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Music Corner – Online Issue
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The end of 2020 saw two big, positive additions in music: 2020 Spotify Wrapped and a brand new documentary about the legendary band The Bee Gees. My 2020 Spotify Wrapped included some of my absolute favorite songs; “Superstar” by The Carpenters, “Not My Baby” by Alvvays and “Age of Innocence” by The Smashing Pumpkins…
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Ventura County Fairgrounds light up the night
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Although some classic Christmas activities like ice skating and holiday parties didn’t get to happen this year, CBF Productions, a California festival production company, held a new, COVID-19 friendly event for the holidays. From Nov. 22 until Jan. 2, the same company that began the “Concerts in Your Car” events started a drive through…
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The stories of the future will take place in 2020
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Many things happened this year that might blow what is to come in the rest of the decade out of the water. We had a lockdown for months to fight a new virus that has created the most widespread pandemic since the Spanish flu in the early 20th century. There was a presidential election…
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“Selena: The Series” illustrates the story of Tejano legend
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The new Netflix series, “Selena: The Series” allows watchers a peek into the intimate details of the life of late Tejano music star, Selena Quintanilla. Selena was led by her ‘no nonsense’ father who helped her go from a young ambitious girl to a powerful and successful young woman. The series opens in 1978…
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Warner Bros plans to release major movies on HBO Max
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Last month, Warner Bros decided to make a deal with the streaming service HBO Max and release their whole 2021 movie slate on HBO Max alongside their theater release. This deal includes 17 movies, along with big budget movies “Matrix 4” and “Dune.” This decision came to be after the studio decided to release…
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Melvin Pralgo retires From NPHS
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After 37 years of teaching, Melvin Pralgo is retiring from NPHS. He taught for 12 years in the New York City Spanish Harlem and 25 years in NPHS. After retiring, he hopes to move to Atlanta to pursue the entertainment career he had before he started teaching in the 1980s. “My plans after retiring…
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Tea Time with Richard Kick
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Richard Kick works as a statistics and computer science teacher at NPHS. I had the chance to sit down with him to learn more about his job and what he likes to do in his free time. Why did you decide to become a teacher? “When I was in ninth grade I was asked…
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Cross country members break pre-COVID records
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On Dec. 5, a group of cross country runners from NPHS competed in a five kilometer (3.1 miles) race in Phoenix, Arizona. This race was one of the limited races that members of the cross country team were able to compete in, as most of the other races were cancelled due to COVID-19. The…
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NPHS Choir kicks into season with some holiday cheer
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On Dec. 17 and 18, the NPHS Choir department hosted a virtual concert showcasing their different levels of choir and several soloists singing various holiday tunes. Sofia Ochoa, senior, is a member of the chamber singers and the concert choir. The set up for this concert was definitely different from the past. “We would…
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“A Secret Love” documents the hardships of LGBTQ+ couples
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Released on Netflix earlier this year, “A Secret Love” tells the story of Terry Donahue and Pat Henschel, an elderly lesbian couple that had been together for 70 years but kept their relationship a secret from their families until 2009. Donahue and Henschel met in their early 20s in Saskatchewan, Canada during the 1940s…