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National Hispanic Heritage Month is dedicated to celebrating the heritage and culture of the Hispanic people from Sept. 15 until Oct. 15. The Latinos Unidos Club is made up of students of all ethnicities who meet during lunch on Fridays to talk about Hispanic culture and what they can do to improve the community…
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Last winter, private changing stalls were constructed in the boys’ and the girls’ locker rooms. The school board and the district office started the process around the fall of last year, and the last installation was made in February. There are five stalls in each locker room located in the back. Assistant Principal Kelly…
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Last year’s Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC), now called California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP), scores have been released and for NPHS, are lower than ever before. So low in fact that Newbury Park High School did not place in the top 500 schools on Newsweek, published by the US College Board.…
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Zachary Young, junior at TOHS and former NPHS student, passed away in his sleep on Sept. 9. He played freshman and JV football, and was a wrestler on the varsity team. Jason Klein, head coach of the varsity football team says, “We are taking it one day at a time, dealing with emotions and feelings…
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Accompanying the start of the new school year, the science center made its debut on Monday, Aug. 29 as a resource for students seeking tutoring in all science courses. It was the success of the writing and math centers last year that lead to the opening of the Science Center. Kristen Skaff, statistics teacher,…
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The Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) has resumed its monthly board meetings for the new school year. This year, the goal of the district is to have more interconnectivity with the community. In order to achieve this, they have created a new website, Facebook, Twitter, and an app. According to Kimberly Gold, the…
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As the new school year has been ushered in, so has the completion of a new construction project. The grass area between the B and C buildings has been filled in with concrete and replaced with trees, bushes, tables, and benches. “I kind of have mixed feelings about it. On one hand it takes…
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Students are constantly reminded to always have their ID cards, and that without them, school could not run efficiently. This year, there is a new photography company to thank for making them: Monarch Photography. Founded by Lyz Cooper, Laura Turner, and Jenny Hendrickson, the local business started in May of 2015 with the intention…
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A classroom can be like a second home for teachers, with all their posters and pictures hanging on the walls, the room littered with past projects and beloved objects. There are so many memories made within. It can be hard to make a empty space one’s own, but that is exactly what the seven new…