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The Badlands is the stadium that holds the home football games, and is made up of two sides of bleachers. In the past, the Badlands has only hosted one graduation.

Graduation Will Now Be Held in the Badlands

Lucy Law, Co-Editor in Chief February 14, 2019

The Bren Events Center at UCI has been the venue for the past several graduations for SJHHS. After the Bren Center informed SJHHS that they had permanently moved the time for graduation to 7:00PM, officials...

Five Seniors signed their National Letters of Intent on February 6 during tutorial. Cade Albright will be playing Football at Brigham Young University, and his teammate Carson Lewis will also be playing Football at the University of San Diego. Angelica Gonzalez will be playing Softball at Iowa State University, and her teammate, Phoebe Popplewell will be playing Softball at Ottawa University. Joshua Rauterkus signs his Letter of Intent to play Baseball at Whittier College.

Athletes Sign Their National Letter of Intent

Isabella Mahar, Staff Writer February 14, 2019

Five SJHHS student athletes signed their National Letters of Intent on February 6,  committing to continue their sports in college. The students are going across the country, to play in National Collegiate...

Ella Villar portrays the negative effects the shutdown has had on National Parks, including littering, human waste, and off-road destruction.

U.S. National Parks Suffer From Government Shutdown

Claire Cone, Staff Writer February 7, 2019

The U.S. government shutdown has had an immensely negative impact on National Parks. This shutdown has lead to the close of 75% of National Parks, jobless park rangers, and excessive waste inside the parks....

Candidates Step Up for the 2020 Elections

Candidates Step Up for the 2020 Elections

Ella Villar, Staff Writer February 5, 2019

After the Democrats won back the House of Representatives in the 2018 midterm elections, many people in the party have chosen to run for president against President Donald Trump in 2020. There are currently...

The 2018-2019 Express staff wearing shirts that quote California Education Code 48907.

New Publications Policy Affirms Student Rights

Grace Aitken, News Editor February 5, 2019

Capistrano Unified School District’s School Board adopted a new publications policy in December, replacing a 20 year old policy with a new one, aligned with California Education Code 48907 which protects...

The legal counsel of the Capistrano Unified School District, Stan Barankiewicz, gives a presentation on the four alternatives available for the construction of the extension of the SR-241. Barankiewicz points out inconsistencies, inaccuracies, and blatant information that has been withheld from the public such as the actual measurements and scaling labels in released graphics.

School District Sues Agencies Over Proposed Toll Road Plans

Grace Aitken, News Editor February 5, 2019

Capistrano Unified School District is currently in a legal battle with Transportation Corridor Agency, CalTrans, and Orange County over proposed plans to connect the SR-241 Toll Road to Los Patrones Parkway,...

Government Shutdown is Temporarily Put on Hold

Government Shutdown is Temporarily Put on Hold

Katie Brubaker, Managing Editor February 5, 2019

The longest government shutdown ever dragged on for 35 days due to President Trump’s demand for more than $5 billion for a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Why this issue has raged on for so long and continues...

The Virtual Enterprise Team from SJHHS is winning awards and growing each year.

Virtual Enterprise Class Wins Big in Bakersfield

Katie Klingbeil, Special to The Express January 24, 2019

Virtual Enterprise at San Juan Hills High School is a collaborative learning environment that offers students hands-on, real-world experience in business. Last week, the SJHHS Virtual Enterprise class...

Ever since Orange County was established in 1889, the county has been dominantly Republican. Now the county is more divided than ever with Democrats winning, but only by very small margins.

Orange County Turns Blue with Help of Young Voters

Riley Goodfellow, Do Editor-In-Chief December 13, 2018

The 2018 midterm elections saw two major changes: a huge spike in youth voter turnout, and four Orange County districts flip from Republican to Democrat, making the county’s six districts strictly blue. The...

Jimmy Wale (11) conducts a presentation to the virtual enterprise class during second period on Thursday, November 29.

Virtual Enterprise Class Promotes New Investment Company

Isabella Mahar, Staff Writer December 13, 2018

The Virtual Enterprise class has created a commercial to display on their website to promote their company for competitions. “The Virtual Enterprise class is a business class that we started last...

Over 32 boys and girls joined the Dressember club this year. Their goal was originally to raise $3,000 but they already have over $3,800 in donations. Students in their dresses and ties post pictures on their social media and promote a link that drives donors to their website.

Dressember Club Raises Awareness for Human Trafficking

Isabella Colby, Clubs Editor December 13, 2018

Dressember is a month long campaign that was created by Blythe Hill in 2013. The purpose is to wear a dress or tie everyday of December in order to show support for victims of human trafficking. It...

Court Orders Trump Administration to Restore CNN Reporter’s Press Pass

Court Orders Trump Administration to Restore CNN Reporter’s Press Pass

Sandhya Ganesan, Feature Editor December 13, 2018

CNN’s reporter, Jim Acosta had his press pass reinstated as a result of a court order made on the 16th of November. The press pass, revoked by press secretary Sara Sanders allowed Acosta into the...

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