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The Prowler, Panther, and Gold teams competed against fellow schools in the Ventura County Mock Trial Competition from Feb. 23 to 26. The Gold team placed sixth overall, while Panther and Prowler team did not place in the top eight teams. Senior Jeremy Kane won an individual first place award for portraying the witness…
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Teacher Club allows students who are curious about teaching to learn more about the profession, as well as the requirements and work that are necessary to become a teacher. So far, a number of teachers have spoken to the club’s members about their experiences, according to Steve Johnson, history teacher and Teacher Club advisor.…
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When we were little, all books, movies, and other forms of entertainment had their own “happily ever afters”. If high school English reading requirements have a purpose, it is to prove that this is completely false. Not all plots can end with the hero riding off into the sunset and the bad guys in…
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Clang! On a sunny Tuesday afternoon, the upper halls of the B building reverberate with a sound of clashing metal like hammers in a forgery. But it’s not hammers that are making these noises; in reality, swords, wielded by members of Fencing Club, slash through the air and clash in a commotion, ending with…
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BREAKING, March 12 9:43PM—Students participating in the school-wide game of “Water Assassins” have been looking over their shoulders, behind their cars, and outside their bedroom windows constantly since the game started on March 10. On the afternoon of March 12, the situation escalated when two cars full of students were involved in an accident…
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The Seattle-bound choir singers, side-by-side with a magician and a hypnotist, performed in the Variety Show on Feb. 21 to raise money for the choir’s trip to Washington to compete in the Heritage Festival. The Heritage Festival is a competition that showcases the talents of choirs from across the country. “This is going to…
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There are few things more terrifying for the modern teenager than the text message warning that “you have used 75% of your monthly data” or “you are being charged for an extra gigabyte.” However, this is a regular occurrence for those of us without the blessing of unlimited data, and it is sure to…
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When President Barack Obama first announced his plan to federally fund community college, “reducing the price to free” as he said in his last State of the Union address, the idea sounded like a fairytale finally coming true. After taking a step back, it is evident that although this dream will require a large…
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FHA-Hero is a program that helps create skills to help in the workplace, builds community, and focuses on career development. Students in the program at NPHS focus on the cuisine aspects of FHA-Hero and learn how to professionally prepare, plate and present dishes. “It’s a great program to be a part of because through…
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“Boyhood” earned six Oscar nominations for the 87th Academy Awards on Feb. 22, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor and Actress. A product of over twelve years of patient filming by Richard Linklater, this successful movie is an original, thought-provoking work in which the actors actually “grow up” with their characters.…