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After a nationally award winning last season, head dance coach Cameo Carolan is stepping down. Carolan started her career here over a decade ago in 2004 with a team that was “nervous about getting booed by the audience … and embarrassed to go back to class,” according to Carolan. Since then, dance team has…
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Among the class of 2015’s other achievements in their final year at NPHS, they are now back-to-back Powder Puff champions. Powder Puff, a game of flag football coached by the junior and senior football players and played by junior and senior girls, has been an annual tradition for several years. Both this year and…
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Halfway through the 100 meter backstroke at the meet against Agoura High School, Jason Lu, freshman, looked at the scoreboard and knew it was going to be a close race. Lu then saw his teammates cheering him on from the side of the pool, sped up his pace, and finished the race in a…
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Over the last two years, Frisbee club has evolved from a group of people “throwing around a frisbee” to a competitive team. Jonathan Cummings, senior and vice president of the club, helped to start the club last year to stay active during his volleyball off season. “It’s a great way to stay in shape…
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After just three years of competing in pole vault, junior Luke Wuesthoff is already ranked 10th in the state. Wuesthoff began his track career freshman year as a discus thrower and sprinter and was only introduced to the pole vault later in the season. “I thought it was one of the scariest things I…
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The majority of the 2015 Boy’s varsity lacrosse team has played together for the last four years, and are expected to go far into the post-season this year. However, in the first stages of the season, one of their best players and leaders, starting goalie Michael Marinelli, senior, has suffered a severely broken hand.…
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Sneakers screeched on the basketball courts of the Borchard Community Center as children in grades 3-12 competed to win the second annual March Madness event on March 21. Michael Braff, recreation leader at Borchard Community Center, came up with the idea for the tournament last year and organized the event. His version of the…
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Cal Lutheran athlete, assistant trainer, and NPHS alumna Amy Galipeau recently joined the track and field coaching staff. She has taken a new approach to training tactics, focusing on improving their individual skills and shape them into better athletes. “It’s cool being back with the same coaches I had and (seeing) how the program…
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Most students might not think to include mountain biking in the list of spring sports offered on campus. But as a part of the Southern California High School Mountain Bike League, the mountain biking club competes in five league-wide competitions, and recently qualified for the state championship. After being founded two years ago, the…
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Members of the Dance Team jumped up and began crying tears of joy when the announcer shouted the much anticipated news that they had won the Overall Sweepstakes at USA Nationals. After a year of constant practices and numerous rehearsals, the family of 28 dancers reached their ultimate goal: receiving the highest national title.…