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  • NPHS Celebrates its 50th Birthday

    Past, current and future Panther students and staff filled the quad on May 5 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of NPHS. The campus was completely decked out with black and yellow streamers, balloons and posters, displaying the relentless school spirit that has existed for five decades. Carmen Armstrong, a former administrator, has fond memories…

  • School board violates Brown Act

    Following public complaint as to whether the actions taken by CVUSD board members at the most recent board meeting on May 15 were lawful, a statement was issued on May 25 by Thomas Frye, Deputy District Attorney of Ventura County, finding board Vice President Sandee Everett guilty of violating the Brown Act. At the…

  • News Briefs

    Students take action into their own hands on gun-violence February 14 – Stoneman Douglas school shooting (Parkland, FL) Former student Nikolas Cruz walked on to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (MSDHS) with an AR-15 rifle. In six minutes he shot and killed 17 people. 14 of those people were students and three were adults.…

  • Pool construction continues underway

    Across the quad instead of hearing the sound of splashing and spectators cheering on swimmers, the pool is filled with sounds of heavy machinery. Construction started by request of the city due to health code violations blocking off the surrounding areas around the pool. “There were violations and concerns whether water coming through the…

  • Students risk punishment for walking out

    After a school shooting ended the lives of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, students rallied together to protest gun violence. Around the nation, students have stood in solidarity with Parkland in one of the biggest student-led protest movements since Vietnam. Last month, students held a 17 minute walkout…

  • Girl Up raises money to empower girls around the world

    In many places around the world, girls are subjected to violence and discrimination. 70 million girls worldwide said they were the victims of physical violence by the age of 15, according to data provided by the Girl Up foundation. The Girl Up chapter on campus hosted a gala called “Hats & High Tea” on…

  • Thousand Oaks resident dead after shooting at Oaks Mall

    Thousand Oaks resident Parisa Siddiqui, 29, was shot and killed by ex-husband Kevin Crane, 33, in Paper Source, a store in the outdoor portion of the Oaks Mall. Crane then turned the gun on himself in an attempted suicide. As of Sunday, March 18, Crane was in critical condition due to injuries sustained from…

  • Clubs celebrate other cultures

    Flags, foods and friends gathered in the quad on International Day: March 8. Clubs sold different ethnic foods to celebrate the different cultures that make up the student body, including dumplings from Chinese Club, crepes from Fashion Club and more. This year, in addition to the cultural foods featured by the clubs, the IB…

  • NPHS joins national anti-gun violence movement

    On March 14, one month after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (MSDHS) shooting in Parkland, Florida, NPHS participated in a nationwide student walkout to show solidarity with MSDHS and to stand against gun violence. High school students from Westlake, Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park met at Art Trek on March 9 to plan…

  • Mock Trial Season comes to an end

    The Ventura County Courthouse bustled as teams of high school students filled with nervous energy made their way into the Jury room to begin the annual Mock Trial competition. Their months of hard work and late nights were coming to a climax as they waited for the first round of semifinal trials to begin…