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  • Winter concerts Light up the season

    Winter concerts Light up the season

    Band On Dec. 2, the NPHS gym held the anticipated return of the band department’s lively winter concert. The production featured the school’s wind ensemble and jazz band, who played a selection of both traditional and seasonal songs. For students, this was their first concert in nearly two years, bringing a mix of stress…

  • CVUSD should not endorse private education

    CVUSD should not endorse private education

    When it was announced that Carden Conejo School, a non-denominational private school in Westlake Village, could face termination of their current lease with CVUSD, parents and Carden alumni alike expressed their discontent with the notion. The possibility of termination comes after the district was alerted to an impending shift in ownership of the private…

  • The winter rally spreads the winter spirit

    The winter rally spreads the winter spirit

    To kick off the final week of school prior to winter break, ASG hosted the annual winter rally on Dec. 13 to spread some holiday cheer. The rally included different performances: our school’s cheer team, the dance team, Sparkles, and Chamber Choir.  The preparation of the rally includes ASG working with the admin and…

  • Women in history are inspirational

    Women in history are inspirational

    From a young age, learning about women in history was inspiring, as they showed me how to use my own power to create a legacy for myself. In third grade we were supposed to give a report on a person in history. While dressed up as that person, we were supposed to stand in…

  • “House of Gucci” falls short of expectations

    “House of Gucci” falls short of expectations

    With an extensive budget of 75 million dollars and its suspenseful build up, the world expected “House of Gucci,” directed by Ridley Scott, to be a huge hit but it unfortunately missed the mark. The movie has been in theatres since Nov. 24 and currently has a Rotten Tomatoes rating of only 61 percent.…

  • Abilities Awareness Week is undergoing significant changes

    Abilities Awareness Week is undergoing significant changes

    Abilities Awareness Week is an all inclusive week long event that educates students what it’s like to live with disabilities, but it is undergoing significant changes this year. The disability simulation activities, which had students perform activities such as racing in wheelchairs and painting without using their hands, have been discontinued. Karen Sylvester, a…

  • Facing the highs and lows of school breaks

    Facing the highs and lows of school breaks

    School breaks are a time for students to unwind from the pressure of school and spend time with family. As much as people long for a break, it remains a temporary getaway from stress in life. Even though no homework was assigned to me over fall break, I could still feel all the pressures…

  • Massive purchases made on the Metaverse

    Massive purchases made on the Metaverse

    Investors are buying millions of dollars worth of virtual land in the metaverse, making it a hot property market. The metaverse is a virtual intersection for social media, shopping, virtual reality (VR), and cryptocurrency. There have been many purchases made on the metaverse recently. The Metaverse Group, a prominent metaverse real estate company, purchased…

  • “The Beatles: Get Back” brings Beatles back to life

    “The Beatles: Get Back” brings Beatles back to life

    Peter Jackson’s “The Beatles: Get Back,” released between Nov. 25 and Nov. 27 and named after the beloved track from The Beatles’ 1970 record “Let It Be,” is a wonderful inside look at the second to last album The Beatles ever recorded. Methodically edited from 60 hours of footage and over 150 hours of…

  • Legislature being modified to limit Facebook’s hate

    Legislature being modified to limit Facebook’s hate

    On Dec. 1, Frances Haugen, who recently exposed Facebook for misconduct, helped lawmakers as they debated proposals for social media site regulation. Haugen, a former data scientist at Facebook, testified before Congress in October and brought forward a massive amount of internal documents and files to expose Facebook’s misdoings. Legislators are proposing new laws…