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The rhythmic dribbling of the basketball and the squeaking of basketball shoes echo throughout the gym, both teams fighting relentlessly to acquire the sweet taste of victory. The Borchard All American game commenced on May 26 in the Newbury Park Adventist Academy gym. The players faced off in a four-on-four basketball game and the…
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Among the millions of high school students who wait patiently for their fate, the question lingers in a student’s brain: will she attend the school she has been dreaming of, that she worked so hard to look good for? After what seems like an eternity, the results are released. Her hopes are shattered when…
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Valentine’s Day — stereotypically, the most romantic day of the year. Although this holiday is meant to celebrate the genuine love people have for each other, the pressure is on for couples to flaunt their romantic gestures. The common question we get is “What are you going to do for Valentine’s Day?” It’s not…
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Holding item after item, the question lingers: Does this item “spark joy”? Some make the cut, but others do not. Joy-inducing items are kept while the others are sent off with a “thank you.” “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo,” an original Netflix show, is currently blowing up as it changes the way the masses…
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“Girl Power” is only powerful if ALL girls stick together. When girls criticize each other, subtly or overtly, behind each other’s backs or to their face, it weakens our cause altogether. When guys have a problem with one another, they hash it out and get over it pretty quickly. In my experience, women are…
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Newbury Park’s power outage on Jan. 11 caused first and second period teachers at the high school to alter their agenda. The first power outage started between 7 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. and lasted roughly ten minutes before the power came back on. Despite this, the internet still was not functioning and the school…
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Students in the Los Angeles Unified School District are told not to attend school — but not because it is a holiday or due to extreme weather conditions. All of the teachers are absent. LAUSD teachers began their strike on Jan. 14 to protest large class sizes, the lack of staff and inadequate salaries.…
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Wicked, a prequel performance to the Wizard of Oz, has been riveting audiences at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre for 15 years, and I was blessed with the opportunity to see the play for the third time on Dec. 13. With catchy songs, witty lines, top notch stage design and a stunningly talented cast, it…
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Despite the “nice people high school” reputation we have, I know of a handful of students who have resorted to physical violence to settle a conflict. It makes me cringe whenever I hear someone say, “Wanna go? Borchard, after school.” Most of the time people are joking, but a fight broke out a couple…
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It is not just a game. As he looks down from the battle bus, he sees a world of virtual anarchy. Ready for battle, he descends toward Tomato Temple with the press of a button. Kyle Agnello, junior, has mastered the game of Fortnite with over a thousand victories. Fortnite is a video game…