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The LEAP Program embraces students with kindness
The Learning Essential Academic Program (LEAP) offered at NPHS allows students with special needs to learn in classrooms that focus on a teaching style directed to their individual needs. The LEAP program works to teach common core standards, ways to communicate efficiently and life skills. Anne Alvarez, LEAP advisor, has been the head of…
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Senior Sunrise shines bright for the Class of 2024
The dark sky slowly blends into blue and purple, and the sun comes glazing up, signaling the very start of senior year for the graduating class. Wrapped up like little burritos in their blankets, seniors hold tight to their friends as they prepare for what may be their last year all together. On Sept.…
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Student vs. Teacher
Who? Eloise Cardenas, sophmore Chef Liz Newman What’s the name of the pig in the book “Charlotte’s Web”? Cardenas: Wilbur Newman: Walter A: Wilbur 1-0 I’d Charlotte (sure let) Cardenas into the sticky web. The line “To be or not to be” comes from which Shakespeare play? Cardenas: Romeo and Juliet Newman: Macbeth A:…
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24 hour theater jumpstarts many students’ creativity
Theater productions are usually a big commitment. However, twice a year, students can participate in a theater production for just 24 hours. On Sept. 23 at 8 p.m., people from all over the community get to see the blood, sweat and tears that are put into these acts each year. According to head of…
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Student reflects on his experience of the Maui Fire
Alexander DePatie, senior, reflects on witnessing one of the most deadly wildfires in American history, which subsequently engulfed the entire city of Lahaina ranking it as one of the most deadly wildfires in American history, destroying a home known to 13,000 people. DePatie arrived in Maui on Sunday, Aug. 6 for his ordinary family…
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Special Olympics brings the schools together
On May 20, Newbury Park High School’s football field was overflowing with joy brought by the students who participated in this year’s annual Special Olympics. The event was organized by National Honors Society (NHS) and included over 100 athletes with disabilities from various Ventura County schools. Members of NHS set up activities including long…
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Ukrainian refugees adjust to life in Thousand Oaks
**Quotes from Yuliia Kurta have been translated by Danila Paskevic On Feb. 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. As of May 2023, about 125,000 Ukranians have suffered casualties, and another 8.2 million citizens have been forced to flee, leaving everything behind to seek shelter in another country. Although this tragedy may seem a world away,…
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NPHS students get ready for their summers
As the school year winds down to a close and students prepare for the summer, many are looking for interesting vacation spots away from the Conejo Valley. Some students are intent on visiting family, while others are just focused on leisure. Either way, the process of picking where to go can be a tough…
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Student one acts create laughter
The theater department of the NPHS theater has achieved the seemingly impossible, proving that high school students are able to create hilarious and intriguing scenes, start to finish, without the help of an advisor. On May 13 and 14, the Student One Acts took place, featuring eight different scenes that were written and directed…
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Hybrid classes offer flexibility
Non-traditional class schedules are gaining interest at NPHS. Shriya Rajesh, junior, is currently taking Steve Johnson’s hybrid history class. “I took the hybrid class because I thought it would give me more time to manage my other classes on top of a history class, which is a class I also really enjoy,” Rajesh said.…