Rock Climbing Club
by Betzabel Macedo- Features Editor
The Rock-Climbing Club meets every Monday from four to six pm at the MetalMark Gym. The director of the Fresno High gym is Ms. Anoush Ekparian. Students get to learn new skills in bouldering, train, and get a full body workout at practice.
The first competition was held on February 3 from 5:30 to 8:00 pm at MetalMark. The Fresno High Rock-Climbing Club went up against eight other schools like Edison and Roosevelt. Miguel Garcia Cota placed in first among the Fresno High students and in fourth place among 71 students.
“It’s really engaging and a lot of fun, we push each other to try new things and we get to learn new skills out of it.”
“Keep climbing rocks cause if you stop, you’re going to fall and it’s going to hurt your knees.”
“We climb, we conquer, rock climbing is great”
Lights, Camera, Action! FHS Film Festival is coming soon
by Rey Montano- IT
Plans are in the works for the 4th Annual Fresno High Film Festival, presented by Warrior Entertainment and associated with the FHS Film Club. The event centers around the school’s small but active film scene, mostly based around the W.E. courses in the CTE building. While you don’t need to be in Warrior Entertainment to submit your film, students in classes like Multimedia with Ms. Bocanegra, Video Production with Mr. M. Brown, and Videography with Mr. Tovar will all be featured alongside other courses and creators. In previous years, the primary organizer was Tovar, but this year, students will take more of a role in shaping the event, which is open to all students, parents, and staff. The festival is expected to take place in early May in Royce Hall. If you’re interested in updates on Warrior Entertainment and the FHS Film Fest, consider following the Warrior Entertainment account.
The Film Festival had multiple categories last year including Music Videos, Documentaries, Short films, PSAs, and a miscellaneous category for those who don’t quite fit into any of those. “Our first festival was in 2019,” according to the Film Festival’s head organizer, Mr. Marco Tovar. “We didn’t have one in 2020 because of the quarantine.” He said that the film festival returned in 2021 and has become an annual tradition in the years since. This year, however, there will be some tweaks to the typical format.
Last year, judges from CSU Fresno looked at many films and selected the ones they deemed best to win various awards, including many trophies and awards going to Alyssa Reyes, Summer Gonzales and Cristian Mendoza, Mia Santana, Steven Edgar and Juan, and plenty of Rising Star participation awards to go around for applicants, with all winning videos being available on the Warrior Entertainment YouTube channel. Previously, tickets were $2, but this year, sights have been set on making the event more accessible with talks of free access and more concession stands to support the Warrior Entertainment program underwa
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Teacher Feature: Mrs. Melissa Bangerter
by Sonny More
(Left to Right) Luke, Mr. Eric Bangerter, and Mama B take a selfie at the happiest place on Earth.
Mrs. Melissa Bangerter, also known as Mama B, was born on January 31. She has a seven-year-old son named Luke and a husband named Eric. Mama B is one of the most valuable teachers at Fresno High School.
She was a former student at Fresno High, starting in 1988. After graduating, she served as a class advisor from 2001 to 2005. Prior to her full-time position at Fresno High, she attended Fresno State, majoring in English while simultaneously working at Fresno High until completing her college education.
Initially an English teacher, she transitioned to the Leadership teacher. With 16 years of experience at Fresno High and holding a teaching credential, Mama B truly enjoys her work. She expressed, "I cherish the love and positive relationships I develop with students, which often continue beyond high school. Once you're my student, you're always my student."
Mama B with her two favorite men.