Journalism, at Foothill Technology High School, is perennially a nationally recognized writing/multimedia publication program that consistently provides high quality content to its viewership. To this date, The Foothill Dragon Press has won numerous national awards from the National Scholastic Press Association and Columbia Scholastic Press Association. Our Journalism program is student organized through a leadership hierarchy and, more importantly, all of the content is created and controlled by our student journalists.

Yiu Hung Li, Journalism Adviser for the Dragon Press, is committed to adhering to an application process that is devoted to equal opportunity for all individuals in education. This is a multiphase vetting process that first involves looking a dynamic range of a student’s traits, and should the student move on to the second phase, an interview with students (the section editor and the Editor-in-chiefs) alongside Mr. Li. In this manner, student leaders of the program also have input towards the admittance of a new staffer/student.

Journalism at Foothill Technology is a highly competitive program that generally can only accept a portion of the applicants that wish to join. All final decisions for acceptance into the class will be made by Mr. Li

Process

Student applicants are fielded by the Journalism Adviser, Mr. Li, the section editor of the prospective student, and the current Editor-in-chiefs of the Dragon Press

• • Phase One — Students are fielded by ALL of these following criteria

    • Student’s overall grades

    • Input from the student’s current teachers at Foothill Tech

    • The written and/or multimedia portfolio of student’s application

    • The student’s skill set (e.g., writing, photography, videography, illustration)

    • Available spot on the roster (in the section the student applied to)

  • Phase Two — if students make it into Phase Two

    • Interview with Mr. Li, section editor, and the current Editor-in-Chiefs

      • This interview will be conducted in a professional manner

    • Student editors will have input on decision

    • All final decisions for acceptance into the class will be made by Mr. Li

    • Students will be informed personally or by email whether they make it into the program or not.

      • Also, there is a waiting list for those on the cusp. If you are on the waiting list, we will inform of positions when they become available. Typically, we will know by the end of Quarter 3

Equal Opportunity

The VUSD Governing Board is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education. District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from discrimination based on race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or genetic information; the perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. The Board shall promote programs which ensure that discriminatory practices are eliminated in all district activities. (BP 0410)