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a graduate of the class of 2012, anh dang is using her experiences during high school to become a successful artist...

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letter from editorsathlete spotlightstaff spotlightBehind the scenesalumni spotlightFVhs throughout the YearsFashioncollege poll

chef’s choiceart contest

Writing contestphoto contest

Where in FVhs?

Red magazine - november 1

from the editors

dear Reader,at this moment, you are holding in your hands the very first edition of

our campus’ magazine, Red.the idea of Red was actually first

conceived one stormy night in the dark recesses of mr. Ziebarth’s room many years ago, but nobody ever put it in motion – until now.

We thought a magazine for the students, by the students, was a great plan. We could fill it not just with stories that interested our fellow students, but also with stories written by fellow students.

Within these pages you’ll find interviews of your favorite teachers and staff, of your talented peers, of your valiant club leaders and of your predecessors who have already walked this campus and moved onto greatness.

You’ll also find fashion spreads, advice, humorous pieces and the wonderful winners of our creative arts contests.

With Red, we hope that you’re able to

learn a little bit more about the campus that you spend so much of your life on and the people you spend so much of your time with.

From your editors,Adrien Ha and Andrea Liu

Feedback: questions, comments and concerns can be e-mailed to [email protected].

editoRsadrien ha Editor-in-Chiefandrea liu Editor-in-Chiefdorothy nguyen FeatureJoy chen Entertainment

designeRsconnie Wong Chief Designertrang leadrien haZachary Beersdebbie chenariel VuRosemary nguyen

photo editoRstyler Ratzlaffkevin tran

contest Judgestyler Ratzlaffminnie ZeiglerJonathan lloydJo anna troyermichael eichlauren henderson

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athlete spotlight:JAMIE DANG

By Cecilia ChungVarsity swimmer, Jamie dang

(’13), decided to learn how to swim after her brother almost drowned in their own pool when she was four years old. although she was led to swimming by a near-tragic incident, it is now one of her deepest passions.

she has been on the FVhs varsity swim team all four years of her high school career. even

when she’s not in season for school, she competes with her club team year-round.

she competes primarily with the 50 meter, 100 meter, and 200 meter freestyles; 100 meter fly; and 200 meter indi-vidual medley. the butterfly,

part of the individual medley, is her best style.

her favorite mem-ory from her competi-

tions was when she won the gold medal at the Junior olympics at the age of nine.

“it was a very proud moment for me. i’ve been competing there since i was nine until now.”

not surprisingly, her goals reach beyond the Junior olympics - she hopes to compete on the olympic team, representing the united states. however, the tryout process is a great chal-lenge, even to a swimmer as talented as dang.

“First, you have to make the olympic trial cut. then you compete at omaha to get to the top sixteen, which is the semi-final. From there, you swim to get into the top eight, the finals. Finally, the 1st and 2nd place swimmers from finals get the honor to swim with the us olympic team.”

looking into dang’s future, it is clear what lane she is headed down and it’s guided by buoys. Be-cause she hopes to get a scholarship for swim to college and to swim at the olympics, her future is full of ambitions achieved and swimming pools.

swimming at the olympics has been a lifelong goal of hers, and Jamie dang says, “it’ll be a huge accomplishment for me. it’s what i’ve been working so hard and long for.”

By Sandy Hoanga typical walk into room

205 might reveal todd Yarn-ton teaching spanish. on oc-casion, one might witness Yarnton giving his students a valuable lesson on stress man-agement. an inspiring and passionate instructor at FVhs, Yarnton is also a somatic ex-periencing (se) practitioner.

somatic experiencing in-volves overcoming the effects of stress and resolving trauma to restore balance in life and to de-velop the skills needed to deal with tight situations. practition-ers are trained to help people experience a better lifestyle by having sessions involving less conversation and more emotion to help people become more aware of their surroundings

and overcome their condition.When he trained in aikido

many years ago, Yarnton would feel excruciating back pain. after his aikido instructor, an se prac-titioner, Yarnton found that his pain was linked to stress. When he learned to monitor his stress levels, his back pain stopped appearing frequently. this ex-perience inspired Yarnton to become a somatic experienc-ing practitioner, and now he’s dealing with people who have the same problem as he had.

to become an se practition-er, Yarnton trained for 3 years.

“the training was both re-ally fun and really hard. there were a lot of information, a lot of studying, a lot of expe-riencing but overall, it was very worthwhile,” he said.

