Which came first, the successful football team or the abundance of school spirit? As with all great questions, no one can be certain, but the football team experienced a bit of both during Rivalry Week, the week leading up to their game played against Thousand Oaks. Rivalry Week has been a tradition since 1971.…
“It was an experience of a lifetime,” said sophomore Holly Maine. This year, Maine joined the US youth team to compete in the Lifesaving World Championships, an international event that brings youth and adult teams from all over the world to compete in lifeguard simulations Teams traveled to France on Sept. 16 to compete…
It’s that time of the year again, when leaves start to fall, apples are picked, and people are chased around by zombies. On Oct. 31, the theater program is offering an alternative to Trick-or-Treating: the Zombie Run. From 6-10 p.m. for five dollars, participants will be chased by zombies on a surprise-filled obstacle course…
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…
What do Mock Trial, Model UN, Interact Club, TedX, Art Club, CSF, and NHS all have in common? The answer is Anastasia Pyrinis – a junior who manages to tackle all of the above along with her daily school workload. “It is definitely a lot of work, but I love doing all of them…
High school sports have become a topic of major debate. Debaters think that students focus too much on the sport or sports they are involved in. Practice has recently become a concern, because of how many practice related injuries have occurred in major professional sports. The CIF had player safety in mind when it…
Girls’ Tennis Coach Harvey Mardyks has adapted a unique method of team tryouts from those used at country clubs that he feels eliminates unfairness and subjectivity on our tennis courts. Mardyks’ method is called the ladder: a spreadsheet containing every prospective player’s name and their relative ranking, as determined through a challenge system. An…
When the school received unexpected funds, the track and football field were completely redone for the upcoming seasons. This was met with approval from some sports team members that are dependent on the facilities, which have not been repaired in a long time. With many other improvements to make around the school, such as…
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,…
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’…