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Students take unconventional and conventional routes
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Hex Weak, senior, is planning on entering the National Bartending School in Thousand Oaks this fall. Weak is pursuing her interest in bartending and mixology, inspired by her brother. “It Started with my brother because once he turned 21 He got into different kinds of drinks, so I got curious about it. I started…
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Pickleball league thwacks it out of the court
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The Newbury Park High School Pickleball league is an unofficial competition run by students between upperclassmen where players compete in teams of two. 42 teams are competing for an overall prize pool of $420, which every team contributes to through their entree fee. The winners of the first round winner bracket will receive a…
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When creativity takes over the pen
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Prologue The small yet present writers of NPHS go above and beyond the writing required in their English classes. Talented script writers, poets and authors are among campus, changing the world one word at a time through their artistic insights. Writing outside the classroom is highly beneficial for creative expression. Books For many of…
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U.S. lawmakers push to ban TikTok
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On March 23, 2023, the CEO of TikTok, Shou Chew, testified before the House Committee for Energy and Commerce in a trial concerning the safety of the app TikTok. TikTok is owned by a company called Bytedance, which is owned by China. The main concern over the safety of TikTok is that under a…
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Track and field athletes launch to new personal records
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Jump! – Jack Tarascio, junior and hurdler on the team, aims to “finish 110 meter hurdles in 16 seconds and to hold my full sprint for 300 meter hurdles without running out of stamina,” Tarascio said. The hurdlers are hard at practice each day after school, hoping to improve their times. The hurdles are…
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Boys’ baseball bats towards CIF
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The NPHS baseball team is now in season, with an 8-4 overall record, and a 2-2 record in league games. The team hopes to continue their success in their upcoming games, with the goal of qualifying for CIF playoffs. With a more detailed approach to their game strategy this year, the team is confident…
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LAUSD workers strike for better pay
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From March 21 to March 23, over 30,000 Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) support workers went on strike after failing to make an agreement with the district. These workers include teacher’s aides, bus drivers, custodians, and cafeteria workers, all demanding better wages. Teachers joined in solidarity with the workers, after the local teacher’s…
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Dance for Hope raises an abun-dance of money
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The annual Dance for Hope, coordinated by the Interact Club took place Saturday, March 4, and featured performances by five different dance studios, including the “Sexy Brown Bollywood Brilliance,” a group of 20 Indian-American students mostly from Newbury Park High School. Tickets for the event sold out completely, with a few audience members standing…
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Girls’ beach volleyball sets up the season
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With the sun beating down on their heads, and the sand hot on the ground, the NPHS beach volleyball team walks onto the court, ready to secure a win. Ariadna Coll Bech, senior, acknowledges the team’s working to achieve their goals by practicing.“On Tuesdays, we do drills and conditioning, which includes running in the…
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California falls victim to mass shootings
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The first month of this new year is marked by unprecedented gun violence. The shootings of January killed 90 people across the U.S., twice as many as last year, including 26 in California, all in a span of one week. A shooting in the early morning of Jan. 16 in Goshen, California, left six…