Timeline of a Lockdown

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

FVHS competes in Hurley’s annual “Walk the Walk” runway fashion show.

Love Letters

Read “Love Letters” sent at FVHS!

A Thousand Splendid Suns: book review

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

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

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

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 [...]