Flock Party ends Friday on a high note
May 19, 2011 • Allie Haas, Staff Reporter
Filed under Features, Top Stories
Forget Sadies and any rumored Black and White Dance, the first ever Flock Party hosted at Foothill proved to be a success and an event that many students would like to see again in years to come. This party took place on May 13th was run by staff members, ASB officers and the leadership class at Foothill.... Read more »
Students studied hard for AP tests
May 19, 2011 • Piper Blank, Staff Reporter
Filed under Features
The first week of May marked the beginning of a very stressful time for Advanced Placement (AP) students: AP testing. The tests covered a variety of subjects. Many students even took multiple tests. For example Rene Guerrero (’12) took 3 AP tests, AP Spanish, Human Geography, and AP US History.... Read more »
Possible homework policy change
May 19, 2011 • Piper Blank, Staff Reporter
Filed under Opinions
The school district has been discussing possibly changing homework policy. For high school students it would mean only twenty minutes of homework per subject a night. It would also include collaboration between departments to schedule specific days of the week for tests and projects due so that students... Read more »
Supreme Court Justice visits Foothill
May 19, 2011 • Evelyn Minaise, Features Editor
Filed under News, Top Stories
In an effort to excite the Pleasanton community about civic involvement, four We the People students invited Supreme Court Justice Joyce L. Kennard to speak at Foothill High School. On Wednesday, May 18, Justice Kennard spoke to a nearly filled Multi-Purpose Room about her experiences on the Supreme... Read more »
Summer fun at the movies (Part 1)
May 17, 2011 • Kristen McDeavitt, Copy Editor
Filed under Entertainment, Top Stories
This summer, the theme in Hollywood is sequels and superheroes. With movies like Pirates of the Caribbean 4, Cars 2, The Hangover 2, Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II, we are sure to see many of our favorite actors reprise their beloved roles on screen. Cars... Read more »
The science behind sports drinks
May 16, 2011 • Shreya Arora, News Editor
Filed under Sports
Foothill High School is not only known for its outstanding academics, but also for its great sports, making the beverages that go into the athletes’ bodies very important. Research shows that drinking a sports drink is beneficial only before or after the exercise. The exercise that is relative to one... Read more »
The Anti-AP: How to survive in a world that shouldn’t
May 13, 2011 • Aaron DeVera, Online Managing Editor
Filed under Opinions
I shouldn’t even be in as many AP classes as I’m in. Funny story really, on registration day I was missing a Junior English class on my schedule and was given the option to choose whatever class fit into the empty slot. I chose who I knew and respected- Mr. Richey, my English teacher from Freshmen... Read more »
Legendary artists ‘voice’ their opinion
May 12, 2011 • Katie Bartlett, Staff Reporter
Filed under Entertainment
Step aside American Idol, there’s a new hit TV show determined to find America’s next great recording artist. NBC’s new show “The Voice” features aspiring artists, hoping for that one shot at fame, singing in front of a panel of judges: Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Cee... Read more »
Watches in the fashion world
May 12, 2011 • Katie Bartlett, Staff Reporter
Filed under Features
Watches are one of the most useful accessories we obtain. Not only do they give us the time of day, but they can also be a very stylish fashion accessory. However, is this useful and stylish tool slowly loosing its place in the fashion world? Sometime, in our lives, we have all had a watch. Whether it... Read more »
France begins religious discrimination?
May 12, 2011 • Benjamin Dunn
Filed under Opinions
France recently passed a law that prohibited people from wearing head coverings in public. Within days of the ban, two women were fined for wearing burqas in public, bringing up the question: has France gotten a bit carried away with its laws? Most of the French population has expressed outrage at this... Read more »
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