The Battle of Blacow Concludes
November 7, 2011 • Albert Chin
Filed under Fall, Sports, Top Stories
Kennedy takes charge of Blacow Road On November 4th, 2011, Irvington High School’s football team duked it out one final time with Kennedy High School’s for their final game of the year. The final score came out to be 34 to 20, with Kennedy High School as the victor. Throughout the entire... Read more »
Santa Cruz and Foothill Band Review
November 4, 2011 • Albert Chin
Filed under Fall, Sports, Top Stories
Viking marching band dominates at Santa Cruz and Foothill On October 21st, the Irvington High School marching band and wind ensemble attended the Foothill Band Review. The wind ensemble and marching band both placed 2nd in their respective divisions, only beaten by Fairfield High School. Despite the... Read more »
Captain Interview- Volleyball Jinny Yan
October 13, 2011 • Chandni Patel
Filed under Fall, Sports
An interview with one of the Varsity Volleyball captains The co-captains of the Lady Vikings Varsity volleyball team are Jinny Yan and Ashley Torres. This week we talked to Jinny about her experience as a team captain. The Voice: “What are the things you do to train other than practice?” Jinny: “I... Read more »
Captain Interview – Marching Band Aaron Brown
October 11, 2011 • Albert Chin
Filed under Fall, Sports
Parade Drum Major Aaron Brown gives a brief overview of the Viking marching band Q. What are you doing to train the marching band? A. “At most practices, the marching band does stretching and running for a warm-up and then moves on to marching fundamentals to practice step size and glide step technique.... Read more »
Tidbits on a Water Polo Captain
October 11, 2011 • Hannah Chen
Filed under Fall, Sports, Student Spotlight
Co-captain Gabby Wu tells us what goes on in and outside the water When did you start playing water polo? A family friend introduced me to the sport when I was in fifth grade. How much time do you spend outside of school practicing? Not much. Do you do anything special to prepare your team before games?... Read more »
Triple Power: An Interview with the Girls’ XC Captains
October 11, 2011 • Kelsey Wong
Filed under Fall, Sports
Interview with the Irvington Girls’ Cross Country Captains, seniors Karina Paonessa, Julia Lin, and Celine Jeremiah Q: What do you do to train? Karina: We sometimes go to the course (Coyote Hills) to train, and I have soccer practice twice a week and games on Saturdays and Sundays. Julia: Other... Read more »
Queens of the Courts: Girls Tennis Captains Say
October 11, 2011 • Sandy Chen
Filed under Fall, Sports, Student Spotlight
Spotlight on Tanveer Malhi and Karina Uchiumi 1. What inspired you to play tennis? How long have you been playing? Tanveer: I became interested in tennis when I was younger because my Dad used to take My sister and I out to play on weekends, and I fell in love with the sport. I got my first racket in... Read more »
Captain Interview: Ernie Baung
October 9, 2011 • Karthik Mayilvahanan
Filed under Fall, Sports
I sat down with junior Ernie Baung, a captain and defensive leader on Irvington’s Varsity football team Q: How has football impacted your life? A:It’s taught me life lessons, and it has helped me bond with my teammates and create a sense of family on the team. Q: What do you do as a captain... Read more »
The Old Tradition: Pig Skin
October 7, 2011 • Kanika Priyadarshi
Filed under Entertainment, Fall, Irvington News, News, Sports
A Great Way to Spend Time with Your Family and Support Irvington Various different aromas of cooked meat filled the air in the courtyard on October 3, 2011, where Irvington’s all-famous Pigskin was held. IHS derived the event’s name, “Pigskin” from the material the first football was made of—pigskin.... Read more »
Victory Breakfast: Cereal with a side of Rebels
September 15, 2011 • Melanie Doherty
Filed under Fall, Irvington News, News, Sports
Volleyball comes out with a third win against San Lorenzo. On September 8, both JV and Varsity girls’ volleyball dominated San Lorenzo. The JV game was a quick two matches, 25-6 and 25-17. During the first game JV got some powerful kills by Sophomores Samantha Navarro and Lauren Cooper, and Freshmen... Read more »
