20-21 Issues

  • “The Map of Tiny Perfect Things” hits home

    “The Map of Tiny Perfect Things” hits home

    With inspiration from the trope created in the 1993 film “Groundhog Day,” the newly released Amazon Prime movie “The Map of Tiny Perfect Things” takes the concept of an individual experiencing the same day over and over again with the rest of the world unaware and provides an interesting twist by placing two teenage…

  • Colin Sahlman breaks national record

    Colin Sahlman breaks national record

    Running two miles in under 10 minutes seems superhuman to most people. But for Colin Sahlman, junior, it is just another walk in the park. At 8:47, Sahlman broke the fastest 3200m in the country for the 2020-2021 season on Feb. 27. With the restrictions that California has set in stone, having meets locally…

  • Boys volleyball spikes into their season

    Boys volleyball spikes into their season

    Boys volleyball, despite the pushed back season, is in full swing. Anyone who was interested in playing the sport was welcomed back into the gym during the week of March 15. Practices will look close to normal, despite the fact that players will be required to wear masks while in the gym and get…

  • Football fires it up on the field

    Football fires it up on the field

    Football fans are excited for the return of the Saturday night lights of NPHS football, which began March 20. After the first games on March 20, junior varsity went against Bishop Garcia Diego High School and varsity went against TOHS, with a crowd and cheerleaders. “It was really fun and nice to be back…

  • NPHS soccer returns to balling out

    NPHS soccer returns to balling out

    As Ventura County enters the red tier, soccer has begun having games with other schools again. NPHS girls soccer had their first league game of the year against Oaks Christian on March 19, where NPHS lost zero to one. Both girls and boys soccer teams will have weekly games from now on as they…

  • Affordable housing is not the end of Thousand Oaks

    Affordable housing is not the end of Thousand Oaks

    Proposals to build affordable housing in Thousand Oaks have frequently been met with staunch criticism from community members who claim the projects will harm the community in one way or another. Not only is this untrue, but Thousand Oaks needs to face the rising costs of living in California and create even more affordable…

  • Virtual Paper – Issue 7

    Virtual Paper – Issue 7

    Click the following link to access our virtual paper for Issue 7: https://issuu.com/nphspantherprowler/docs/issue7final

  • Students foster art skills

    Students foster art skills

    Whether it be through participating in classes at school or as a hobby on the side, Newbury Park High School students find ways to demonstrate their creativity across a variety of mediums. For some, COVID-19 has placed limits on the ability to gather for their craft, but artists across campus have adapted to the…

  • NPHS Dance Team rocks first in-person competition

    NPHS Dance Team rocks first in-person competition

    The NPHS Dance Team spent the past year practicing and engaging in virtual events and were lucky enough to compete in their first in-person dance competition on Feb. 20 against West Coast Elite Dance and Aspire Dance Studio. The competition was held in Westlake and several groups from NPHS received awards for their performances,…

  • NPHS Mock Trial serves in semis

    NPHS Mock Trial serves in semis

    Complete with virtual backgrounds and business attire, both Mock Trial teams succeeded in making it to the top eight. After a week-long competition against 26 schools in Ventura County, the Panther team placed sixth and the Gold team placed fifth on March 1. Students put in long hours and late nights in preparation for…