Articles by Victoria Juan
-
Spring sports : the competitions to begin
Swim Although Westlake High School has historically dominated the Marmonte League swim teams, this year’s NPHS team is looking forward to upsetting their throne after...
-
“Arrival” arrives as a stunning existential sci-fi masterpiece
Think of any typical science fiction film and images of aggressive extraterrestrials, militaristic flying spacecrafts and advanced laser guns immediately come to mind. This is...
-
Vegans: They are loud, they are proud
Imagine life without leather belts, juicy steaks, drugstore foundation and weekend trips to Seaworld. This may sound like a distant dream, but for vegans, it’s...
-
Health class revised to officially include LGBTQ+ curriculum
The health department and CVUSD School Board have begun the process of revising the health class curriculum in order to align with Assembly Bill No....
-
Create and Compete: Jazz bands take music to a new level of creativity
As the cymbals tap away consistently like the sound of quivering glass, saxophones, trombones and trumpets blare in syncopation with a rhythm of long-short notes....
-
Lies and Truths of High School
As young and naive children who watched Disney Channel and read Harry Potter, we dreamed about high school. We dreamed about tall swanky lockers that...
-
Wasteful runs in the concrete jungle: Why marathons don’t belong in the city
Downtown LA traffic. No other words even need to be spoken for this phrase to immediately conjure an image of a long, solid mass of...
-
Obama proposes Computer Science for All initiative
President Barack Obama has proposed a “CS For All” initiative to promote computer science in K-12 schools and in communities across the nation. In an...
-
Speech state qualifications hosted on campus
Newbury Park High School hosted the Tri-County Forensic League’s Individual State Events Qualifier on March 4-5. With 26 schools in attendance, this was the largest...
-
Conner awarded exemplary educator of California
Janet Conner, I.B. English teacher and Extended Essay coordinator, was awarded on Jan. 28 with the Exemplary I.B. Educator Award by the California Association of...