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  • Students “Hang With the Best” at a local art show

    Every year, students participate in the “Hang With the Best” art show. This year, Ava Cooper, senior, took home the first place award for photography and many other students won awards. “Hang with the Best” is a local show that is put on by the Arts Council of the Conejo Valley. Students are given…

  • NPHS celebrates kindness instead of love on Valentine’s Day

    Students and staff spread kindness this Valentine’s Day by making Valentine’s grams, putting on blind date with a book in the library and making senior hearts. The week before Valentine’s Day, Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) used a lunch period to make Valentine’s grams with anyone who wanted to participate. On Valentine’s Day, they…

  • Teachers train for trauma identification within students

    A survey done by NCTSN Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators found that, by age 16, one in four students have experienced some sort of trauma. With this increasing number of students finding themselves in trauma situations, schools have been preparing their teachers to help. Before school on Feb. 14, the teachers and faculty gathered…

  • Canadian Prime Minister speaks at Reagan Library

    To promote the North American Free Trade Agreement and Canadian-American relations, Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, visited California and hosted several forums, starting his tour in San Francisco on Thursday, Feb. 8, and speaking at the Ronald Reagan Library on Friday, Feb. 9. Over a thousand people were in attendance, surrounding the stage.…

  • 1999 is not so different from 2018

    Although it’s been nearly 20 years since the Panther Prowler’s 1999 issues, we still see similar social issues to those we see today. As part of the Panther Prowler’s 50th anniversary, we are highlighting some blasts from the past. On May 21, 1999, Newbury Park was awarded the distinguished school title, which recognizes our…

  • New IB Theater program approved for next year

    New International Baccalaureate (IB) classes continue to be added to the schedule, further setting us apart from other schools in the district. This year, IB Photography had a higher enrollment than any previous year. Now, the school is looking to expand the IB art program with the IB Theater class. There are a handful…

  • Students spend a day with cancer patients

    June, 2 years old, thoroughly enjoyed popping bubbles; Deandra, a year older, preferred creating art with chalk; and Alyssa, 9 years old, was the champion of Candy Land. Each child played like any other, but each child also suffered from a serious disease and was being hosted at the Ronald McDonald House in Los…

  • School in the 90’s reflects today: Pagers, punk music and protests

    The 90’s: teens everywhere were walking around with scrunchies in their hair, mood rings on their fingers and Walkmans in their pockets, fit with the newest NYSNC or Britney Spears hit. To celebrate the 50th year of the Prowler’s publication, let’s take a look back at the newspaper in 1997. Walkmans, beanies and pagers…

  • New CTSO club regulations close FBLA and HOSA

    Starting next year, the clubs Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) will no longer be clubs tied to their affiliated national organizations on campus.   Both HOSA and FBLA are career and technical service organizations (CTSO). The state of California has made it a requirement that all…

  • School board censures Mike Dunn

    The room was packed as the school board meeting commenced. Concerned citizens carried signs, wore purple t-shirts and lined up in front of the district office three hours before the meeting even began. To avoid an overcrowded meeting room that could pose a safety hazard, the district office handed out tickets to the first…