April 2012

Here are your morning announcements for Friday, April 27^th ….

DODGE BALL!! Today is the last day to sign up for Dodge Ball. $3.00 per player, six players per team, 4 males maximum. Don’t miss out on this great FV tradition!

Congratulations to the Freshman Baseball Team for their 3 to nothing victory over Marina. J.T. Navarro was one out away from throwing a no-hitter. The Freshman team is in 1st place in the Sunset League with a 7 and 1 record.

Congratulations to the J.V. Baseball Team for their 8 to 7 victory over Marina. With two outs in the bottom of the 9th inning, Daniel Rosica’s game winning hit scored Mark Sanders with the winning run.

Attention 9^th, 10^th and 11^th grade students, the Baron Games may be over but the competition continues as we prepare for CA Standards tests and attempt to achieve our school API target goal. Ever since the inception of the state API scoring system Fountain Valley High School has held the top score in the district and we want to continue the tradition. This year we are striving for a record high score of 890. If we achieve the 890 or higher score target goal we will have a reverse modified day schedule for Halloween next year and will give every student on campus ice cream in celebration. As we have done in the past, during the test days of May 22 and 23, we will raffle off prizes in every class for students getting to school on time and putting forth their best effort on the exams. Good luck to every student as we aim for a school record score and demonstrate our pride as Barons for Life.

To round out International Week, we will be breaking the world record for the Macarena today at lunch. The current record is 2212 by some kids in the UK, so we need every student and staff member to come to the bowl and bring the record to FV!

Hey Hey Barons, It’s here… the Culture Fair! Tonight at FVHS from 5-9 pm. There’s going to be great food sold by our clubs and lots of entertainment including reggae band, the Original Lights, a professional lion dance, Polynesian performance, our dance team and choir, a Fashion Show, a great music by our very own wave guitarist, Maxx Kominsky, and many more. Don’t forget to bring your ID card and get your coupon for your FREE Doritos Locos Taco or FREE Slurpee.

Attention Freshmen Athletes in Girls Golf, Field Hockey, Girls Volleyball, Girls Tennis, Girls Soccer, Girls Water Polo, Boys Water Polo, Boys Soccer, Boys Basketball, Boys Soccer: Next Monday and Tuesday, April 30th and May 1st, you will be completing your Fitness Testing required by the State of California. Please make sure you are here at 7:00am sharp in the gym so we can get all the testing done. These test scores will be recorded in your school records, so make sure you inform your parents that you cannot be late.

Link Crew IS back for 2012!!!! If you missed the info meetings, but would still like to be a part of this awesome, awe-inspiring, freshman-loving, welcoming team… come get an application from Ms. Troyer in room 240 or Mr. Nelson in room 403. Applications are due back Tuesday, May 1st. Let’s make Link Crew Twenty-Twelve the BEST YET

Scholarships! Scholarships! Scholarships! The Career Center has a PTSA Scholarship, the Megan Kelly Scholarship and the FV Women’s Club Scholarship available. Seniors should pick up an application in the Career Center today. Most of these scholarships are due in mid-May so hurry on by! (end 5/4/12)

Attention Juniors taking Mr. Arnold’s SAT Prep Class… Our last class meets this Saturday, at our regular time and place in the cafeteria from 9am – Noon. Attendance was down last week because class was on a Sunday, so let’s get all 300 of you to the cafeteria on time. We’ll be reviewing everything we learned in preparation for next week’s SAT. So don’t miss it. See you there!

Attention Students, if you are planning on taking Health during the summer, please see your Guidance Specialist to sign up for the class. Space is limited!

The Drowsy Chaperone continues, buy your tickets for $10.00 outside of room 309! You don’t wanna miss out on our award winning theatre’s LAST performance of the year!

SENIORS! YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR STUDENT INTENT TO ENROLL/REGISTER BY MAY 1ST! Even if you are on a waiting list for your first choice school, you need to submit your SIR to your second choice to make sure you have a good school to attend in the Fall! Also: Have you submitted your housing application yet? (end 4/30)

Seniors! Show off your COLLEGE school colors, where are you attending next fall? On Tuesday, May 1 wear a tee shirt or sweatshirt from the school you will be attending, are you a Bruin in waiting? Headed to “da’ Beach? Going to be an Anteater, Banana Slug or Trojan? Let us know! Help us spread the word on College Day and show off your pride and your new school colors! (end 4/30)

HAVE YOU ORDERED YOUR YEARBOOK? IF NOT IT IS TIME!! BUY YOURS NOW BEFORE WE ARE SOLD OUT. STOP BY THE FINANCIAL OFFICE.

