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“The International Baccalaureate® aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect,” the IB mission statement reads. So far, so good. What can go wrong with “inquiring, knowledgeable and caring” students working towards bettering and creating a more inclusive…
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A new district policy to dissolve district maintenance departments at the high schools was presented at the last school board meeting. The proposal will be voted on at the June 5 meeting. This move would align the high school maintenance process with the middle and elementary school. “(This system) works on the middle school…
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We are taught to praise those that commit acts of civil disobedience: Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Henry David Thoreau. But when students at our school and around the country emulate this lauded behavior, the public eye turns into a glare. Civil disobedience, as defined by Merriam Webster, is “the refusal to obey governmental…
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After years of mistreating teachers, the government has the audacity to be surprised when they demand better conditions. If we expect our student body to receive a quality education, the government needs to take a moment, evaluate itself and realize that doing the bare minimum does absolutely nothing to fix problems. There is a…
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Thousand Oaks resident Parisa Siddiqui, 29, was shot and killed by ex-husband Kevin Crane, 33, in Paper Source, a store in the outdoor portion of the Oaks Mall. Crane then turned the gun on himself in an attempted suicide. As of Sunday, March 18, Crane was in critical condition due to injuries sustained from…
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Students and community members came together on Feb. 23 for the annual Dance for Hope performance, held by the Interact Club. The dancers performed everything from traditional African dances to Zumba to tap. This year, the concert had increased significance as the dance was dedicated to the memory of English teacher Sandra Rayl. To…
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Sports evade my understanding. I will never be able to fully comprehend the allure of watching other people play a sport or the dedication some people have toward their teams, be it football, basketball, soccer, or any other sport. But, the Olympics are my one exception to this. There is just something so poetic…
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I think it goes without saying that when you makes plans with somebody, you are expected to actually be there. This idea either evades the understanding of or is simply disregarded by so-called “flaky” friends. “Flaky” friends do not show up to plans and send mixed signals about their investment in the friendship. Whether…
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Drawing by Nidhi Satyagal This cartoon needs a caption – by you! Each month, the Prowler will present a new cartoon on our website where you can submit your most clever caption ideas. The winning caption will be presented in the following issue of the Panther Prowler. Any person of any age is welcome…