Fountain Valley High School

Fountain Valley High School has won a $63,000 technology grant from the state Department of Education. The money will be used to buy new equipment, such as computers, and for teacher training. The project that won the award involves making "changes in our curriculum and the way we deliver instruction to students," Assistant Principal Carol Osbrink said. She said that a specific goal will be to link the teaching of English and social studies using computers and other technology.

A Fountain Valley High School student has been charged with threatening teachers with bodily harm if they issued failing grades, police and school officials said Thursday. The alleged threats -- sent by e-mail to at least three teachers -- were frightening at first glance but were deemed "ludicrous" as the investigation progressed, said Fountain Valley Police Det. Mike Parsons. Nevertheless, the teachers were relieved to know that a suspect had been identified, he said.

Fountain Valley High School vocal choir and singing students will open their 1994-95 concert season Oct. 26 with "Waterworks," a performance inspired by poetry alluding to the Earth's rivers, lakes, seas and their effect on people. Their performance will be at 7:30 p.m. at Huntington Beach High School Auditorium, 1905 Main St., Huntington Beach. Pre-sale tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and senior citizens.

An object originally thought to be a bomb that was found in a high school locker room Friday turned out to be a harmless piece of metal pipe, police said Monday. Sgt. Kevin Thomas, spokesman for Fountain Valley police, said he initially told reporters that the object was an explosive device based on information from members of the Orange County Sheriff's Department bomb squad, who responded to the scare at Fountain Valley High School.

A pipe bomb was discovered and dismantled Friday afternoon in the gymnasium of Fountain Valley High School, authorities said. Police and fire squads responded to reports of a small fire in the boys' locker room at the school shortly after 3:30 p.m., said police Sgt. Kevin Thomas. Firefighters opened a smoking locker and found two small fires and a metal pipe with a cap on one end, Thomas said. It appears that the fires were intended to ignite the apparent pipe bomb, he said.

About 85% of Fountain Valley High School's 3,400 students boycotted classes Tuesday in support of teachers involved in a bitter contract dispute with the local high school district. Final estimates of absentee students ranged from 80%, according to Huntington Beach Union High School District administrators, to 90%, according to some teachers.

Police were looking Thursday for the man who stabbed a 17-year-old Fountain Valley High School student during a fight on the grounds. School administrators called police to the campus about 2 p.m. Wednesday after the senior boy was assaulted just outside the administration building. Officers arrested four adults, aged 19 to 22, who had been involved in the fight, said Sgt. Darryl Nance. The suspect apparently had fled.

The Henigans wince when called the perfect family, and who could blame them? It's a lot of pressure to both embody and shatter the stereotype. The four kids are attractive high achievers, the parents involved and doting. Dad Mike is the Fountain Valley High School athletic director. Mom Adrienne was a homemaker who became a college career specialist at the high school as her chicks left the nest.

The Fountain Valley High School Foundation will offer practice tests for the SAT-I, SAT-II and PSAT on Sept. 25 at Fountain Valley High School, 17816 Bushard St. Information: (714) 964-9834.

A pipe bomb was discovered and dismantled Friday afternoon in the gymnasium of Fountain Valley High School, authorities said. Police and fire squads responded to reports of a small fire in the boys' locker room at the school shortly after 3:30 p.m., said police Sgt. Kevin Thomas. Firefighters opened a smoking locker and found two small fires and a metal pipe with a cap on one end, Thomas said. It appears that the fires were intended to ignite the apparent pipe bomb, he said.

The Southland cross-country season began in earnest this weekend, giving runners a chance to measure the results of their summer training. Most ran hundreds of miles since school ended in June. A few traveled much farther. Crystal Reed, a junior at Fountain Valley, surpassed the 1,000-mile mark late last month, averaging more than 100 miles a week. She wasn't alone in piling up the miles. Teammate Danielle Dabney, a senior, amassed nearly 1,000 miles during the 13-week period from June 1 to Aug.

The Fountain Valley boys' soccer team continued to get help from unexpected places Wednesday when junior Jonathan Yanez came off the bench to score his first two goals this season in a 2-0 upset victory over second-ranked Anaheim Esperanza in a Sunset League opener. Before that, seniors Towa Manda and Kevin Gerard had helped the Barons (12-1-1) to a surprising No.

Students banned from their senior class yearbook photo for wearing religious T-shirts that conveyed a group message will not be allowed to retake the picture, Huntington Beach Union High School District trustees decided Tuesday. The board also voted against revising the district dress code to allow students to communicate religious beliefs, through wearing clothing or jewelry in a group message, in a way that would not disrupt the classroom environment.

Re "Editorial Missed Point on School Photo Flap," letter, Nov. 23: I am sincerely trying to understand the letter from Jeremy Jung from Buena Park. Jung seems to say that if members of the Brothers and Sisters of Christ club at Fountain Valley High School are not permitted to pose in a class photo, side by side, wearing T-shirts spelling out a Christian message, then we may find ourselves faced with a group of Muslim students demanding to be photographed side by side in T-shirts saying "Allahu Akbar" (God Is Great)

Re "Students Strike Selfish Pose," Editorial, Nov. 15: One can be forgiven, after reading your editorial on the lawsuit filed by members of the Brothers and Sisters in Christ club at Fountain Valley High School, for thinking that The Times has a bit of an anti-Christian attitude. The editorial describes the club's members pejoratively, likening them to a "thwarted 2-year-old" and characterizing them as "seething" because they were not "given their way." The club members' and their parents' reaction to the school's refusal to let certain members pose for the class picture as they wanted -- in the front, standing side by side so that their T-shirts spelled out Christian messages is called a "snit."

Alex Lopez is as devoted to his Fountain Valley high school as he is to Christianity, and the chance to meld the two for posterity seemed a perfect way to cap off his senior year. So he and a dozen friends lined up in the front row during a senior class yearbook photo session with their T-shirts spelling out "Jesus is the way" and "Jesus {heart} U," with a cross on each side.

Fountain Valley was viewed as a good barometer for the South Coast League race this season. The Barons opened the season against San Clemente and Mission Viejo, teams that are expected to contend for the South Coast League title this season. But the Barons proved again Saturday night that they are more than a good gauge for another league's race, as they rushed for 306 yards in a 28-7 upset of San Clemente at Huntington Beach High. The victory over the Tritons, ranked No.