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The three lead actors of "The legend of Sleepy Hollow" anticipate the long awaited day for when they perform.

The shining stars of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

Jesse Peshek, Staff writer November 17, 2024

In the midst of rehearsal in the Buena High School auditorium,The leading stars of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” shine bright on stage set as a forest scene, awaiting the opening night of the play,...

Annika Harris rehearses for the play, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".

Annika Harris plays her part as a caring Buena student

Layla McCambridge, Staff Writer November 13, 2024

As music fills the auditorium, senior Annika Harris is center stage, performing “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”. Annika Harris is a student who loves singing and everything music. Fall is upon us, Harris’s...

Pictured above shows Ensminger teaching her new arrangement of classes in a new setting, the stage.

Molly Ensminger takes center stage in Buena drama department

Avery Buehner, Editor-in-Chief October 23, 2024

Molly Ensminger, a veteran English teacher at Buena, is now preparing for the performances of a lifetime as she takes on the role of  drama director and theater teacher. Ensminger has dreamed of teaching...

Adam Colman talking to JV football player Andrew Bishop during the San Marcos - Buena Game

Friday night lights shine on new coach Adam Colman

Michaela Milne, Staff Writer October 8, 2024

As the football players huddle under the Friday night lights during a timeout in Buena High School's stadium, coach Adam Colman can be heard giving quarterbacks their next plays and encouraging them to...

Senior Kaelan Davis (right) poses with Buena Baseball's new head coach, Bryson Wallet (left) on Buena's baseball field.

New baseball head coach Bryson Wallet steps up to plate, fresh start for team

Jacob Del Rio, Staff Writer October 8, 2024

After the previous head coach was fired midway through the 2024 season, Buena’s Baseball program greeted their new coach, Bryson Wallet, a former player in the program until graduating in 2015. The bulldogs...

Solana Warren performs her scene in the fall play, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

Solana Warren leaves a pawprint on Buena

Reagan Berry, Managing Editor September 25, 2024

With music playing and books filling her room, senior Solana Warren opens the pages of her favorite novel to relax in her short moment of down time after a taxing 12 hour day of extracurricular activities,...

Senior Haylie Williams lifting heavy weights at her gym, which is one of her favorite extracurriculars.

Haylie Williams finishes strong as first ever managing editor

Naima Dickerson, News Section Editor June 10, 2024

Serving her position as managing editor and working in communications at her gym, senior Haylie Williams is no stranger to a busy day-to-day. Finishing her second year as a student journalist, Williams...

Madysen Hawley edits the school newspaper Buena Speaks while overseeing the print paper.

Editor-in-Chief Madysen Hawley rocks Buena with full ride scholarship

Sierra Engel, Personality Section Editor June 6, 2024

December 1st, 2023, Madysen Hawley anxiously opens the portal of her Questbridge scholarship application in her Calculus class, her heart beating out of her chest as she awaits what could be life-changing...

Isabella Prewitt moving quickly through the water in one of her senior year swim meets.

Isabella Prewitt makes a splash as Editor-in-Chief, co-captain

Reagan Berry, A&E Section Editor June 6, 2024

Isabella Prewitt opens her laptop to find her future staring back at her, an acceptance letter to her dream school University of California, Davis. Prewitt's hard work in all aspects of her high school...

Karisma Lewis is headed towards D1 women’s basketball with confidence

Karisma Lewis is headed towards D1 women’s basketball with confidence

Karisma Lewis, Buena High’s champion basketball player thrives on and off the court. Lewis, the upcoming star of the future, shines throughout any arena against any player.  As Lewis navigates the...

“She is a conscientious student, she spends time with her peers,” Gardening Club advisor Micheal Yorke said.

Shooting hoops, growing roots, Skye Thomas makes an impact

Jasper McAdam, Staff Writer May 1, 2024

Slam dunking into girls’ all channel league, senior Skye Thomas dribbles to the winning hoop with her confidence and her positive presence. Thomas has been playing basketball since she was in second...

Rhea Burney shining bright during her senior game in the 2023-2024 cheer season. “All the Ventura games both football and basketball were really memorable especially last season's football win," Burney said. "We made a lot of memories throughout the entire [season], but those are like the things I remember the best.”

Rhea Burney backspotts as cheer captain, BSU president

Isabella Prewitt, Editor-in-Chief May 1, 2024

Building a foundation and leading her team to victory are just scratching the surface of what senior Rhea Burney has been doing in her extracurriculars throughout high school. As one of Buena’s cheer...

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