Irvington Hosts First Ever CMEA Festival, Scores Well
May 5, 2012 • Karthik Mayilvahanan
Filed under Irvington News, News, Uncategorized
Wind ensemble’s unanimous superior leads the way in successful festival. On April 28th and 29th, Irvington invited bands from around the east bay to participate in the California Music Educators Association Festival. Irvington’s Wind Ensemble scored unanimous superior, Symphonic Band scored superior,... Read more »
Taste of China
May 5, 2012 • Hannah Chen
Filed under Irvington News, News, Top Stories
In the works: 2013 spring break trip to China for students Plans are coming together for a 2013 world languages trip to China, open to all students regardless of whether they are taking a foreign language or not, according to Chinese and math teacher Mrs. Vila. The trip, coordinated by Mrs. Vila and... Read more »
Fremont stabbing, Newark High School Student Found Dead
May 2, 2012 • Melanie Doherty
Filed under Local News, News, Top Stories, Uncategorized
A party ending with a horrible fate for football star, Osana Futi On Saturday night, April 28th, at 11:19 pm Fremont Police were dispatched to a house party near Yellowstone Park and Hyde Park drives for multiple reports of shots fired and possible stabbing. When police arrived to the scene they found... Read more »
Seniors Host Second Ultimate Frisbee Tournament
May 2, 2012 • Brandon Lam
Filed under Irvington News, News, Sports, Top Stories
Frisbee Finale On April 21st, the Senior Class of 2012 hosted their second Ultimate Frisbee Tournament of the year. Seven teams participated in this double-elimination event at Warm Springs Community Center. The games started around 2:30 when it was around eighty degrees outside with only a slight breeze–... Read more »
Go BZRK
April 23, 2012 • Michelle Lang
Filed under Irvington News, News
Author Michael Grant visits Irvington High School On April 19, young adult novelist Michael Grant visited the Irvington High School library. He gave a presentation on his two newest books, BZRK and Fear. “In BZRK, I wanted to define ‘monster’ in a different way,” explained Grant. “I wanted... Read more »
Pottermore is Open!
April 23, 2012 • Sophia Chan
Filed under Entertainment, News, Technology, Top Stories, World News
The long-awaited Harry Potter interactive experience has finally arrived! For almost a year, Potterheads who didn’t get a beta account for Pottermore finally got their prayers answered with the official opening of Pottermore to the public on April 14. 2012. Even though the opening was supposed... Read more »
Multicultural Rally 2012
April 4, 2012 • Hannah Chen
Filed under Irvington News, News, Spring
Event brings IHS “Around the World in Forty-Five Minutes” 2012’s Multicultural Rally took off with a bang to the delight of spectators packed into the bleachers of the main auditorium on Monday, April 2nd. Emceeing the event was rally commissioner senior Way Chen, who centered his act around an... Read more »
IHS Choir Attend 2012 ACDA Women’s Festival
March 12, 2012 • Sophia Chan
Filed under Irvington News, News, Top Stories
Over 40 IHS Female Students Compete in Choral Competition On Saturday, February 26, 2012 IHS’s choir teacher, Mrs. Olson, brought 48 female Vikings to this year’s American Choir Directors Association (ACDA) Women’s Festival, an annual competition between the top ten choirs of Northern... Read more »
Irvington Students Place at Regional Speech and Debate Qualifier
March 12, 2012 • Aditya Kumar
Filed under Irvington News, News, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Kathleen Chen and Rohit Dilip qualify to state-level for Speech and Debate On March 3rd, 2012, hundreds of speakers gathered at the prestigious and competitive Speech State Qualifier held at James Logan High School. This year, the Irvington Speech and Debate team sent 8 competitors to the event, 7... Read more »
Irvington DECA State Competition
March 12, 2012 • Japjot Bal
Filed under Irvington News, News
Irvington students shine at the California State Competition in Irvine. While Fremont slept, the Irvington High School horseshoe teemed with excited teenagers on the morning of Thursday, February 23rd, 2012 at 5 am. Fifty-eight students and four adults soon embarked on an eight-hour ride to Irvine for... Read more »
