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  • NPHS students give back locally through volunteering

    NPHS students give back locally through volunteering

    NPHS is filled with clubs and interest groups, often led by high schoolers that want to better the community. From raising money for charity organizations to donating time to helping others, students work to leave a positive impact on their community. To achieve his goal of creating a productive student-led organization to protect the…

  • Test your fear this year at Reign of Terror

    Test your fear this year at Reign of Terror

    Thousand Oaks’ Reign of Terror [ROT] came to haunt the Janss Marketplace for the eighteenth year with an entirely new layout and a never-seen-before eleventh section, “The Forest of Fear.” As of 2023, ROT was rated the number one haunted house in the United States on Yelp. This year, ROT is bigger than ever…

  • Canyon Club hosts annual Charity Karaoke event

    Canyon Club hosts annual Charity Karaoke event

    On Oct. 6, under bright lights on stage at the Canyon Club, located in Agoura Hills, many different performers sang for a cause, all representing their respective charity organizations. At Charity Karaoke, an event put on annually by Laura Conway, local nonprofit members competed with each other for a donation to their group.  Conway…

  • Thousand Oaks residents discuss healthcare

    Introduction: According to the New York State Department of Health, many countries similar in development to the United States provide health coverage to almost 100 percent of their citizens. In contrast, the U.S.’ Medicare, or insurance for people aged 65 and older, and Medicaid, insurance for low income individuals, together insure 37.5 percent of…

  • Together for mental health event emphasizes community

    Together for mental health event emphasizes community

    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…

  • Miller YnG inspires California’s future leaders

    Miller YnG inspires California’s future leaders

    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…

  • NPHS film photographers capture student life

    NPHS film photographers capture student life

    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…

  • “Puffs” cast and crew bewitches audience

    “Puffs” cast and crew bewitches audience

    Although most people assume that a “certain school of magic and magic” is located in Scotland, there is an alternate location for this school. The Hillcrest Center for the Arts and the cast of “Puffs” brought to life a fantastical journey over seven years, produced by the organization TRANScend Youth. The stage play, “Puffs,”…

  • NPHS football program brings community together

    Introduction- Over the last few years, the Newbury Park High School football program has risen in popularity not only on campus but on the national level. While football has always been a popular high school sport, NPHS takes it to a whole other level. Our program has grown to consist of many different components…

  • Teens go wild for Wildflower Cases

    Teens go wild for Wildflower Cases

    Wildflower Cases have revolutionized the phone accessory business, one trend at a time. These ultra-viral phone cases have experienced massive popularity since their launch in 2012. The business was founded by Newbury Park residents Michelle, Devon and Sydney Carlson after singer and actress, Miley Cyrus, noticed Devon Carlson’s handcrafted phone case, designed by Michelle…