Author: Rahul D’Souza

  • Boys’ soccer scores another championship

    Last year, the soccer team took home the Marmonte League Championship with an outstanding record of 9-0-1. This year, they have kept up that momentum, winning yet another championship, this time with a record of 7-0-1 and a ranking of 64 in the state.   The team lost quite a few seniors, with their…

  • AirPods are not that good

    Ever hear someone walk into a room and scream, “It smells like broke in here!” They were probably wearing AirPods. If you didn’t hear them, you were probably wearing AirPods too. The newest fad of 2019 is Apple’s $159 wireless AirPods. Before Christmas, mainly mediocre basketball players and rich kids who wanted other kids…

  • New Spider Man movie exceeds expectations

    Thwip! Thwip! Thwip! The familiar sounds of our favorite web swinger made it to the big screen yet again, and fans are not disappointed by the latest installment. Out of all the Spiderman films, “Spiderman: Into the Spider Verse” may top the list. The film follows the story of young Miles Morales, voiced by…

  • NPHS students visit ABC Studios

    The NPHS Panther TV staff and Broadcast class visited the ABC7 studio in Burbank, California two weeks ago, on Dec. 6. They received a tour of the facilities and learned about the broadcast news industry. After waiting in the lobby, the group was led into the main common room where they were able to…

  • Today’s children’s shows suck

    YBefore 2010, Disney Channel, Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon were dropping some heat on their channels: “Tom and Jerry”, “Drake and Josh”, “Kim Possible” and “Danny Phantom”. Shows like these shaped our futures, from revealing subtle truths about life to giving us a few extra jokes to laugh at during school. Recently, the quality of…

  • Football fan rallys the team

    The crowd cheers in the stands, as the Newbury Park football team begins their next game, yet one dedicated fan offers his encouragement from right along the sidelines of the endzone. Daniel Valdez, freshman, has been a number one fan of his brother, Joel Valdez, senior and player on the football team, for a…

  • Boys’ Water Polo preps for CIF

    Boys’ Water Polo made the playoffs last year after a long drought. This year, the team has their sights set on another playoff run and even a splash at the championship. Being almost two-thirds of the way through the season, the team is in full swing, currently holding a 14-3 record, but are still…

  • Nike launches new ad campaign

    Protesting racial injustice and police brutality, Colin Kaepernick, former quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, knelt during the National Anthem on Aug. 14, 2016 at the beginning of the first game of the season. On Sept. 4, Nike released a commercial celebrating their 30th Anniversary of their Just Do It campaign, with Kaepernick as…

  • Technology could take over the world

    Technology rules society. Almost everyone is walking around with either an iPhone or an Android in their pocket, many of whom also use a Google Home system, and even more of whom use Amazon for most of their orders. The four most valuable companies in the world are all technology based. Apple, number one…

  • Course Pathways provide real experiences

    On campus, you can find some students cooking food to perfection, separating strands of DNA or producing the video segment, “Focus On NP.” These are all useful skills for specific occupations that students acquire through Career Pathway courses. Career Pathways courses are also known as Career and Technical Education courses (CTEs) show students how…