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Five things about Alana Bond, English teacher She was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York but she has little to no New York accent. While she was in high school, Bond was featured in two episodes of a television game show called “City Smarts” where she answered trivia about the geography and culture…
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Addressing the issue SAT. ACT. AP. IB. While these abbreviations sound foreign to those outside school, what they mean for the future of the students is of utmost priority in an increasingly more competitive academic environment. Newbury Park High School is unique compared to other schools in the district as it offers the…
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The newly created Unsolved Mysteries interest group, inspired by the viral Buzzfeed series “Buzzfeed Unsolved,” explores unsolved crimes, paranormal cases and conspiracy theories. Lisa Liu, senior, started the interest group this year after she received a lot of interest and positive responses to a joking tweet. Liu’s fascination with criminal cases and paranormal activity…
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Singer. Student. Piano player. Actor. Writer. Sam Herbert, junior, is all of these things and more. Herbert started his many extracurriculars when he was very young. “My grandma got me into piano lessons. And whenever I was little I would start dancing all around and stuff,” Herbert said. People saw his potential in acting…
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Making the most of their 45 minute lunch break, the American Cancer Society (ACS) meets weekly in room B33 to help raise awareness and funds for cancer and its research. ACS meets in the hopes of raising awareness for the cancers that plague the world. With 30-40 members religiously filling the classroom every week,…
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As representatives of the school, the Ambassadors serve as welcoming faces for visitors. At events such as Back to School Night, Future Freshmen Night and College Night, Ambassadors greet and talk to newcomers to make them feel more comfortable with the school environment. “We are here to represent our school in a positive way,”…
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A shock in the night A vacant football field rests silently on campus as the students indulge in their seasonal, summer celebrations. Suddenly, a roar emerges from the campus PA. Rhetoric from an older time flows onto the football field, flooding the school and the nearby residential areas with a coarse, saline solution…
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Wearing bright pink scrubs, senior Priya Jhingan gets a peek at what her future may look like. Although only in high school, she already has experience in the medical field and has seen what being a doctor is actually like. Over the summer, she job shadowed a physical therapist, pediatric dentist, and a pediatrician.…
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Two strangers take a walk across the street to Trader Joe’s. They joke around and laugh while buying food and then walk back to school where they sit down– phones off –and talk. They talk about school, friends, family and life. A wrap from Trader Joe’s unfolds into a meaningful conversation. Could this be…
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Amnesty international, a club that promotes the advocacy of human rights, works to better the community and bring people together through education. On Monday, Aug. 28, the club began a volunteer-based tutoring program for a family of refugees from Afghanistan. Peer tutors work the with the student refugees for hour and a half blocks…