Hey everyone! Help the less fortunate stay happy and clean and donate a hygiene product to Economic Club’s SPRING CLEAN HYGIENE DRIVE. NEXT MONDAY will be the LAST DAY of the drive! The first period class who wins gets a morning donut party in May. Remember to donate to the labeled bags in your first period

Academic Decathlon meeting today at lunch in Ms. Reed’s room, B-1. We’re looking for next year’s team, so bring your lunch and come on out to learn more!

CSF Board Applications are available by the Career Center. They are due by May 21^st.

There are only 3 more Saturday Schools before Prom and 5 before graduation. The next Saturday School is this weekend and will be held in rooms 301 & 302. Come to the Supervision office if you aren’t sure what you need to serve.

Dance contracts for Prom will be available NEXT Tuesday, May 1, in the Supervision office. You do not have to be cleared before you pick up a contract. ALL contracts are due back to Supervision no later than 3:00pm, Tuesday, May 15.

The drumlines and colorguards of the Huntington Beach Union High School District will all be performing their shows at 7pm at Marina high school Monday, April 30th. F.V.’s drumline goes on first at 7pm.
Drumline will also be having clinics for the 2012-2013 season on Tuesday, May 1st from 3-5 pm and Thursday, May 3rd from 4:30-7 pm in the band room.

The cafeteria will be barbecuing this Friday by the snack bar!Here are your morning announcements for Wednesday, April 25th ….

DODGEBALL!! Sign-ups are today through Friday at lunch in front of the Activities Office. $3.00 per player, six players per team, 4 males maximum. Don’t miss out on this great FV tradition!
Last Thursday our Trouveres and Les Chanteurs both attended a regional festival at Fontana High School where both groups performed beautifully with both earning SUPERIOR. It’s been a fantastic competition and festival season! Way to sing Barons and way to keep representing the excellence of our school and the Vocal Music Program.

On Saturday, the frosh/soph girls track and field team won their first Orange County Championship in school history. The barons were led by Lora Bender who was county champion in the triple jump, Alicia Arnett was second in the pole vault clearing 10 feet, Amber Bragdon was second in the 2 mile, and Christine Nguyen was second in the discus. The 4×400 relay team composed of Sutton Edwards, Heather Cottle, Annalise Doerr, and Sabrina Casteneda finished off the day getting second while running 4:06 which is top ten all time. Alyssa Tao finished third in the varsity 100 meters running 12.29 which is the seconds fastest all time at Fountain Valley.

The men’s team also had a successful day at the Orange County Championships led by Jay Bonthius who broke the school record in the mile running 4:16. Anderson Hua returned from injury to finish third in the county in the 300 hurdles running 40.2 seconds. The 4×400 relay team finished fourth in the county. The team was composed of Josh Cerda, Anthony Johnson, Matt Oyokawa, and Anderson Hua. Dustin Huynh continued his strong season becoming frosh/soph county champion in the 110 hurdles and runner up in the 300 hurdles.

Link Crew is back for 2012!!!! If you would like to be a part of this awesome, awe-inspiring, freshman-loving, welcoming team… come to an information meeting Thursday at 3 PM in the Social Studies Bowl or Friday at 7:30 AM in room 403. This meeting is for ALL Baron-loving sophomores and juniors who want to be part of Link Crew Twenty-Twelve.

Hey Hey Barons, don’t forget that this Friday is the Culture Fair! It’s Here at FVHS from 5-9 pm. There’s going to be great food sold by our clubs and lots of entertainment including a professional lion dance, Polynesian performance, our dance team and choir, a Fashion Show, and great music by our very own wave guitarist, Maxx Kominsky, and many more.

Attention all Barons, one of the performances during Culture Night will be a Cultural Fashion show put on by FV Clubs. We can use a lot more models for the show. Being a model is easy! We want to represent as many cultures as possible so if you’re interested come sign up in the activities office today.

