By EMILY PRINSTEIN With students remaining in distance learning, clubs have been facing many challenges. However, one club at Citrus Valley High School, the Compact Club, is still making an effort to get members and the local community involved. The club has organized a community service project called […]
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By JASMINE ROSALES After a long year of distance learning, school districts have given schools the thumbs up to return to school in-person. The Redlands Unified School District slowly started welcoming students back by grade level starting with elementary, then middle school and finally high school students. High […]
By JASMINE ROSALES, LILY SHAW & MIYAH SANBORN After the pandemic became worldwide, mandatory quarantine was announced to ensure the safety of others. This included schools and various businesses having to close down last year in March 2020. The school year was definitely cut short due to COVID-19 […]
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Created by EMILY WALOS Edited by BELLA ESPINOZA What would a normal marching band season look like? Due to the Covid pandemic Citrus Valley’s marching band will not be participating in any competitions for the 2020-21 school year. What are some of the differences between your athletic and […]
By DESTINY RAMOS MARIN Although the Black Lives Matter Movement was originally started back in 2013, in the past few months it has gained a significant amount of attention and support from the media. After the death of George Floyd in late May, many Americans finally had enough […]
By AZRIEL OLMEDO Student engagement and participation acts as a motivation for teachers to determine the most effective way of learning. In what seems as one of the most difficult departments to thrive in, students often find themselves lost and confused under the many, many concepts of science. […]
By EMILY WALOS, ETHAN CRABTREE, and ERICA BAUER
By MAGGIE SNAVELY A carrot cake topped with pineapple made by Chanel Taitt during class time. This delicious dish is just one of many that Taitt has shown to her students (Photo credit to Chanel Taitt). Chanel Taitt, the culinary arts teacher at Citrus Valley High school, has […]
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By Ethic News staff As the Redlands Unified School District enters its sixth week of distance-learning for the 2020-21 school year, students, staff, parents and community members are adjusting to a new way of learning and educating. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and state mandates, the district made […]
By KAT SUTOW Quade Bielinski, a junior at Citrus Valley, tries to make others feel at home on campus with his positive attitude on Mar. 3, 2020 at Citrus Valley High. (Ethan Dewri / Ethic Photo) Quade Bielinski, a junior at Citrus Valley High School, is well known […]
By RONALD MILLER The Blackhawk varsity boys team battles against the Wildcats for their last soccer game of the season on Feb. 7, 2020 at Citrus Valley High. “The game was balanced and the results could have fallen either way” says Alex Gaede, a Citrus Valley soccer coach. […]
By EMILY WALOS (infographic courtesy of Citrus Valley website) On February 28, students of all grades from Citrus Valley High School, eAcademy, Grove High School, Orangewood High School, Redlands East Valley High School, Redlands High School and RISE Program will attend a multi-school, multi-stage dance called Genesis held […]
By SOFIA DICARLO Graduation season is slowly approaching, and many seniors are finding the colleges of their dreams. On Wednesday, Feb. 5 in the Citrus Valley High School’s Hall of Fame, many senior athletes proudly signed with their respective colleges. Two of those athletes are from the CV […]
By EMILY WALOS Citrus Valley celebrates the class of 2020’s 3.5 through 3.99 GPA students on Jan. 31, 2020 at the Citrus Valley theater. (Ethan Dewri / Ethic Photo) Academics at Citrus Valley High School are highly valued as each semester the campus holds a week of ceremonies […]
By EMILY BLOMQUIST Citrus Valley High School’s varsity boys basketball team took on the Redlands Terriers on Jan. 29, 2020. Captains Devin Smith and Daniel Melero led the team towards victory, coming a long way as the team acquired a record of 7-8. Sophomore Jacob Taylor started off […]
By KAT SUTOW Alternative style and its many varients of expression make up a considerable fashion subculture at Citrus Valley High School. David Monterroso, a sophmore, often wears a very dark and edgy style that complements the fashion of others within his friend group, Jan. 22, 2020 at […]
By JOSEPH QUESADA Faculty moves books from bookshelves to make room for renovations to the Citrus Valley library on Jan. 22, 2020 at Citrus Valley High. (Joseph Quesada / Ethic Photo) Citrus Valley High School’s library and computer lab is in the midst of some major changes that […]
By ETHAN DEWRI Citrus Valley’s first rally of the semester consists of exciting performances, lively games and uproarious laughs on Jan. 24, 2020 at Citrus Valley High. “Being a Pep Commissioner, there’s so much constantly going on: thinking about who’s gonna be in the rally, what things do […]
By: EMILY BLOMQUIST & AVALON SALVADORE Citrus Valley High School’s varsity team cheers on the football game and motivates the crowd. (CV Spirit Photography). Citrus Valley High School’s varsity cheerleading team went to their first cheer competition at Brea Olinda High School on Dec. 14, 2019. It was […]
