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Newbury Park snatches spot 134 in Newsweek top 500 high school ranking Newbury Park was listed at 134 in Newsweek Magazine’s ranking of America’s top 500 high schools on September 8th, a 58-spot ascent from last year’s 192. “We’re extremely proud,” said Principal Joshua Eby. “It shows the dedication of our students, teachers and…
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Business decisions for the mass restructuring of Amgen are having a greater impact on the community beyond individual layoffs. Amgen, a biotech manufacturing and research company that employs more than 6,000 workers at its corporate headquarters in the heart of Thousand Oaks, recently decided to downsize its facilities in the area. “Everyone is really…
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At the end of last year, Cabrillo Music Theatre had accrued a debt of $270,000. Over the following months, fundraising campaigns led to a massive recovery, much to the relief of performers and actors in the community. “Cabrillo’s decline meant that, as an actor, there were less opportunities to perform,” said actress Rory Smith,…
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“When I was coaching, we had a motto – ‘one team, one goal’ – and that’s something I would like to see reflected in our athletics program … that we are all Panthers,” said Kelly Welch, the assistant principal of athletics. Although she was speaking about student athletes and sports teams, her goals for…
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Student interdistrict transfers from the Camarillo area have become more difficult this year as Rio Mesa High School continues into its seventh year as an International Baccalaureate (IB) school. “The main reasons for (approved) transfers are for siblings and parents’ work,” said Kathy Greaves, director of student services at Oxnard Union High School District…
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Before retiring, former Principal Athol Wong made it her goal to raise enough money to replace all the old lockers. Unfortunately, when students showed up on the first day of the new school year, they saw the same lockers as before, despite having donated money the previous year. “We currently have a portion of…
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Having to switch email accounts or enter a password to access a teacher’s website is a small change to students’ daily schedules. Nonetheless, this miniscule adjustment marks an enormous shift in the school’s usage of teaching resources. As of the 2014-2015 school year, copyright policy for educators has been more strictly enforced. “‘Fair use’…
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“An excellent education should not be an accident; it should be a right…” wrote high school English teacher, Jim Burke, in his book “The Common Core: The Standards Decoded”. Common Core currently being implemented in CVUSD, but these new standards are still a source of confusion for many students and teachers. On August 22nd,…
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Check out what the statues have to say. Statue day: when the English 12 IB seniors dress up as any character they choose to be and stand on Reino Road as well as in the quad posing as statues. This year, the English 12 AP classes joined the IB students on June 2 and…
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As the school year draws to a close, finals week looms over students. Finals fall on the last three days of school for freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. Some students arrange with their teachers to take their finals early, allowing them to leave for summer vacation earlier. However, according to the school’s finals and absence…