Yarnton learned a lot from his experience as well. he was especially moved when he worked with a lady in her 60s who was unable to main-tain relationships due to past experiences. he described the situation as “bittersweet” because the lady discovered happiness so late in her life.

Becoming an se practitioner is another teaching experience for Yarnton. it is not the kind of therapy where people come to him to be healed, but a way for him to help them develop skills they can use in the long run.

“it’s like teaching spanish, i teach them certain skills so they can use those later on in life,” says Yarnton.

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photography by tue duong

behindthescenesthe Fountain Valley Royal Regi-

ment, an impressive army of more than 150 students, dedi-cates an incredible amount of

time, talent, and spirit to Fountain Val-ley high school. performing at football games and competitions, travelling near and far, the Band is one of our school’s most impressive organizations.

our marching band begins its season in may. they have already recruited its freshman members after traveling to lo-cal middle schools, giving performances, and inviting members of the Fountain Valley marching Band, a junior version of the FVRR composed of middle school musicians, to join.

during football season, Band works for about thirty hours each week, includ-ing saturdays for a mixture of rehearsal and competition. although the time com-mitment is an overwhelming challenge, anthony ho (‘13), lead drum major, feels that managing Band with school work and social time is not impossible.

“[Band] is definitely a time commit-ment. But it also doesn’t take away so much of your time that you don’t have a social life. it takes that much time because that’s what it takes to make us as good as we are,” ho says.

after Football season ends, the com-mitment lessens to a still-impressive 25 hours per week, because the regional band competitions increase. Band gen-erally regards the football game perfor-mances as their dress rehearsals.

although they never compete against schools like edison, the Band does per-form at the Bell game each year, and this year, they will be featured at half-time. students may have caught glimpses of the Band performing their new show, Fire, at football games recently or witnessed one of its many practices out on the fields behind the five hundred buildings in the late afternoons.

ho says, “i feel like this year it’s much less of a story whereas we’re aiming to entertain and we really just want to get the concept of fire across to everyone. We perform music from from ‘the Fire Bird suite’ by igor stravinsky, ‘Ritual Fire dance,’ and ‘Ring of Fire’ by Johnny cash. We also have special fire props for the show.”

such props, however, cannot simply be purchased ready for performances. an essential portion of the FVRR team is the parent support and involvement. parents volunteer to help with fundraisers, deco-rate props, and do many other tasks for the Band.

ho says, “parent involvement is one of the most integral things for the FVRR. i feel like once parents see the show or how we’re starting off they try to help as much as they can. every Wednesday night at practice parents are invited to watch the run-through at the end, and we have a end of season banquet to thank all of the parents and chaperones.”

By Rachel Phillips

photo credit: tue duong


an organization of such magnitude, however, must be a challenge to oversee. Band is organized into two halves, a Wind ensemble and a symphonic Band. Four-year returnee sarina dayal (‘13) says, “ev-eryone in band is placed into one of these two ensembles; if band were a sport, they would be similar to JV and Varsity.”

Within each band, the students are organized into sections based on their instruments. each section has a section head, and an assistant section leader.

lotus thai (‘13), the flute section lead-er, describes her responsibilities; “if any-one has questions, they can come to me for answers. i make sure everyone is quiet at practice, and that everyone knows how to march and play music well. i basically have authority over all of the regular band members, as all head section leaders do, but my flutes come first.”

above the section leaders lie other leadership positions, such as ho’s drum major and the assistant drum majors. in addition, the Band has a student presi-dent, a position filled this year by tiffany nguyen (‘13), who handles many of the

“office” aspects of band, such as making announcements, taking attendance, and organizing travel arrangements.

Band members are also offered ex-clusive opportunities to travel and form deep friendships. every four years, the Band takes a trip to an exotic destina-tion; in 2013, members have the option of spending their spring Break in the Ba-hamas. the trip is optional because Band members have to pay their own ways, and the percussion section usually does not attend because it coincides with their annual competition in dayton, ohio. the trip to the Bahamas costs each member

$1850, which can be self-provided or raised through fundraising.

all in all, there may perhaps be no pro-gram so rewarding as the Royal Regiment. With a successful competition record, members who feel so close to one anoth-er form a mini-family and a tangible, re-warding end product. there is simply no wonder that FVhs’s band has succeeded at such great lengths.

