Senior Recognition Night
by Levi Gagliano-Bingham
To honor our graduating class of 2025, Fresno High is putting on an event Thursday, May 22, to congratulate our hardworking seniors. During this ceremony, Fresno High counselors announced all the different scholarships certain seniors qualified for, as well as granting these students awards that correlate with their candidacy. There were 21 different types of awards given out, ranging in the form of money checks, graduation cords, medals, or physical certificates. The purpose of these awards is to signify different achievements seniors have accomplished as well as memorialize any extracurricular involvement throughout their years attending high school.
Valedictorians of this year were given a Valedictorian Medal. Those who were a part of California’s Seal of Civic Engagement were awarded a certificate along with a silver cord. Students who qualified for the State Seal of Biliteracy were also awarded a certificate along with a state medal. AP scholars received an Advanced Placement medal in gold, silver, or bronze, in accordance with their placement. Students qualified as CSF Lifetime Members were awarded a gold-colored cord; those in General Internship got pink cords. Dual Enrollment students received red cords along with Owl/Owlet students. International Baccalaureate Diploma candidates received a white cord with a hood, while IB career program candidates received a hood as well, with an apricot-colored cord instead. Students in Constitution, HVAC, Video Production, and/or Film got an apricot cord. JROTC Battalion Warriors were awarded with red, white, and blue cords, while those in Senate received navy cords. Members of ASB got purple and gold cords.
Fresno High counselor Yadira Castro said that Senior Recognition Night is an opportunity to shine a light on seniors' hard work, “which not only makes them feel proud, but also opens new doors and helps boost their confidence for whatever comes next after high school.”
Valedictorian, DP and CP Dinner
by Levi Gagliano-Bingham
At Fresno High, we are celebrating our hardworking Valedictorian students with a special dinner at Warrior Park. Valedictorians are seniors whose augmented GPA maintained a 4.0 or above during the third and fourth quarters of their sophomore, junior and senior years. These students can bring one staff member and two guests to dinner. The dinner took place on Tuesday, May 20, after school at 6:30 and lasted until 8:30. The meal given out to guests consisted of tri-tip, spaghetti, rice, salad, bread and butter along with lemonade as well as brownies for dessert.
Near the end of the night, valedictorians could give a speech during dinner. Students choose to use the speech as a moment to give special thanks to their loved ones, share where they were going after high school and their favorite memories at Fresno High. One of the valedictorians, Valeria Aguilar Sanchez, gave a heartwarming speech, “I brought my mother because she came here with nothing and gave me everything. She supported me all my life and I will always be grateful for her.”
The Valedictorians of 2025 are;
Valeria Aguilar Sanchez
Alesia Alvarez
Azusena Anastacio Jimenez
Emily Avila
Valerie Banda
Mannat Binning
Liliana Camacho
Omar Caro
Alberto Cervantes
Job Chacon Cruz
Yuviana Chavez
Aleksa Cortez
Jose Manuel Diaz Barragan
Andrea Herrera Barragan
Jeremy Kirk
Arianna Martinez
Camila Martinez Pimentel
Isaac Mendoza
Margot Munoz
John Olmos
Jocelyn Orosco
Benjamin Salkin
Juan Sardina
Alina Seiler
Joselin Tinoco Corona
Tristen Vlahavas Gonzalez
Michael Wells
Brianna Williams
Georgia Woody
Gina Xiong
Warrior Talent Show
by Hugo Meza
On May 19th, Fresno High held a Talent show after school in Royce Hall from 6-7pm. 9 groups performed that evening. To start the Evening off Elvis Rocha sang, Cuando queria ser Grande by Vicente Fernandez. Next, Angelina Flores performed an acapella with the Song House of the Rising Sun.
The third performer was Nate, AKA Officer E, who played the guitar while Millie J. Ramirez sang Say You Won't Let Go. The band 988 performed next and played the songs Black Sheep and White Rabbit. Next up, Rafael Hernández sang Se te olvida by Javier Solis.
The sixth performance was by Emmanuel Trujillo who sang Wildflower by Billie Ellish. The duo Jordan and Junior performed next and sang both Ebrio de amor and Te Metiste. The next group that performed were 4 people from the Fresno High Orchestra called 2B2C. This group played the song Strawberry Fields Forever. Lastly Millie J. Ramirez performed again and sang Lovely by Billie Ellish and Khalid.
