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“Teen Talk” updates district curriculum
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Parents Conejo Valley Unified School District’s health curriculum, “Teen Talk” from the California Healthy Youth Act, has become a hot topic at CVUSD school board meetings amongst parents since its adoption. Many have spoken out at these meetings, revealing their strong approval or disapproval of this controversial issue. Parents on opposite sides of the…
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Brittney Griner released from Russia in prisoner swap
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Brittney Yevette Griner, a professional player for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), was arrested in February of last year and subsequently held in a Russian prison for several months. Whilst flying in Russia for her off-season practices, Griner was detained at a customs checkpoint by security at an airport…
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“Devotion” remembers forgotten war
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The movie “Devotion” (2022) takes place during the Korean war, a war that has largely been overlooked in history. That is why I am pleased to announce that JD Dillard’s new movie not only remembers the brave soldiers who served in the war, but also the hardships that some of them had to overcome.…
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Celebrities should not be looked up to
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In recent weeks, billionaire Hip-Hop star and fashion designer Kanye West, also known by his stage name Ye, has found himself in hot water for making antisemetic remarks, and many of his sponsors such as Adidas have cut ties with him. Many online are saying that what Kanye says matters more than what the…
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Enola Holmes 2 mystifies fans
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On the fourth of November, the sequel to the Millie Bobby Brown period piece, “Enola Holmes” hit Netflix. With acting performances such as Helena Bonham Carter and Henry Cavill, the early 19th century movie pleased fans and enlightened viewers, even achieving a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes 4 days after release. The main plot surfaces…
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Football and girls’ volleyball charge into CIF
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Winning the prestigious California Interscholastic Federation [CIF] is a title high school sports teams dream of winning, but even qualifying for playoffs is a difficult task. During the season, teams compete against other schools in their league. The top performing teams within a league then qualify for CIF playoffs, and compete for a chance…
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NPHS blood drive helps save lives
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4.5 million American patients are in need of blood transfusions every year. In recent years, due to COVID-19 and other health concerns in regards to donating blood, America has been hit with a national blood shortage. On Wed. Nov. 16, NPHS hosted a blood drive which brought in 35 pints of blood, enough for…
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Broadway jumps in to fight AIDS
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The NPHS Theater department provides an environment of laughter, song and dance for their annual Broadway Cares Cabaret event in the NPHS Performing Arts Center. Broadway Cares is a national organization that helps raise money to provide medication, medical services and shelter for those who are living with HIV/AIDS, women battling breast cancer and…
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Threatening behavior takes over school board meetings
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Hostility surrounding subjects in public education has been a problem for CVUSD for years, but in recent months, the aggression shown towards both CVUSD schools, teachers and administration has been particularly high. The turning point for this aggression was at the end of the 2021-2022 school year, when a student at Maple Elementary School…
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Russia-Ukraine conflict escalates
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The tensions between Russia and Ukraine, which have been boiling for years, finally exploded into a war in early 2022. Ukraine had previously desired to join NATO which Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, strongly opposed. Putin’s problem with NATO and Ukraine joining is that for the past 25 years the NATO alliance has…