Jason allison (’14), another mello-phone player, says, “Band is a wonderful experience, and after all the hard work and the many long nights, the end prod-uct is well worth it.”

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By Michelle Bui


Artistic Alumnaa graduate of the class of 2012, anh dang is using her experiences during high school to become a suc-

cessful artist. during her years studying at FVhs, anh dang cultivated her passion for Visual arts. as an artist in

high school, she landed many impressive commissions, produced many award-winning pieces, and bright-ened many faces.

anh dang is not only an artist but also a gamer. as a second passion, gaming has become an integral part of her life. one of her greatest gaming accomplishments is defeating her friends at super street Fighter iV while using a dJ hero turntable as a controller.

anh’s love of art and gaming come together to form the person she is today. currently she is a student at the laguna college of art and design as a gaming design major. she hopes to work for Riot games, the

Q: What were some cool things you did during high school?a: some cool stuff i did in high school was making the yearbook cover for 2011-2012, winning the grad night design contest, getting a coronet for visual art, and getting commissioned to do a t-shirt design for a major event (Which i got paid 700 dollars for).

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Q&a

Q: What was your favorite high school memory?a: my favorite memories would definitely have to be the memories i made with my friends. i really miss hanging out with my high school friends because i was the only person from FV to go to laguna college of art and design.

Q: What was your greatest accomplish-ment during high school?a: my greatest accomplishment in high school would have to be making that little flip book animation in the corner of last year’s yearbook.

Q: If you could redo high school what would you do differently?a: if i could redo my high school experience again i would not take algebra 2. i really liked the teacher and all, but i’m terrible at math and i didn’t really need that class to graduate.


By Dorothy Nguyen Fountain Valley high school is an institu-tion built upon years of tradition and change. since its founding, Fountain Valley has been organically evolving into the school we attend today. FVhs officially opened its doors on septem-ber 12, 1966, with a population of 2,300 students. our first principal was dr. Berger, who established the Baron as our school mascot. the school was then tinged with a French theme, which is still evident today. this includes the yearbook Raconteur, choirs les chanteurs and troubadours, and the school motto “toujours avec Fierte,” or “always with pride.” other organizations have been renamed throughout the years. For example, our student government was once called the estates general and Baron Banner was once called the le mot. our school building itself has gone through drastic changes. in 2002, the 300 building was torn down due to pipes collapsing, and the abandoned elementary school nearby was used for extra class-rooms and parking during its reconstruction. stu-dents jokingly dubbed the actual campus and the abandoned elementary school as “east FVhs” and

“West FVhs”. many classes have been added and removed. in 1968 FVhs offered auto shop classes and wood-working classes in the 300 buildings. Furthermore, business classes offered more variety - one could study bookkeeping and business mechanics. our language department has also removed and added classes throughout the years. initially, French, german, latin, and spanish were offered. german and latin were later taken away, and Japa-nese was added into the list of courses offered at our school. in addition, the number of extra-curricular ac-tivities on campus have grown. the biggest change to clubs occurred in the addition of the student alli-ance, or the gay-straight alliance. in 1993, this club of 45 members paved the way to great controversy. however, in the end the Board of trustees voted for the club 4-1 due to the equal access policy, and paved the way for the addition of more non-curricu-lar clubs. some inter-club events have transformed over the years. For example, during the 1960s the annual candy sale and mardi gras were put together by the inter-guild council as an alliance between

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all the guilds on campus. now, its modern counter-part, the inter-club committee, hosts the upcoming harvest Festival and international day. these events help boost school spirit and identity on campus. “school spirit and school identity has always been strong here,” says school principal chris her-zfeld. “You ask them [students] if they’re proud of where they go and they really are, but i think even the school spirit - school colors and participation has increased a lot lately - people feel even more con-nected to the school with the new activities that are happening.” strong school identity is evident within the many alumni teachers that return to FVhs. FVhs’s talented school faculty is able to inspire students to go on to become teachers themselves, and they later come back to carry on the many school traditions that have been sustained throughout the years. this creates a uniquely fostered school environment, the basic core of which has remained more or less the same due to years of tradition and spirit. “the basic environment of the school hasn’t changed a lot; i think you guys still go to a real good school,” says longtime math teacher gordon Billings-ley. “compared to other high schools in the district, we’re always been one of the better high schools, and i don’t think that’s changed over 35 years. i’ve was here when we were one of the better high schools, and i think we still are.”

