23-24 Issue 8

  • America celebrates the 2024 total solar eclipse

    America celebrates the 2024 total solar eclipse

    An out of world experience. That was what people around the world were looking for when they stood still peering up into the sky on April 8, 2024. The total eclipse, a phenomenon that lasts only four minutes and 30 seconds, was what drew people from across the globe to certain areas in America…

  • Shangri-La Industries accuses COF of stealing

    Shangri-La Industries accuses COF of stealing

    After months of embezzlement litigation from the State of California, Shangri-La Industries have shifted their blame by filing a lawsuit against Cody Holmes, the company’s recently fired chief financial advisor. The lawsuit accuses Holmes of misappropriating part of the $117 million in state funds, which was supposed to go towards low-cost housing and services…

  • Car shows bring community together

    Car shows bring community together

    Cars have always been an important piece of history, dating back to their invention in …. to modern day race cars. These incredible machines are presented in car shows that allow cars to be shared both locally and globally. These shows influence people to express their interest in the automobile industry and share their…

  • Spring renews body and soul

    Spring renews body and soul

    Out in nature, spring is a time of birth. Animals take their first wobbly steps and plants blossom with brightly pigmented flowers. It has been regarded as a season of renewal since the ages of Greek mythology, when Persephone, goddess of spring, emerges from a long winter in the underworld. Spring is the season…

  • Boys golf goes clubbing at the par

    Boys golf goes clubbing at the par

    Golf is often viewed as an individual sport, overlooking the team aspect, however, the Newbury Park boys’ golf team has been embracing the group support, allowing them to be united, while still focusing on their own game. Joshua Kim, sophomore, has been playing golf for five years and has been on the NPHS golf…

  • Music Corner

    Music Corner

    After leaking his now well-known song, “Too Sweet,” on the social media app, TikTok, Hozier dropped his third studio album, “Unreal Unearth: Unheard” on March 22, 2024. The artist is known for his poetic lyrics and raw music that causes fans and listeners to feel a wave of emotions, good and bad. His latest…

  • Girls’ softball begins with a bang

    Girls’ softball begins with a bang

    At Newbury Park High School’s softball field, the record breaking girls’ team practices how to become better every day and improve their bond as a team. The field has been there through many seasons, triumphs and defeats, and the girls plan to play to their full potential through the end of the season. The…

  • Setting a beat in the 805-Music Scene

    Setting a beat in the 805-Music Scene

    Mindoff:  Alec Bertrand, also known as MindOff, is a musician and sound engineer. He currently works at 203 Studio in Camarillo, a recording studio he started out with Destructive Films, as a music video producer and creator. The two work as a dynamic duo, with Bertrand mixing music to go along with the videos…

  • Meta pays lobbyists for a possible TikTok ban

    Meta pays lobbyists for a possible TikTok ban

    It seems that every time a new “it-girl” app comes around, older generations and politicians become overly skeptical. Teenagers spend too much time on their phones, their attention spans are getting shorter, and you need to care about this. But the truth is, everyone has a much higher screen time than they should. Since…

  • Construction begins on T.O. Ranch residential and retail

    Construction begins on T.O. Ranch residential and retail

    After receiving a unanimous vote in June 2022 by the City Council, the Thousand Oaks (T.O) Ranch development recently began construction at the vacant 12-acre site at 325 and 391 Hampshire Road, where the former Kmart site sat empty for 20 years. This space will feature residential units, a mix of both luxury apartments…