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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…
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Math teacher, Lisa Adams, will no longer be the only one teaching in her classroom. D22 was renovated on April 25 to host the new Math Center. Open everyday at lunch, the Math Center is a place where students having trouble with the coursework in their math class can go to receive help from…
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The health department and CVUSD School Board have begun the process of revising the health class curriculum in order to align with Assembly Bill No. 329, which was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown in early October 2015 and took effect at the start of 2016. The law mandates sexual education along with…
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This year’s juniors became the first class to take the SBAC, or SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium. The SBAC, which was held from May 16th-23rd, is a computerized assessment designed to test juniors in order to evaluate how well students are on track with the Common Core academic standards. Like the STAR tests that the…
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Heritage Festival From April 14 to April 17, the Newbury Park Choir competed in the annual Heritage Festival in San Francisco. Women’s Ensemble won second place gold, Advanced Women’s Ensemble won second place gold, Concert Choir won first place gold, Men’s Choir won first place gold, and Chamber Singers won second place gold. The…