Features

  • Student Activism

    With social movements such as #NeverAgain and #MarchforOurLives making headlines, student activism is being emphasized as an important component of social change. Students are taking to the streets in marches, speaking at town hall meetings and using social media to advocate for more strict gun control legislation. Now more than ever, the significance of…

  • Scott Nagatoshi becomes new Youth Governor of California

    After months of working and campaigning at different conferences and delegations, Scott Nagatoshi, junior, was elected as the 71st Youth Governor of California. Nagatoshi was one of three people left in the running for the position after the first two Youth and Government conferences in Fresno. Youth and Government is a club that focuses…

  • Foreign exchange students dream of… school?

    Hollywood, Disneyland and hamburgers: what we think of as the classic American things that foreigners dream of. In August, NPHS welcomed several exchange students, including Giulia Zaghini, junior, from Italy, Felix Mueller, junior, from Germany and Stefania Solovastru, junior, from Romania. Zaghini has dreamt about coming to America for years. “It’s always been my…

  • DATA brings technology to core classes

    3D printing, robotics and coding: the Digital Arts and Technology Academy (DATA) has it all! Students enrolled in this “school-within-a-school” have access to a variety of technology-based resources and opportunities. The application process for the DATA academy begins freshman year, when students must submit an essay about themselves and why they feel they would…

  • LLS aims to raise $50,000 for blood cancer research

    Leukemia Lymphoma Society (LLS) was founded in 1949, when the survival rate for kids diagnosed with Leukemia was just 8 percent. Now, that figure has drastically increased to 90 percent. NPHS welcomed an LLS club five years ago and has been contributing to the fight against cancer ever since. “Leukemia Lymphoma Society is a…

  • Hands on Earth club promotes the power of nature

      Some students have a knack for sports, others have a passion for computer programming and some have a green thumb. No matter what interest group students may identify with, there is always room for them in Hands on Earth club. Daria Azizad and Maya Chari, juniors, had an idea for an environmental club…

  • Julia Berman maximizes theater’s potential

    Anxiously scribbling and preparing for their next show, the many students of the theater department are all exhausted. Yet, the word exhausted is not tolerated in the Performing Arts Center (PAC), as there is always work that must get done to stay on schedule. Staying on-task is the key to success in the theater…

  • In loving memory of Sandra Rayl

    Teaching beyond the subject The warm San Marcos air was thick with emotion as the Led Zeppelin song, “Stairway to Heaven,” floated through the atmosphere. Listening to the music, the collection of people were united in their love for one who had left too soon, but touched the lives of many. They were celebrating…

  • Yearbook introduces new features for 50th Anniversary

    Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the famous Pawprint Yearbook, yearbook staff decided to add new features from their yearbook provider, Josten’s, for students to enjoy when the year comes to an end. “Josten’s has this feature where you can put an indicator over a photo, and then you can link that photo to an…

  • The mall provides a workplace for students

    The mall is a popular place for students to spend time shopping and hanging out with friends. However, it also serves as place where students gain work experience and earn money. Kylee Herbert, senior, has worked at Paw Works, a non-profit animal rescue center that serves areas all over California, as an adoption specialist…