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Junior Ebony Delgado signed up to take Clothing 1 her junior year, and she has not regretted a second of it. With her tenacious character, she has begun to embrace her newfound passion. 
“[Ebony] carries herself very well, she’s mature, she seems very comfortable being her own person. You don’t find that a whole lot in high school,” clothing teacher Teresa Hayes said.

Ebony Delgado sews with passion in clothing class

Zyanya Garcia, Staff Writer March 27, 2022

Rectangular desks line up against one another to form three long tables. She sits near the front, by the teacher’s work table, her fingers carefully crafting her most recent piece. The rumbling sounds...

Here, Viramontes is in the front of Buena with her friends relaxing in the grass.

Nazaret’s reads her way through freshman year

Daisy Rios, Staff writer March 23, 2022

Not everyone has a passion for reading, but for 9th grader, Nazaret Viramontes, life is found between the pages of a romantic love story. Viramontes reads to see life from the perspective of another. In...

Sophomore Lelyan Touma tutoring  freshman Maggie Abdulhai

Lelyan Touma tutors others, makes a difference in Bulldog Nation

Tatiana Hernandez, Staff Writer March 11, 2022

Sophomore Lelyan Touma thinks it’s important to always stay positive. Touma is one of the many people that helps make Buena a better place. There are many factors to her happiness, such as family,...

Mike Gianelli at his desk answering 50 Questions.

50 Questions with Mike Gianelli

Madeline Marshall and Kimberly Solis March 3, 2022

Get to know Buena staff with our Vogue Style videos! In our next video, we ask 52 questions with History  teacher, football Coach, and girls basketball Coach Mike Gianelli. Gianelli shares both his athletic...

Jon Miller preparing for his match during the season.

Jon Miller wrestles his way to Masters

Madeline Marshall, Section Editor March 1, 2022

Buena’s wrestling teams have pinned their way into division 3 CIF. Both boys and girls had an outstanding performance at their PVL championships at Channel Islands High School. 11 out of 13 wrestlers...

Andrew Coates in his classroom answering 52 Questions.

52 Questions with Andrew Coates

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

Get to know Buena staff with our Vogue Style videos! In our first video, we ask 52 questions with English teacher Andrew Coates. Coates Shares both the most adventurous thing he's ever done, his most embarrassing...

Dylan Lauxs' style is comfort clothes. "I don't come to school to dress for anyone or dress nice. I come to learn so I enjoy comfort clothes. I usually just wear sweatpants and a t-shirt, unless I need to go to work." said Laux.

Dylan Laux finds balance between school, home, and work.

Diego Hernandez-Trujillo, Writer January 27, 2022

Either during his job or at school with his friends, Senior Dylan Conner Laux tries his best to have a positive attitude. The only attribute rivaling his kindness is his passion for his instrument, the...

Amalia Nolan scores new friendships with students at BHS

Amalia Nolan scores new friendships with students at BHS

Daisy Rios, Staff writer January 27, 2022

Walking around school, you always see something different. But this one girl has an extra spark to her. A beautiful young girl, with black curly hair, with a personality as big as her heart. The girl I’m...

Mrs. McCown helping students Iman Zuhric (left) and James Berg (right)

McCown brings passion to second year at Buena

Jaclyn Crone, Staff Writer November 28, 2021

During the online school year, Buena had a new addition to our English department for both 9th and 10th graders, Jessica McCown.  McCown has been teaching for eight years and went to Saddleback College...

ASB President Ella Haas, leads school pep rally on Oct. 24, 2021.

Student Body Leader to Normal Teenager, get to know your ASB President

Brooklin Barilone, Section Editor November 22, 2021

From the volleyball court to the ASB room Senior Ella Haas has pawed at our hearts with her bright blue, Buena spirit. Her love and commitment to the school has shown throughout the four years she has...

INTERESTING. Lauren Rad teaches her second period CTE Civil Law, about interest rates, explaining it more thoroughly to her students on the whiteboard, next to the information on the slide. “I wish I had known this before buying a house.” Rad said. “This is a long process, there is a lot that goes into this.”

Harvard Law alumni Lauren Rad teaches CTE Criminal Law and Civil Law

Kimberly Solis, Section Editor October 18, 2021

Lauren Rad did not know she would be a teacher after going to Harvard Law School but when former classmate Ryan Bolland reached out to her about advising the Mock Trial team, little did she know, she was...

2021 online content editor-in-chief Faith Stewart will forever be remembered for her kind heart, patience, and willingness to help others.

Buena Speaks editor-in-chief Faith Stewart passes on the torch as she prepares to graduate

Sahel Schaab, Editor-in-Chief June 6, 2021

Class of 2021 Co-Editor-In-Chief of Buena Speaks Faith Stewart will be remembered as a kind hearted, hardworking individual. As she will be passing on the position this year, her lasting contributions...

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