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Dance team leaps into the new season
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The award winning Newbury Park High School Dance Team pranced into the new school year and they are excited for what this season has in offer for them. They glide into their next dance routine with precision and originality, looking forward to their next games. They are enthusiastic and ready to perform their best…
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CVUSD condemns misinformation
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On Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, CVUSD sent out a letter from the district’s school board. The subject of the letter addressed numerous online campaigns that were spreading misinformation about Conejo Valley schools, their employees and district staff. Among these campaigns, two voicemail messages were left for Superintendent Mark McLaughlin, one directed at the Board…
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“Smile” makes viewers never smile again
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With Halloween right around the corner, “Smile” has viewers second guessing what is real and what is in their head. This sinister horror film encompasses the cycle of an evil spirit that takes over the mind of anybody who watches their next kill. The movie “Smile”, which was released in theaters on Sept. 30,…
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Exploring Newbury Park one ride at a time
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Amongst the trails and terrain, the Newbury Park mountain bike team rides along admiring the nature throughout the local area. The team consists of 125 riders and is split into numerous groups based on skill level where the head coaches choose when each group rides and for how long. Throughout the week, each group…
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Russia-Ukraine conflict escalates
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The tensions between Russia and Ukraine, which have been boiling for years, finally exploded into a war in early 2022. Ukraine had previously desired to join NATO which Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, strongly opposed. Putin’s problem with NATO and Ukraine joining is that for the past 25 years the NATO alliance has…
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NASA creates spacecraft to destroy an asteroid
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On Sept. 26, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, performed in the first ever asteroid deflection test. Ten months after it was launched, and after traveling around the sun 101 million miles, it hit the asteroid Dimorphos, which was seven million miles away from Earth. Dimorphos, at around 500 feet in diameter, is…
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Fentanyl crisis plagues America
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With Halloween just around the corner, the consumption of candy from a stranger has people worried about what could be in store with the increasing effects of the new fentanyl crisis. According to the CDC, fentanyl was the leading cause for the record number of drug poisoning and overdose deaths just last year. Around…
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Introducing the School Board Candidates
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On November 3, 2022, the election for the Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) board members will take place. This year, CVUSD will use a By-Trustee Area Election System to conduct the voting and placement of each elected board member. There are four different areas for each candidate to run for, and those six…
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NPHS welcomes new foreign exchange students
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A loud hustle and bustle filled the airport, muffling the sound of Riana Thur, sophomore, and Victoire Thomas’, junior, beating hearts. Excitement sparked as they prepared to travel to California where they would spend the 2022-2023 school year studying abroad. Thur flew from Switzerland and Thomas from France in hopes that this year will…
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The struggles of medical debt and healthcare
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While others struggle to pay for a single doctor’s appointment, my family and I are able to pay for multiple appointments, with our privilege to have access to healthcare coverage. Approximately half of the U.S. population doesn’t have health insurance or medical debt, making the possibility you know someone who falls in this category…