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A short while ago, I was sitting with a group of friends, having a conversation – a very loud and very passionate conversation – about which presidential candidates actually have a shot at winning. There was, of course, shouting, snide remarks, and everything that devours the progression of ideas. But the real problem with…
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Recently, art teachers announced that three student pieces will be pulled from the annual NPHS art show because of explicit content, which includes implied nudity and obscene language. After entering a piece that featured a presumably naked person holding a large sign that read “no hunting without permission”, Sabrina English, senior, was denied her…
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Over the course of the next few years, students may witness significant, but not drastic changes to the school population. The school enrollment rate is projected to drop by about 50 students to a total of 2475 students. In the near future, the administration expects this number to continue decreasing rapidly to 2000. “I…
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At the sixth annual Dance for Hope event on Mar. 6, students performed ballet, hula, hip-hop, traditional Chinese dance, and more to raise money for the American Cancer Society. The multicultural dance benefit concert concluded the end of International Week with a variety of dances from around the world. Joining NPHS students were members…
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Virginia Plain*, junior, had sex when she was 13 years old. By Shreya Chattopadhyay, Kellie Levine, & Raevyn Walker, with contributions from Tazaieen Sayeda Edit (3/4/15): Read our open letter to the community regarding this article and the associated pictures here. “If I had a chance, I’d change things,” Plain said. “I (now) have a bigger view of…
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When President Barack Obama first announced his plan to federally fund community college, “reducing the price to free” as he said in his last State of the Union address, the idea sounded like a fairytale finally coming true. After taking a step back, it is evident that although this dream will require a large…
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Mural, new turf, and pool deck vandalized On the night of Monday, Nov. 10, the football field and pool deck were vandalized with obscene symbols and statements. The vandals also defecated on the field. “It was bad and disgusting, they wrote symbols all over our field,” Jaden Allen, sophomore, said. Allen saw the field…
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Which came first, the successful football team or the abundance of school spirit? As with all great questions, no one can be certain, but the football team experienced a bit of both during Rivalry Week, the week leading up to their game played against Thousand Oaks. Rivalry Week has been a tradition since 1971.…
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Clairvoyance: ten years of spirit sensing Taryn Schweissinger, junior, claims that she can tell where there is a spirit around her. “It’s hard to explain, but it’s a sense that you would know is real,” she says. According to Schweissinger, some people in her family also have the same ability to experience the presence…
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“There is so much detail,” said Bruce Stanton, director of Reign of Terror, “that the average person would have to go through (the haunted house) ten times in order to capture the detail of all that is there.” The Reign of Terror spans over 70 rooms and can take up to 45 minutes to…