Author: Kate Foultz

  • The Next Chapter

    NP ideals: Students bring nobility, potential, humanity and scholarship to nation’s top service academies For applicants, choosing a future at one of the five Federal Service Academies is a unique choice to make, and although the select few students who decide to follow this path are free from tuition induced debt, they must serve…

  • Face to face: Removing the mask of bullying

    “It was one of those things where playful teasing slowly developed into more psychological abuse and it eventually developed to the point where it got physical,” Jeancarlo Yela, junior, said, describing his past experiences with bullying in elementary school. “I would end up getting beaten almost every day; they would say, ‘Oh if you…

  • Musing on the meaningless meaning of “love“

    “I love you.”   Oh how our society has destroyed this phrase. I have no problem with people saying they love each other, but please save it for the right time and the right person. So often today I see people texting their “significant” other “I love you” after roughly two weeks of dating.…

  • Uber shaken by dangerous drivers

    In Kalamazoo Michigan, Jason Brian Dalton, 45, picked up several passengers in his car. He drove erratically, ran multiple red lights, swerved on the road, and refused to stop to let the passengers out, forcing them to jump out of the car for their safety. Later that day, Dalton switched cars, and drove around…

  • Clarke brothers swing into senior year

    For twins Zach and Chris Clarke, seniors, it was clear at a very young age they had found their niche on the baseball diamond.   “We played football and then basketball for a year or two, and then after that it was basically just baseball,” Zach said. After roughly twelve years playing baseball, the…

  • Getting ahead by staying back

    In the pursuit of an athletic scholarship and illustrious professional sports career, many kids are being held back in school. Nowadays, parents who believe they are raising the next Kobe Bryant or Jerry Rice decide to hold back their kids in school so they will have an advantage in sports, competing with kids a…

  • Stud Pageant brings big win for Key Club

    From behind the curtains, fifteen NPHS boys anxiously awaited their entrance onto the stage, where they would showcase their talents and studliness in competition for the title of best stud at Newbury Park High School. Though junior Anthony Cancasci would eventually claim that honor, the biggest winner in last Friday’s Stud Pageant may have…

  • That’s the way the cookie crumbles: Girls scouts commit to cookies and community service

    Going to the grocery story in January, it is hard to miss the groups of Girl Scouts outside eager to sell their boxes of cookies. However, Girl Scouts do much more than just sell cookies. Rebecca Gabra, sophomore, has been a Girl Scout for ten years, starting as a Daisy and working her way…

  • Signing up for the future

    For the few future collegiate athletes across the country, Feb. 3rd was not an ordinary Wednesday. It was National Signing Day, a day of relief and relaxation, as after the long recruitment process high school athletes are officially committed to their schools. Ashley Kolosky, senior, is a soccer player committed to the University of…

  • Hoverboards pose health and financal concerns

    Marty McFly would be proud of the new gadget that has made the transition from a movie made in the 80’s about the future, to reality as a legitimate form of transportation.   At a price ranging from $300 to $600, the hoverboard is significantly more expensive than your average scooter. “Riding them is…