By RICARDO RAMOS Saturday School at Citrus Valley High School will be held on Jan. 25, 2020 from 7:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Students will need to report to the administration building outside of Room A-114 at 7:30 a.m. where attendance will be taken. Saturday School will be […]
By ALYSSA MARTIN Nicole Regnier, Corinne Olson and Brandon Acosta, seniors at Citrus Valley High, donate cans for the drive on Dec. 12, 2019 at Citrus Valley High. Seniors and juniors collectively gathered more than 4000 cans during the project. (Ethan Dewri / Ethic Photo) During the last […]
By KAITLYN SUTOW According Citrus Valley High School’s engineering teacher, Paul Bartlett, “engineering is problem solving” in its simplest form. It is a discipline focused on math but committed to finding modern solutions for modern problems. At Citrus Valley, there are two pathways for engineering: the Design Pathway […]
By CHRISTINA ANDRONESCU Kelly Johnston, Gael Perez and Emily Blomquist wear their pajamas for the pajama-themed spirit day, Dec. 3, 2019 at Citrus Valley. “Wearing my pajamas is very comforting” says Perez. (Ethan Dewri / Ethic Photo) There are so few high school events that can bring together […]
By EMILY BLOMQUIST At Citrus Valley High School, the Link Crew program encourages juniors and seniors to involve and support underclassmen by creating a welcoming environment through events such as this year’s “Crammin’ with Cocoa” study session. This event featured upperclassmen Link Crew leaders helping fellow students by […]
By MAGGIE SNAVELY and CHRISTINA ANDRONESCU Elementary students practiced for their performance in the upcoming Christmas Parade at Citrus Valley High School on Nov. 22. These students will showcase all their hard work at the annual Redlands Christmas parade, which will take place on Dec. 7 in Downtown […]
By EMILY BLOMQUIST For just a few days in early November, Citrus Valley’s Blackhawk Theatre Company put “The Fatal Fifties Affair,” an interactive play that directly engages its audience members to help solve a murder mystery. Images taken on Nov. 15, 2019 in the Blackhawk Theater. (Ahlora Smith […]
By JOSEPH QUESADA The Citrus Valley High School football team finished the 2019 season with a 10-2 record—the highest win total in school history. Images taken at Citrus Valley’s home non-conference game against Valley View High School wherein the Blackhawks secured a win of 35-0 on Aug. 30, […]
By CHRISTINA ANDRONESCU Huddled around a computer screen, friends and family watched in anxious anticipation as their senior pressed the final “submit” button of their college applications on Nov. 15, 2019. The college application process is a long, arduous and often stressful journey undertaken by most high school […]
By EMILY BLOMQUIST A selection of foods available for consumption on Thanksgiving Day. Groups of people join together annually and serve themselves food similar to this spread. (Craig Adderley/Pexels) Every school year each Associated Student Body (ASB) member gets the opportunity to invite a teacher of their choice […]
By RICARDO RAMOS and JOSEPH QUESADA Iris Ruelas (left) and Emily Castro, juniors at Redlands East Valley High School, sign their names to show support against school violence, Nov. 19, 2019 in the REV security office. The poster was laminated and mailed to Saugus High School. (Alyssa Ornelas […]
By GAEL PEREZ Division Four boys stampede to get ahead of one another at the start of the race on Nov. 16, 2019 at the Riverside Cross Country Course. (Ethan Dewri / Ethic Photo) The sunrise of Nov. 16, 2019 lit up the skies of Riverside as the […]
By SUMMER ESTRADA-GARCIA Citrus Valley varsity girls volleyball played Redlands High School in a home conference match on Oct. 7, 2019. Citrus Valley won in five sets: set 1: 25-15, set 2: 25-19, set 3: 23-25, set 4: 24-26, set: 15-8. Blackhawks call it in before the game […]
By JOSEPH QUESADA Assistant Principal J.J. Martinez works hard to ensure many facilities run smoothly at Citrus Valley. (Joseph Quesada / Ethic Photo) The 2019-2020 school year marks J.J. Martinez’s 12th year as an educator in the Redlands Unified School District. Before his time in the classroom, he […]
By KAITLYN SUTOW Tedx Club Vice President Daniel Melero stands alongside invited speakers Caleb Rothe, Samir Chattergee and Michael Estrada as Tedx Club Co-Presidents William Zhao and Abhirim Balakrishnan stand to their left following the event. (Wei Zhao/ WZ Photo) On August 16, a Tedx event—a showcase for […]
By RONALD MILLER and GAEL PEREZ Despite the rainy weather and cold breeze on Sept. 28, the soccer fields of California State University, San Bernardino were filled with runners and spectators as the Citrus Belt League held their first cross country league meet. Citrus Valley High School sophomore […]
By ETHAN DEWRI Emma Spendlove, Sarah McClung and Kassidy Burdette prepare and sell snow cones for Link Crew. (Ethan Dewri / Ethic Photo) Luke Burroughs, Adam Wakoli, Max Herzog and Tim Le dance along the music played by the band and orchestra. (Ethan Dewri / Ethic Photo) Despite […]
By RONALD MILLER AND ETHAN DEWRI Jacquelyn Barrett, opposite hitter, thrashes the ball towards Yucaipa and earns a point. (Ronald Miller / Ethic Photo) Chants across both sections of the bleachers were ear-splitting as the two teams clashed to defeat each other. Citrus Valley girls’ volleyball hosted their […]
By ALYSSA ORNELAS and ETHAN DEWRI
