1983: that’s the last time the freshman football team went undefeated until this year, when they finished an undefeated season with a 49-7 win against Thousand Oaks. “It’s always high anticipation playing Thousand Oaks, even if we won all our games before that, since they are our school rivals,” said Kevin Koenig, head freshman…
Man of la Mancha has gone onstage as Marilyn Strange’s first full production with the theater class. Despite minor setbacks, the class has formed close bonds with each other, as well as with their new director. Strange has received a positive reaction to her teaching and directing styles from the cast members in her…
A handful of teachers have decided to let their razors rust this No-shave November in order to raise awareness for men’s health issues, especially prostate and testicular cancer. Students can donate money to keep their favorite teacher’s beard growing, and all money collected will go towards the Movember foundation to fund cancer research. As…
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) was on campus from Nov. 16-19 to visit classrooms as well as meet with students, parents, and staff members. As one of six regional accrediting associations, WASC evaluates more than 4,500 high schools to determine if they are “trustworthy institutions of learning,” according to its website.…
After 23 years of working as a campus supervisor and school security enforcer, 93-year-old Louis “Lou” Trevisan retired on Oct. 29. Students, faculty, and staff gathered in the quad during lunch on the day of Trevisan’s retirement to celebrate and thank him. Later, the faculty held a more intimate celebration where they shared humorous…
Traveling to a foreign country for a year, attending a new school, and living with a family you have never met can be daunting. But every year, students all over the world, like juniors Louise Lisra and Darleen Hunziker, take on this challenge. This year, Lisra and Hunziker joined the EF (Education First) foreign…
“Pancakes are love. Pancakes are life.” For some, pancakes are nothing more than a Sunday morning breakfast food, but for senior Paul Schneider, they are the unifying force behind the Panther Pancake Pow-Wow (PPP) club. The club meets once a week on campus to cook and eat pancakes with friends. The PPP was “inspired…
It’s halfway through the football season, and the Junior Varsity (JV) and Varsity football teams are 5-1, while the Freshman team remains undefeated at 5-0. Varsity football head coach, Gary Fabricius, said that this is unique as teams usually vary in strength. This year, however, he attributes the all-around success to good players. “They’re…
In just two weeks of school, the hustle and bustle of homecoming week had been yanked out of the grasp of students. No more homecoming game, no more homecoming dance. But no worries, the upperclassmen have come to save the day. After being disappointed that homecoming passed by so quickly, seniors Nick Oertli, Josh…