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Students explore advanced concepts in MathCounts
Loved by some and loathed by others, mathematics is one of the core subjects taught at educational institutions worldwide. For members of Sycamore Canyon Middle School’s [SCMS] MathCounts program, a nonprofit organization sponsored by Raytheon Technologies, math is not only a focal point of their academics, but one that they choose to study at…
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Campus incidents force NPHS community to examine safety policies
Introduction: Every day, Newbury Park High School provides a second home for thousands of students. Students who partake in classes before school, along with after school activities, often find themselves spending more time on school grounds than at home. Therefore, many have concluded that campus safety should be a top priority. However, recent events…
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NPHS teachers retell their stories as past students
In its beginning, Newbury Park High School was surrounded by animals grazing and fields upon fields without houses. Today, it stands with over 2,000 students and hundreds of activities and sports. Ever since its opening as a public school in 1967, thousands have passed through its halls, and while many eventually move away, there…
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Intergenerational programs foster touching connections
With a bicycle wheel and a story, the 5-year-old walked into the care facility with his class. For children all around the country, intergenerational programs are their way of giving back to their communities. At Senior Concerns in Thousand Oaks, visits from kindergartners are greeted warmly. Martha Shapiro, Director of Programs, oversees the direct…
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Local martial arts classes teach self-defense skills
From the fight to the mindset, many local martial arts courses strive to teach self-defense skills that may be lifesaving in the case of an attack. For example, Hezi Sheli, seventh-degree black belt and owner of the Israeli Martial Arts Academy [IMAA] in Westlake Village, teaches practical self-defense with Krav Maga. This system combines…
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NPHS Mystery Dinner Theater steals the show Dinner steals the show
Mystery Dinner is an annual theater event that took place on Feb. 7-8, staged in the NPHS cafeteria and heavily featured improvisation and audience interaction. Unique from main stage productions, the cast contained just seven characters, whose interactions shaped the plot of a murder mystery. The event included a silent auction, the proceeds of…
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IB Languages open students’ eyes to culture and history
From College Preparatory to International Baccalaureate [IB] courses, Newbury Park High School students work to learn languages to their fullest extent. NPHS offers four levels of courses for the Spanish, French and Chinese languages. Jing Hu, IB Chinese teacher, enjoys how the IB curriculum allows her to educate students beyond grammatical rules and standard…
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Local organizations lend a hand to recovery in the fires
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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Annual CVAF film festival supports student filmmakers
Filmmaking is widely considered a pivotal part of creative expression. The Conejo Valley Association of Filmmakers [CVAF], founded by Parker Bohl, NPHS alumnus, allows young filmmakers in the Conejo Valley district to practice storytelling through cinematography, writing, acting and film production. Twice a year they hold their film festival to show off all of…
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The major impacts AI has sparked in today’s society
Introduction 2025 welcomes a new generation of children, Generation Beta, who will be raised by the fairly new creation of artificial intelligence [AI]. Across the Newbury Park High School campus, teachers, students and faculty have learned the advantages and disadvantages to the use of AI. Teachers have created policies of how AI should be…