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The love written in our faces
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The girl looking in the mirror sees a fat nose, thin lips, a double chin and pimples. She wishes to recognize the girl staring back at her but she doesn’t. Her insecurities consume her, as she longs to look like the other girls in school, jealous of their “perfect” features. But what makes a…
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Mizel Harvest Festival includes special-needs students
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On Oct. 21 at 10 a.m., the Mizel Estate hosted the Mizel Family Foundation Pumpkin Harvest Festival to provide educational and career opportunities for uniquely-abled members of our community through events, volunteering and exposure. Suzanne Lozette, author of “Raising Owen: An Extra-Ordinary Memoir on Motherhood,” became friends with the owners of Mizel Estates when…
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Figure skaters spin across the ice
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Living in California, where the cold is a rarity, figure skating is often an overlooked sport. However, whether skaters are drilling double flips or refining their balance, they are passionate about the sport they devote their time to. Clare FitzGibbon, a junior at Newbury Park High School, started figure skating at the age of…
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Managing Media Consumption
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I have often filled the idle moments of my day with a steady stream of incoherent digital stimuli that have left me feeling empty and useless. This is because my attention is being focused on things that I do not care about or enjoy. This damages my schoolwork, but more importantly to me, it…
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Student Vs Teacher
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Maddie Neier and Mr. Svoboda (D-5) c Maddie – 1 Mr. Svoboda – 7 What is the most popular Halloween costume according to Google? A witch Maddie – Pumpkin Mr. Svoboda – Vampire 0-0 JOKE: Witch participant will win? What was candy corn originally called? Chicken Feed Maddie – Corn Candy Mr.…
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Writers Guild of America ends strike with new AMPTP deal
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On Sept. 27, 2023, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) signed a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) to end their recent strike. The contract gives writers protection against the use of artificial intelligence, along with better residual payments for streaming platforms, higher pay in general and minimum…
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AP test fees hinder the educations of low-income students
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The correlation between wealth and education affects many students’ decisions regarding their future. When applying to schools, tuition is taken into consideration and even Advanced Placement (AP) classes require deliberation over whether paying the exam fee is worth the college credit. AP exams should not cost as much as they do and budget adjustments…
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Panthers pump iron across the street
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School has been out for about 15 minutes. Across the street from NPHS, Fitness 19, sits grounded as it continually braces for the impact of students crowding into the facility like sardines crammed straight into an aluminum can. A student lies flat above a bench, clutching a 130-pound metal bar, dangerously dangling over his…
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Broadway Cares brings community together
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On Oct. 14 in the NPHS Performing Arts Center, many watched their peers perform in the Broadway Cares Cabaret. Broadway Cares, or Equity Fights AIDS, is an organization that collects funds to help people receive medication, healthcare, meals, counseling and financial assistance. Finding a community in highschool is no easy task, but for many,…
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Trend cycle encourages lack of individuality
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The trend cycle encouraged by social media, namely Tik Tok, is inescapable in its efforts to convince the viewer that they need to buy every product under the sun in order to have the perfect skin, perfect makeup routine, perfect body…but it’s impossible to achieve perfection in an ever-changing, over-consuming society set out to…