Girl Scout Cookie Personality Guide

Written by Stephanie Holmes · March 18, 2012  

It’s that time of year again: the period when we as a society are all exposed to the calorific wonders of Girl Scout cookies. Everyone has their favorite, be they seduced by the dark coolness of Thin Mints, the nutty smoothness of Tagalongs or caramel and coco-nutty craziness of Somoas. But... (more...)

Drug dogs don’t bite

Written by Stephanie Holmes · February 28, 2012  

At the January 23rd PUSD Board meeting, the K9 Drug Assistance Program was unanimously approved for use on all three high school campuses in Pleasanton.  This program seeks to eradicate (or at least drastically reduce) the amount of drugs that are bought to school by students by bringing police... (more...)

Pole Dancing in Pleasanton

Written by Stephanie Holmes · May 12, 2011  

So what is all the commotion going on at 660 Main Street Pleasanton? Well actually it’s “Fitness Pole Dancing,” the hottest new trend in aerobic workouts at the new “Twirly Girls” studio. Twirly Girls is the brainchild of founder Bel Jerimiah, a twenty year veteran in the fitness... (more...)

Russel Brand’s New Movie a is Side-Splitter

Written by Stephanie Holmes · May 12, 2011  

The first time I saw the trailer, I knew that I wanted to go and see the new movie Arthur because I think that the movie’s leading actor Russell Brand, is truly, genuinely, outrageously funny (despite the countless controversies he has stirred). His particular type of humor is witty, dry... (more...)

True Blue Rally

Written by Stephanie Holmes · February 9, 2011  

Foothill High School does not often come together in the winter months, and it has been too long since we falcons showed some pride. That sullen stalemate was shattered by the energy driving Friday’s True Blue Rally. The rally started off with the Foothill choir beautifully singing the National... (more...)

Santa suprises shoppers at Stoneridge

Written by Stephanie Holmes · December 16, 2010  

For those Foothill students who have a penchant for holidays of any sort, it would seem that the months of October to December are the obvious favorites. That’s three months of festivities back-to-back: the dark fun of Halloween in October, followed by the coziness of Thanksgiving in November,... (more...)

Pirates of Emerson scaring you at the fairgrounds

Written by Stephanie Holmes · October 22, 2010  

Halloween is only a short time away, and students are faced with the annual dilemma of how to celebrate. There is, of course, the trick-or-treat option, but if you want something different to do with your friends this year, then you might want to check out the Pirates of Emerson Haunted Adventure... (more...)