The Express

Fossum Rhymes With Awesome

Macy Drew, News Editor • January 31, 2014

SJHHS staff members selected math teacher Nolan Fossum as this year’s Teacher of the Year in a secret ballot at the beginning of February. Although nominated in the past, this is his first year winning...

Transgender Law Challenged

Kayla Parker-DiScala, Photo Editor • January 21, 2014

An effort to stop the transgender law from taking effect this January is currently underway. If signed by the required number of registered voters and timely filed with the Secretary of State, this petition...

Senior Activities Change for Class of 2014

Brittany Christensen, Editor-in-Chief • January 20, 2014

The graduating class of 2014 will experience some changes in the traditional senior activities from previous years. Due to the cancellation of STAR testing and other schedule issues, there will no longer...

Registration Through Student Portal Required Now

Courtney Crane, [email protected] • January 17, 2014

Starting this year, students are required to register for their fall courses via student portal, however many students, especially sophomores and juniors, don’t know what it is or how to access it. During...

New Lockdown Procedure Implemented Nation-Wide

Brittany Christensen, Editor-in-Chief • December 20, 2013

A new implementation of our traditional lockdown procedure, D.E.E, plans to be more effective and productive in the event of an intrusion. D.E.E. stands for Deny, Evade, Engage. In the case of a lockdown,...

Field Study Takes AP Art History to Getty Villa

Courtney Crane, [email protected] • December 20, 2013

AP Art History took a field trip to the Getty Villa on Saturday, December 14th to see the art they learn about in their class. Robert Lynde, the teacher of this class, lead the tour, pointing out specific...

NHS Helps the Hungry

Nikki Rastegar, Staff Writer • December 6, 2013

Angel Menchaca, Katelyn Lowry, Ayah Kantari, and many other committed NHS members decided to spend the Saturday before Thanksgiving break cutting and packaging 7,168 Capri Sun straws that were not attached...

Juniors Will Take New Common Core Assessment This Spring

Brittany Christensen and Shane Battis, Editors • October 29, 2013

When Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 484 into law he did away with STAR testing in the state of California forever. But with the same pen stroke he also ushered in a new era of testing that all juniors...

Linktoberfest Says Boo to Drugs

Brittany Christensen, Editor-in-Chief • October 18, 2013

With Halloween right around the corner, Link Crew prepares its second annual fall festivity with Linktoberfest. This freshmen only event will take place on Wednesday, October 23 and mock a traditional...

Ressler Named Educator of the Year

Kayla Parker-Discala, Photo Editor • October 11, 2013

Tom Ressler, Principal of SJHHS, was named San Juan Capistrano’s Educator of the Year on October 1st by Mayor John Taylor. The Educator of the year award is given to educators who show exceptional or...

War Veteran Offers Insight on Real War Experiences

Macy Drew, News Editor • September 27, 2013

For everyone at SJHHS, September 23 brought a new wave of excitement, kicking off the Homecoming spirit week with “Military Monday.” The same day, those enrolled in English II Accelerated classes (some,...

AB 484 Ends STAR Testing This Year

Shane Battis, Staff Writer • September 22, 2013

The rumors are true. This spring, SJHHS will not be administering STAR testing if Governor Brown signs AB 484 into law, which he is expected to do. The bill, which passed the State Assembly in early September,...