Author: Clare Wang

  • I have to meet my future self

    In typical procrastinator fashion, 40 minutes passed between me opening this Google doc and me writing the first word. The funny thing is it never feels that long…so either I’m moving much slower than the speed of light or I just really want to avoid doing the inevitable. Some say time flies when you’re…

  • Students debut original clothing designs on campus

    Cutting fabric and creating magic. Sketching designs and sewing hemlines. Marketing clothes and monitoring shows. From the first inspiration to the final product, some students have dedicated themselves to the oftentimes tedious process of making clothing. Designers discover their interest in fashion in many different forms. When he returned to his childhood home in…

  • Is getting ahead in school worth it?

    Addressing the issue   SAT. ACT.  AP. IB. While these abbreviations sound foreign to those outside school, what they mean for the future of the students is of utmost priority in an increasingly more competitive academic environment. Newbury Park High School is unique compared to other schools in the district as it offers the…

  • Marching Band prepares for upcoming season

    Tick. Tick. Tick. The steady cadence of the metronome conducts all the musicians in marching band as they practice to perfect their performance. Precision and sharp, on time transitions between formations is essential, but only comes with hours of dedication and a close bond between bandmates. Marching band practices four times a week for…

  • Hate Crimes

    A shock in the night   A vacant football field rests silently on campus as the students indulge in their seasonal, summer celebrations. Suddenly, a roar emerges from the campus PA. Rhetoric from an older time flows onto the football field, flooding the school and the nearby residential areas with a coarse, saline solution…

  • The Most Memorable Night, Continued

    Movies all night (and morning), endless food and candy, chances to win prizes ranging from gift cards to a car- all this and more continued the most memorable night of the year at After-prom. The Parent Faculty Association, or PFA, organizes After-prom with the primary coordinators being Lisa Rodgers and Vanise Terry, in conjunction…

  • Girls of STUNT flip their way to success

    The sun beams on the girls as they run through their routine, every move perfected.  There is no room for error. Optimism and excitement electrify the air. The team exchanges glances, knowing that everyone is here to win. This new and growing all-girl, varsity sport called STUNT is a form of competitive cheer and…

  • Musical Panthers Find Harmony at Colburn

    The crowd waits silently in the darkness with anticipation, expectations rising. From the stage, it looks like a still, black mass, only just moving to applaud, with occasional camera flashes from anxious parents. Suddenly, a concerto breaks out and the crowd cannot help but become enchanted by the melody, gently swaying in their seats…

  • Forbes honors the young and successful

    The notion that wisdom comes with age often holds true, but that is not to say that youth cannot also possess it. Forbes magazine’s annual “30 Under 30” program perfectly embodies this idea. Each year, the magazine selects 30 people under the age of 30 in 20 categories to honor as the most deserving…

  • The mesentary reclassified as the 79th organ

    People know Leonardo Da Vinci as a painter whose most famous piece of work is “Mona Lisa.” A lesser-known fact is that he was also greatly fascinated by the human body and spent years studying anatomy. Da Vinci’s sketches reveal one of the earliest depictions of the mesentery as a continuous structure, which supports…