Hey Blue and Gold Teams….The first chance for you to redeem the coupons for your FREE Doritos Locos Taco or FREE Slurpee will be this Friday night from 5:30-7 at the Culture Fair here at FVHS! So come out, enjoy the festivities and claim your well deserved prize, make sure you bring your ID card!

Tomorrow “BLUSH” a Korean girl music group, will be performing at lunch in the Bowl, unless it’s raining and then it will be in the gym. It’s gonna be great!

The Drowsy Chaperone starts tonight and tickets can be purchased for $10.00 outside of room 309! You don’t wanna miss out on our award winning theatre’s LAST performance of the year! You can visit www.fvhstheatre.com for more information!

Seniors! Show off your COLLEGE school colors. On Tuesday, May 1 wear a tee shirt or sweatshirt from the school you will be attending. Show off your pride and your new school colors! (end 4/30)

Dance contracts for Prom will be available NEXT Tuesday, May 2, in the Supervision office. You do not have to be cleared before you pick up a contract. ALL contracts are due back to Supervision no later than 3:00pm, Tuesday, May 15.

Attention Sophomore Support! Study hall with Miss Perez on Thursday has been rescheduled for next week. If you have any questions you can find her email in the school directory.

The cafeteria will be barbecuing this Friday by the snack bar!

CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS:
There will be freshman commission meeting today at lunch in Mrs. Bunten’s Room – 235. See you all there!

Here are your morning announcements for Monday, April 23rd ….

Congratulations to this years’ Classified Employee of the Year… Winona Brown!

Congratulations to our outstanding Vocal Music Program for sweeping the Heritage Music Festival in San Francisco over Spring Break. Our Concert Choir, Troubadours and BaronTones each received GOLD 1st place, knocking out all the other competition during the 2-day event. In addition, our Concert Choir and Troubadours each received a coveted Adjudicator Award and Troubadours brought home the Outstanding Choral Group of the entire festival. Each of the groups, based on their incredibly high scores brought home the overall Sweepstakes trophy and also received invitations to the National Festival of Gold next year. Our three superstar soloists also received special recognition of their fine solo performances by receiving Maestro Awards….Quinton Dang, Mathew Esquer and Rachel Reynolds.

Congratulations to Barons Varsity Baseball for winning the Beach Pit Easter Tournament! Also a great win over Edison on Friday 1 to 0 in nine innings. Tanner Brown pitched a nine inning shut-out and Dylan Persinger scored the winning run. JV & F/S also were victorious over Edison.

Saturday FV was host to the Color Guard Championship. Congratulations to our Color Guard for placing 4th. You can see their stunning performance Tuesday night at the Spring Show in our gym at 7pm. Remember, Tryout start today at 3:30pm. The Clinics are from 3:30-5:00pm in room 310. Do something exciting and new. You will have more fun than ever and make lots of new friends. We want 40 members joining now so next year will be even more exciting! Remember just show up on Monday at 3:30pm. Applications are in the office.

Hey hey barons! This week is international week! Celebrate diversity by being part of our dress up days and lunch time activities. Today is latin lunes, if you’re dressed up come out to the bowl to get a strike at the giant pinata. Tomorrow is “tropic like its hot” Tuesday. Dress up in tropical attire and be a part of our hula hoop and limbo contest in the bowl tomorrow! Winners get Jamba Juice giftcards! Wednesday is Wonton Wednesday, & Thursday is Euroday! A band will be playing in the bowl (or in the gym if it rains) so be sure to come out! Last but not least, this Friday is International Day. Come dressed in the culture of your choice. There will be a best cultural outfit contest in the bowl with Mr. Arnold, and restaurant gift cards for the winners! Mark your calendars for FVHS’s first ever Culture Fair this Friday around the bowl from 5-9pm. There will be amazing food sold by our clubs, awesome performances, and games. It’s going to be amazing!

Anyone interested in trying out for the 2012/2013 FVHS award winning Pep Squad needs to meet in the bowl today at 3:30pm SHARP.

Hey Barons! Come to the bowl tonight at 5:30 p.m. The Spanish Club will be hosting a concert featuring the Susie Hansen Latin Band. This musical group plays a lively variety of Latin music styles and encourages the audience to get out of their seats and dance. Tickets are five dollars and can be purchased from any Spanish teacher. What better way to kick off International Week? Come join us for an evening of music, dancing, and food!

