Teacher Spotlight: A Warm Welcome to Ms. Alison Gomez

Ms. Alison Gomez was born and raised in the small California city of La Verne and attended Benita High School. She received her associate\’s degree at Citrus Community College, and both her bachelor\’s degree and teaching credentials at Cal State Fullerton. A former junior competitive figure skater, Ms. Gomez is now an instructor of Spanish [...]

A Full Interview With Superintendent Plutko

The Huntington Beach High School district named Greg Plutko the new superintendent last May. I caught up with Dr. Plutko, Starbucks-addict and professor of organizational leadership at the University of Laverne\’s doctoral program, and asked him what he will bring to the district and FVHS. Last May, you talked to the HB Independent and you [...]

Athlete Spotlight: Jasmine Lieu

Jasmine Lieu is currently a junior at FVHS. She is one of the top players on the Girl’s Varsity Golf Team and will be the future captain next school year. Baron Banner: At what age did you start playing golf and why? Jasmine Lieu: I started playing around the age of 12. My aunt was [...]

Spotlight Interview: Jacqueline Aleson- O’Farrell

By Komal Ram, Staff Writer While our Girls\’ Field Hockey team is full of fantastic players, there\’s one who knows the game inside and out better than anyone else. Master of her “funky stick”, Jacqueline Aleson- O\’Farrell (\’11) is the Left Forward on the Varsity Girls\’ Field Hockey team. I had the luck of interviewing [...]

Interview with HBUHSD School Board Candidate: Kathy Iverson

By Christine Tran and Noushin Ahdoot Photos By Kennington Cung Former educator Kathy Iverson hopes fiscal responsibility based on student needs will alleviate the district’s financial woes.  She was named Soroptimist Woman of Distinction in Education in 1994 and OC teacher of the Year in 1989.  Iverson has over 30 years of teaching experience under [...]

Staff Spotlight: Ms. Kennedy

By Komal Ram Ms. Holly Kennedy is one of our new Spanish teachers at FVHS and I recently had the chance to interview her and find out more about this wonderful teacher. I say more because, although she is a new teacher, this is not Ms. Kennedy’s first year here. Nor is the story of [...]

Interview with Mrs. Dornbush

By Reed Chorn We’ve all noticed that there have been many changes made this year at FVHS; new bell schedules, a flood of incoming freshmen, and plenty of new teachers. So I was delighted to sit down for an interview with one of the excellent new teachers, my U.S. Government teacher Mrs. Dornbush. What schools [...]

Congratulations, It\’s a girl!

By David Vu, Staff Writer Principal Herzfeld and his wife recently had a baby girl. With that in mind, this was the perfect time for a Q&A about his daughter and the school year. Baron Banner: First of all, congratulations on your daughter. How is she doing? PH: She is doing great right now. BB: [...]

Mr. Baron Interview: Thang Nguyen

By Zack Bernardin, staff writer The Baron Banner was able to interview some candidates competing for the Mr. Baron pageant at FVHS this Friday. Thang Nguyen answers our questions on why he should be Mr. Baron. Baron Banner: What made you apply for Mr. Baron? Thang Nguyen: Well, I didn’t actually apply per-se, it was [...]

Mr. Baron Interview: Sean Nguyen

By Trinh-Anh Le, Staff Writer The Baron Banner was able to interview some candidates competing for the Mr. Baron pageant at FVHS this Friday. Sean Nguyen answers our questions on why he should be Mr. Baron. Baron Banner: What made you apply for Mr. Baron 2010? Sean Nguyen: I applied because I wanted to end [...]

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