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Hiking trail view overlooking Scorpion Bay at Santa Cruz Island.

Ventura’s spring hot spots

Alyssa Angeles, Staff writer April 30, 2025

Sunlight glistens on the warming waters while yellow mustard flowers blow in the soft breeze along Foothill Road upwards towards Ventura’s Serra Cross. From the top of the hill, spring makes itself known...

Knowledge bowl participants preparing to face off in the annual teacher vs. student Knowledge Bowl, April 17.

Knowledge Bowl: teacher vs. students

Reagan Berry and Addison Bruno April 29, 2025

Nestled in the cozy little theater, students and staff filed in, eager to watch their fellow peers battle it out in this year's annual teacher vs. student knowledge bowl competition, Thur. April 17. The...

California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress

Bulldogs ready to tackle CAASPP Testing

Jacob Del Rio, Staff Writer April 25, 2025

  The California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) makes its way to Buena the week of Monday, April 21 to Friday, April 25.  Juniors will be taking assessments for math,...

Matthew Diaz jumps to dunk and score points for his team.

Bulldogs show heart in unified tie

Avery Buehner, Editor-in-Chief April 10, 2025

Packed with upwards of 600 students, the gym's bleachers roared in anticipation as the Buena Unified Bulldogs basketball team faced off against the Fillmore Flashes April 4, 2025. In a tightly contested...

A group of ASB students hard at work.

Buena’s ASB students keep the school paw-sitive

Jacob Del Rio, Staff Writer April 7, 2025

Often, students wonder who’s behind the spirit weeks, student sections, rallies, and school dances.  A team of 39 students, Buena’s Associated Student Body, are the minds behind many in and out of...

A staple thrift store of Ventura, the Goodwill downtown is one of the most visited thrift stores in our area, and although on the more expensive side, it's a great place to start!

Thrifting tips and tricks

Avery Buehner, Editor-in-chief April 2, 2025

As you walk through the halls of Buena, students with all types of aesthetics and styles roam through the school. From surfer, to skater, from goth to cottagecore, and indie to basic Brandy Melville, there...

Childress posing besides her door of Aaron Childs, a young soul artist

Buena showcases African American figures: Black History Month honored through door competition

Jazlyn De Leon, Staff Writer April 1, 2025

A vibrant array of colors, paper, and other materials is making its way onto the doors of Buena, setting the stage for the annual Black History Month Door Competition, hosted by the Black Student Union....

Mock Trial this past year competing. Their case this year was People V. Gold.

Buena’s future lawyers witness termination of CTE Law & Justice

Elizabeth McGovern and Sydney Pike April 1, 2025

Due to the recent budget deficit facing Ventura Unified School District, Buena’s Law and Justice Career Education Pathway (CTE Legal) is being cut under Resolution #25-03, due to low enrollment. The...

Lively California kelp forest shot by a local diver, surfer, and underwater photographer.

Underwater deforestation strikes Ventura’s coast

Alyssa Angeles and Lukas Raducanu March 4, 2025

As local divers swim through the barren sea beds, the damage from sea urchins cannot be ignored. For years, these native marine animals have been a plague on our local ecosystem, creating a chain of ripple...

The two bins that the first responders club is using to collect donations sit proudly in room 101.

First responders club steps up in fundraiser for LA fire victims

Fiona McCarter, News Section Editor February 27, 2025

If you have been anywhere on Buena’s campus in the past month, you have surely seen posters in every classroom, on every wall and on every doorway advertising the fundraiser that the first responders...

Friday morning on Jan 30. Students walked out near the bus stop at the Buena sign to protest about the anti-ICE raids.

Students stand united: protests against ICE enforcement

Daisy Rios, Staff Writer February 9, 2025

Having a voice is considered one of the most impactful ways to express how students feel; without it it would be difficult to get messages across. As President Donald Trump‘s signing of executive orders...

Yearbook student, Aidan Beaver,  editing photos that will be showcased in the 2025 yearbook.

Say cheese, again: yearbook re-shoots lower-classman and staff portraits

Layla McCambridge, Staff Writer February 4, 2025

Students filled into the photo room once again as yearbook staff reshot all freshman, sophomore, junior, and staff portraits due to quality issues that impacted production. Retakes took place Jan. 7 and...

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