All posts tagged "college"
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Yaks: A Blessing or a Curse?
Yik Yak has become the most popular app used for all the wrong reasons. Useful for cyber bullying, one cannot scroll down more than four...
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PSAT date changes to a weekday
This school year, the College Board changed the date of the PSAT from its usual time on a Saturday to Wednesday, Oct. 14. The school...
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Snapchat Travels
Over the summer many students traveled around the world, waking up in Newbury Park and falling asleep in a hotel bed in Manhattan or on...
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Mr. Intlekofer: 30 years and still going strong
Richard Intlekofer, better known as Mr. I, has been part of the Newbury Park community for 48 years. After moving to Newbury Park in 1965...
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UC Berkeley to begin taking letters of recommendation
The University of California, Berkeley’s new freshman application policy, announced in April, will start going into effect this fall and allows invited students to optionally...
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Thoughts on the future while waiting for college decisions
A lucky few of you reading this have already been accepted to your dream college, figured out how you’re going to pay for tuition, and...
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Advice for the nobodies in this world of scholarships
I am ineligible for virtually every scholarship I find online: I am white, I am not involved in student government, I have never been a...
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College application season
In this bizarre ritual, colleges display their brilliant plumage in hopes of attracting eager young students – but only a few will be chosen to...
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So many choices, not enough time
Our school prides itself on having an incredible selection of extracurricular activities. We have incredible teachers and coaches who are dedicated and strive to make...
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CalStates, scholarships, and parking, oh my!
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...