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Agoura Hills hosts 38th annual Great Race
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On April 11, the 38th annual edition of the NatureMade Great Race of Agoura Hills, previously known as The Dole Race of Agoura Hills, was held. Originally beginning as a fundraiser for community elementary schools in 1986, the purpose of The Great Race was to support the schools, celebrate fitness and create a sense…
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Periods with Pride leads another successful drive
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Periods with Pride, a club at NPHS, recently had a holiday drive from Dec. 13-17, right before winter break. Himani Pothulu, junior and co-president, describes the club as a part of a larger organization that focuses on collecting and donating menstrual products. “It’s actually a branch, like a local leader program off of the…
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Band throws magic show as fundraiser
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Abra cadabra! ‘Oohs’ and ‘ahhhs’ scatter the audience as cards flutter across the stage and bunnies and bowling balls appear out of thin air as three magicians from the Magic Castle entertained students and family in the PAC. Newbury Park’s band program held the magic show on Feb. 23, inviting families and friends for…
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Baseball team brings holiday cheer with fundraising
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The Newbury Park High School baseball team Christmas tree lot has opened in the lot across for the Newbury Park library. The lot sells trees, as well as tree-related materials. Jack Dexter, sophomore, has sold trees for the team for the last two years. “The tree lot is a fundraiser for the Newbury Park…
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LLS Club Combats a Deadly Foe
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Leukemia and lymphoma are diseases that affect people across the world, and while these afflictions may seem distant and unknown for many in the community, for some they are all too real. Katie Keeler, science teacher, recently lost her mother, Maureen Kennedy, to leukemia and lymphoma. With watery eyes, Keeler described her mother’s journey:…
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Studs raise money to eliminate MNT
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Wolf whistles can be heard from all around the auditorium as the “studs” of 2017 are introduced during the annual Stud Pageant hosted by the NPHS Key Club. Starting in 2012, the Stud Pageant has continuously been used as a vehicle to raise money for the Illuminate Project, a partnership between UNICEF (United Nations…
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Mystery dinner makes a splash
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Where creepy crawlies sneak, and drama students creak, the Newbury Park theater department meets in the night to eat. Oh the horrors, do you think you’re ready? Murder will be on the plate along with your spaghetti. “Mystery dinner is in the cafeteria, and everyone is sitting and eating while the show goes on…
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Girl Up generates compassion in the community
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United by a passion to support girls around the world and to make a difference in their community, the members of Girl Up club meet every other week to plan activities to raise money for the international Girl Up organization. “Girl Up is all about simultaneously empowering girls in third world countries and locally,”…
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Dodge to make a difference: LLS hosts dodgeball tournament
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Leukemia Lymphoma Society (LLS) Club hosted a dodgeball tournament at the Borchard Community Center on March 12 to raise money and support a cure for leukemia and lymphomas, types of blood cancers. By the end of the tournament, LLS had raised $300. The idea was introduced before winter break by club member Brayden Tokuyama,…