Features

  • Freshmen vs Senior Perspective of High School

    As seniors begin to end their last days of high school, the freshman on campus have just embarked on the journey. However freshman are just as eager to graduate as the seniors. For instance, Shaelyn Rashoff, freshmen, sees the “senior activities and graduation posters” that make her want the “in between” years of highschool…

  • Hard work pays off for seniors

    After four years of hard work, seniors are leaving high school behind and heading to a univerity. Around 75% students will apply and get into their top choice school, but can not afford to attend. There is a simple solution for a problem like this: scholarships. While some are easier to get than others,…

  • Ryan Hampton joins the Magic Castle

    As you turn the corner, you are greeted by a telephone booth with a scary skeleton surprise. The energy of magic and surprise resonates through the rooms. This is the Magic Castle. Located in Hollywood, this world famous clubhouse serves as the headquarters of the Academy of Magical Arts. As one of the most…

  • Teachers say goodbye to NPHS

    As the graduation ceremony comes to a close, students glance at one another with bittersweet tears streaming down their faces, knowing that their life is about to change forever. However, this year’s 2017 graduating class features more than just students, but teachers as well. Many of the teachers students had over the course of…

  • First ever fashion show is another day of fun

    The cafeteria was decked out in summer decor on Friday May 5, with beach balls and towels adorning the tables and palm fronds everywhere. The runway was cleared, the audience filed in, and everyone was excited for the first ever fashion show put on by the NPHS Fashion Club, titled “Another Day of Sun.”…

  • The Room Renovators’ creativity brightens NP

    At eight a.m. sharp on a Saturday, the Room Renovators enter a classroom ready to paint it a new, vibrant color to uplift the previously dull ambience. The smell of paint fills the room as the color, chosen by the teacher, begins to cover the walls. The individuality of the renovation reflects the teachers,…

  • Cheating: the hidden truth

    What defines cheating? Interviewer: What do you define as cheating? Student: I don’t know what cheating is, honestly. Interviewer: Would you say that you cheat? Student: Yeah. Interviewer: Do you consider yourself a cheater? Student: No, I don’t. Students often brush off the idea of being a cheater, believing they are not affiliated with the…

  • Trivia team buzzes to victory

    Hunched over the buzzer, four hands hovered, ready to slam down. The anticipation, so palpable it could be cut with a knife, would be over as soon as the officiary read the question. The Academic Competition team was ready to win.   The team won both of their previous competitions this month, and were…

  • Ladies in the office

    Some of the most unsung heroes of Newbury Park High School are the ladies in the front office. Though many students are unaware of the daily contributions from the office faculty, the ladies in the front office work continually to better the lives of the student body. Linda Abilez, the office manager, began working…

  • Reflecting on a Panther legend: Rhoda Brown

    The world lost a bright and powerful soul on Feb. 26, 2017 when Rhoda Brown, a dedicated Panther educator, lost her seven-month battle to a rare neurodegenerative disease. She brought passion, creativity and optimism to everyone who was lucky enough to know her. Born in 1944, Brown grew up in New York City, NY.…