling away at laborious tasks, the smell of fresh mulch filling the air, newly planted seedlings and trees decorating the scenery: these are all descriptions that make up School Beautification, also known as Pride Day, which took place on March 24, 2012 from 8:00-12:00. The event was sponsored by Angelus [...]

Physics Fun Day

   

International Week Update

Club presidents met in the staff lounge on Wednesday, March 7th to discuss the new framework of International Week. Mr. Fraser was present to head the effort to get clubs excited to attend the event and to organize the specifics. The long standing lunch time tradition is experiencing a major change. The three day long [...]

Adventure Couple: Edition 2

Welcome to the next installment of Adventure Couple. This adventure is very nearby Fountain Valley and is best enjoyed on two wheels. At the end of Slater (which borders FVHS), going to the west, the street ends abruptly into a gravel pathway that takes you to the Bolsa Chica Conservatory. The conservatory comprises of a [...]

March 2012 Announcements

Here are your morning announcements for Wednesday, March 28th …. Warning! Due to the Every Fifteen Minutes anti-drunk driving program, Bushard Street will be closed to all southbound traffic at 6:30 am on Thursday March 29th. Students and staff with visible parking permits will be allowed to go northbound on Bushard from Talbert to get [...]

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