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Runners compete against their own records
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Inside the unpredictable world of cross-country, pursuing a personal record in every race is tiring and relentless. Students put in countless, strenuous hours of training to help maintain the endurance needed to be a cross-country runner. Cross-country runners are not likely to beat their personal record [PR] or fastest time in every race, but…
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“Us” is the scariest horror movie of all time
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From the scariness that transcends to the typical jumpscare, “Us” is the unrivaled horror movie. Realisticity, no movie could have prepared me for the spellbinding adventure that a Jordan Peele film guides you through. After watching “Us”, I completely abandoned horror as a genre for over two years. I believed it was a disservice…
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Fear is a fundamental part of creativity and innovation
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Gothicism at its core is an art form, and horror is its child, born from its thick roots in folklore and religious traditions. Portrayals of the afterlife, the demonic and the guiding principle of evil being embodied in a person, manifests into tales of beasts, vampires, werewolves and spirits. While both genres share similar…
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The Gift of No
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I have been attending math therapy for the past nine years, and I have learned more about rejection in those sessions than anywhere else. Math is something I have rejected my whole life, not because I wanted to, but because I felt like I had to in order to survive it. Since third grade,…
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Girls’ tennis serves on and off the court
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Serve. Swing. Hit. Going through the motions ingrained in their head, the Newbury Park High School girls’ tennis team is off to a great start. With different teammates and a new coach, the student athletes have been working hard to adjust to the changes that come with the 2024 season. Sandra Hutchins, the head…
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NPHS archers target strong mentality
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Breathe in, find your stance, and breathe out. In again pulling back the bow, and out. All that’s left is to line up the tip of the arrow to the center of the target. With the release, a sigh of relief is exhaled. Archers shoot arrow after arrow, moving through the physical motions, making…
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Student v. Teacher: election edition
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Shea Grohs, senior VS. Zach Spencer, Music Specialist Which president was a wrestling champion before their political career? Spencer: “Gerald Ford.” Grohs: “Ronald Reagan.” A: Abraham Lincoln Answers divided against themselves cannot stand. (0-0) 2. What state’s electoral votes narrowly decided the 2000 presidential election? Spencer: “Florida.” Grohs: “Arizona.” A: Florida…
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Together for mental health event emphasizes community
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On Monday, Oct. 7, hundreds of high school students throughout Conejo Valley gathered with coaches, teachers and parents, filling almost every seat in the orchestra section of the Kavli theater. They were not there for a performance, but rather for the second annual Together for Mental Health event, hosted by the Meyer and Shulze…
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Miller YnG inspires California’s future leaders
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When the sound of the gavel hits the podium, delegates find their seats and the initiation of the meeting is called to order. The YMCA’s Miller and Youth Government is an organization that has impacted the lives of high school students for 77 years. Miller teaches students the inner workings of government through leadership…
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NPHS film photographers capture student life
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As their camera flashes, a film photographer cannot simply click a button and look at the photos they have just taken or hope to take infinitely more. The process of capturing film photos is an involved one, in which the photographer has only 24 chances to get their shot and cannot see their result…