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The 59th Super Bowl connects community
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Annual anticipation builds as millions of football fans eagerly watch the Super Bowl. Screaming supporters swarm around any available screen, desperate to watch the coveted Super Bowl LIX. Hosted by the National Football League [NFL], the Super Bowl is a matchup between the winners of the National and American Football Conference. This year, the…
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NPHS boys’ tennis serves the season in
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The highly anticipated French Open tennis tournament kicks off on May 19 in Paris, France. In the meantime, NPHS boys’ tennis begins their own season with their opener on Feb. 13 against Ventura High School. Both Junior Varsity and Varsity Tennis teams are trained under head coach Richard Kick and hope to succeed in…
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NPHS dancers express themselves through solos
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As the NPHS Dance Team continues to travel around California for their competitions, their last local event was hosted at NPHS on Feb. 1. Every dancer performed their own solo, each dedicated to the retelling of their personal story. While the dance team competes in many different categories, most of their dances are typically…
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Local organizations lend a hand to recovery in the fires
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Introduction On Jan. 7, 2025, a series of destructive wildfires emerged, destroying and damaging many homes and community buildings in the Los Angeles Metropolitan area. The Palisades and Eaton fires, two of the deadliest fires in California history, have been contained three weeks later, and help for those affected is coming from around the…
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Sometimes, all you need is laughter
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“Laughter is a pleasant physical reaction and emotion consisting usually of rhythmical, usually audible contractions of the diaphragm and other parts of the respiratory system,” according to Wikipedia. For me, laughter is the medicine that heals the soul and clears my mind. Throughout our lives, we all face scenarios that make us feel helpless,…
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History warned us about mass deportations
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In 1943, Anne Frank wrote that “terrible things are happening outside… poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared,” in her diary, “The Diary of a Young Girl.” These same…
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Facing adversity growing up queer
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I have faced adversity throughout my whole life, from the first time I cut my hair into “boy style” to now with my hair still short and identifying as an openly gay person. When people would walk into the girls’ bathroom and tell me to leave, my 8-year-old self would say, “I am a…
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It’s time for America to be intolerant of the intolerant
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I hate Nazis. I hate Nazis more than I hate anyone or anything. I think I hate Nazis more than I love movies and filmmaking, and that is saying quite a bit. I am a firm believer in the idea that Nazis are a blight on the world and should be forced to fix…
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T.O.’s emergency housing provides for community
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Thousand Oaks’ 9.5 million dollar emergency homeless shelter began importing modular homes on Jan. 17. These 18-foot-by-11-foot buildings from Lit Homes, a Portland manufacturer, will take up one acre of the 6.5-acre site at 1205 Lawrence Drive in Newbury Park, CA. The shelter currently consists of 30 of the 50 total beds for temporary…
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Body found on highway off Camarillo Springs Highway
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Authorities have verified that the body discovered along Highway 101 is that of 39-year-old Guadalupe Coronel Mora, a missing former nurse from Salinas. This discovery was made after on Jan. 30, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office [VCSO] reported that a woman was seen walking alongside the freeway. When deputies could not locate the women…