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Acacia Magnet School’s food drive celebrates MLK day
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With boxes lining the wall, the Girl Scouts of Acacia Magnet School prepared for their upcoming food drive, dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. On Jan. 15, 50 crates of food ranging from mac & cheese to ramen cups were filled to the brim, ready for their donation to Adelante. Adelante’s mission is to…
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“A Curse for True Love” brings a bittersweet ending
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Since that fateful day of Aug. 23, I have often found myself overwhelmed with enormous loads of homework, tennis practices and volunteer hours and have been desperately in need of a break. Luckily, I have found this sweet release in the one hour every night when I make myself put down the flashcards and…
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Celebrating Halloween in boo-bury Park
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Universal studios Horror Nights In an effort to continue cleverly marketing off of human beings’s incessant obsession and joy with being scared, Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights, takes advantage of the warm October nights and turns the amusement park into a cohesive, exciting and thrilling seven hours each night. As someone who enjoys…
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New “Percy Jackson” novel sparks nostalgia
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Throughout a vast portion of my childhood, I was knee-deep in a Greek Mythology phase. I read books, watched movies and listened to podcasts. This ancient world of magic fascinated me, and “Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians” only exacerbated this interest. Much of my elementary and middle school years were spent obsessing…
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Book banning damages students
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“Charlotte’s Web,” “Animal Farm,” “The Giver,” “The Outsiders” and “Harry Potter,” are all books that have made enormous impacts on my life. Their messages have molded me into the person that I am today. They have taught me friendship. They have taught me tragedy. They have changed my perspective on the world around me.…
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Threat of gun violence looms over community
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Across the United States of America, there is one issue that appears on the radio, in newspaper headlines and is broadcasted amongst news channels over and over. The impact on citizens of all ages, particularly children, in every state, is always outstanding, and over the past few decades, the frequency at which incidents of…
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Ukrainian refugees adjust to life in Thousand Oaks
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**Quotes from Yuliia Kurta have been translated by Danila Paskevic On Feb. 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. As of May 2023, about 125,000 Ukranians have suffered casualties, and another 8.2 million citizens have been forced to flee, leaving everything behind to seek shelter in another country. Although this tragedy may seem a world away,…
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Many students are on board with surfing
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Just a half an hour drive from the beach, many students think of crashing waves and the hot sun blazing down. Whether it is for competitions or simply recreational, Students at NPHS are thankful for the many lessons and memories they have gained through their time in the ocean. Cassandra Wallop, senior, has found…
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Hockey players bar down on the ice
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The puck flies from one player to another as they weave in and out of their competitors, and a crack echoes through the arena as the stick hits the puck, sailing straight past the goalie into the net. Although Newbury Park is not accustomed to ice, many NPHS athletes are. From local rinks in…
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Boys’ golf swings towards their goals
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The boys’ golf team stands together, watching their teammate send the ball soaring into the hole, and listening to spectators’ applause ring across the course. Since the season’s start, everyone on the team has been working to improve their technique, as well as mentality, so that come playoffs they can reach their ultimate goal…