Features Overview
Spring Sports Rally Spirit Week
by Chia Na Vang
From Monday March 13 to Friday 17, students dressed up to help celebrate the Spring Sports Rally. Monday’s dress up theme was Crocs and Crazy Socks. On Tuesday, students dressed up as their favorite celebrity. Wednesday was Dress as Your Future Self. Thursday each class wore the colors of the rainbow. Seniors wore purple, juniors wore yellow, sophomores sported green, and freshmen donned blue. As usual, Friday was Warrior Spirit Day, purple and gold.
Spring Open House 2023
By: Izzy Magee
The FHS open house highlights of our campus and community and brings together the Warrior Nation with fun activities, food, and showcase performances from the FHS clubs and groups. The event took place on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, inside of Royce Hall and went on from 6:00pm-7:30pm.
Parent plans involving open house includes food trucks, food for the first 200 parents, and a translation booth for non-English speaking parents. The IB art gallery was also opened for viewing, showcasing art made by fellow warriors on campus. Warrior Rack present- since prom season is coming up- was stocked up with formal-wear. Chances for club’s fundraising opportunities was also available, alongside with raffle tickets that was obtained at select locations on campus. The SES squad was also present, as well as the library that was opened for everyone attending. Last- but not least- counseling meetings were held in the senate room; 10th grade started at 6:15pm and 11th grade started at 7:00pm.
The FHS Open House showcased CTE projects, IB film, Jewel Melchor- Trashique, and play teasers from the FHS Drama club. Performances that took place in Royce Hall include Band and JROTC from 6:00-6:15, Stunt Cheer from 6:20-6:25, Folklorico 6:30-6:40, Student Band (Nueva) from 6:45-6:55, Student Band (Bay of Pigs and Co) from 6:55-7:15, and Theatre at 7:15-7:30. The BSU Step team performed at 6:00-6:15 in the library as well as Choir/Orchestra at 6:30-6:45. IB Film was located in the career center, Sustainable fashion was in the foyer of Royce Hall, and the IB Art show was located in the art gallery (N29).
The Fresno High Open House also had outside agencies including FCC, CSUF, FUSD Safe Driver Education, UC Merced Talent Search, and FCOE Summer Enrichment. Other agencies include: Summer Enrichment Camps- Extended Learning, Parent University, Graduate Services, Fresno County Library, Fresno City Parks and Recreation, Warrior IB Boosters, and Historic Neighborhood Association.
Fresno High’s Fashion Show
by Kailey Espinoza
Fresno High School’s Beautify Fresno club is dedicated to always finding new resourceful ways to go green and create a clean environment for the community. This year, like many prior, they decided to host their Sustainable Beauty Fashion Show on March 18 2023 in Royce Hall. Within this fashion show, the students were eligible to design and create their own fashion piece and were able to either have another student model their piece or simply model it themselves. Each student was encouraged to use pieces of recycled equipment, like bubble wrap, bottle caps, and recycled pieces of fabric. The students involved in the fashion show were able to express their creativity using critical thinking and were given since the fall semester of the 2022-2023 academic school year to create their final pieces. As for the models, Emily Epperly, a sophomore at Fresno High School as well as a model of the winning fashion piece, expressed “I felt very happy the dress I modeled won!” While Fresno High’s first place winner, Dianna Alvarez, a senior at Fresno High states “earning first place of the Sustainable Beauty Fashion Show was such a privilege!! I enjoyed the process of transforming waste into something beautiful. I hope this year’s show has inspired others to reduce, reuse, and recycle more often.”
Lucky Spring Rally
by Bella Garcia
On a beautiful, sunny day, after countless days of overcast gloom, Fresno High held its spring rally on Friday, March 17th. The south side of campus was granted the privilege of being the first half to attend the rally.
The Spring Rally was held in Royce Hall. Fresno High decided to stray away from a long-running tradition of placing freshmen in the balcony, the “crib”, because of some misbehaviors. At the Luck of the Warriors rally, seniors were placed in the “crib”. Juniors, sophomores, and freshmen sat on the main floor. The theme for the rally was Pixar. Seniors were assigned Toy Story, Senior Story. Juniors were assigned Monster’s University, Junior’s University. Sophomores were assigned The Good Dinosaur, The Good Sophomore. Freshmen were assigned A Bug’s Life, A Frosh Life.
In good spirits of the St. Patrick’s holiday, the stage was decorated with a green backdrop curtain, green, purple, and gold balloons as well as a big gold F in the middle of the stage.
To begin the rally, ASB President Kailey Espinoza introduced the track team, who happened to be at a meet. The next sports team to be announced was Unified Basketball accompanied by Coach Sammy and Echeveste.
For some fun, leadership held a balloon game where the players try to pop their opponents’ balloons that happen to be tied around their ankles. Many students volunteered. As a surprise, leadership students hid four, four-leafed clovers underneath random seats within Royce Hall. Whoever had the luck of sitting in one of the special chairs was awarded a cute St. Patrick’s Day pin. All other game winners were awarded the same.
After the games, the remainder of the spring semester sports were announced. Kailey introduced the Badminton team alongside Coach Pempek and Ochs. Sydney introduced varsity swim and Coach Vinuela, boys’ volleyball with Coach Amador, softball with Coach Reyes, and the stunt cheer team. Boys’ tennis manager, Bailey Cota, announced the team alongside Coach Lundberg. Boys’ golf was announced by Emily Epperly and Mama B, although they were not on campus during the time of the rally. Lastly, was the baseball team alongside 200 game-winner, Coach Papi. The new and upcoming club, Ski Club was announced by Gio Ordonez with Coaches Flores and Gonzales.
After months of proposed class competitions, the rally held the first big one. 10 students from each grade were chosen to participate in a ‘chicken game’. To play the game, students passed a rubber chicken along a single, file line to the person behind them. They pass over their head, then under, in between their legs. The person at the back of the line then runs to the front. Whoever’s line is the first to rotate completely wins. Mrs. Laettner, dressed in a green wig, joined the fun. It was the juniors vs. seniors and freshmen vs. sophomores. Freshmen and juniors were the winners in the second rally.
The rally ended with a BSU Step Club performance and the Alma Mater with Ms. Laettner.
