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Life and longevity in blue zones: How the blue zone lifestyle can change Ventura County
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Tucked between the flat northern San Bernardino Valley, Loma Linda is a longevity driven community, where the concentration of Seventh-day Adventists and integration of a whole food diet gives Loma Linda the Blue Zone household name in California. Only an hour away from Newbury Park, the 5th Blue Zone in the world not only…
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Unified Sports fosters inclusion and excitement for all abilities: Unified Sports Track Meet
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Ranging from elementary school athletes to post-secondary competitors, students from across the district participated in this year’s annual Unified Sports Track Meet on May 9. Organized and sponsored by the Na tional Honor Society [NHS] and a variety of sports teams, Unified Sports prioritizes the inclusion of students with all abilities, creating friendships between…
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Student bands unite the community through a universal language
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As the drummer clicks their drumsticks three times and the melody begins to fill the air, the audience’s heart beat syncs to the music’s rhythm and a new world is created. From Newbury Park High School [NPHS] to Rancho Campana High School [RCHS], student bands play a vital role in helping the community discover…
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Artists of NPHS: Local artists and art-enthusiasts work to preserve physical media amidst rising artificial intelligence
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If OpenAI had existed when Leonardo De Vinci or Vincent Van Gogh were alive, would the Mona Lisa or the Starry Night have ever been created? If Pablo Picasso asked ChatGPT to paint him, how would the culture of creative, abstract, emotional expression have developed? Artificial intelligence [AI]’s rapid developments in creative spaces prompt…
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2026 Senior Quotes
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Krishna Aguilar: “That’s it? That was four years?” • Dakota Barbi: “Start where you are use what you have do what you can.” • Brooke Bauwens: “Hold on to the memories, they will hold on to you”- TS • Stephanie Berry: “This due at 11:59 too?” • Madison Black: “It’s beauty in the struggle,…
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Prom takes off into a world of nostalgia and community: A night under the stars
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As the sun set on May 16, behind a mechanical backdrop of jets and prop planes, Newbury Park High School [NPHS] students celebrated their last school dance together with the class of 2026. Held at the Camarillo Airport, the dynamic setting and collection of classmates allowed for a nostalgic and unifying night. Prom,…
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24 Hour uncovers student creativity
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After a long 24 hours of coordinating, writing scripts in Denny’s, casting actors and directing, the Newbury Park High School [NPHS] theater department lit up the stage in the Performing Arts Center on May 2, for the annual 24 Hour Theater event. Westlake and Thousand Oaks High Schools joined NPHS in performing a series…
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NPHS discusses course selection
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Introduction With the variety of courses of varying difficulty that Newbury Park High School [NPHS] offers, students have the liberty to choose classes that align with their schedule and goals. For some students, registration may go smoothly. However, for many others, registration can be complicated due to factors such as impact on grade point…
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Manzanar survivor recounts a life behind barbed wire
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Sharon Kodama’s earliest memories consist of soldiers wielding guns, the orphanage in which she lived for four years and barbed wire. Following Executive Order 9066 in 1942, issuing the relocation of over 120,000 people of Japanese descent, 3-year-old Sharon Kodama and her family were taken from their home and sent to Manzanar, a Japanese…
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Ashmore shares her passions and points
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While getting her master’s in education, Brooke Ashmore, long-term substitute for College Prep Biology and International Baccalaureate Environmental Science, has grown in her teaching and leadership skills at Newbury Park High School [NPHS], teaching her first class. “[My classes] are teaching me so much. […] [They] are my first class. [They] are taking the…