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Most students might not think to include mountain biking in the list of spring sports offered on campus. But as a part of the Southern California High School Mountain Bike League, the mountain biking club competes in five league-wide competitions, and recently qualified for the state championship. After being founded two years ago, the…
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Members of the Dance Team jumped up and began crying tears of joy when the announcer shouted the much anticipated news that they had won the Overall Sweepstakes at USA Nationals. After a year of constant practices and numerous rehearsals, the family of 28 dancers reached their ultimate goal: receiving the highest national title.…
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The Prowler, Panther, and Gold teams competed against fellow schools in the Ventura County Mock Trial Competition from Feb. 23 to 26. The Gold team placed sixth overall, while Panther and Prowler team did not place in the top eight teams. Senior Jeremy Kane won an individual first place award for portraying the witness…
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Public speaking may be frightening to some, but for those in the Speech and Debate club, it is second nature. The club has grown to include around 30 students since it was founded in 2012. Those in the club can choose to participate in either speech or debate, with some opting to do both.…
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On Jan. 27, the App Club officially released an app called ‘Newbury Park High’ for Apple products. Junior Harsh Karia, president of the App Club, wanted to create the app in order to allow clubs to more easily communicate with their members and the student body as a whole. The goal of the app…
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Richard Kick, computer science and math teacher vs. Allison Nguyen, senior 1. Who created an average of one patent every 3 weeks of his life? Kick: Henry Ford Nguyen: … I don’t even know Answer: Thomas Edison Even though Henry Ford had a multitude of patents on automotive parts, it was nowhere near…
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Victory Gymnastics is living up to its name; it’s one of the highest ranked teams in California. Contributing to Victory’s success are Joe Dixon, sophomore, and Chris Osgood, freshman. “Chris and Joe are two of our highest level gymnasts,” said Howard Laguna, owner of Victory Gymnastics. The two competed at the State Championships and…
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1983: that’s the last time the freshman football team went undefeated until this year, when they finished an undefeated season with a 49-7 win against Thousand Oaks. “It’s always high anticipation playing Thousand Oaks, even if we won all our games before that, since they are our school rivals,” said Kevin Koenig, head freshman…
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With over 232 million users, Twitter has emerged as a popular social networking site for teens to talk about what they just ate, when they last pooped on the field, or to let the world know when it’s raining. However, with the increased reach of such technology, Twitter has begun to appeal to a…
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Nori Parvin, former Girls’ Varsity basketball coach and current Girls’ Varsity golf coach, has won 535 games during her 36 years of coaching. On Oct. 23, Parvin was inducted into the CIF Hall of Fame for her dedication and overall coaching excellence in basketball. “Coach Parvin was a Physical Education coach and the head basketball…