Author: Emily Augustine

  • College Prep kids can keep their cool

    As an Honors student…Wow, I already sound like a snob. I am constantly surrounded by endlessly devoted students in my classes, who all have a bright future ahead of them, but it was not until I enrolled in a College Prep class that I saw the dark side of Honors. In the eyes of…

  • 26 Years Changes Teachings

    Driver’s Ed was taught in high school. Panthers had six classes a day. 1992 is proof that a lot can change in 26 years. On the front page of the school newspaper, the 1992 Prowler publicized the possibility of having a block schedule with 90 minute class periods, which is what we have now.…

  • NPHS Celebrates its 50th Birthday

    Past, current and future Panther students and staff filled the quad on May 5 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of NPHS. The campus was completely decked out with black and yellow streamers, balloons and posters, displaying the relentless school spirit that has existed for five decades. Carmen Armstrong, a former administrator, has fond memories…

  • Students look to DACA’s looming future

    The DACA dream A little girl dreamed of becoming a Marine. She dreamed of showing the world that a girl could defend people in need. She dreamed of defending a country she was not even a citizen of, and because of her status as an illegal immigrant, her dream was shattered. Anarely Santana, senior,…

  • Caption Contest #7: Feb. 23, 2018

    Drawing by Emily Augustine This cartoon needs a caption – by you! Each month, the Prowler will present a new cartoon on our website where you can submit your most clever caption ideas. The winning caption will be presented in the following issue of the Panther Prowler. Any person of any age is welcome to…

  • Team managers work hard for their teams

    While the players and coaches of sports teams are working hard, there is another person behind the scenes making it easier to be successful. Konur Markrud, Sadhuni Jayaratna and Jack Dexter, sophomores, are team managers for various sports. As team managers, they handle maintenance of the court or field, the equipment, and the scoreboard,…

  • Stormi could face hate for the name

    Kylie Jenner gave birth to her first child, a baby girl, on Feb. 1. She was rumored to have chosen the name Posie for her new baby, short for Mariposa, but Jenner’s Instagram later revealed that her real name would be Stormi Webster Jenner. It is so typical for one of the Jenners to…

  • Plans to build new softball fields on NPHS campus underway

    After school, Zoe Estoppey, senior, rushes out of class and begins to speed walk to Borchard Park. It is the only way she will be on time to softball practice. Borchard Park allows the school softball team to use their softball field only right after school during the week. The lack of a softball…