Attention all BARONS! Today in celebration of LATIN LUNES we are going to try to break the world record for the largest macarena dance in the bowl at lunch. The record is currently held at 2200 people, and we have more than 3,000 student and staff! Make it out to the bowl at lunch and be a part of it! Let’s break that record Barons!

Attention Students, if you are planning on taking Health during the summer, please see your Guidance Specialist to sign up for the class. Space is limited!

Music, Mix ups, and Mayhem?! Why it’s all a part of the spring musical of course! FVHS Drama Department Presents: The Drowsy Chaperone! Shows start next Wednesday, April 25th and tickets can be purchased for $10.00 outside of room 309 starting today at lunch! You don’t wanna miss out on our award winning theatre’s LAST performance of the year! You can visit www.fvhstheatre.com for more information!

HAVE YOU ORDERED YOUR YEARBOOK? IF NOT IT IS TIME!! BUY YOURS NOW BEFORE WE ARE SOLD OUT. STOP BY THE FINANCIAL OFFICE.

There is a fashion show meeting today & tomorrow in room 248. All models please meet Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at lunch.

Any Senior Student who is interested in transferring to a UC Campus should come to the UC Transfer Workshop today at lunch in the Library Computer Lab.

Coastline ROP will have a small Summer session. Baking and Pastry, Emergency Medical Responder, Visual Imagery and Video & Film Production are just a few of the classes being offered. Please see Ms Sanders in the Career Center for further information.

College Prep English students who want to apply to be in an Honors/ AP English class next year, completed applications will be due the day of the writing sample, tomorrow, April 24 at 3pm in the Library.

Here are your morning announcements for Wednesday, April 18^th ….

Congratulations to senior Stephen Green who was selected as Rotary’s Most Improved Student of the Month for April. Good job Stephen!

Congratulations to JV Tennis on their 12 to 6 victory over Edison.

Congratulations to all our winners at this past weekend’s Cal State Long Beach Theatre Festival Competition, senior Chelsea Harvey won 2nd place in the comedic monologues category, senior Robyn Couch placed in 3rd for her technical lighting design, and junior Ally Fiallo placed 3rd for her technical costume design! Way to keep the Baron Spirit up ladies!

Attention all Blue and Gold District tributes: Scoreboard Alert!

The Blue District currently has 75 points

The Gold District currently has 15 points

Make sure to come out to the bowl today at lunch to watch tributes from both sides compete in a game of TWISTER!

Tomorrow is Tourist Thursday and at lunch we will be hosting Massive Musical Chairs in the Bowl. Make sure to represent your team Friday, in either Blue or Gold, for the ALL school Baron Games Finale Assembly where one team will be crowned the winner of the 1st ever Baron Games!

Anyone interested in trying out for the 2012/2013 FVHS award winning Pep Squad needs to be present at the clinic held next week from 3:30-5:30pm every day. Meet in the bowl on Monday at 3:30pm SHARP. Make sure you visit the Pep Squad webpage located in the team websites link. You need to download and fill out the try out packet and constitution and bring it with you to the try out clinic on MONDAY. See you there.

Hey all you girls & guys… We are holding COLOR GUARD Tryouts starting NEXT week Monday to Thursday. The Clinics are from 3:30-5:00pm in room 310. You will learn how to spin flags, rifles, sabers, and how to perform with the marching band in amazing tournaments. We want 30 new members joining now to make next year more exciting. Remember just show up on Monday at 3:30pm. Applications are in the ASB office or in room 310.

Coastline ROP will have a small Summer session.. Baking and Pastry, Emergency Medical Responder, Visual Imagery and Video & Film Production are just a few of the classes being offered. If you are interested in earning some extra elective credits over the summer, please see Ms Sanders in the Career Center for further information.

Are your keys missing? Have you lost your glasses? The supervision office has several pairs of prescription eyeglasses and many types of keys – bike, house &, yes, car keys, too. Come see if we have yours.

Hey everyone! Remember to Help the less fortunate, donate a hygiene product to Economic Club’s SPRING CLEAN HYGIENE DRIVE during the entire month of April.

Don’t forget the practice SAT this Saturday, April 21 from 9AM to 1PM in the FVHS library and a practice ACT test on April 28 from 9AM to 1PM. The cost is $20 each.