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DID yOu KNOW?• the coronet awards were once called the Bank of america.• in the 1960s, clubs were called guilds.• Before the Bell game, cheerleaders would decorate football players’ houses. • during edison Week, there would be a green car in the bowl and students were allowed to physically beat it with hammers. •35 years ago, our Bell schedule once had 8 periods (0-8). this was when there were 4200 students on campus, and there were two lunch periods. • in 2005 our FVRR marching band was featured in gwen stefani’s “hollaback girl” music video.

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Fashion inspiration: i would say audrey hepburn. she has this kinda classic look that i really like. there is something about her; she has this vintage-y look that i adore and admire. Favorite stores: h&m, thrift stores, Fashion Qhow would you describe your style?: i’m not sure how to describe it. i think it’s just normal really. i don’t have a certain style. i just wear whatever i feel like wearing.

Fashion inspiration: mary-kate and ashley olsen. i am obsessed with them. they can pull off the weirdest clothes and it’s so dif-ferent. they look so goodFavorite stores: i shop wherever is cheap. anywhere i can find good quality clothes for cheap. pretty much anywhere with sales. how would you describe your style?: it reflects how i feel that day. if i feel comfy or cold or funky.

Fashion inspiration: i don’t have a person i really look up to fashion. i kinda just pick whatever i want. a time period would prob-ably be the 20’s. thats where i find most of my inspiration.Favorite stores: i go anywhere. Just ran-dom places and if i see anything i like, i just get it. how would you describe your style?: probably like old in a way? Vintage.

Fashion inspiration: i draw inspiration from everything, from people i see around the streets or just people from school. i love kate moss, my biggest fashion inspirations are kate lanphear and daria Warbowy. my favorite designers are alexander Wang and anna sui. Favorite stores: Free peoplehow would you describe your style? eclectic.

photography by tyler Ratzlaff

Fashion inspiration: my fashion icon is probably nicole Richie. i really love her and her bohemian style.Favorite store(s): Foreign exchange, thrift storeshow would you describe your style?: i would describe my style to be eclectic. i’m really influenced by so many different icons, from twiggy and kate moss to Victoria Beckham and nicole Richie. and i love to try new styles but put my own spin on it, so it’s always an original look!

Fashion inspiration: my favorite fashion icon is Zooey deschanel because she goes for the classy, vintage look. i’d have to say the 50s minus the poodle skirts and also the 20s are my favorite time periods.Favorite store: melrose Vintage, thrift storeshow would you describe your style? i would say i have a classy, vintage style. i would say i’m more conservative in my at-tire. i’m a big fan of pencil skirts and vibrant colors. i’m also into nude and pale colors. most of the time, you’ll find me wearing polka dots or heels.

photography by michelle Bui

By Joy Chen and Alex-Quan Pham


What College Would you Like

To Attend?

photography by michelle Bui


natalie scoble (‘16).“i want to go to chapman [university] because it

has good programs there.”

alex Bermudez (‘13). “my dream col-lege is uc irvine. i’m interested in the

medical field.”

monica tran (‘13). “i don’t really have a dream college, i just

know i’m going somewhere.”

melissa morinishi (‘13). “i guess ucla because i’m interested in

their engineering program.”

heng-yi liu (‘13). “mit. my mom went there; it’s a really cool school.”

andrew Quang (‘16). “either uci or ucla. uci because my sister went

there and ucla because the sports.”

Riley tober (‘15). “honestly, i don’t know. i’m pretty open about it. i just want to see what comes my way and just check all of them out. see which one’s good.”

hannah holbrook (‘13). “i want to go to chapman for film.”

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stuffed bell peppers, a classic american dish, offers a whole meal stuffed into a single bell pepper. easily adaptable between carnivores and vegetarians, this stuffed bell pepper recipe can appeal to almost every palate. Filled inside the bell pepper is a mixture of spanish rice, beef, and spinach. the spanish rice gives the filling a little kick while the spinach evens out the flavors. all in all, this dish is healthy, tasty, and certainly appealing to both the eye and stomach.

chef’s choice: stuffed Bell peppers

ingredientsFor Filling:•1BoxSpanishRicestyleRice-o-Roni •2Tbsp.Butter•2CupsWater•1BushelofWashedSpinach•1CloveofGarlic,crushed•½poundofGroundBeef(canomit)•2Tbsp.CookingOil

•Salt•Pepper

other:•4mediumsizedBellPeppers•ShreddedMontereyJackCheeseenoughto

4. after rinsing off the dirt on the bell peppers, cut the tops off and remove the seeds and innards. Fill the bell peppers with the filling.

