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  • Academic Decathlon brings home awards from annual competition

    For many, testing ends once students leave the classroom, but not for Academic Decathlon members who spend their free time preparing for the Ventura County Academic Decathlon competition hosted at Pacifica High School. With pencils bubbling in Scantrons and legs nervously bouncing up and down, students competed against 20 other high schools in the…

  • Friday Brief: April 15, 2016

    ASG Elections Elections for Associated Student Government president, vice president, treasurer, secretary, and parliamentarian were held on Friday, April 15 from the start of nutrition at 9:50 until the end of lunch at 12:30. Ballots were submitted electronically for the first time through a survey for students’ learn accounts. Boys’ Tennis Boys lost to…

  • Friday Brief 4/9/2016

    California Mathematics League Panthers earned a season total of 157 points out of 180 in the California Mathematics League Competition, beating Oaks Christian by three points to clinch the title of first place team in Ventura County for the third year in a row. The six-problem competitions were hosted throughout the year by Math…

  • Mock Trial competes in the Ventura County competition

    The Ventura County Courthouse was stuffed full of high school kids, rushing and yelling in every direction, flying around in high heels or a suit and tie. But despite all the commotion and noise, under the surface, there is a method to the madness of the crowd. And this is true for the mock…

  • The Top 4%: Student photographers become finalists

    Four NPHS students have succeeded in becoming finalists in the nationwide Photographer’s Forum Magazine Student Photo Contest: seniors Andy Cho, Madison Hutchison, Brandon Chen, and Monetha Raghani. “Photographer’s Forum is a big magazine in the photography industry. It’s a really prestigious magazine as well,” Chen said. Of the 14,000 contestants that had competed to…

  • Continuing a winning tradition: Dance team starts fresh

    After a win at nationals last year, the dance team has been revamped with new coaches, dancers, and routines. The loss of last years coaches has led the team to adjust and keep the strength of the program alive. The turnover has taken time, but the dance team is now back to winning competitions,…

  • FBLA club sweeps sweepstakes award

    The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) club attended its annual Sectionals competition on Feb. 6 at West Ranch High School in Santa Clarita, California. At the competition, students took individual or team tests in different fields of study that all relate to business. For the first time ever, the club won the first…

  • Motocross racers take on the competition

    “The risk is worth the reward,” said Tyler Weyman, Junior, after describing how he has broken multiple bones during his motocross career. Weyman has been doing Motocross, an intense sport that involves motorcycle riders driving on a dirt track and fighting to be the first to complete a certain number of laps since a…

  • Building up to the state competition: Robotics Team qualifies for next level of VEX

    After an increase in membership and learning opportunities, the robotics team competed in and won a VEX Robotics Competition on Dec. 22, 2015. These competitions require students to use science, technology, engineering, and math in order to build a robot that will complete a designated task. This year, the team has grown in number…