Senior

  • 2026 Senior Quotes

    Krishna Aguilar: “That’s it? That was four years?” • Dakota Barbi: “Start where you are use what you have do what you can.” • Brooke Bauwens: “Hold on to the memories, they will hold on to you”- TS • Stephanie Berry: “This due at 11:59 too?” • Madison Black: “It’s beauty in the struggle,…

  • 2026 Letter from the Editors

    2026 Letter from the Editors

    When we entered the B9 classroom for the first time as sophomores, we could never have predicted that we would be sitting in the chief desks, responsible for each page and article published by the Panther Prowler. Before the 2025-26 school year began, we met at Barnes and Noble to plan out our final…

  • Prom takes off into a world of nostalgia and community: A night under the stars

    Prom takes off into a world of nostalgia and community: A night under the stars

      As the sun set on May 16, behind a mechanical backdrop of jets and prop planes, Newbury Park High School [NPHS] students celebrated their last school dance together with the class of 2026. Held at  the Camarillo Airport, the dynamic setting and collection of classmates allowed for a nostalgic and unifying night. Prom,…

  • Identity is ever-changing

    Identity is ever-changing

    Over the past four years, I’ve grinded through pointless homework assignments, IB classes and late nights with one glimmer of hope in mind: college. I pictured myself walking around my college town, surrounded by new faces, getting ready to go out that night and feeling like a new and better version of myself. I…

  • Griffin Zollars flips his way through senior year

    Griffin Zollars flips his way through senior year

    “Just Do It.” This slogan is most commonly associated with Nike, however it also guides Griffin Zollars, senior. Throughout his high school career, Zollars has delved into many different International Baccalaureate [IB] courses, gymnastics skills, books and knitting projects. His expansive interests have helped him navigate NPHS’s campus and, ultimately, life itself.  Zollars’ day…

  • Krish Devgania enters his senior year

    Krish Devgania enters his senior year

    With over 2,000 students on campus, each with their own unique interests, passions and motivations, they all have something to offer within the NPHS community. Krish Devgania, senior, enters his fourth year enrolled at Newbury Park High School [NPHS]. Each year, Devgania has taken a course of Chinese taught by Jing Hu here at…

  • Senior Sunrise shines bright for the Class of 2024

    Senior Sunrise shines bright for the Class of 2024

    The dark sky slowly blends into blue and purple, and the sun comes glazing up, signaling the very start of senior year for the graduating class. Wrapped up like little burritos in their blankets, seniors hold tight to their friends as they prepare for what may be their last year all together. On Sept.…

  • Senior year feels like a slap in the face

    Senior year feels like a slap in the face

    During my freshman year, I saw seniors having the time of their lives; taking fun ID photos, cheering like crazy in the Panther Pit during football games, getting to wear the coolest hoodies, making up iconic yearbook quotes and building a proud community of Newbury Park. The fun of senior year is what inspired…

  • Freshmen vs Senior Perspective of High School

    As seniors begin to end their last days of high school, the freshman on campus have just embarked on the journey. However freshman are just as eager to graduate as the seniors. For instance, Shaelyn Rashoff, freshmen, sees the “senior activities and graduation posters” that make her want the “in between” years of highschool…

  • Senior year, senior tears: Coping with senioritis

    Up until now, I always believed senioritis was synonymous with exhaustion. It was a justification for slacking, because if I’ve already worked this hard and come this far, can’t I have a break? But now, in the seventh inning of my senior year, I’ve realized that senioritis is a whole different animal. Senioritis is…