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After losing five starting players from last year, the boys’ varsity tennis team hopes to carry their momentum from last year forward in the Marmonte League with the support of two key underclassmen: sophomores, Dhilan Patel and Jared Gillespie. Both players were starting members of the varsity team as freshmen, and will step into…
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While many NPHS students took the opportunity to reunite with families and travel to new places during Thanksgiving break, senior Luke Varav boarded a plane to Sweden to start off a tournament with the Estonia National Soccer Team. Varav’s passion for soccer started ever since he could walk and it continues as a major…
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With freshly different outfits, unfamiliar settings and new songs, the recent Frozen sequel was filled with stand-out features. Released on Nov. 22, “Frozen 2” brought in many fans both new and old. Brimming with a new event or character every moment of the film, the movie had a much more complex storyline than the…
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As winter approaches, it is time for the skis and snowboards to be brought out and be put into action. Even though the California heat does not offer the best snowy places, those who are interested, do have a few places to go to. The most popular, being Mammoth. Tim Schaeffner, senior, moved from…
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Each year, it seems as though Christmas is approaching earlier and earlier, knocking out other holidays like Halloween and Thanksgiving. The haunting sounds of Jingle Bells ring sooner and sooner every passing year and commercial companies have decided to “celebrate” this holiday as early as October by bringing their Christmas deals and decorations to…
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The Newbury Park Basketball Association, or NPBA, is set to have its first games of the season on Saturday, Dec. 7, and many NPHS students will be participating. NPBA is a recreational basketball league in which high school students can both play and coach with their friends and classmates. The league provides a stress-free…
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Contrary to what the name implies, “Ford vs. Ferrari” isn’t just a car movie with fast driving and loud races. The film combines drama with a deep appreciation for the intricacies and art that go into a race car. Based on a true story, the main conflict in the film is between Henry Ford…
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Saint Lucia’s Day As a part of her Swedish heritage, Josephine Duc, senior, celebrates St. Lucia’s Day, a holiday that honors St. Lucia, a Christian martyr. Although St. Lucia’s day is a Swedish tradition, St. Lucia was actually a Roman woman who was killed in the year 304 A.D. during the Roman persecution of…
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The air was buzzing with laughter and comradery as we sat down and took our seats in the otherwise sparse community room of the Newbury Park Library, three rows back, surrounded by close friends reuniting. As regular attendee Conor Logan stepped up to the podium, the volume of the room rose with the comfortable…
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NPHS Speech and Debate is a team that regularly competes and wins in tournaments across the Tri-County Forensics League. On Nov. 23, NPHS hosted a speech and debate tournament for the first time in several years. The event was attended by participants from over a dozen schools across the Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San…