Jacquelyn White, Public Information Officer
February 15, 2019
All TUHS seniors recently attended an assembly where counselor, Tammy Sutherland, and principal, Mary Alice Finn explained the schedule of upcoming activities for seniors. The graduation ceremony on June 5 will be the final culmination of the upcoming events. “All seniors were sent the ‘Road to Graduation’ packet via email” said Sutherland. Students should check that document for important dates and deadlines. The last day to pick up local scholarship packets was Feb. 8. The deadline...
Isabella Martinez, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
February 13, 2019
Feb. 13 is the first Hump Day Plump Day of the school year. Flacos Tacos, Jamba Juice, Ben & Jerry’s, and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts will be on campus. Don’t forget to bring money to support your Taft High clubs!
Jonah Armstrong, Chief Photographer
February 4, 2019
At the January 22 board meeting, the Board of Trustees were given a difficult topic on the agenda to consider that was met with some heavy concern, that topic being the combination of positions in the Library and Copy Room. This topic was explained by Cari Fivecoat, Senior Accounting Tech in the TUHS Business Office. She went into explaining how, over the past few weeks, SEIU has been working H.R. and administration on the combination of jobs., as Fivecoat said during the discussion, “... I think...
Michael Van Zee, Reporter
February 4, 2019
The graduating class of 2019, at a cost of $150, will be able to take one last trip together as a class to Disneyland for the Grad Nite celebration. This is a chance to end four years of hard work and dedication with a night of fun. Seniors may pay at the student store that is located on campus by the cafeteria. The private party for the graduates will be from 9 p.m.- 2 a.m., at Disneyland California Adventures. The permission slips and payments are due March 22 and there are only a few spots available,...
Michael Van Zee, Reporter
February 14, 2019
On February 2, Drumline, Winterguard, and Competition Cheer attended Stockdale High School to compete in the PPAACC contests. Waiting nervously, Competition Cheer prepared for their chance to perform. Due to their nervousness, they had multiple hiccups...
Isabella Martinez, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
January 15, 2019
Every year, the class officers decorate Christmas trees according to a theme they choose. This year, the freshman class took first place with their Veteran-themed tree; Second place was taken by the seniors, who decorated their tree with pictures of graduating...
Thalia Villanueva, Opinions and Editorials Editor
December 14, 2018
The Taft FFA Chapter decided to thank their community and students who took part in helping with the Kern County Fair successions. The FFA meeting started at 5:30 PM on Nov. 8 2018, Taft FFA Chapter President Andrew Parker opened...
Isabella Martinez, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
December 5, 2018
Garden Club is a fairly new club that was founded last February by Caroline Schoneweis who is also the advisor. Even though they only started in February of last school year, they were able to raise a lot of money by fundraising and plant sales. Garden...
Isabella Martinez, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
February 8, 2019
On January 12, The Westside Recreation and Parks District held their annual Star Banquet, which, “celebrates our athletes who strive to be a star.” The guest of honor...
Destanie Owens, Reporter
January 28, 2019
Kelly Morris is an English and Drama teacher at Taft High. This is her first year of teaching English and we asked her how it was going and she said: “It's going good; it...
Alo Maino, Reporter
January 15, 2019
On Dec. 14, 2018, the Taft High choir held their Christmas concert at the First Baptist Church. The conductor was the Taft High choir teacher, Aaron Mosley, with Trish Wise...
Mackenzie Miller, Reporter
January 15, 2019
Joshua Tofte is a graduate of Taft High; he grew up here in Taft then decided to go to CSUB for about 6 years and transferred to get his master's degree at National University....
Tiffani Satterfield brings her talent to Taft High
January 9, 2019
Tiffani Satterfield is a 28-year-old TV production teacher at Taft High; she is always on the...
Ramiro Gonzalez, Reporter
February 15, 2019
In the 21st century, cell phones play a huge role in everyone's day-to-day life. Most of the phone usage in the world ranges from (12-17) year olds, and almost everyone in...
Christopher Green, Opinions and Editorial Editor
February 13, 2019
Let’s focus on our work, studying, and school related papers for a bit. Or not? It seems there’s a misconception that school isn't about learning to students. School’s...
Jorge Castro, Assistant Sports Editor
February 15, 2019
The Taft Union varsity soccer team continues in playoffs after two very close games that resulted in losses. They played Wasco February 4 at home and lost 1-2 with Wasco scoring the winning goal in the very last couple of...
Mariah Nevarez, Editor-in-Cheif
February 14, 2019
The lady Wildcats made it to the playoffs seated 15th because of their overall league record of 8 and 4. Their first opponents where the McFarland Cougars who won league champions in their own league. The Wildcats went in...
Jeremiah Jeffries, Reporter
February 14, 2019
Taft boys basketball won a well fought game against Coalinga Wednesday, Feb. 13 for the first round of the playoffs. The first quarter was an even match with the score being 14-12 with Taft losing. The second quarter...
Jeremiah Jeffries, Reporter
February 12, 2019
On Wed., Feb. 12, the TUHS varsity boys basketball team will be competing in the first round of the playoffs against the Coalinga Horned Toads who have a solid record of 14-13. They will be playing at 7:00 p.m. at home. TUHS...
Jorge Castro, Assistant Sports Editor
February 12, 2019
The Taft High varsity soccer team is currently 3-5-1 in league after losing against Shafter, McFarland, and Chavez. The final scores were 0-2 against Shafter, 2-3 against McFarland, and 0-1 against Chavez. The team is improving...
Three cheers for the three SSL champions
February 7, 2019
For the first time in 29 years, the Taft Union High Schools varsity boys basketball team has won League. On Monday, Taft...
February 7, 2019
The Wildcats were on a winning streak for a while but, on Jan. 22, they had their first loss in a while to the Shafter Generals....
A win plus a loss for girls basketball
February 7, 2019
On Jan. 29, the Lady Wildcats had a sad loss against McFarland. The girls went into this game knowing that it was going to...