Author: Caroline Nese

  • Bumblebee Club creates a holiday buzz in the community

    Bumblebee Club creates a holiday buzz in the community

    Every other Monday at lunch in room B33, members of the Bumblebee Club can be found brainstorming ways to raise funds for pediatric cancer patients and their families, or simply ways to put smiles on their faces. The Bumblebee Club, started this year at NPHS, aims to support The Bumblebee Foundation. Established by Heather…

  • NPHS fall sports teams near the season’s finish line

    Whether they are wielding a tennis racket, running through windy trails or scoring a touchdown, student athletes on Newbury Park High School’s campus have worked hard alongside their teammates and coaches during this fall sports season. Teams fought hard within their respective leagues, and some advanced to CIF tournaments. While success cannot be quantified…

  • “Newsies” seize the day

    “Newsies” seize the day

    Overview: “Newsies,” originally written by Harvey Fierstein, was brought to life by director Marilyn Strange, aided by the student actors, technicians, choreographers and booster parents. This year’s production transported the audience to the streets of New York at the turn of the 19th century, as an exciting dance-packed musical telling the story of newsboys…

  • NPHS cheer team flies through the season

    NPHS cheer team flies through the season

    Under the bright stadium lights, while kicking, jumping and making perfect basket tosses, the varsity cheer squad aims to perfect their skills and leave the crowd feeling more hyped up than ever before. Coached by Bre Gonzales and Leila Jones, the cheer team prepares routines to perform at football and basketball games in the…

  • The youth vote is necessary for change

    The youth vote is necessary for change

    As Nov. 5 draws closer and closer, tension and anticipation are felt across the nation by voters young and old. From the age of 18, citizens in the United States are able to vote in local, state and federal elections. Though only a minimal portion of high schoolers are able to vote in the…

  • NPHS film photographers capture student life

    NPHS film photographers capture student life

    As their camera flashes, a film photographer cannot simply click a button and look at the photos they have just taken or hope to take infinitely more. The process of capturing film photos is an involved one, in which the photographer has only 24 chances to get their shot and cannot see their result…

  • Generation Alpha is unwilling to read

    Generation Alpha is unwilling to read

    When I think back to my childhood, some of my fondest memories involve reading. Whether I remember calm afternoons spent at the Barnes and Noble café or going to “Read to a Dog” events at the library with my mom, I can recall the immense joy I felt over all things reading and writing.…

  • “Puffs” cast and crew bewitches audience

    “Puffs” cast and crew bewitches audience

    Although most people assume that a “certain school of magic and magic” is located in Scotland, there is an alternate location for this school. The Hillcrest Center for the Arts and the cast of “Puffs” brought to life a fantastical journey over seven years, produced by the organization TRANScend Youth. The stage play, “Puffs,”…

  • Generation Alpha is unwilling to read

    Generation Alpha is unwilling to read

    When I think back to my childhood, some of my fondest memories involve reading. Whether I remember calm afternoons spent at the Barnes and Noble café or going to “Read to a Dog” events at the library with my mom, I can recall the immense joy I felt over all things reading and writing.…

  • School board candidates discuss areas of concern

    School board candidates discuss areas of concern

    In the interest of preserving space, the candidates’ responses have been shortened. To view the full transcript and video, visit www.pantherprowler.org. All photos taken by Isabelle Cipriano/Prowler Introduction On Monday, Sept. 9 at 5:15 p.m. in the journalism room at Newbury Park High School, the student journalists from the Panther Prowler, the Westlake Wire…