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Riley Shin races towards creative goals
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High school is often a journey of discovering one’s interests and possible careers. What someone wants as a freshman may be wildly different by the time they graduate as they explore different sports, clubs, or other interests. For Riley Shin, junior, this year has been defined by a shift away from resume-building and toward…
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Prowler staff attends CSUN Journalism Day
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On Nov. 8, Newbury Park High School advanced journalism students, also known as the Panther Prowler staff, competed in various article writing and photography competitions and attended workshops at the J-Day Convention at California State University, Northridge [CSUN]. The competitions included timed, handwritten article writing events, while the workshops taught what journalism looks like…
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Jill Magnante enjoys a fine balance in last year of teaching
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Rohinton Mistry, the author of “A Fine Balance,” says that there is “no such thing as an uninteresting life.” Jill Magnante, the Middle Years Program [MYP] Coordinator and IB Literature teacher at Newbury Park High School [NPHS], is living proof of this quote. As an avid reader, former theater star and Midwesterner, Magnante has…
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Environmental activism grow in Newbury Park
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Introduction It is all around us all the time, it has always been here, it is always changing and we only have one of it. This is not a riddle; it is our environment. While the majority of the waste thrown into the garbage bin ends up in a landfill, a portion of the…
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Palisades fire suspect faces for 45 years prison time
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Nine months following the Palisades Fire, Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, a suspect in the arson of the Palisades fire in January of 2025, has been indicted by a federal grand jury and will face up to 45 years of jail time. Rinderknecht was previously arrested on grounds of arson, with the recent indictment adding charges…
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Westminster’s teen interns provide free healthcare
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Every other Wednesday, high schoolers across Ventura County intern at the Thousand Oaks location of Westminster Free Clinic, a nonprofit medical care facility that provides free healthcare to uninsured and working families. Not only does the clinic support local communities, but it also exposes students to the medical environment and careers in the healthcare…
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Performers captivate the spotlight at Broadway Cares
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On Friday, Oct. 17, Newbury Park High School [NPHS] students from ASG, the International Baccalaureate program, the Panther Prowler and more came together to become theater kids for one fateful night. At Broadway Cares, a donations-based talent show whose proceeds go to Equity Fights AIDS, is a longstanding tradition at Newbury Park that was…
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“The Smashing Machine” smashed my expectations
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In ancient Rome, gladiators fought in the Colosseum. In 1993, mixed martial arts [MMA] entered the mainstream of the modern sports world, and today, MMA is a quickly developing sport known by fans around the world. “The Smashing Machine,” in theaters since Oct. 3, accurately represents the early days of MMA through the life…
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MLB makes changes amongst new AI policies
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Since the development of AI, society’s foundation of authenticity has shifted. Culture and tradition have been altered for years now, but it is not just the entertainment industry or the workforce that is faced with this threat; AI is also being integrated into sports. Baseball is widely known as a polyglot sport, a term…
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Prop 50 sparks controversy about California redistricting
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On Nov. 4, millions of people will fill the polls, and votes will flood in for and against Gavin Newsom’s Proposition [Prop] 50. If Prop 50 is passed, a map drawn by the state legislature will temporarily replace California’s Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission until 2030, in an attempt to secure more seats for the…