5. place your filled bell peppers in a baking dish and roast - them in an oven preset at 350°F for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the - outside of the peppers begin to soften.

6. after the bell peppers begin to soften, remove the peppers from the oven and sprinkle monterey Jack cheese over the

tops of the peppers. place the peppers back into the oven and let the cheese melt.7. after the cheese has melted and browned slightly, take the

instructions

By Michelle Bui

top peppers

1. add 2 tbsp. of cooking oil and 1 crushed garlic clove to a pan on medium heat. When the garlic starts to brown, add the spinach

to the pan in portions, seasoning with salt and pepper. sauté until the spinach softens. Remove from pan and let it drain.

2. use the same pan to cook the ground beef. make sure the beef is fully cooked to prevent contamination and to kill all bacteria.

season with salt and pepper.

3. after the beef is done cooking, set it aside and follow the in - structions on the Rice-o-Roni box to prepare the spanish rice. once the rice is ready, add the ground beef and spinach and gently mix to complete the filling.

out. let the peppers cool down and enjoy!


Winning EntryArt Contest

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mackenziehill

how did you get inspiration for your piece?mackenzie: i love to sketch. i have always loved to sketch since i was little. i got inspiration because i loved watching dancing and it kind of looked like she was dancing. this is actually a portrait of someone.

Winning EntryArt Contest



the devil i see that red pen. i know that that demon of cor-rection is already poised and waiting even before i hand in my paper. i know that it’s thirsty for the flesh of new material. it’s wired to massa-cre any seams of creativity it sees. it’s anticipating to rip the papers apart, shredding every last piece with unrelentingjudgment. “more structure” the bright red ink demands. “all this is fluff” it screams, cir-cling whole passages that have been toiled over for hours on end. Whole sentenc-es are deemed unworthy with one simple strike of the wrist. and once this bleeding corpse of a paper is handed back to the waiting hands of its creator, that monster sits back in contentment to watch as the author’s spirit fades. endless marks of criticism kill any will to write. any linger-ing confidence is utterly shat-tered. that’s how schools work: potential pleasurable

experiences are reduced to grueling hours of labor. end-less days are spent hunched over in front of the bleaching light of a computer screen, eyebrows scrunched togeth-er, laboring over monotonous subjects. Free adolescent spirits are crushed and forcedto conform to set standards. even right now, this devil is hard at work. i try to strip my formal essay from its academic context and attempt to mold it into a passionate narrative. But alas, i am fail-ing. the devil still lurks behind the angelic exterior, waiting to seep through the cracks. he lurks behind my thoughts, constantly reminding me of the closing project and the fi-nal grade. i shove his presence to the depths of my mind. pre-tend that this is nothing but a diary entry. i tell myself, shaking off the thick fog set-tlingover my wary conscience. my mind refuses to obey; the devil has takencontrol. the loathsome mon-ster continues to terrorize me, craving the formal default tone of academic writing.

i hear an evil cackle resonate through my head. the devil is determined to force me to connect the lit-eral meaning of these words to their metaphorical coun-terparts. it throws me into a search for possible rhetorical devices that i could have used subconsciously. it demands a desperate grapple for poten-tial connections that i could have made.

no.no.no!

that’s all WRong. i refuse to conform! i refuse to comply! my thoughts. my ideas. mY writing. in one last reckless at-tempt...

how did you get inspiration for your piece?linda huynh: it was actually an assignment for Jerabek’s ap english 3 class originally. it was a ‘why i write’ piece but after i edited it, it was more of a ‘why i don’t write’ piece. the reason it is more about why i don’t write is because my paper is about teacher staunching student’s creativity, so i got inspiration from that.

Linda huynh

Writing ContestWinning Entry

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Jessica Trinhhow did you get inspiration for your piece?Jessica: she’s my dog! her name is daisy. For this photo i was really inspired by a baby crib. You know how those things dangle in the crib? i wanted to shoot a photo from the baby’s perspective. daisy was the only one that was small enough for me to do that so i decided that i might as well do a photo like that!

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