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Revising Valentine’s Day Expectations
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In third grade, I spent hours meticulously creating personalized valentines for each person in my class. I made paper dolls and cut out hearts and bits of lace to attach to my cards, only to receive corny store bought cards from my class mates with messages like “You rock my world” and “You have…
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La Reina closes its doors after 60 years
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La Reina High School and Middle School, the private all-girls Catholic school in Thousand Oaks, announced on Jan. 24 that it will close this June. The announcement was made by President Anthony Guevara to alumnae and current families attending the school, which was founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame and has resided in…
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Dedicate MLK day to service of the community
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Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights hero who bravely fought for equality and died trying to achieve freedom. Every third Monday in January, we celebrate this civil rights hero with a national holiday, a day off work and school, to honor his memory but this day can be so much more than…
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Dancers perform an uplifting winter dance concert
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Newbury Park High School’s various dance classes and competitive dance team showcased a blend of emotional, contemplative, and energetic performances at their annual Winter Dance Concert, entitled “Affirmations”. Cameo Carolan, Dance Program Director and Competitive Dance Team Advisor, felt when deciding the theme that winter performances often gravitate toward Christmas, despite the many different…
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NPHS Baseball spreads holiday cheer
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Spirited baseball players’ voices and festive music punctuated the crisp December evening. The air was filled with the aroma of fresh pine and spruce trees and the strings of colored lights gave off a soft glow. This was the atmosphere of the NPHS baseball team’s tree lot two weeks before Christmas. Hoping to raise…
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Measure I funds opportunities for students
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Summary Measure I is a bond measure that was voted on in 2014, providing the Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) with $197,000,000. The purpose of the money is “providing safe, well-maintained classrooms, repairing/replacing electrical, plumbing, and roofing systems, as well as repairing, constructing, acquiring, and equipping sites/facilities, and improving safety/security,” as stated by…
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Filmmakers unite and bond through CVAFNP
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Script writers, photographers, actors and other groups of students interested in all facets of the film industry gather together to produce student films in NPHS’s Conejo Valley Association of Filmmakers (CVAFNP). This highschool chapter was founded this fall by Parker Bohl, senior and short film enthusiast, as a way to connect students with the…
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Daylight savings should be discontinued
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I remember waking up one Sunday morning when I was seven or eight years old, and going to wake up my parents. I walked down the hall to their bedroom to find that the clock read 6:00am. My mom awoke and groggily told me to go back to sleep, that was daylight savings time,…
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Water polo focuses on regrowth
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Though this water polo season was very different that the season prior, Newbury Park High School’s boys water polo team maintains its sense of community. The team graduated 15 seniors last year and are currently working toward rebuilding their program and training their newer players. Chet Hardy, the head coach of Newbury Park water…
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Plans for Newbury Park’s first Dunkin Donuts
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America’s largest coffee and doughnuts franchise, Dunkin Donuts, will be joining Taco Bell, Exer Urgent Care, the Waffle Experience and Sports Clips in the Conejo Gateway plaza at the corner of Wendy drive and Old Conejo road with plans to open in 2024.This breakfast chain restaurant began small, with one cafe originally named Open…