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WHS Food Truck Festival puts the “fun” in fundraising
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The typical fundraiser put on by many school clubs and organizations consists of restaurant nights at a variety of local and chain stores. Each year, however, the Westlake High School [WHS] Instrumental Music Program organizes an annual Food Truck Festival, bringing together community members from around the Conejo Valley to raise funds for the…
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Jazz festival displays musical creativity
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From dusk to dawn, brass instruments flooded campus, transforming Newbury Park High School into an evening of jazz with not one moment of silence. On March 29, NPHS held its annual jazz festival and the event was full of special guests, students from over 20 different schools and beautiful music. The experience was immersive,…
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T.O. Teen Center’s Battle of the Bands displays local talent
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Live music is a performance that spans cultures and generations, and it is a necessary aspect of any community. Hosted by the Thousand Oaks Teen Center, the Battle of the Bands competition attracted local high school bands to battle it out for a 500-dollar prize. The bands of this year’s battle included StandBy, WaveAsYouGoBy,…
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Local Camarillo band Par5 rocks the stage
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Local Ventura County band Par5, made up of juniors Darwin Rowland (NPHS), Jeffrey Saner (NPHS), Sawyer Talent (RCHS) and Kaleb Manlutac (RCHS), has taken fans by storm with their stage presence and songwriting. Despite starting less than a year ago, Par5 has brought numerous performances to the Ventura County stages, making a notable breakthrough…
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Setting a beat in the 805-Music Scene
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Mindoff: Alec Bertrand, also known as MindOff, is a musician and sound engineer. He currently works at 203 Studio in Camarillo, a recording studio he started out with Destructive Films, as a music video producer and creator. The two work as a dynamic duo, with Bertrand mixing music to go along with the videos…
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Marching Band ceases to join in competitions
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In past years, band students at NPHS learned a marching band routine that they performed during halftime shows at football games and competed in competitions. Thousands of dollars were spent transporting equipment and students, and on professional choreography. Due to reduced student interest, this is no longer the case. Dennis Crystal, band director, explained…
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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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“The Beatles: Get Back” brings Beatles back to life
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Peter Jackson’s “The Beatles: Get Back,” released between Nov. 25 and Nov. 27 and named after the beloved track from The Beatles’ 1970 record “Let It Be,” is a wonderful inside look at the second to last album The Beatles ever recorded. Methodically edited from 60 hours of footage and over 150 hours of…
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Panthers play in Ventura County Honor Band
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On Sunday, Feb. 9, 10 students from NPHS performed in the annual Ventura County Honor Band Concert (VCHB) along with musicians from 14 other schools in the county. The concert took place in the Ventura High School auditorium, featuring performances at the middle and high school level. “It is a band comprised of the…