Features

  • Winter season brings diverse celebrations

    Saint Lucia’s Day As a part of her Swedish heritage, Josephine Duc, senior, celebrates St. Lucia’s Day, a holiday that honors St. Lucia, a Christian martyr. Although St. Lucia’s day is a Swedish tradition, St. Lucia was actually a Roman woman who was killed in the year 304 A.D. during the Roman persecution of…

  • One year later…

    Thursday, Nov. 7 marked the one year anniversary of the shooting that occurred at Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks. At around 11:20 p.m., an armed individual entered the building and shot twelve people, in addition to injuring 10 to 12 others. The tragedy left a large impact on the community of Thousand…

  • Tea Time with Dean Magnante

    Dean Magnante is a celebrity on campus. A standout at events like the Borchard All American Game, Magnante is known for his big heart and charismatic smile. I had a chance to sit down with Dean to get to know him a little bit better. What are some of ur hobbies/activities that you love…

  • Theater starts a month of care

    Many students on campus have used different methods to help raise money and contribute efforts to help organizations support those who are in need, whether it’s from clubs, volunteering or raising awareness. For the theater department, they decided to use their talents and organized theater events to raise up to $1810 for charity organizations…

  • Kylie and Travis make an appearance

    Prepare the paparazzi. Wait, false alarm. It is not Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner; it is actually seniors Pranati Denduluri and Aminah Ghanem. For Halloween, Denduluri and Ghanem are going to sport the Astro World apparel and overdrawn lips as they emulate the styles of the famous duo, Travis and Kylie.  “Can’t Say featuring…

  • All rise for President Carter

    With his iconic sense of humor and his larger than life attitude, Carter Kawaguchi, sophomore, will brighten any room that he walks in too.  Kawaguchi is an active student on campus: he currently serves as the Key Club Vice President, Secretary of the Asian Culture Club, Secretary of No Knit Blankets and sophomore Vice…

  • Go big, go green

    As the consequences of environmental destruction are becoming more and more apparent, action for environmental protection has become a modern urgency for every individual across the globe. Community members in Conejo Valley have come together to help save the environment in a variety of ways such as organizing clubs, participating in protests and calling…

  • Jack Muir scales up his audience

    His videos can be found on PTV, or even on YouTube. But regardless of where they are found, Jack Muir’s skills as a video producer are indisputable. Muir, senior, began making videos in the fourth grade, dabbling around here and there with his friends. Everything changed, however, when he took the digital video production…

  • Tea Time with Katie O’Neill

    Katie O’Neill is a busy teacher. Between coaching Speech and Debate and Mock Trial, leading the science center, and teaching IB Chemistry, O’Neill has a lot on her plate. Fortunately, I was able to sit down with her with a few minutes and discuss her time at NPHS as a teacher. When and how…

  • Chuck E. Cheese-in’ behind the mask

    Many high school students remember going to Chuck E. Cheese as children: playing arcade games, winning tickets and earning prizes. Paige Ross, senior, now relives her childhood on the other side of the tracks as she works at the amusement center located in Thousand Oaks.  Ross began working at Chuck E. Cheese at the…