Sportlight: Gaberial Melchor
by Mai Pader Vang- Yearbook Liason
Gaberial Melchor, who’s nicknamed Gabby, is 17 years old born on September 18, 2006. The sport that she is participating in this season is Girl’s Soccer. She has been involved with this sport for three years. Playing the left back position on her varsity team, Gabby Melchor’s favorite thing about this sport is that she can connect and bond with her teammates. “Bonding with my teammates in order to have a successful game day,” said Gabby Melchor.
Her activities at school are Leadership, ASB, Class 2025, and Link Crew. She is also involved in her church and community service. In her free time, she likes to clean her room and go thrift shopping. Other sports that she is involved in are Girls Volleyball and Softball, but She enjoys soccer more as it is a sport that she feels that she has more freedom in moving and can show her techniques and skills.
Gabby’s mom is someone who inspires her as her mom has played soccer before. Self-confidence is something that motivates her because she believes that you must believe in yourself before anything else.
Ski Team
by Levi Gagliano Bingham - Publicist
The Fresno High Ski Team, a club supported exclusively by the Fresno Unified School District, is dedicated to instructing students in the fundamental skills of skiing, despite the fact that many members have a preference for snowboarding. Club meetings take place during lunch in Mr. Flores' room, with field trips scheduled every other Saturday. Prior to the mountain excursions, students receive information about their itineraries and are provided with necessary equipment.
The team's destination is China Peak, where meals are included, and instruction is provided by FUSD personnel and Adventure Education Students (AES) advisors. Participants are taught essential skiing techniques, equipment management, and basic maneuvers such as movement, turning, and stopping to ensure their safety on the slopes.
This training culminates in a flag race at the end of the semester, involving various FUSD high schools. The victor is determined based on the fastest completion time.
Andrew Apodaca misses being part of the Ski Team.
Lights, Camera, Action! The FHS Film Festival is coming soon
by Rey Montano- IT
Plans are in the works for the 4th Annual Fresno High Film Festival, presented by Warrior Entertainment and associated with the FHS Film Club. The event centers around the school’s small but active film scene, mostly based around the W.E. courses in the CTE building. While you don’t need to be in Warrior Entertainment to submit your film, students in classes like Multimedia with Ms. Bocanegra, Video Production with Mr. M. Brown, and Videography with Mr. Tovar will all be featured alongside other courses and creators. In previous years, the primary organizer was Tovar, but this year, students will take more of a role in shaping the event, which is open to all students, parents, and staff. The festival is expected to take place in early May in Royce Hall. If you’re interested in updates on Warrior Entertainment and the FHS Film Fest, consider following the Warrior Entertainment account.
The Film Festival had multiple categories last year including Music Videos, Documentaries, Short films, PSAs, and a miscellaneous category for those who don’t quite fit into any of those. “Our first festival was in 2019,” according to the Film Festival’s head organizer, Mr. Marco Tovar. “We didn’t have one in 2020 because of the quarantine.” He said that the film festival returned in 2021 and has become an annual tradition in the years since. This year, however, there will be some tweaks to the typical format.
Last year, judges from CSU Fresno looked at many films and selected the ones they deemed best to win various awards, including many trophies and awards going to Alyssa Reyes, Summer Gonzales and Cristian Mendoza, Mia Santana, Steven Edgar and Juan, and plenty of Rising Star participation awards to go around for applicants, with all winning videos being available on the Warrior Entertainment YouTube channel. Previously, tickets were $2, but this year, sights have been set on making the event more accessible with talks of free access and more concession stands to support the Warrior Entertainment program underway.