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NPHS graduates pursue unique pathways
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Some members of Newbury Park’s Class of 2024 are electing to pursue alternative career options. Straying from the traditional path, these graduates plan to attend different forms of secondary education. An avid member of the dance team, Gracie Williams, senior, plans to attend Paul Mitchell cosmetology school in Sherman Oaks to become a hairdresser.…
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Statewide declining enrollment affects CVUSD
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Worried whispers and discussions filled the campus when students and teachers began to hear whispers about a new policy that would cut extracurricular classes that had low enrollment. Honors digital video production, woodshop and IB music classes were all courses that students were especially worried about being cut. With concern running around the school,…
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Spring movies launch a new film season
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Challengers In the past decade, director Luca Guadagnino has succeeded at making everything from peaches to cannibalism seem almost erotic. Now, he turns the mostly boring sport of tennis into a similarly sensual thrill ride in “Challengers,” his brand new film released on April 22. It follows the sprawling rivalry between two tennis players,…
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America celebrates the 2024 total solar eclipse
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An out of world experience. That was what people around the world were looking for when they stood still peering up into the sky on April 8, 2024. The total eclipse, a phenomenon that lasts only four minutes and 30 seconds, was what drew people from across the globe to certain areas in America…
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Setting a beat in the 805-Music Scene
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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…
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Performers sing the night away at Youth Mic Night
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On March 15, the doors of Jeannette Airen Performing Arts Studio opened for Gaby Montiel’s “Youth Mic Night,” a night filled with 26 various acts of creative expression from singers and songwriters. Gaby Montiel, a freshman at Thousand Oaks High School, took charge in planning and organizing the event herself, after being invited to…
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The CRPD’s “Bark in the Park” was im-paw-sible to miss
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At 9:00 a.m. on March 16, hundreds of dogs ranging in color, shape and size gathered to participate in a morning filled with vendors, contests and more. Hosted by the Conejo Recreation and Park District (CRPD), the annual “Bark in the Park” welcomed all of Conejo Valley’s dog enthusiasts and their furry friends. The…
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LITHIUM DISCOVERY ENERGIZES CALIFORNIA
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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…
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Unified Sports rallies the NPHS student body
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Chances are, if you have walked around campus recently or attended one of their numerous events, you have come across the Unified Sports program. If you have not, Unified Sports is a partnership between Special Education students and members of the Unified Sports club who participate in the Unified Sports league. This program is…
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Candidates assemble their qualifications for November elections
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It is another election year for the Conejo Valley, which resides in California’s 42nd state assembly district. The State Assembly is the state of California’s lower house of representatives (state congress). The assembly has 80 members representing individual districts, who serve two-year terms, and historically, and currently, has a super majority of Democrats. The…