Do you have a thirst for knowledge? Want to be awesome at Jeopardy some day? FHVS’ Academic Decathlon is looking for new members for next year’s team! Come join our team and learn as a group. This year Academic Decathlon will be studying Russia, so stop STALIN (get it?) and come join us at lunch on Friday, April 20^th, in Ms. Reed’s room, B-1.

Spring Fling Dance is this Friday night after the volleyball game. Pre-Sale tickets are on sale for $5.00 w/ASB and $7.00 without. At the door tickets will be $7.00 and $9.00.

If you are interested in Mock Trial there is an Informational meeting and try-out sign-up this Friday, April 20 at lunch in room 131.

College Prep English students, it’s that time of year again! Applications are now available online to apply to be in an Honors/ AP English class next year. Please read the cover letter that explains the process, and then begin filling out the application. Completed applications will be due the day of the writing sample, Tuesday, April 24 at 3pm in the Library.

Any senior that took the March 6th SOAR Placement Test can pick up their test results in the Career Center. We are still waiting on the March 12 results, but come and pick up your March 6th test results today! (end 4/18)

Any senior who is attending Golden West College this fall should fill out the GWC High School Scholarship located on their school website. The due date is Wed. April 18th. You only need a 2.5 GPA so download the app and apply today! (end 4/18)

Barons, do you want to learn how to dance to the spicy rhythms of Salsa? Then come to room 206 on Thursdays. The Spanish club will be having a salsa lesson from 3-4 pm.

Attention Juniors taking Mr. Arnold’s SAT Prep Course. Don’t forget… CLASS IS ON SUNDAY THIS WEEKEND!!! That’s right, SUNDAY… not Saturday. That’s Sunday… S-U-N-D-A-Y. Sunday. See you there!

CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS:

CSF is having a restaurant fundraiser at Ruby’s Diner this Friday. Bring a CSF flyer, which can be found in the CSF email or Facebook event. The fundraiser is from 4 PM-9 PM. Bring your family and friends. Hope to see you guys there!

Baron Banner and BBN have joined forces online and can now be found at BaronNews.com. BaronNews.com: your FVHS news source. News for students, news by students, our students! BaronNews.com: like us, follow us, visit us at BaronNews.com.

There is a Mandatory Senior Commission meeting Friday at lunch in room 100.

Here are your morning announcements for Monday, April 16^th ….

Attention Seniors, Graduation Products will be delivered tomorrow, Tuesday, April 17^th, 7:30am – 12:45pm by the 400 building. Your orders were placed back in December through Josten’s…. Please pick up your order!

Hey Barons it’s the week we’ve all been waiting for… BARON GAMES! For today’s FOREO activity we have Brenda Erickson, Justin Le, Karissa Dominic, Rodney Peloquin and Jeffrey Dan from the Gold Team. For the Blue Team, we have Jacqueline Pham, Tiffany Nguyen, Vincent O’Leary, Joshua Manning and Hayden Revell. Come to the Bowl at lunch… and may the odds be ever in your favor!

Hey everyone! Help the less fortunate stay happy and clean and donate a hygiene product to Economic Club’s SPRING CLEAN HYGIENE DRIVE during the entire month of April. The first period class who wins gets a morning donut party in May. Remember to donate to the labeled bags in your first period!

The Meg Kelly Memorial Scholarship is now available in the career center for qualified seniors.

There will be one more opportunity for juniors and seniors to take a practice SAT this Saturday, April 21 from 9AM to 1PM in the FVHS library and a practice ACT test on April 28 from 9AM to 1PM. The cost is $20 each. Practice makes perfect! There are also two prep classes being offered for the SAT test on May 5th and the ACT test on June 9. Please contact Revolution Prep if you are interested in either program at www.revolutionprep.com or call 1-877-REV-PREP.

Senior Commission is hosting the first ever Spring Fling Dance this Friday, April 20^th following the volleyball game. DJ Kris P will be DJing and you don’t need a dance clearance for this dance. Pre-Sale tickets will be on sale Tuesday, April 17^th for $5.00 w/ASB and $7.00 without. At the door tickets will be $7.00 and $9.00.

Objection! Are you interested in learning more about the law? Improving your public speaking and critical thinking skills? Looking for something impressive to add to your college resume? Come learn more about what it takes to be part of the competitive academic Mock Trial team! Information meeting and try-out sign-up is Friday, April 20 at lunch in room 131.

