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  • Student art to be displayed in Capitol

    On April 27, junior Jessica Han missed a call from Congresswoman Julia Brownley. So, instead of finding out that she had won the District-wide U.S. Congress High School Visual Arts Competition from the Congresswoman herself, she found out from a voicemail. Han’s piece, a portrait she titled “Auburn”, was chosen to represent California’s 26th…

  • Ultimate Frisbee, the Ultimate Sport

    Over the last two years, Frisbee club has evolved from a group of people “throwing around a frisbee” to a competitive team. Jonathan Cummings, senior and vice president of the club, helped to start the club last year to stay active during his volleyball off season. “It’s a great way to stay in shape…

  • Choir Goes to Seattle and Brings Home the Gold

    Over spring break, the Men’s Chorus, Women’s Ensemble, Concert Choir, and Chamber Singers travelled to Seattle to compete in the Heritage Festival. Schools came from Bountiful, Utah; Irvine, CA;  Corona, CA; Montana; and Idaho to participate. “Every year, we take a trip to one of the Heritage festivals. We alternate years of going by…

  • Varsity Lacrosse: Overcoming Challenges

    The majority of the 2015 Boy’s varsity lacrosse team has played together for the last four years, and are expected to go far into the post-season this year. However, in the first stages of the season, one of their best players and leaders, starting goalie Michael Marinelli, senior, has suffered a severely broken hand.…

  • Mountain Biking: the often forgotten spring sport

    Most students might not think to include mountain biking in the list of spring sports offered on campus. But as a part of the Southern California High School Mountain Bike League, the mountain biking club competes in five league-wide competitions, and recently qualified for the state championship. After being founded two years ago, the…

  • Earning not Learning

    “What’s your passion?” This is the ultimate question of high school. Students face it when they contemplate which college to apply to or what career to pursue. It’s also passion that guides students to choose art history over physics, or tech theater over mock trial. However, with increasingly selective admission rates at elite colleges…

  • Student rights and student innocence: magazine sparks controversy in community

    At their meeting on March 17, members of the CVUSD school board considered an action item proposed by member Mike Dunn. The action item would “request” that the Panther Prowler print a front-page “uncensored rebuttal” written by parent Garry Pace, along with a picture of his choice in response to the Feb. 27 magazine…

  • Suzie Smith: Broken spine, unbroken spirit

    “That’s all for our Panther Tale announcements. I’m Suzie Smith and have a terrific Thursday, Panthers!” Most of the student body recognizes senior class president Suzie Smith’s cheery voice from the daily announcements at the start of every second period class. However, most don’t know that she was an Olympic-scouted, all-star soccer player before…

  • Dance team named national champions

    Members of the Dance Team jumped up and began crying tears of joy when the announcer shouted the much anticipated news that they had won the Overall Sweepstakes at USA Nationals. After a year of constant practices and numerous rehearsals, the family of 28 dancers reached their ultimate goal: receiving the highest national title.…

  • Burgers and Bikinis

    If one more over sensualized hamburger advertisement is shown, I may never eat another burger. Seeing a relatively attractive woman in a bikini chowing down on a hamburger in slow motion cannot possibly be the best way to advertise fast food. Nonetheless, more and more of these ads crop up every day. Somehow, companies…