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In response to offensive cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad, two gunmen attacked the satirical magazine “Charlie Hebdo” on the morning of Jan. 7, killing 12 people, including the editor of the magazine. This attack has brought to light the controversy surrounding free speech and respect for religion. “Charlie Hebdo” has come to stand for…
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On Jan. 27, the App Club officially released an app called ‘Newbury Park High’ for Apple products. Junior Harsh Karia, president of the App Club, wanted to create the app in order to allow clubs to more easily communicate with their members and the student body as a whole. The goal of the app…
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Mural, new turf, and pool deck vandalized On the night of Monday, Nov. 10, the football field and pool deck were vandalized with obscene symbols and statements. The vandals also defecated on the field. “It was bad and disgusting, they wrote symbols all over our field,” Jaden Allen, sophomore, said. Allen saw the field…
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For the past three weeks, the Associated Student Government (ASG) has been meeting to revise the Associated Student Body’s (ASB) current constitution. The constitution is drafted and enforced by ASG, but applies to the entirety of the school. Discussion has focused around topics such as requirements to be a member of the ASG class,…
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The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) was on campus from Nov. 16-19 to visit classrooms as well as meet with students, parents, and staff members. As one of six regional accrediting associations, WASC evaluates more than 4,500 high schools to determine if they are “trustworthy institutions of learning,” according to its website.…
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Nori Parvin, former Girls’ Varsity basketball coach and current Girls’ Varsity golf coach, has won 535 games during her 36 years of coaching. On Oct. 23, Parvin was inducted into the CIF Hall of Fame for her dedication and overall coaching excellence in basketball. “Coach Parvin was a Physical Education coach and the head basketball…
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Amid the bombardment of television ads and mailed pamphlets, adult voters must take a position on Nov. 4 on issues ranging from healthcare to hunting. Even though a majority of students are not yet old enough to vote, roughly 700 students got the chance to take part in a mock election on Wednesday, Oct.…
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After 23 years of working as a campus supervisor and school security enforcer, 93-year-old Louis “Lou” Trevisan retired on Oct. 29. Students, faculty, and staff gathered in the quad during lunch on the day of Trevisan’s retirement to celebrate and thank him. Later, the faculty held a more intimate celebration where they shared humorous…
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Preparing for the Southern California Super State competition has been Chess Club’s focus every year. However, this year, along with the rest of the clubs on campus, they will have something else on their agenda: a community service project. As of this year, all clubs are required to complete a community service project, and…
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For students, college night is a series of quick rotations around the school, and an attempt to grasp and retain any information that might increase their likelihood of being accepted into a top-notch university. This year, it meant nearly a half year of planning for the administration and counseling staff, as it was NP’s…