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The story of San Juan as told by its students

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The story of San Juan as told by its students

The Express

The story of San Juan as told by its students

The Express

During their meeting, the finance plan of Fruition Leather discusses their next steps. The Virtual Enterprise team has had a very successful year, qualifying to go compete in New York over spring break after being awarded 3rd place for finance, 5th for marketing, and 9th in California for their business plan.

Virtual Enterprise’s Fruition Leather Does Well in State Competition, Qualifies for New York

Caden Mai, Staff Writer March 16, 2025

This year, one of Virtual Enterprise’s teams, Fruition Leather, took 5th place in the Bakersfield State competition, giving them the opportunity to travel to New York, where the national competition...

Student poses as she logs onto the testing site, Secure Test Browser, for the annual CAASPP testing for the junior class. This year, incentives are given to encourage students to do their best; these include grade bumps, free dance tickets, and parking passes. The school also presented a light-hearted competition between Tesoro High School, hoping to motivate students.

Battle of the Brains

Sydney Hogancamp, Sports Editor March 14, 2025

This month, high school juniors across the state geared up for one of the most critical academic milestones of the year: state testing, or CAASPP.   Many students dismiss state testing because they...

Posters line the walls of campus buildings as student candidates for ASB and other positions prepare for the upcoming elections. Several students run for the position of ASB President, hoping to have a positive impact on the school’s culture as they take the mantle.

Your Voice in Student Government

Victoria Hernandez, Staff Writer March 12, 2025

The Associated Student Body (ASB) President is in charge of all Student Government functions and will attend and represent SJHHS at all school, inter-school, and ASB sponsored events while acting as a...

The Principal’s Student Council is dedicated to making campus life more inclusive.  They are currently in the process of making a Suggestion Box for students and staff to put in their suggestions to improve the school atmosphere.

Every Voice Counts

Victoria Hernandez, Staff Writer February 28, 2025

SJHHS Principal's Student Council is a body of student volunteers who work together and provide their own input to directly influence and impact our school.  The Principal's Student Council held a unanimous...

AP Human Geography, one of the newer courses introduced by College Board, will be coming to SJHHS as an AP class. The course offers an intro into AP style learning for freshmen, looking into how humans have and continue to understand, use, and interact with our planet and applying these concepts to the real world.

Introducing Freshmen To AP Human Geography

Rowan Noonan February 28, 2025

Starting in the upcoming 2025-2026 school year, freshmen will have the opportunity to enroll in their first AP (Advanced Placement) course; AP Human Geography, otherwise known as AP HUGS. Previously the...

On September 9th 2024, a wildfire surged through Orange and Riverside. The fires covered 23,526 acres and almost lasted a full month before its full extinguishment on October 5th 2024. Photo by Cameron Morrissey

How Capistrano Unified Prepares for Fire Emergencies

Caden Mai, Staff Writer January 31, 2025

California weather continues to shift into colder winters and hotter summers. With this uprising of weather polarisation, new questions arise concerning how schools should prepare for environmental disasters.  “We...

Apps like Instagram, Threads, and Facebook are all controlled under Meta, a technology company, previously known as Facebook Inc. Meta is pulling out of your fact checking and replacing it with community.

Meta Halts Fact Checks

Victoria Hernandez, Staff Writer January 22, 2025

Meta announced this month its plan to reduce or end fact-checking in its social media platforms, including Instagram and Whatsapp, sparking widespread controversy.  This has created debates over free...

First gen students, ----- Mia Garcia (12), and Alezza Pineda (12) discus their ideas for a video they are creating with the help of ----. The First Gen students were asked to make short videos about their plans for the future to celebrate national First Gen day, which took place on November 8.

San Juan Hills Celebrates National First Generation Day

Zaleeya Dhalla, Staff Writer December 10, 2024

61 seniors and around 27 staff members identified as first gen members celebrated National First Generation Day November 8th in the College and Career Center. They are the first generation to pursue college...

On a cold day in December, the president of the SJHHS Dressember club, MJ Chapman (11) wore a dress to advocate against human trafficking. She plans to continue her presidency through her senior year and follow in her sisters footsteps, who were both previously presidents of the Dressember club. “I want to do it next year and maybe in college I might continue doing it because it's a wide thing and doesn't just have to be in high school,” said Chapman.

Dressember: Win The Fight With Fashion

Rowan Noonan, Staff Writer December 9, 2024

For all 31 days of December, advocates from around the world are dedicated to wearing dresses and ties to combat human trafficking. This is known as Dressember; an awareness campaign that has not only...

Youth homelessness in California is rising after two years of it being at a low, but is often overlooked. Homeless youth face many challenges, including mental health issues, education barriers, and lack of necessities.

The Hidden Struggles Among America’s Youth

Victoria Hernandez, Staff Writer November 15, 2024

Youth homelessness is a result of several factors including family conflict, abandonment or rejection, addiction, poverty, and mental health issues.   There has been a spike in unhoused youth, specifically...

Students preregister to vote in their American History. Members of AVID, the PTSA, and ASB came into Junior and Senior history classes to show students how to register to vote.

Low Teen Voter Pre-Registration Causes California Schools to Intervene

Alex McNutt, Staff Writer November 6, 2024

77% of young people in the US don’t vote, which could be an effect of the lack of voter pre-registration in teens. Growing concern has led AVID, ASB, and PTSA to establish a voter pre-registration drive...

Type one diabetes is not so invisible when it comes to the excessive amount of supplies needed for care. Displayed is a glucose monitor reading 518, just one example showing the difficulty of keeping blood sugar in range below the recommended 250.

Visibility for an Invisible Illness

Reese Whitehead, Staff Writer November 4, 2024

It’s 2007 and the world is in a frenzy over the announcement of beloved Nick Jonas’ diagnosis. While many believed the stigmatized and relatively unknown disease would be fatal to the celebrity, it...

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