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The crowd waits silently in the darkness with anticipation, expectations rising. From the stage, it looks like a still, black mass, only just moving to applaud, with occasional camera flashes from anxious parents. Suddenly, a concerto breaks out and the crowd cannot help but become enchanted by the melody, gently swaying in their seats…
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September heat radiates from the sun and pounds on the players, while dead silence stretches across the court. Zoie Wong, senior, pulls back her racket as her opponent stares her down. She throws the ball up into the air and then smashes it down, the yellow blur whizzing over the net. Only half an…
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Jarod Norton, sophomore, v. Scott Ellis, history teacher 1.What was the final score of the championship game for this year’s March Madness? Ellis: I know it was a five point game… 65-60? Norton: 71-68 or something like that. Answer: 71-65. Number one seeded North Carolina scored 71 points to win its sixth championship, while…
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The loud chirps of a trumpet skipped through the air, combining with the irregular taps of drumsticks and the hum of activity as the jazz players practiced their music and enjoyed the warm Saturday’s festivities. Coming from all over Southern California, these teens and professionals gathered at NPHS on March 12 for the ninth…
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The Ventura County Courthouse bustled as 34 teams made their way through security and took their place in the jury room on the first floor. Among those 34 teams were two of Newbury Park’s very own: Gold and Panther. The stress was palpable as Gold Prosecution and Panther Defense made their way to their…
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Sitting up straight, junior Rindi Kessler and her horse gracefully ride around the show jumping course. Looking upon the crowd watching anxiously from the side, Kessler glides over each fence feeling the rush of wind past her face. Riding in competitions is not a rare occurrence for Kessler; in fact, she has accumulated enough…
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“Gong Xi Fa Chai.” These words greeted millions around the world, as a good wish for the Chinese New Year. The celebration of the new year started on Jan. 28, or the new year eve in the Chinese calendar, and ended on Feb. 12, the 15th day of the first lunar month, sending away…
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United by a passion to support girls around the world and to make a difference in their community, the members of Girl Up club meet every other week to plan activities to raise money for the international Girl Up organization. “Girl Up is all about simultaneously empowering girls in third world countries and locally,”…
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For many, testing ends once students leave the classroom, but not for Academic Decathlon members who spend their free time preparing for the Ventura County Academic Decathlon competition hosted at Pacifica High School. With pencils bubbling in Scantrons and legs nervously bouncing up and down, students competed against 20 other high schools in the…
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Kindness. Such a simple word can hold so much value to a person. People all know what the word means, yet rarely do they act on kindness in their everyday lives. Motivational speaker, Houston Kraft, shared his message of kindness to the student body at an assembly on Feb. 1, through a telling of personal…