Features – The Oarsman

Hall Of Fame

December 5, 2019

Shia Wade Hall of Fame The Venice High Alumni Association held its third Annual Hall of Fame Induction ceremony Friday, Nov 1. The grand ceremony took place during Venice High School’s Homecoming game. Venice High has had several graduates that left the school and achieved honorable accomplishm...

Humans of Venice – LGBT Student Connor Lemus

August Bleiweiss, Opinion

December 4, 2019

CONNOR LEMUS LGBT students in Venice High school have a chance to speak up about their issues and who are supporting them. Connor Lemus is a freshman at Venice High school, who identifies as transgender. What struggles are you going through right now? Like my parents accepting me, and people using my preferred pronou...

Art Contest

Nick Tomlin

December 3, 2019

Art teacher Christopher Wright believes that a Venice student has the opportunity to win up to $800 in scholarship money through the national PTA Art Contest. “Last year we had a student make it to the state finals and this year I’m pushing a little harder so I think we’ll have a lot of talented entries,” ...

Homecoming Parade

December 3, 2019

This year’s Homecoming game and parade took place Nov. 1 and was possibly the last game to be played on t...

Gondos Dress to Impress at Homecoming

Charity Grant, Reporter

December 2, 2019

At this year’s Homecoming Dance Oct. 26, over 400 Gondos participated and came dressed for the occasi...

Presidential Candidates Pt.1

Alaina Fairley-Moore, Reporter

December 2, 2019

Though they may seem far away, the presidential elections are right around the corner, and this year, there have been more democratic candidates running for president than ever before. With that being said, it’s important to inform yourself about some of the candidates and what they stand for. As a part of an ongoing series,...

Question Man: Homecoming

Rita Gamboa, Reporter

November 7, 2019

The Homecoming Dance took place Oct. 26 from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Students from all grades got to spend time with friends or significant others to enjoy time with them. The Venice Oarsman asked students what their favorite part of homecoming dance was. Catherine Gallegos, Junior: “My favorite part was when they playe...

Planting for a cause

Kayla Leon, Reporter

November 7, 2019

Our earth is dying every minute and every second, and Venice’s World Language and Global Studies Magnet wants to do something about it. Students from the World Language magnet program are taking part in making a change. Since the start of the year, every geography class in this academy has come up with a pla...