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Millions of high school students struggle with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Facing the stress from school, extra curricular activities, and social pressures is hard enough, and dealing with ADHD or ADD just adds to the burden. These disorders detract from a student’s ability to function to their utmost…
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, dubbed Brangelina by the adoring public, are iconic, practically synonymous with modern Hollywood royalty. Their twelve-year relationship has been documented fervently by paparazzi and followed obsessively by fans. This glorification of celebrities and their relationships and the toxicity of the tabloid culture are an unhealthy obsession that speaks to…
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Along with the new year, new lockers have taken hold on the campus. Recently, the north side of the A and B buildings have been updated with new lockers. Students were excited for the new addition to the campus. The school’s previous principal, Mrs. Wong, did a donation drive for new lockers several years…
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18 Hour Theatre Festival offers an opportunity for both beginners and experienced directors, writers, and actors to participate in theatrical performances. The students write and perform original plays in the duration of 18 hours. The productions are completely student run and are open to anyone who wants to participate. Ayla Dvoretzky, junior, participated in…
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Last year’s Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC), now called California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP), scores have been released and for NPHS, are lower than ever before. So low in fact that Newbury Park High School did not place in the top 500 schools on Newsweek, published by the US College Board.…
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On September 2, the football team played their first home game of the season against Agoura, winning 62-21. The game started on a rough note with the team struggling due to small mistakes and penalties. The quarterback, Cameron Rising, junior, gave an analysis on how he thought the offense performed last week. “Well, I…
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The process of applying to college is possibly the most stressful point of any student’s life. For an athlete, it’s the time where they can finally see if the hours spent at practice, weekends given up for games and tournaments, and sleep lost to manage their school workload along with their sport were worth…
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Harry Potter. Possibly the most coveted and beloved book series of our time. The books are iconic, the characters even more so, and the fans are obsessive, looking for new Harry Potter material wherever they can get it. People were overjoyed that they would be getting an entire book as an epilogue to the…