Jurupa Valley’s own Dream Team
Josue Ramirez, Staff Reporter
May 16, 2013
The Jurupa Valley High School varsity cheer squad is now the 2013 SHARP National Champion. The team won the national competition held at the Cashman Center in Las Vegas, Nev. on April 20, 2013. With a score of 95 out of 100, the Jaguars took first place in their final competition of the competitive cheerleading... Read more »
Top Ten
Andrea Lopez, Editor-in-chief
May 1, 2013
The 2013 valedictorian of JVHS is Keila Escalante with a GPA of 4.4419. She has been involved in student council for three years, the knitting club for two years, CSF for two years, FFA for two years, and National Honors Society for two years, with her serving as the secretary this year. Keila will be... Read more »
Heading to College
Chelsie Ramirez, Staff Reporter
April 15, 2013
As the school year comes to an end, many seniors at Jurupa Valley High School are hearing back from the many colleges that they applied to. At JVHS, seniors are able to acknowledge their success with the help of the career center’s college acceptance wall. At this time, students begin to make selections... Read more »
A Shining Grease Monkey at JVHS
Danielle Ball, Staff Reporter
April 15, 2013
Throughout high school, many students find their passion and they pursue it, whether it is sports, academics, or vocational careers. Most students are uncertain about what they want to do until their junior or senior year, and even after high school some people still do not know then; however, senior... Read more »
“I Left My Heart in San Francisco” Chambers Concert
Melissa Pantoja, Sports Editor
March 18, 2013
On Tuesday, March 12, at 7:00 p.m. in the Jurupa Valley High School Theatre, the JVHS Chambers Singers sang in their tour concert, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.” The JVHS Chamber singers hold this annual concert in order to fundraise for their yearly tour. This year, the JVHS Chamber... Read more »
Speak Up! It’s Your Life
Andrea Lopez, Editor-in-chief
March 1, 2013
It was Friday night and I was in the passenger seat while my best friend was driving. We were on our way back home after a football game planning to celebrate the team victory when I looked over and realized that he was texting and driving. I knew that texting while driving was dangerous and I had heard... Read more »
JVHS Wrestling at CIF
Danielle Ball, Staff Reporter
February 22, 2013
During the two days of Feb. 15 and Feb. 16, Jurupa Valley High School’s wrestling team went to CIF at Norte Vista High School. The competition was help Friday and Saturday, and two JVHS wrestlers were led through “difficult and tough opponents” by head coach Samuel Reed. Senior Trent Williams placed... Read more »
Fast Approaching FAFSA Deadline
Andrea Lopez, Editor-in-chief
February 22, 2013
Seniors, the deadline to apply for FAFSA is March 2, and only 36 seniors at Jurupa Valley High School have completed it so far. The FAFSA application takes less than an hour to complete and only requires the student’s GPA and their parents’ tax forms for 2012. Students who apply for FAFSA can get... Read more »
Jurupa Valley High School Gets a Fresh New Look
Daniela Ramirez, Staff Reporter
February 20, 2013
Students might have noticed the crews on campus power washing the walls and painting the doors and trim of the school. Jurupa Valley High School is getting a facelift for 2013. Leonard Fisher, assistant principal, said “the school has recently been painted to give the school a fresh new view, and the... Read more »
Tapsfield to retire this year
Melissa Pantoja, Sports Editor
February 19, 2013
Mr. Mervin Tapsfield will be retiring from Jurupa Valley High School at the end of the 2012-2013 school year. Tapsfield has worked within the Jurupa Unified School District for 40 years, teaching every grade from first through 12th. He has worked at JVHS for 23 years as a U.S. History and Government... Read more »
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