Feature
Teacher juggles parenting and new pets
Kobin Hamilton, Opinion Editor
October 15, 2020
Evelyn Smith, age 8, has taken advantage of her time home during the pandemic. She’s done a lot of reading and even adopted two pets. The third grader is up to book No. 26 in the Warrior Cats series, and she decided Silverstream and Bluestar (cat characters from Warriors) would be great names for t...
FUHS counselors expand outreach
Alexandra Williams, Editor-in-Chief
October 15, 2020
Counselor Erin Defries is more concerned when her phone doesn’t ring. She knows that students are struggling, but it’s difficult for her to help when they don’t reach out. Despite not being able to meet with students in person, the FUHS counselors have expanded their outreach during quarantine thr...
Student exhausted by Zoom, family responsibilities
Lynda Sambrano, Feature Editor
October 15, 2020
They said two weeks. Only two weeks and school would be back open, corona-worry-free. Two weeks turned into seven months, leaving students like junior Alexia Ocampo with the burdens that come with being a student at home. Alexia is the oldest of four children in the Ocampo family. During a regular sch...
Science teacher says goodbye to FUHS
Jamie Ma, Editor-in-Chief
May 21, 2020
While the Class of 2020 says goodbye to Fullerton High School after four years via a YouTube livestream graduation, science teacher Christine Irwin will say goodbye to Fullerton after 23 years. Irwin began teaching earth science and oceanography at Fullerton in 1997 after leaving a job in the oil i...
Belize immigrant completes full IB diploma track
Jamie Ma, Editor-in-Chief
May 20, 2020
When Tyrell Mendez visited Los Angeles for the first time, his sights were immediately set on his education. “I remember very vividly driving past USC,” Tyrell said. “My first thought when I came to America was, ‘Wow, what is that?’ It was my dream school.” Tyrell immigrated from Belize...
Campbell leads by example
Jayme Kim, Feature Editor
May 19, 2020
During her four years at Fullerton High School, it would have been pretty hard to miss ASB president Brooklyn Campbell. Through immersing herself in AP/IB classes, varsity softball and ASB, Brooklyn will leave a positive mark on Fullerton. Brooklyn played softball for four years, three on varsity. ...
Rynders earns spot in top Animal Science program
Alexandra Williams, Managing Editor
May 17, 2020
Aubrey Rynders has been her own motivator for most of her life. “Watching my older brother struggle in school made me realize that putting in the work early in life made it easier to produce excellent work later in my school career,” Aubrey said. She stayed focused on her goals, and she’s worked...
Tribune staff writers try dessert recipes
Veronica Gonzalez and Emily Morales
May 17, 2020
Chocolate chip cookies By Veronica Gonzalez Being in quarantine has been quite boring, so to keep busy I decided to join my little sister in her daily cooking. She usually makes dessert so we decided on chocolate chip cookies. My sister and I split up the directions. She did the dry ingredients an...
Tribune staff finds fun summer activities for kids
Kimberly Eriza, Elyza Flores, and Karen Ruiz
May 17, 2020
For kids, summer has meant swim lessons and day camp. But this summer is going to look different. Specifically, some of those day camp instructors will now be homebound FUHS students. Children need lots of opportunities to think, talk and play. So while it’s okay to schedule some TV and video game...
Soprano doesn’t let senior year end on a low note
Jayme Kim, Feature Editor
April 16, 2020
Sorry. Postponed. Canceled. These words have been a traumatic echo for graduating seniors since March 13 when officials announced that the FUHS campus would be closing due to the coronavirus outbreak. But the disappointment was especially painful for senior Joyce Kim, who was only hours away from...
Triple Threat performer’s risks pay off
April 16, 2020
Sydney Castiglione is a fearless performer. “Acting is about taking risks and Sydney is one of the biggest risk takers I have ever encountered as a director,” said FUHS theatre teacher Michael Despars. “Taking risks is something you cannot teach. Sydney just has it.” Sydney showed her willingness...
Tribune staff writers recommend recipes
April 16, 2020
Crispy honey chicken provides comfort when stuck inside By Lauren Wright When you’ve been in quarantine for this long, you start to miss the small things just as much as the big ones. For my family, something as simple as going to our favorite restaurant, P.F. Chang’s, could mean the difference betw...
