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  • School board candidates discuss areas of concern

    School board candidates discuss areas of concern

    In the interest of preserving space, the candidates’ responses have been shortened. To view the full transcript and video, visit www.pantherprowler.org. All photos taken by Isabelle Cipriano/Prowler Introduction On Monday, Sept. 9 at 5:15 p.m. in the journalism room at Newbury Park High School, the student journalists from the Panther Prowler, the Westlake Wire…

  • 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…

  • LITHIUM DISCOVERY ENERGIZES  CALIFORNIA

    LITHIUM DISCOVERY ENERGIZES CALIFORNIA

    OVERVIEW As global warming continues to jeopardize our precious land on Earth, we are quickly running out of effective renewable energy sources that can replace the burning of fossil fuels and the abundance of greenhouse gas emissions. However, the solution to this terrifying problem may be within reach. The Salton Sea, born in the…

  • Ventura County’s Black Owned Businesses Thrive

    Ventura County’s Black Owned Businesses Thrive

    Introduction Across the United States, Black-owned businesses have grown significantly since 2020, with 6,351 business owners developing their own companies. Supporting Black-owned businesses reinforces the importance of diversity and equality in economics, as well as creating jobs and opportunities, closing the racial wage gap and empowering communities overall. In Ventura County, there are a…

  • HOMELESSNESS SPREADS ACROSS VENTURA COUNTY

    HOMELESSNESS SPREADS ACROSS VENTURA COUNTY

    Introduction On a gloomy day in early January, An elderly homeless woman sits smoking a cigarette at the stairwell of the Vagabond Inn Motel in Ventura. Gesturing to chat, she introduced herself as Sharon Dedrick, she had been living at the motel with government assistance for 11 months. Dedrick then led the way to…

  • Measure I funds opportunities for students

    Measure I funds opportunities for students

    Summary Measure I is a bond measure that was voted on in 2014, providing the Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) with $197,000,000. The purpose of the money is “providing safe, well-maintained classrooms, repairing/replacing electrical, plumbing, and roofing systems, as well as repairing, constructing, acquiring, and equipping sites/facilities, and improving safety/security,” as stated by…

  • Celebrating Halloween in boo-bury Park

    Celebrating Halloween in boo-bury Park

      Universal studios Horror Nights In an effort to continue cleverly marketing off of human beings’s incessant obsession and joy with being scared, Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights, takes advantage of the warm October nights and turns the amusement park into a cohesive, exciting and thrilling seven hours each night. As someone who enjoys…

  • When creativity takes over the pen

    When creativity takes over the pen

    Prologue The small yet present writers of NPHS go above and beyond the writing required in their English classes. Talented script writers, poets and authors are among campus, changing the world one word at a time through their artistic insights. Writing outside the classroom is highly beneficial for creative expression. Books For many of…

  • Student entrepreneurs take on the world

    Overview NPHS is filled with many student entrepreneurs whose business range from a diverse set of topics, from clothes to cookies, or designs to delectables, these students not only have managed to turn their passions into profit, but also learned how to market, sell, and ship their respective products in this great era of…

  • Ms. Hodson changed lives with love

    Ms. Hodson changed lives with love

    Teacher Apart from sculpting her students academically, Christy Hodson forged them into stronger people. She was a teacher everyone wanted to resemble as she not only set high standards in English, but for one’s character as well. Hodson had a passion for her job and a love for her subject that when together, was…