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A new game is “Among Us”
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Shhhhh! One imposter is among us. As a crewmate, your job is to complete tasks and avoid becoming a casualty. The imposter, disguised as a crewmate, is aboard your spaceship, and all of you need to finish your tasks to save the mission before they find and kill you. Someone is brutally murdered (stabbed,…
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Trump lied, people died
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It is no secret that the United States has failed in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The challenges surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic have not been unique to the United States, but our response has. The actions of our country and federal government have been in blatant ignorance of the advice of scientists and…
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District adopts the Learning Continuity Plan
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The 2020-2021 CVUSD Learning Continuity Plan (LCP), was adopted by the school board on Sept. 29, following an hour and eleven minute board meeting. The LCP is an in-depth plan that describes the district’s direction, goals, actions, services and expenditures in order to support students through the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to combat concerns…
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Do not defund the USPS
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On Aug 13, Pres. Donald Trump announced that he would deliberately block federal funding of the United States Postal Service (USPS) in an effort to suppress voters by discouraging the mail-in ballot. Also known as absentee ballots, this system is essential to democratic integrity, especially in the midst of a pandemic. However, Trump has…
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Cole Kessler crushes cycling record
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Cole Kessler, rising senior, biked just over the equivalent of Mount Everest in 9 hours and 59 minutes on July 18, the 28th fastest time in the world amongst cyclists of all ages and genders. His time is the fastest 18U (under 18) mark in the US, and the second-fastest 18U in the world. …
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Meet the 2020 School Board Candidates
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Despite these new circumstances regarding the coronavirus, democracy goes on. In this year’s election for School Board, CVUSD has adopted a new by-trustee area election system with two positions up for election, Trustee Area No. One (in yellow on the map) and Trustee Area No. Five (in purple on the map). The incumbent of…
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Shadi Ghafari stays true to traditions during Ramadan
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Shadi Ghafari, sophomore, has been keeping consistent with his social, family, and religious traditions throughout his experience in quarantine. Ramadan is currently underway, and the ways in which Muslims are experiencing this holy month has changed drastically. “We are going to have to find new ways of being together,” Ghafari said. “Our Friday prayers…
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Jackson Rice adapts to self isolation
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The second semester of the penultimate senior year of high school is traditionally about celebrating the upcoming completion of high school, with activities ranging from prom to simple social gatherings among friends. All of that has changed due to COVID-19, and a new announcement has closed all California schools for the remainder of the…
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There is no such thing as Trump’s “Chinese Virus”
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On Thursday, March 19, President Donald Trump referred to the coronavirus, medically classified as COVID-19, as the “China virus” for the first time of many. Despite facing major backlash from the Asian American community for his blatant xenophobia, Trump has continually defended the usage of this term, encouraging stigmatizing and racially targeted verbal abuse…
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Shortened tennis season dampens Nathan Juan’s vibe
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COVID-19 closures have affected almost every aspect of our daily lives. High school is not an exception, and neither are the programs that are run through NPHS, like sports. Nathan Juan, senior, is a varsity tennis team player impacted by the crisis. As a spring sport, the tennis season ended far earlier than it…