After all the performances were over, the 3 judges, Beverly Moorehead, Kevin Bugg, and Miriam Martinez revealed their ratings and produced the top 3 winners. In 3rd place was Elvis Rocha, in 2nd place was the group 2B2C, and lastly in 1st place was Rafael Hernandez.
After the talent show was over, Marquese Perry said, “It’s always nerve racking but it’s key to always be confident in your skill and confident knowing what you're doing.”
Mental Health Awareness Event
by Jessenia Varela-Gomez
In honor of May being Mental Health Awareness month this past Thursday May 15, Fresno High’s held their first ever Mental Health Awareness event on Warrior Park outside of Royce Hall. The event went on from 4pm till 6pm and had many different activities as well as food, music, free haircuts, mental health resources and raffles to enter.
There was a range of booths set up like people from Simple Therapy, Fresno Highs Emotional Support team, Project Hope and even Fresno Highs Women's Alliance was set up with a “What Gives You Hope?” A poster where students had shared photos of people or things that gave them hope and wrote down what it was and why they chose to share it. There was also a table with coloring pages and markers and others with bracelets, buttons, lanyards, pens, and candy. There was even a table set up with little potted plants for people to take with them.
The company “Simple Therapy” had a table with candy and sticky notes as well as different fliers to help share their purpose. The fliers talked about what they do and how they can help people as well as sharing their mobile apps. There was also a poster made by Women's Alliance where they shared what is “Project Hope.” They explain what “Adverse Childhood Experiences” is and how to help people work through it by using “Positive Childhood Experiences.”
In all the event was made to bring awareness of what an important thing Mental Health is and to not keep it in the shadows. Everyone who was a part of the event did it with the purpose of helping and making people know they are not alone and that they can get help. They all shared their messages and even had fliers for the incoming Fresno High Class of 2029.
Year-End Spring Concert Highlights
by Julianna Kirk
The End of the Year Spring Concert was held on May 13 at Royce Hall. This annual event showcases everything the band has accomplished throughout the year. Students dedicated six months to rehearsing and preparing for the performance, which featured four new pieces: *Cenotaph*, *Chant and Jubilo*, *Marche Diabolique*, and *Cajun Folk Song*.
Preparation for the concert began early in the day during zero period. The initial task involved setting up the stage. Once that was completed, band students utilized the remaining time to rehearse on stage and acclimate to the acoustics. After school, students gathered in the band room for a final practice session with the director, focusing on the more challenging sections of the pieces. Before stepping onto the stage for the actual performance, students had one last chance to tune their instruments.
The event concluded successfully, with every student giving their best during the performance. Band member Luz Rojas expressed her enjoyment of being part of the band, stating, “Although band is time-consuming, it’s such a fun activity, and you meet so many people that you spend most of the school year with.”
5th Annual Film Festival
by Hugo Meza
On May 6, Warrior Entertainment held their 5th annual film festival in Royce Hall at 5:30pm.
The films shown were separated into 5 categories; Swede, Documentary, Music Video, Miscellaneous, and Short Film.
In the Swede category there was a tie with “American Psycho,” created by: Liam Hoverman and Syd Nguyen, and “Friday,” created by Eduardo Miranda, Anthony Guerrero, and Alek Enriquez. So, both were winners of the Swede category.
The next category was Documentary, “No Fools, Just Bulls Dog Show” created by: Roman Flores, who was the winner.
In the third category presented, Music Video, “Sofia” created by: Max Morgan, Soul Soliz, and Loretta Varela was voted as the winner of the Music Videos.
In the Miscellaneous category, “2024 Pig Game Hype Video” was created by: Andrew Ramos.
The last category was the Short Films and “Every Cowboy Yees Their Last Haw,” created by: Johnny Olmos, Tristan Vlahavas, and Mannat Binning won their category.
Once all the showings of the winning films were shown, the audience was asked to take a survey to award one of the films the Audience Choice Award. Roman Flores won the Audience Choice Award for his Documentary Film “No Fools, Just Bulls Dog Show.”
I asked Swede category winner, Liam Hoverman, how they felt knowing they won, and they commented, “I feel good, and I guess this means I’m a good filmmaker.”