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Students take unconventional and conventional routes
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Hex Weak, senior, is planning on entering the National Bartending School in Thousand Oaks this fall. Weak is pursuing her interest in bartending and mixology, inspired by her brother. “It Started with my brother because once he turned 21 He got into different kinds of drinks, so I got curious about it. I started…
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Pickleball league thwacks it out of the court
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The Newbury Park High School Pickleball league is an unofficial competition run by students between upperclassmen where players compete in teams of two. 42 teams are competing for an overall prize pool of $420, which every team contributes to through their entree fee. The winners of the first round winner bracket will receive a…
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Student VS. Teacher
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1. Who hosted the first Soccer World Cup? Castillo: England Kick: Brazil A: Uruguay 0-0 These answers deserve to be on the bench. 2. How many wings does a flea have? Castillo: 2 Kick: 4 A: none 0-0 Their sense of confidence might be flea-ting 3. What gas makes up approximately 74 percent of…
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Man shot dead in Oxnard police involved shooting
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On Sunday, March 12, 60-year-old Adam Barcenas died in an officer-involved shooting in Oxnard. At around 6:00 a.m., officers were conducting a DUI investigation when Barcenas, who was not part of the investigation, advanced on the officers with a 5-foot-long steel bar. In a bodycam video released by the Oxnard Police Department, the attacker…
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NPHS Science Olympiad crushes the competition
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On March 11, the NPHS Science Olympiad club won first place at the regional tournament at UCSB, so they will be competing in the Southern California state tournament at the California Institute of Technology on April 8. Science Olympiad is a club that encompasses a wide field of sciences in competition. Science Olympiad is…
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Student Musician Showcase wows the audience
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On March 2, the second annual student musician showcase took place in the NPHS Performing Arts Center. Made up of Tri-M Music Honor Society students, IB Music students and student musicians across campus, this showcase donated $600 of their profits to the Harmony Project, which is a nonprofit, music education organization that provides free…
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Boys’ tennis slices into the new season
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As spring sports are coming into full swing, boys’ tennis is preparing themselves for the season ahead, through preparation in matches and practice. Their season begins in a few weeks, and with a new team, they are ready to start their season off with a bang. Richard Kick, head coach of the team, is…
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Nepal plane crash kills all 72 on board
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On Jan. 15, 2023, Yeti Airlines Flight 691, an ATR-72 regional plane, crashed just before landing at Pokhara, Nepal, resulting in the death of all 72 people on board, including 68 passengers and 4 crew members. The 27 minute flight was traveling from Kathmandu to Pokhara. This crash was the deadliest involving an ATR-72,…
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Tennis mixed doubles matches kick off
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Although girls’ and boys’ sports teams are often separated, the NPHS tennis teams come together for a friendly mixed doubles tournament every year. Mixed doubles is an opportunity for both teams to bond after the girls’ season ends and before the boys’ season starts. Players split up into pairs of one player from both…