Features

  • Náti: A Newbury Park success story

    Stores have come and gone at The Village in Dos Vientos, a quaint retail center featuring a market, pre-school, and coffee house. However, one success story is Náti Boutique, which has not only thrived there for three years but has expanded to an additional store in Malibu. When her kids were young, Newbury Park…

  • A Philharmonic Success: Student performs concert over summer

    “It really felt good when people said you did a good job,” Akash Velu, junior, said, “because you felt like all your work actually paid off.” Velu performed Mozart’s piano concerto in D minor with the Thousand Oaks Philharmonic on July 17 and 19. A union of orchestra and soloist, the concerts were comprised…

  • Colleges recruit top student athletes

      Almost every high school athlete’s dream is to be offered a full-ride scholarship to the Division I school of their choice. But how often does that really happen? To most it seems as likely as a lightning strike. However, these lightning strikes are more common than some might think. Among the many talented…

  • A victory in backstroke

    Halfway through the 100 meter backstroke at the meet against Agoura High School, Jason Lu, freshman, looked at the scoreboard and knew it was going to be a close race. Lu then saw his teammates cheering him on from the side of the pool, sped up his pace, and finished the race in a…

  • Are you doing anything cool this summer?

    For many students, summer break is the time to tan at the beach, explore Santa Monica with friends, visit campgrounds with family, and spend lazy days lying on the couch eating or watching Netflix. However, this summer a few students will also be utilizing worry-free summer days to explore opportunities outside of school. Whether…

  • Online Gaming: From Teacher to Student

    Because of issues like violence in video games and withdrawal from society, many people criticize online gaming. Nevertheless millions of people play them every day, from children to teenagers to adults, even teachers like Joseph Calaba. According to Calaba, a history teacher, video games allow people to discover new experiences and to be part…

  • Seeing, Stuffing, Starving

    The Stigma and the Science Over 24 million people in the US have an eating disorder, according to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders. However, despite the sheer number of people affected by these disorders, there remain many misconceptions and incorrect assumptions surrounding their legitimacy as mental disorders. Many people develop…

  • Going for the Black and Gold: Special Olympics

    Every year in May, National Honor Society plans, coordinates, and collaborates with the Special Education program to put on the Special Olympics. In creating this event, both the club and the program plan to achieve two goals: to provide and increase students’ participation in exercise and to bring awareness to the community that students…

  • Conquering Chemistry: IB chemistry students beat out the competition

    Matthew Chow and Jared Simmons, seniors, recently qualified to participate in the national Chemistry Olympiad, an annual competition organized by the American Chemical Society. Chow and Simmons took part in the local competition on March 17. “I thought it was a good opportunity just to see what I had learned,” Chow said. “I’ve taken…

  • Choir Goes to Seattle and Brings Home the Gold

    Over spring break, the Men’s Chorus, Women’s Ensemble, Concert Choir, and Chamber Singers travelled to Seattle to compete in the Heritage Festival. Schools came from Bountiful, Utah; Irvine, CA;  Corona, CA; Montana; and Idaho to participate. “Every year, we take a trip to one of the Heritage festivals. We alternate years of going by…