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Bold in Italics creates opportunities for NPHS students
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The Bold in Italics Literary Magazine club has been around for several years, analyzing and submitting poems, photos and short stories from authors and artists all around Newbury Park High School. Allowing people to express their creative outlets, the club reviews all kinds of submissions, whilst deciding which ones to submit every Wednesday at…
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Extreme weather is affecting lives
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Many Newbury Park locals can agree that the winter this year has been colder, rainier and windier than most. With the severe cold and seemingly never-ending floods, our communities have been greatly affected. The Effect During extreme weather, the unhoused population is one of the most vulnerable groups in the community. Luckily, there are…
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Girls lacrosse prepares for the new season
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On Jan. 21, the girls’ lacrosse team held their tryouts, officially kicking off their 2022-2023 season, with the intention of making it all the way to CIF finals. Penelope Reille, a senior varsity player, started playing lacrosse when she was in sixth grade and continued playing all the way until her senior year on…
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Swim treads into the water for a new season
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With practices at least five days a week, the NPHS boys’ and girls’ swim teams have been preparing for their new season with high hopes of success. The first meet takes place on Feb. 16, and the teams can not wait to dive back in. Emma Lythgoe,the head coach of NPHS’ swim teams, has…
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Softball prepares to swing through this year
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With winter sports coming to a close and spring season approaching, the softball team has started to prepare for their upcoming season. In offseason practices, drilling and conditioning have been the main focus for improvement. Joie Steinkamp, senior and pitcher for the team, explained the different drills the team does and how it helps…
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Wellness center saves the week
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From Jan. 9 to the 13, NPHS hosted a Wellness week, featuring two self care and hot cocoa days, a therapy dog, kindness yoga and a movie day. With student help, Paige Pensivy, Professional clinical counselor and Mental health clinician , created an environment for people to destress before finals. Throughout the week, students…
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Tennis mixed doubles matches kick off
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Although girls’ and boys’ sports teams are often separated, the NPHS tennis teams come together for a friendly mixed doubles tournament every year. Mixed doubles is an opportunity for both teams to bond after the girls’ season ends and before the boys’ season starts. Players split up into pairs of one player from both…
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NPHS Mock Trial teams go to the courthouse
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The Newbury Park High School Mock Trial Gold and Panther teams competed in the 42nd annual Mock Trial this week at the Ventura County Courthouse. The two NPHS teams competed against other schools in the county, where teams take on one side of a court case and take on the roles of attorneys and…
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Agendas have no place in the health curriculum
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In 2021, the district adopted the new health curriculum known as “Teen Talk”. The adaptation of this new curriculum has led to an abundance of parents who feel entitled to voice their strong criticisms of the material educating their children. Under a rational and well-founded basis, criticisms are accepted and even encouraged in our…
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Cancer Awareness Club organizes toy drive
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The holidays are supposed to be one of the most joyous times of the year, especially for children. Unfortunately, under-privileged children often do not experience this. This year, Newbury Park High School’s Cancer Awareness Club worked with Hollywood Storage to set up a toy drive for Play Conejo. The toy drive was intended for…