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BREAKING NEWS: Fire near Buena sends smoke, no threat to school

BREAKING NEWS: Fire near Buena sends smoke, no threat to school

Madeline Marshall, Kimberly Solis, Section Editors February 3, 2022

A fire broke out in the barranca between Telegraph Road and Aurora Drive near Snapper Jacks Taco Shack affecting Buena and Foothill Tech High School. Throughout Buena’s lunch period, sirens wailed as...

Ben Nemtin brings inspiration to Buenas juniors, seniors

Ben Nemtin brings inspiration to Buena’s juniors, seniors

Galilea Velasco, Editor in Chief January 27, 2022

With the efforts of ASB and Photography and Web design teacher Ray Knerr, acclaimed  motivational speaker Ben Nemtin was able to come to Buena Jan. 12, to spread much needed positivity for the new year...

Winter sports rally postponed because of COVID-19 uprise. Art by Brooklyn Carrillo

Winter sports rally: postponed but not cancelled

Brooklyn Carrillo, section editor January 27, 2022

The recent uprising of COVID-19 has caused dilemmas for events that were previously planned for Jan., such as the News Years Bash, and has also affected the annual winter sports rally which will be postponed...

Ventura Unified School District enforces new COVID restrictions for indoor sports

Ventura Unified School District enforces new COVID restrictions for indoor sports

Kevin Cox, Staff Writer January 26, 2022

On Wednesday Jan. 5, VUSD Superintendent Dr. Roger Rice announced that all indoor sporting events will have a maximum of four spectators per player. There will no longer be an admission charge at the door,...

New Years Bash postponed until Spring

New Years Bash postponed until Spring

Victoria Hermosillo, Staff Writer January 26, 2022

The New Years Bash was postponed until spring due to COVID-19, no longer making it an event to celebrate New Year’s. The new date for this even remains undecided. “Even though the event is outside,...

Paw Print Literary Magazine seeks submissions for contest

Paw Print Literary Magazine seeks submissions for contest

Victoria Hermosillo, Staff Writer January 25, 2022

Buena’s 54 Paw Print Literary Magazine issue, advised by English teacher Karen Childress, are seeking additional submissions. Paw Print is a literary magazine made entirely of Buena students' creativity...

Buena receives 1,600 COVID tests for students, staff

Buena receives 1,600 COVID tests for students, staff

Kimberly Solis, Section Editor January 24, 2022

For the second time, Ventura Unified School District has received a shipment of the 15 minute at home COVID tests. This time they have enough tests for every student in the whole district including elementary,...

THEY WANT YOU! Be Knowledgeable for Knowledge Bowl tryouts Jan. 11- Jan.13. I wanted to give everybody an opportunity to come try out if they wanted to, English teacher and adviser Andrew Coates said.

Knowledge Bowl extends tryouts, seeks sage students for trivia

Kimberly Solis, Editor January 12, 2022

They want you! Show up to room 21 at lunch Tuesday, Jan. 11 through Thursday Jan. 13, to try out for Knowledge Bowl, and compete against others. The jeopardy style trivia competition pits school against...

“Having a lot of new choir students, having and seeing the growth in four months is just incredible,” Downey said.

Eighth Annual Not-So-Silent Night Concert gets listeners in the holiday spirit

Victoria Hermosillo, Staff Writer December 30, 2021

The Eighth Annual Not-So-Silent Night Concert took place in the Buena High School Auditorium Thursday, Dec. 9 and performed fun festive songs to get people into the Holiday spirits. Some songs such as...

BREAKING NEWS: No threat to Ventura Unified as TikTok trend promotes violence in schools, impacts attendance

BREAKING NEWS: No threat to Ventura Unified as TikTok trend promotes violence in schools, impacts attendance

Sedona Brickley and Kimberly Solis December 17, 2021

Videos on the social media platform TikTok have emerged naming Dec. 17 national “shoot up your school day”. Due to anxieties, and fears around this threat, attendance numbers were significantly low...

THATS A WRAP. What once was filled with misters every December is now an empty stage with the memories of what was Mr. Buena after administrators cancelled it. We wanted to put events on the calendar of activities that were as wide reaching to as many students. McNutt said.

The final act: Mr. Buena’s cancellation after 12 years

Kimberly Solis, Editor December 16, 2021

After 12 years of Mr. Buena performances, administrators have made the final decision to  cancel the competition in favor of events that are more meaningful for a larger number of people. Mr. Buena was...

PRIDE. Competing in the Southern California 3A division, Nov 20 at Ramona High School in Riverside, James Rumenapp and the Marching Band received ninth place with second overall in percussion.

Marching band places ninth with percussion second overall in SCSBOA Championships

Kimberly Solis, Editor November 23, 2021

Marching band fought their way through the season ranking ninth in the Southern California 3A division SCSBOA (Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association) with percussion second overall,...

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