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Evaluating grading policies across campus
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Introduction: Newbury Park High School is home to a diverse collection of students, classes, and teachers. With various courses available, each requires a different method of assessing a student’s learning of the subject. Teachers and policies also differ from classroom to classroom, and all have their own norms. There are many different grading systems…
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Dance department shines throughout the winter concert
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The Newbury Park High School dance team, intermediate dance, beginning dance, and other local dance studios came together to put on a series of original performances starting Thursday, Dec. 6, and continued through Saturday, Dec. 7. The dance concert included many student-choreographed dances and performances from Thrive Dance Studio, Aspire Dance Studio and Bobbie’s…
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Holiday spirit inspires NPHS clubs to give back
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Bells are jingling, lights are twinkling and wrapping paper is crinkling: it is the season of giving. After a weekend of shopping Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, presents are starting to be wrapped and readied for the upcoming holidays. People begin a period of reflection, gratitude and connection with loved ones as the…
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Thanksgiving is overshadowed by Black Friday
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They start coming in the mail just after Halloween, slowly at first, but then more and more. Flyers, brochures, catalogs, a testament to our consumer society, leading up to the one manufactured holiday to rule them all: Black Friday. Sale-induced chaos breaks out nationwide at malls each year, as people scramble to purchase their…
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NPHS cheer team flies through the season
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Under the bright stadium lights, while kicking, jumping and making perfect basket tosses, the varsity cheer squad aims to perfect their skills and leave the crowd feeling more hyped up than ever before. Coached by Bre Gonzales and Leila Jones, the cheer team prepares routines to perform at football and basketball games in the…
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The youth vote is necessary for change
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As Nov. 5 draws closer and closer, tension and anticipation are felt across the nation by voters young and old. From the age of 18, citizens in the United States are able to vote in local, state and federal elections. Though only a minimal portion of high schoolers are able to vote in the…
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Thousand Oaks residents discuss healthcare
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Introduction: According to the New York State Department of Health, many countries similar in development to the United States provide health coverage to almost 100 percent of their citizens. In contrast, the U.S.’ Medicare, or insurance for people aged 65 and older, and Medicaid, insurance for low income individuals, together insure 37.5 percent of…
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Together for mental health event emphasizes community
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On Monday, Oct. 7, hundreds of high school students throughout Conejo Valley gathered with coaches, teachers and parents, filling almost every seat in the orchestra section of the Kavli theater. They were not there for a performance, but rather for the second annual Together for Mental Health event, hosted by the Meyer and Shulze…
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School shooting leaves community looking for answers
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On Sept. 4, the deadliest school shooting in Georgia history took place at Apalachee High School in Winder. Four people were killed: two teachers and two freshmen students. Nine others, including eight students and one teacher, were injured in the shooting, all of whom are expected to recover. The suspect, 14-year-old Colt Gray, was…
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San Bernardino fire decimates mountains
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On Sept. 5, the Line Fire started in San Bernardino County on Baseline Road and Aplin St., at its peak spanning over 39,000 acres and threatening the towns of Highland, Lake Arrowhead and Running Springs. The fire, whose suspected source is arson, threatened 65,600 structures within San Bernardino County, destroying one and damaging four. …