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ELL students deserve more attention
10 percent of the CVUSD student population, according to the district website, is comprised of English Language Learners (ELL students), many of whom benefit from additional support to be successful in the English-driven curriculum and academic environment. While these efforts have proven to be beneficial, there is so much that can be done in…
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Young voters should use their voice
The California Presidential Primary Election is on Mar. 3. While most high school students are too young to vote in this election, a handful are 18 years old and can vote. According to the United States government, only 12.83 percent of eligible voters ranging from the age of 18 to 25 years old have…
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Work with students to refine policy
As of Jan. 21, 2020, NPHS school administration has implemented a new bathroom policy: only one student can be in the restroom at a time during class, small pink slips must be written for every student who uses the bathroom and only the D building bathrooms will be open during class time. It restricts…
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NPHS falls behind on inclusiveness
This past week, schools throughout CVUSD started celebrating Inclusive Schools week, a federal celebration that acknowledges and teaches inclusiveness and appreciation amongst our students. Inclusive Schools Network, the sponsor, states on their website: “Inclusive Schools Week has celebrated the progress that schools have made in providing a supportive and quality education to an increasingly…
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An open letter to the community:
November 7. A date burned into the minds of everyone in Thousand Oaks. When the shooting ended, the lives of 12 innocent victims were taken, many more people were injured and the community was reeling. Over night, we were plunged into chaos and confusion. As the news spread, the only words to describe the…
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Guess this teacher!
Guess who this issue’s featured teacher is! Here are the five clues: 1. They lift weights five times a week. 2. They love to relax on beaches in Hawaii. 3. They love to teach Lord of the Flies for its lessons on human nature. 4. They graduated from CSU Northridge. 5. They have a…
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Student voices are meant to be heard
In the past four years, something interesting has happened to journalism. News has become more sensationalized, facts have become optional and the political spectrum has become more polarized than ever. It’s becoming harder to discern fact from fiction, causing confusion amongst the public. Conejo Valley is not immune to these trends. Our school board…
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Can’t hear the students over the bells
There are a lot of changes coming to the NPHS bell schedule next year, and student input and awareness has been lacking. To start, there will no longer be late start days, which will be replaced with minimum days. A lot of people have different opinions on this, but a majority of the people…
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UACT needs to negotiate a better deal for teachers
For the past year, the teacher union Unified Association of Conejo Teachers (UACT) and the Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) have been negotiating about salary, caseload, health insurance, etc. However, the tentative agreement does not sufficiently meet the needs of our teachers. Teachers have not been getting paid enough, and this new tentative…
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Leave us alone, Westboro Baptists
The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) is coming to town. The easiest way to summarize the WBC is simply by attempting to visit their website under the CVUSD firewall. Type in “Westboro Baptist Church” and click the first link you see — the organization’s official homepage. The site, which you will notice has the url…