College Prep English students, it’s that time of year again! If you earned a strong A (94% or higher) in your English class the first semester, and are currently earning that same strong A the second semester, you can apply to be in an Honors/ AP English class next year. Applications are now available online. Please read the cover letter that explains the process, and then begin filling out the application. Completed applications will be due the day of the writing sample, Tuesday, April 24 at 3pm in the Library.

Any senior who would like to register for the OCC Counseling Class that replaces their Orientation can still apply! The class starts tomorrow, Tuesday, Wed and Thursday and then you have meet all OCC Orientation requirements. Come to the Career Center for more information.

Barons, do you want to learn how to dance to the spicy rhythms of Salsa? Then come to room 206 on Thursdays. The Spanish club will be having a salsa lesson from 3-4 pm.

CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Attention all Club Presidents! There will be a mandatory ICC meeting tomorrow at 3:00pm with Mr. Fraser in the Faculty Dining Room regarding next week’s International Fair. See you all there!

FVHS Ice Hockey- Team forming for the 2012-2013 season. Informational meeting for interested players and parents will be held tomorrow, April 17 at 6:45 PM in Ms. Carbone’s room #401. Try-out and clinic dates and times will be covered in the meeting.

Here are your morning announcements for Friday, April 6th …

Congratulations to Boys Tennis on their victory over Newport Harbor, Varsity won 13-5 and JV won 12-6. Yesterday our Boys Tennis defeated Huntington Beach, Varsity won 13-5, John Lieu and Winston won all of their singles matches. JV won 15-3, Johnny Bui won all of his singles matches. Robert Ichiyama and Raymond Diep, Austin Beck and Quantin Pham won all of their matches, as well. Go Barons!

Congratulations to the Varsity Boys Track team for defeating Los Al 71 to 65. Jay Bonthius was huge in the distances winning the 800, 1600, and 3200. Muaz ILyas was strong in the jumps, and Anthony Johnson won the 400, 200, and anchored the winning 4×400 relay. The boys’ team is undefeated in league with one more meet to go. They are also ranked 8th in Orange County. The Varsity Girls Team defeated Los Al 78 to 53. Marissa Nickles, Amanda Stark, and Amber Bragdon were an unstoppable force in the distances. Alyssa Tao dominated the sprints winning the 100, 200, and anchored the winning 4×100 relay. The girls are 3-1 in league with a chance to be league champions by the end of the season. Great job track!

Girls Varsity Dive is undefeated so far in Sunset League, In yesterday’s meet against Marina – Erica Curry won 1st place! She earned a perfect score!!! Mary Ann Richardson 3rd place, Kendra Martinez 5th place, Romy Hughes 10th place, Amanda Tomkins 2nd for JV Girls. In Boys Dive
John Richardson placed 1st in JV.

All Girls Basketball returning players need to meet today at lunch in Mrs. Lawler’s RM # 121 for a meeting. Thanks

Attention Seniors, Graduation Products will be delivered Tuesday, April 17th, 7:30am – 12:45pm by the 400 building. Your orders were placed back in December through Josten’s…. Please pick up your order!

Hey barons! Come out tonight to the annual Friday Night Live talent show in the gym at 7 pm! Tickets are $7 at the door. see you there!

The Meg Kelly Memorial Scholarship is now available in the career center for qualified seniors.

There will be one more opportunity for juniors and seniors to take a practice SAT on Saturday, April 21 from 9AM to 1PM in the FVHS library and a practice ACT test on April 28 from 9AM to 1PM. The cost is $20 each. Practice makes perfect! There are also two prep classes being offered for the SAT test on May 5th and the ACT test on June 9. Please contact Revolution Prep if you are interested in either program at www.revolutionprep.com or call 1-877-REV-PREP.

Senior Commission is hosting the first ever Spring Fling Dance on Friday, April 20th following the volleyball game. DJ Kris P will be DJ-ing and you don’t need a dance clearance for this dance. Pre-Sale tickets will be on sale Tuesday, April 17th for $5.00 w/ASB and $7.00 without. At the door tickets will be $7.00 and $9.00.

Objection! Are you interested in learning more about the law? Improving your public speaking and critical thinking skills? Looking for something impressive to add to your college resume? Come learn more about what it takes to be part of the competitive academic Mock Trial team! Information meeting and try-out sign-up is Friday, April 20 at lunch in room 131.

