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  • New administrators join the NPHS Staff

    As the 2019-2020 school year begins,  Newbury Park High School has welcomed three new members to the administration: Phalba Thomas, Christine Caprino and Kristina Konish. Thomas, who has joined the NPHS staff on multiple occasions as a long-term substitute, is returning this school year as the Assistant Principal of Activities during Carly Adams’ maternity…

  • Censure consume another board meeting

    On Tuesday, September 3, the CVUSD school board decided not to censure members Jenny Fitzgerald and Cindy Goldberg after the board discussed the possibility of moving forward with a motion to censure, and on Tuesday September 17, the board also discussed the possibility of a censure of board president Dr. Betsy Connolly. During the…

  • Relay for Life: 300 Steps towards Finding a Cure

    On May 27, Newbury Park Panthers participated in the Conejo Valley Relay for life event. The event was located at Conejo Creek South Park, across from the TO Library and Teen Center. The event was a success despite fears about lack of participation that arose when the Relay for Life club discovered they were…

  • Science Olympiad Club Qualifies for State Competition

    The NPHS Science Olympiad team qualified for the Southern California state competition after placing 3rd overall at the Los Angeles Regionals on Saturday, Feb. 18. Science Olympiad is a club on campus which allows students to test their skills in science against students from other schools. “Science Olympiad is a club where we compete at…

  • FBLA members head to state after sweeping sectionals

    One of the biggest clubs on campus, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) is a group where students can compete at sectional, state, and national competitions by taking tests in real world topics of their choice. They competed in their regional tournament at Westlake High School on Saturday, Feb. 4. Meeting in English teacher…

  • TEDx Tackles World Wide Problems

    Sixteen speakers took the stage of the Performing Arts Center on March 6 to give their TED talks about “lenses” at the second annual TEDxYouth@Conejo Conference, an independently organized TED event for high school students in the community. TED is an organization in which speakers from various ethnicities, backgrounds and fields share their takes…

  • From Script to Stage: Behind the Scenes of High Noonish

    With their first play of the year, the theater department brought High Noonish, an original melodrama spinoff of the 1950’s western film High Noon, to the stage of the Performing Arts Center. “Because it’s an original we can kind of cater it towards our school,” Allison Martinez, freshman, said. “It’s super quirky and very…

  • WASC takes the school by swarm

    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.…