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Businesses begin to reopen
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As COVID-19 cases have decreased locally, Ventura County has moved into the red tier, meaning that businesses and other operations can open under strict regulations. Indoor dining is now allowed for restaurants, and other services can begin to allow members inside. Snapper Jack’s Taco Shack is just one of the businesses that has started…
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School board adopts school choice policy
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At the Oct. 20 meeting, the CVUSD board voted unanimously to adopt the revamped school choice policy for the 2021-22 school year. Of the four presented, option one was selected with some slight modifications. The plan follows a three-tier system. The first tier continues preschool, sibling and employee priority, meaning if the applicant was…
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High school reopening delayed until January
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On Oct. 22, the CVUSD Board of Education voted to approve an amended school reopening plan that would delay the beginning of the blended education model for high school until Jan. 19. The motion passed four to one with an honorary vote from student trustee Addie Craig. Trustees Betsy Connolly, Cindy Goldberg, Bill Gorback,…
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PTV overcomes remote learning challenges
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In a class seemingly dependent on access to a studio, PTV has had to completely change their production process. Jack Bernard, sophomore, has been a member of PTV for two years. He believes that distanced learning has completely changed the way that the crew functions. “Production has definitely been different. I don’t know if…
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Baseball swings back into season
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Baseball has always fascinated people, whether it has been through major victories or pop culture icons like Babe Ruth. But now what has been called America’s pastime has joined the legions of things that have been changed due to COVID-19. Griffin Campero, junior, is a member of NPHS baseball. Like other sports, the team…
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Speech and Debate argues to the top
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From podium stands to home desk chairs, the Speech and Debate team brings their A-game online. Debaters at the school have excelled in their first tournaments of the year, scoring high and even undefeated across numerous events as their new season starts. Adi Chattopadhyay, sophomore, has been on the debate team for two years…
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A new game is “Among Us”
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Shhhhh! One imposter is among us. As a crewmate, your job is to complete tasks and avoid becoming a casualty. The imposter, disguised as a crewmate, is aboard your spaceship, and all of you need to finish your tasks to save the mission before they find and kill you. Someone is brutally murdered (stabbed,…
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We need to look beyond the bubble
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It is not uncommon for students that live in Dos Vientos (DV) to be labeled as “the rich kids,” since we all come from a secluded community on the top of Borchard. The moment we go down Borchard hill, the pseudo-bubble created by our gentrification, which has inadvertently changed our entire lives, becomes visible.…
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Siblings teach each other
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As Pamela Dugdale once said, “siblings are the people we practice on, the people who teach us about fairness and cooperation and kindness and caring – quite often the hard way.” The strangest relationship two or more people can share is the bond of siblings. All older, younger and middle brothers and sisters know…
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The Supreme Court should not have political affiliations
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Today in American politics, there is a heavy emphasis on our two-party system. While parties were originally intended to bring together those with similar ideologies, those political leanings are irrelevant in the judicial branch, which the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is a part of. “The Court is charged with ensuring the…