Barons, do you want to learn how to dance to the spicy rhythms of Salsa? Then come to room 206 on Thursdays. The Spanish club will be having a salsa lesson from 3-4 pm.

Did you know there are ONLY THREE more Saturday Schools before Prom and only SIX more before graduation?! Time is running out! Get cleared, the next Saturday School will be April 28th!

Attention all Baron Games Blue Team members…All Seniors and Freshmen, there will be a BLUE TEAM meeting today @ lunch in the gym. Don’t miss out on some important information about BARON GAMES and How the Blue will ultimately crush the Gold!

Come to “Lunch on the Lawn” today with your teachers.

CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS:
FVHS Ice Hockey- Team forming for the 2012-2013 season. Informational meeting for interested players and parents will be held Tuesday April 17 at 6:45 PM in Ms. Carbone’s room #401. Try-out and clinic dates and times will be covered in the meeting.

Here are your morning announcements for Wednesday, April 4th ….

Congratulations to Boys Tennis on their victory over Newport Harbor. Varsity won 13-5, Jonathan Lieu and Winston Ngo won all of their singles matches. Kevin Tu and Brian Doan won all of their doubles. JV won 12-6, Harrison & Nick Nguyen, Robert Ichiyama & Raymond Diep, Austin Beck & Quantin Pham, won all of their doubles matches. Go Barons 🙂

Come check out the Vocal Music Spring Showcase WHY SO BLUE? Happening tonight at Shoreline Church on Ellis with all the great music starting at 7:15 p.m. All six of our terrific choirs will be performing, featuring music of every style imaginable! Tickets are only $5 for students and are available today outside Room 307 from 11:30 to 1:00. Get rid of those blues and bring on Spring….the Spring Showcase that is! See you there!

Hey barons! Come out this Friday to the annual Friday Night Live talent show in the gym at 7 pm! Tickets are $7 at the door. see you there!

Any junior or senior student who has registered for Student in Business Day MUST turn in their forms to Mrs. Wakeman in the Career Center today at lunch. This is the last day that forms will be accepted. If you have not yet registered for this event, we still have openings. Come to the Career Center at lunch to sign up.

The Meg Kelly Memorial Scholarship is now available in the career center for qualified seniors.

Barons, do you want to learn how to dance to the spicy rhythms of Salsa? Then come to room 206 on Thursdays. The Spanish club will be having a salsa lesson from 3-4 pm.

Did you know there are ONLY THREE more Saturday Schools before Prom and only SIX more before graduation?! Time is running out! Get cleared, the next Saturday School will be April 28th!

It’s time for the 3rd Annual District Surf City Film Festival. All the films are IN and the BIG SHOW happens tomorrow, Thursday, April 5th @ 6:30pm in the historic HBUHSD auditorium. Come see the next Speilberg or Francis Ford Coppola in the making. There is a cash prize for the top winner. Come root for your favorite student film from marina, Edison, Ocean View, Fountain Valley and Huntington Beach High School. Get your $10 ticket from the APA office (714) 536-2514, ext. 4025 or at the HBUHSD auditorium 1 hour before show time. It all happens Thursday, April 5th @ 6:30pm in the historic HBUHSD auditorium.

Come to “Lunch on the Lawn” this Friday with your teachers. This is a special edition of “Lunch on the Lawn” where some of your favorite teachers will bravely get into the DUNK TANK! If you want to dunk your teacher, get your tickets for $2.00 tomorrow at the Financial Office and at lunch. P.S – There will be a special appearance from (pause)…. Mr. Arnold! Come on everyone for only $2.00 you can Dunk a teacher.

CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS:

FVHS Ice Hockey- Team forming for the 2012-2013 season. Informational meeting for interested players and parents will be held Tuesday April 17 at 6:45 PM in Ms. Carbone’s room #401. Try-out and clinic dates and times will be covered in the meeting.

Here are your morning announcements for Monday, April 2nd ….

Congratulations to Rosie Toumanian and Nikki Tran for getting their OC Cappie reviews published in the Orange County Register this weekend! You ladies rock!

Congratulations to the Dance Team for an amazing ending to this competition season. The team competed at USA Nationals this past weekend against over 30 high schools. The Lyrical, Officers and Large Hip Hop team all placed high enough on Friday and Saturday to compete in the Finals Saturday evening. The Lyrical and Officers routine placed 4th and the Large Hip Hop team placed 3rd. Nicole Hiroi made it into the top 10 solo finalists! One of our best competition seasons yet!!

