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Preparations have already begun for this year's Sol 2 Sol car show. Sunburst reporter Ernest Jones IV (pictured_ speaks with Del Oro Assistant Principal of Instruction Chris Dutton to find out more about this year's show, which will be in the quad on Nov. 15.
Prepping for a Bigger, Better Car Show
Ernest Jones IV, Joshua Long, and Aaron Esquivel September 18, 2025

Head varsity football coach Pete Hernandez was interviewed during Friday's broadcast.
Suns Shine “In The Huddle”
Emely Zavala, Online Editor • September 5, 2025

When it comes to high school athletics, being the featured campus on the Kern High Network’s, In The Huddle program is regarded as a big deal....

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In February, Del Oro students participated in a walkout and marched to downtown Bakersfield to protest immigration raids in Kern County.
Fear Shouldn’t Silence a Community
Maria Salazar, Opinion Editor • September 8, 2025

A few months ago, trips to Los Angeles meant visits to family, going to Los callejones in downtown L.A., and feeling the strongest sense of community...

(L to R) Suns volleyball players Valerie Vargas, Danna Arellano, Nayomi Mosqueda, Emery Martinez, Lynneah Garza and Viviana Vasquez celebrate after the team beat Golden Valley, 3-0, at home on Wednesday. It was the volleyball team's first win since moving up to varsity play three seasons ago.
Volleyball Captures First-Ever Varsity Victory
Ernest Jones IV, Staff Writer • October 10, 2025

It finally happened. As sophomore outside hitter Lynneah Garza swatted the ball over the net, her Del Oro teammates on the sideline watched with...

Dareon Sterling (right) and Adrian Gracian celebrate after a touchdown during Friday's win over Santa Maria.
Suns Scorch Saints, 44-3
From Staff Reports September 6, 2025

After a controversial loss at Taft High last week, the Del Oro varsity football team opened its season at home Friday evening with a convincing...

For the second Tiny Classroom Concert, the Del Oro Jazz band performed a pair of Duke Ellington tunes in Room 603.
Tiny Classroom Concerts: Del Oro Jazz Band
From Staff Reports October 13, 2025

For our second Tiny Classroom Concert, we invited the Suns jazz band to perform a pair of tunes in Room 603. They did not disappoint. Check out...

Sunburst Editor-in-Chief Estefany Cano offers suggestions on the best way to spend $20 at the Kern County Fair.
Enjoying the Kern County Fair on a Budget
Estefany Cano, Editor-in-Chief • September 26, 2025

You're a high school student. You want to go to the Kern County Fair this weekend with your friends. You have no job and no car, but you have...

Del Oro's Mariachi group, Rayos de Oro, performed in Room 603 as part of the initial Rising Suns Weekly Tiny Classroom Concert series.
Tiny Classroom Concerts: Rayos de Oro
Merelin Morales, News Editor • September 14, 2025

Monday marks the start of Hispanic Heritage month. For our first Tiny Classroom Concert, we selected Del Oro's Mariachi band, Rayos de Oro, to...

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Sophomore Khloe Soto (center) was among more than 500 high school and middle school cheerleaders who took the field at halftime during UCLA’s home game against Minnesota on Oct. 12.
No Time to Rest for Band, Cheer
Alisson Gonzalez, Staff Writer • December 26, 2024

Del Oro’s marching band, color guard and cheer team have had an eventful semester that would make other schools envious. On Dec. 7, the...

Rayannah Ward (center) leads the way to front of the stage during Friday's Sunchella.
Scenes From Sunchella
From Staff Reports May 26, 2024

It was the best of times. It was also a bit windy at times. But wind didn't damper the fun for the Suns at Sunchella, the annual year-end...

Senior cheerleader Vanessa Hurtado was honored during the Suns' Oct. 10 home game against Golden Valley, the school where she spent her freshman year.
Sunburst Spotlight On: Vanessa Hurtado
Jayden Zepeda and Estefany Cano October 19, 2024

For our initial Sunburst Spotlight interview, we talk to senior Vanessa Hurtado. She's a captain for the cheer team and former ASB and FFA president....

During Friday's Senior Sunrise, cheerleader Zitlalis Vela was held up by teammates Jason Jimenez, Yuridia Muro (right) and junior Jaritza Frias.
Sunrise for the Class of ’26
From Staff Reports September 28, 2025

The Class of 2026 is the first to spend all four of its years at Del Oro. Friday was Senior Sunrise, and The Sunburst’s staff was on the football...

Del Oro’s Activities Director Desmond Ramey (foreground) reminds the members of the Class of 2025 to smile during their Senior Sunrise group shot on Sept. 20, 2024. There were plenty of reasons to smile this school year for the first-ever graduating class of Suns, whether it was from a senior-specific event like Grad Bash or a final trip to the campus library.
Seniors, Signing Off
From Staff Reports June 1, 2025

They may have spent their freshman years as Bears, Bulldogs, Lions or Spartans, but for the past three years the members of Del Oro’s Class...

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