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High schools are set to reopen on March 8
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After almost a year of remote learning, high school students are returning back to campus after CVUSD received a waiver from the California Department of Public Health to reopen high schools. The high schools will begin in-person instruction on March 8 for blended students. The cohort system will still be in effect, meaning that…
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NPHS changes plans for AP and IB exams
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CVUSD confirmed on Feb. 19 that the majority of AP tests will be online this year, with a few happening in-person. The normal test date has been pushed back to late May for digital tests, and there will also be an alternative date in June for people retaking exams that had technical issues on…
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Severe blizzards plague Texas
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A series of intense blizzards and harsh weather conditions hit the state of Texas on Feb. 10. The storms and deadly cold left the state top to bottom in sheets of snow. More than 30 gigawatts of electricity were taken out, leaving more than four million Texans without power in their homes. When the…
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Unity Conejo informs audiences with Town Hall
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Unity Conejo held their second town hall meeting titled “Gender 101” on Jan. 31 as a webinar on Zoom to inform the CVUSD community on gender identity. During the town hall, Megan Goebel, the founder of Unity Conejo, and Dr. Jessica Bernacki, the founding psychologist from the UCLA Gender Health Program, covered various topics…
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Westminster Clinic continues serving community
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Standing in the shade of two bright blue Easy-Up tents, a group of high school volunteers hand out free boxes of fresh produce and healthy groceries to a middle aged woman holding her young child by the hand. Behind her, a long line of patients stretches through the parking lot and around the corner…
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NPHSSF provides for graduating seniors
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While many high school students look forward to attending college, paying thousands of dollars in tuition every year can present a challenge. The NPHS Scholarship Foundation (NPHSSF) was founded in 1979 and works to provide scholarship opportunities for high school seniors who are looking to further education in college. NPHSSF has been meeting online…
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Students create a yearbook for a unique year
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Because this school year is almost entirely online, not many students expected a yearbook at the end of this semester. However, despite the difficulties of a year lived in a pandemic, the 2020-2021 NPHS yearbook is still in the making. Both Ramya Ukkan, senior, and Mallory Norton, junior, are editors-in-chief of yearbook, supervising their…
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COVID-19 cases decline statewide
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Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted the stay-at-home order that Californians have been living under for over a month on Jan. 25, after the state projected that ICU capacity would rise above 15% across the state within the next month. Over the past week, the state has averaged 13,327 cases per day, a 50.8% decrease from…
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College Board cancels SAT Essay and subject tests
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The College Board released a statement on Jan. 19 saying “we’re making some changes to reduce demands on students,” officially cancelling the SAT optional essay and SAT Subject Tests. Sage Patel, junior, had been preparing for the SAT through prep classes, but when her test was cancelled in December, she “turned to independent studying”…
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Acacia Day of Service provides for all
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Beth Neal, vice president of the Acacia PTA Board, hosted a food drive on Jan. 17 at Acacia Elementary School in order to help those in need of food. People across the entire community were able to come together and donate about 4000 pounds of food to Adelante Comunidad Conejo. According to their website,…