Congratulations to the Freshman Baseball Team for their 7-2 victory over Newport Harbor on Friday. Marc Tucker was the winning pitcher. Congratulations again to the Freshman Baseball Team for their 7-5 victory over Long Beach Poly on Saturday.

Congratulations to the J.V. Baseball team for their 4-3 victory over Newport Harbor on Friday. Mark Sanders scored the winning run in extra innings as Kyle Golden’s bunt single drove in the winning run. On Saturday, the J.V. Baseball team beat Long Beach Ploy 17-1. Michael Hickman had three hits including an inside-the-park grand slam home run. Michael Hickman had 8 runs batted in during the game.

Congratulations to Boys Varsity Tennis on their 17 to 1 victory over Marina. Jonathan Lieu, Winston Ngo and Brandon Nguyen won all of their singles matches. Sam Cummings & Darrin Nguyen, Kevin Tu, Parker Braverman and Brian Doan won all of their doubles matches.

JV won 14 to 4, Doubles Rocked today…. Harrison Nguyen & Nick Nguyen, Robert Ichiyama & Raymond Diep, Austin Beck & Quantin Pham, all won their doubles matches. F/S beat Dana Hills 13 to 4, Michael Cauvey, Anthony Ly, Bill Bui and Brian Bui swept all of their matches. Great Job Barons!

Congratulations to the men’s Varsity Track team for defeating Edison 91-45 and Huntington Beach 71-65. The boys are undefeated in league with 2 track meets remaining. Jay Bonthius won the 800, 1600, and 3200. Anthony Johnson won the 400 and anchored the winning 4×400 relay. The boys Frosh/Soph team is also undefeated in league beating Huntington Beach 113-23 and Edison 70-62.

Girls Varsity Track defeated Huntington Beach 94-42 and barely lost to Edison 65-71. Alyssa Tao won the 100, 200, and anchored the winning 4×100 relay, and Roxanna Asher dominated the throwing events. The girls are currently second in league. The Frosh/Soph girls remained undefeated in league beating Huntington Beach 120-15 and Edison 89-47.

Spring Grams are this Friday, so order your Lei today or tomorrow in front of room 310 or from any orchestra member. Get a song and a flower Lei for $2, what a deal. Remember, go to room 310 TODAY to order your Spring Gram.

Barons, do you want to learn how to dance to the spicy rhythms of Salsa? Then come to room 206 on Thursdays. The Spanish club will be having a salsa lesson from 3-4 pm.

Did you know there are ONLY THREE more Saturday Schools before Prom and only SIX more before graduation?! Time is running out! Get cleared, the next Saturday School will be April 28th!

It’s time for the 3rd Annual District Surf City Film Festival. All the films are IN and the BIG SHOW happens Thursday, April 5th @ 6:30pm in the historic HBUHSD auditorium. Come see the next Speilberg or Francis Ford Coppola in the making. There is a cash prize for the top winner. Come root for your favorite student film from marina, Edison, Ocean View, Fountain Valley and Huntington Beach High School. Get your $10 ticket from the APA office (714) 536-2514, ext. 4025 or at the HBUHSD auditorium 1 hour before show time. It all happens Thursday, April 5th @ 6:30pm in the historic HBUHSD auditorium.

Hey Barons, have you heard the buzz about Baron Games. Did you know that we are giving away 6 prom tickets and other great prizes from our “sponsors”. Stay tuned for more info on you tube @ FVTV Barons.

If you want to participate in the Baron Games, sign-ups will be at lunch tomorrow around the Bowl.

CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Reminder: there will be a drama club meeting tomorrow at lunch in room 309!

The Chess Club is hosting their Annual Chess Tournament April 4th and 5th. Any interested students should come by the Career Center and sign up. We look forward to discovering the next Chess Master at Fountain Valley High School! (end 4/2)

A special congratulations to FVHS MSA for dominating this past weekend at the MIST Inter-Scholastic Tournament. Our barons went up against 19 other schools and came home with the first place overall team trophy. And….our very own Ahmad Gehan won 1st place out of 227 competitors! Way to rep FVHS, keep it up MSA!

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