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Winter concerts Light up the season
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Band On Dec. 2, the NPHS gym held the anticipated return of the band department’s lively winter concert. The production featured the school’s wind ensemble and jazz band, who played a selection of both traditional and seasonal songs. For students, this was their first concert in nearly two years, bringing a mix of stress…
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NPHS Dance Team rocks first in-person competition
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The NPHS Dance Team spent the past year practicing and engaging in virtual events and were lucky enough to compete in their first in-person dance competition on Feb. 20 against West Coast Elite Dance and Aspire Dance Studio. The competition was held in Westlake and several groups from NPHS received awards for their performances,…
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Orchestra spreads holiday spirit virtually
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With COVID restrictions, the NPHS orchestra has had to make the switch to online learning and for their winter concert, they were 100 percent virtual. Students had to take videos of themselves playing their instruments and edit them to match the rest of their group, in order to create a seamless concert as if…
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Julia Berman maximizes theater’s potential
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Anxiously scribbling and preparing for their next show, the many students of the theater department are all exhausted. Yet, the word exhausted is not tolerated in the Performing Arts Center (PAC), as there is always work that must get done to stay on schedule. Staying on-task is the key to success in the theater…
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Beating the crowd – 13106 brings a new view to music
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It takes time and effort to rise to the top and live reality as a dream. Amongst the rising stars, a local group by the name 13106 has emerged into the public eye and intends to one day make a name for themselves in the everlasting music industry. A self-produced rap group, 13106 creates…
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Choir celebrates the year at their final concert
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Marking the end of an eventful year, choir performed their final concert on May 25 and 26. Women’s Ensemble, Advanced Women’s Ensemble, Concert Choir, Chamber, and Men’s Choir all showed off their vocal talents in the performance.
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Community is everything: Arts department comes together in support of theater
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In times of need, students, staff and the NPHS community band together to support one another. On March 16, Marilyn Strange, theater teacher, lost her husband to liver disease and her students were quick to form a support system for her. The support that Strange received from the NPHS community through the weeks after…
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The Room Renovators’ creativity brightens NP
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At eight a.m. sharp on a Saturday, the Room Renovators enter a classroom ready to paint it a new, vibrant color to uplift the previously dull ambience. The smell of paint fills the room as the color, chosen by the teacher, begins to cover the walls. The individuality of the renovation reflects the teachers,…
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Choir snatches top awards at nation’s country music capital
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After weeks of preparation, the NPHS Choir department headed to Nashville for the annual Heritage Festival on April 19-22. Once they took the stage, the audience was in awe as they listened to their melody and harmony. When the voices tapered down and the piano softened to a close, the crowd roared with applause.…
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18 Hour encourages student involvement with theatre
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18 Hour Theatre Festival offers an opportunity for both beginners and experienced directors, writers, and actors to participate in theatrical performances. The students write and perform original plays in the duration of 18 hours. The productions are completely student run and are open to anyone who wants to participate. Ayla Dvoretzky, junior, participated in…