To Infinity and Beyond Sports Rally

by Arwen Cooper

On March 14, 2025, Fresno High hosted a rally to honor the athletes from the spring sports teams and the performers from the FHS Drama Club’s upcoming musical. The sports teams recognized included badminton, varsity and junior varsity baseball, boys golf, lacrosse, varsity and junior varsity softball, varsity stunt cheer, varsity boys and girls swim, varsity boys' tennis, varsity boys and girls track, and varsity and junior varsity boys' volleyball. Throughout the rally, which embraced a Toy Story theme, several games were played to engage the audience. "I enjoy the games the most; the entertainment makes the rally really enjoyable," said Issac Nelson. Additionally, a dance performance by Darrel Austin captured everyone’s admiration. To wrap up the rally, two individuals were pied in the face in celebration of Pi Day, while the band played the Alma Mater, inviting everyone to join in singing.

Blood Drive

by Levi Gagliano-Bingham

This year, Fresno High School’s Red Cross Club is partnering with Central California Blood Drive to give students the opportunity to donate blood at Fresno High, for those in need around Fresno, Tulare, Madera, Kings, and Mariposa Counties. Blood donations are important for many reasons; for example, one donor could happen to be a part of the 7% of people who have the universal type O blood. Their donation could be used to save the life of a person with an unidentified blood type. Not only that, according to the CCBD’s website, “4.5 million Americans receive a transfusion each year.”

“1 pint saves 3 lives,” first donor Ja-Hadrha Johnson (Jae) said. “Each student can donate up to one pint of blood as long as they are well hydrated.” Jae continued, “For more traumatic injuries, like a brain injury for example, 12 pints of blood are lost on average, meaning that only 12 donations can save a life.”

For those who wish to donate, students under 16 years of age need a signed parent consent form, while those who are over 18 can fill it out themselves. The Blood Drive was set up in an RV outside of Warrior Park from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

FCC’s Day of Journalism

by Jessenia Varela-Gomez

The Day of Journalism was a central valley-wide event run by the journalism program at Fresno City College. The event was a perfect opportunity for students interested in journalism to learn more about the subject as a whole. The event consisted of three different workshops from 9:15 until 12:20 on the Fresno City campus. Prior to these workshops, students received name tags with their schedule and group on the back. A small introduction was given by the Director of the event, and everyone was sent to their group and given a group leader who was a member of Fresno City’s “Rampage” Newspaper.

The first workshop included a talk about some climate change and environmental issues that have happened in Fresno. In this workshop, students were given a prompt and had the opportunity to think of and form questions that a real journalist would ask. They were instructed to think of questions that would yield answers that could benefit the community. This workshop was run by Gregory Weaver, who is an environmental reporter for the “Fresnoland” online paper.

The second workshop was called “Breaking News Challenge.” This workshop was run by Ben Hensley, who is a journalist at “The Business Journal,” and Christianna Schiotis, who is the editor-in-chief of Fresno City's “Rampage” online newspaper. During this workshop, groups of 2-3 people were formed, and they worked together to investigate an “on-campus” issue. There were different rounds where information was gathered, and everyone had to decide on what was the most important. In the end, everyone practiced writing a lead.

The last workshop was a talk on the “Ethics of Journalism.” This workshop was run by Kim Stephens, who is a news anchor for Fox 26 and a journalism professor at Fresno State. During this event, students were told about Kim’s experience working as a journalist as well as the times she experienced trouble with ethics during her career. The workshop also included a presentation on all the “rules” of journalism that were connected to ethics. Students also received examples of problems in journalism and had the opportunity to guess if they were ethical or non-ethical. This was also a perfect time for students to ask any questions about being a journalist.

Kathleen Schock, who is a journalism instructor at Fresno City and the event coordinator, said, “This is an annual event that allows us to connect with local high school students and show them possible careers in media and opportunities they could be exposed to if they study at Fresno City.”