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“Freakier Friday” fills NP with hometown pride
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Filled to the brim with chaotic action, quick wit and relatable characters, “Freakier Friday” charms audiences of all generations, and leaves Newbury Park residents beaming with pride for their hometown. As the long-awaited sequel to the 2003 classic “Freaky Friday,” the movie perfected the tedious art of paralleling, yet not reusing a cherished storyline. …
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IB Middle Years Programme sparks changes in NPHS academics
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As students begin to pick their courses for the next school year, many will notice classes such as IB Literature and AP European History are missing from the selection. The change comes as Newbury Park High School follows Sequoia Middle School and Cypress Elementary school’s steps in integrating the International Baccalaureate’s [IB] philosophy into…
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Student One Acts take the stage
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Student One Acts are one-act plays written, directed, teched and acted by students, making them unique from many mainstage productions, such as NPHS’ fall musical and spring play. While they took place May 9 and 10, the real roots are found at the beginning of the school year. The process starts with an in-depth…
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NPHS sports reflect on this year’s successes at CIF
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Throughout the 2024-2025 school year, sports teams at Newbury Park High School have helped students develop skills and create new friendships. Several of these teams played a competitive season, leading them to qualify for CIF Championships. Playing Camarillo, Royal and Ventura, the varsity girls’ beach volleyball team won every game in order to advance…
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News in Brief
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City of Thousand Oaks opens first homeless shelter Thrive Grove Navigation Center, the City of Thousand Oaks’ first interim housing community, opened on May 7, “offering safety, dignity, and a path forward for individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness in the City of Thousand Oaks,” according to the DignityMoves website. Thrive Grove, located at 1205 Lawrence…
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Letting go gives way for new opportunity
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I often question the timing the universe gives us. It’s only a select amount; something we run out of without realizing. Time has had an interesting way of becoming the one thing I know is certain about life here on Earth, and the one thing I resent most. I cannot help but feel like…
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NPHS vandalized with hate speech
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On Feb. 27 at around 8 p.m., NPHS was vandalized with derogatory slurs, profanity and swastikas. The case has been handed over to the Major Crimes Unit of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office and detectives are currently studying security camera footage with various databases to identify the suspects. The perpetrators will likely be charged…
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Campus incidents force NPHS community to examine safety policies
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Introduction: Every day, Newbury Park High School provides a second home for thousands of students. Students who partake in classes before school, along with after school activities, often find themselves spending more time on school grounds than at home. Therefore, many have concluded that campus safety should be a top priority. However, recent events…
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School safety must be prioritized
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Over the past couple of months, there have been multiple incidents on NPHS’ campus where student safety was threatened. On Dec. 5, 2024, a naked man ran from a crime scene onto the football field where he was eventually arrested for suspicion of murder. Then, on Jan. 13, another adult man was caught naked…
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NPHS teachers retell their stories as past students
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In its beginning, Newbury Park High School was surrounded by animals grazing and fields upon fields without houses. Today, it stands with over 2,000 students and hundreds of activities and sports. Ever since its opening as a public school in 1967, thousands have passed through its halls, and while many eventually move away, there…