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Severns, a school counselor, is retiring after 25 years of being on staff. Severns worked as a math teacher at Thousand Oaks High School before switching over to NPHS in 1997 to work as part of the original counselor staff. In addition to being a counselor for the school for so many years, he…
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The Prowler wins a Pacemaker On April 18, the National Scholastic Press Association of America (NSPA) awarded the Panther Prowler an Online Pacemaker Award, largely considered the highest honor in online student journalism. Co-Editor-in-Chief Grace O’Toole, senior, traveled to Denver, Colorado to enter the publication and website in the National High School Journalism Convention.…
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Every year in May, National Honor Society plans, coordinates, and collaborates with the Special Education program to put on the Special Olympics. In creating this event, both the club and the program plan to achieve two goals: to provide and increase students’ participation in exercise and to bring awareness to the community that students…
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“What’s your passion?” This is the ultimate question of high school. Students face it when they contemplate which college to apply to or what career to pursue. It’s also passion that guides students to choose art history over physics, or tech theater over mock trial. However, with increasingly selective admission rates at elite colleges…
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At the beginning of this school year, the administration asked the Video Production class to shine light on campus clubs and programs. The class created “Focus on Newbury Park”, a new weekly TV segment that airs on Thursdays. As of now, they have nearly 30 complete “focuses” waiting to air on Panther TV. However,…
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A handful of teachers have decided to let their razors rust this No-shave November in order to raise awareness for men’s health issues, especially prostate and testicular cancer. Students can donate money to keep their favorite teacher’s beard growing, and all money collected will go towards the Movember foundation to fund cancer research. As…
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The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) was on campus from Nov. 16-19 to visit classrooms as well as meet with students, parents, and staff members. As one of six regional accrediting associations, WASC evaluates more than 4,500 high schools to determine if they are “trustworthy institutions of learning,” according to its website.…
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Clairvoyance: ten years of spirit sensing Taryn Schweissinger, junior, claims that she can tell where there is a spirit around her. “It’s hard to explain, but it’s a sense that you would know is real,” she says. According to Schweissinger, some people in her family also have the same ability to experience the presence…
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This year, the City of Thousand Oaks celebrates its 50 year birthday by hosting the largest parade in Thousand Oaks history since 1964, when the city was founded. For many years, the annual parade was part of Conejo Valley Days, but the tradition was discontinued recently. Students from Color Guard, Band, Varsity Cheer, and…
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“There is so much detail,” said Bruce Stanton, director of Reign of Terror, “that the average person would have to go through (the haunted house) ten times in order to capture the detail of all that is there.” The Reign of Terror spans over 70 rooms and can take up to 45 minutes to…