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Prowler staff unites in JEA state competition
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On Mar. 14, 10 members of the Panther Prowler staff competed in the SoCal Journalism Education Association [JEA] state competition, going against 29 schools and participating in articles, photography and page design layout competitions in Studio City, Los Angeles, hosted by Harvard Westlake School. Ellie Hardman, Back Cover Editor, competed with Athena Xilas, DPS…
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The Oscar nominations underwhelmed me
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The 2023 Academy Award nominations were announced in late January, and I have very mixed thoughts on them. Every year we have the sweeps and snubs, but this year, I was overall disappointed by the nominations. The Oscars have lost a lot of attention and credibility over the years for their clear bias towards…
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Senior activities culminate the school year
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Prom Prom is a once in a lifetime high school event that many students have been anticipating for since a young age. Held at the Odyssey Restaurant in Granada Hills, upperclassmen had the pleasure to eat, dance and view the prom court winners. Along with Sunshine Roth and Carter Kawaguchi, seniors, Michael Flaherty, senior,…
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The Golden Globes makes a mockery of talent
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The Golden Globes nominations this year were a spit on the diverse scope of talented people in the industry and the progress entertainment has begun making in representation by boosting, almost singularly, white actors and directors. Award shows, being the primary portrayers of success, have an obligation to reinforce and properly recognize the entire,…
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Unified Sports receives first varsity letter
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On Dec. 8, Alex Gutfleisch, senior, became the first Unified Sports athlete to receive a varsity letter. Gutfleisch, who has been part of Unified Sports for three years, was overjoyed to receive the letter and his excitement was evident. “The varsity letter means everything to me and I will cherish the jacket forever,” Gutfleisch…
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Speech and Debate argues to the top
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From podium stands to home desk chairs, the Speech and Debate team brings their A-game online. Debaters at the school have excelled in their first tournaments of the year, scoring high and even undefeated across numerous events as their new season starts. Adi Chattopadhyay, sophomore, has been on the debate team for two years…
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News Briefs
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Students are awarded at NPHS’ Scholarship Night As graduation approaches, seniors are receiving scholarships for their post-graduation plans. On May 16, scholarships were presented from the Ronald Reagan Scholarship foundations. Tam Le, Sarah Taketa and Kevin Garrett, seniors, were all recipients of the scholarship. Many NPHS students were semifinalists. On May 30, NPHS…
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Celebrities, Comedy, Controversy- The Oscars had it all
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A shocked silence covered the audience like a blanket. For nearly 30 seconds, America held its breath in unison. Could this actually be happening right now? “This is not a joke. Moonlight has won best picture,” La La Land producer Jordan Horowitz asserted as he held up the winning card to the audience that…
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Oscars 2016: Predicting the winners
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The lights are on, the cameras are rolling and the director calls “action”, and the actors become focused on delivering breathtaking performances for their fans, and also for the Academy. The past year was packed with great films, making this awards season highly competitive. Here are some of our predictions for the major categories…
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Students Considered for Ventura County Hall of Fame
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On June 8, the Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame will induct two new student athletes from Ventura County that have been nominated from their school. This year, the administration and sports coaches at Newbury Park deliberated and decided to nominate Alex Brunk and Tyler Cartaino, both senior basketball players. Brunk, who was selected…