Timeline of a Lockdown
January 19, 2010 by BBO
Filed under BBN, Featured, Student Life
By Addison Esson, BBN Staff Member
Due to severe weather and a local tornado warning, Fountain Valley High School went into lockdown on Tuesday, January 19th, at 1:02 PM. Students were in their 5th period classes when Principal Herzfeld made the announcement. The lockdown lasted until 2:00 PM when students were then released.
A timeline of what [...]
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 four kills, [...]
President Obama Faces the Nation
By Brian Larzelere, Staff writer
President Obama gave his first address to a joint session of Congress, outlining his agenda for the nation, and promising action- especially in tough situations to come. In almost an hour, Mr. Obama covered his plans to attack economic crisis, America’s dependence on foreign oil, the rising cost of health insurance, and [...]
Upcoming Hurley Fashion Show
February 16, 2009 by zack
Filed under Entertainment, Featured, News
FVHS competes in Hurley’s annual “Walk the Walk” runway fashion show.
Love Letters
February 14, 2009 by victoria
Filed under Featured, Student Life
Read “Love Letters” sent at FVHS!
A Thousand Splendid Suns: book review
December 28, 2008 by amanda
Filed under Entertainment
By Yusra Yousef, Staff writer
Kite Runner author Khaled Housseini’s second novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, is as powerful as his first. “Dense, rich, pressure-packed guide to enduring the unendurable,” TIME Magazine praises.
A Thousand Splendid Suns tells a forty year tale of two women living in the same area in Afghanistan. Mariam is born illegitimately and [...]
Media 101
October 12, 2008 by victoria
Filed under Editorials
by Misael Galdamez, Staff writer
Let’s face it. We’ve got a rather sticky situation on our hands. The mainstream media has downright given up on objective reporting. They’d rather be brainwashing the masses and beat around the bush than put real effort into their reporting.But what is the mainstream media? Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, a news columnist, [...]
A Spin on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: Debate
October 9, 2008 by amanda
Filed under Editorials
By: Kim Ngai, News Editor
First Presidential Debate Fails to Change Many Minds
The key turning points and cautiously awaited rise in poll numbers never took place during the first presidential debate on Friday, September 26.
No candidate came out of the debate with a clear win, although Obama did seem to finish with the same lead he [...]
FVHS guidance department
May 22, 2008 by mpoff
Filed under Latest News
By Kim Ngai, Sabrina Syed, Tong Yan
Monday, April 21, 2008
Fountain Valley High School’s guidance department has many resources for students to turn to, according to students’ needs. FVHS has four guidance specialists who are responsible for changing students’ schedules, one college/career specialist who is responsible for giving students advice on colleges and careers, as well [...]


