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Jenna Naumann strives for service
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It’s easy to lose motivation while being locked up in our homes, but Jenna Naumann, sophomore, is determined to stay active and help out those in need. “I am going to make the most of my time at home by continuing to serve our community by making masks and by trying to learn new…
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Grace Chen adjusts to life home from college
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Nobody is left unaffected during a crisis, but the abrupt switch to online school for students has presented a difficult challenge. This uncertain time has left many students wondering how the remainder of the school year and beyond will go, including Grace Chen, a freshman at Vanderbilt University. Chen had just returned to school…
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Drama performs Mystery Dinner Theater
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The drama department recently put on one of their most beloved performances, Mystery Dinner Theater, in the cafeteria. An audience-interactive murder mystery performance, it is put on while guests are served dinner. Variety acts are performed in between scenes and during meals, and the night is topped off with waiters serving the audience throughout…
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Robotics club gears up for competition
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Machinery, physics, coding, and a team here at NPHS all work together to create high functioning robots. Robotics club meets every day after school and some Saturdays, preparing and building an advanced robot for their big competition every year. The team receives a challenge each January at the end of winter break from the…
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Tea Time with Kenneth Kremer
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Kenneth Kremer, senior, is a beloved member of choir and theatre, a hard worker with charisma and a kind spirit. I got the opportunity to chat with Kremer over a cup of tea. What’s your favorite color? “It changes all the time, but right now it’s orange.” What is your favorite part about coming…
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Making the cut – College Edition
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The impact of education Let’s play a game. In a short 1,460 days, you must become captain of a sports team, president of eight clubs and take every AP and IB class on campus, all while getting straight A’s and a perfect score on the SAT. That’s just the beginning. Get ready to spend…
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Flaherty’s fencers fight for fun
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Every Wednesday and Thursday after school, the members of the fencing interest group come together to dress in much-needed safety gear and report to the balcony between the B and C building, where they can be seen taking on each other in duels in a sport that is more than 700 years old. Sean…
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New bathroom policy enforced
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Newbury Park High School has enforced a new and stricter bathroom policy that went into effect Jan. 21, 2020. The new policy requires students to pick up a pink paper slip that records the student’s time in and out of the classroom. Additionally, a teacher’s signature is needed, as well as the signature of…