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NPHS community flows through yoga
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As the lights begin to dim and class commences, the yogis meet in a child’s pose, ready to flow through various movements throughout the hour, including the mountain pose, cat-cow or chaturanga. Yoga, a spiritual practice which originated thousands of years ago in ancient India, is accessible for yogis of many different abilities. In…
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CVUSD faces criticism over sexual assault and harassment
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Over 50 percent of women and almost one in three men experience sexual violence involving physical contact during their lifetime, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]. More than four in five female rape survivors reported that they were first raped before 25-years-old, and almost half were first raped as…
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Man pleads guilty in murder of Westlake High School student
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On Feb. 21, 26-year-old Austin Eis pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including murder, which took place at a bus stop near Westlake High School. Eis also pleaded guilty to six counts of attempted murder, according to the news release from the Ventura County District Attorney, in which he stabbed a person and proceeded to…
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Negotiations for Westlake private school in gridlock
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Carden Conejo remains unwilling to sign the current 15th version of the lease proposal with the Conejo Valley Unified School District because of a clause that terminates it if the property is sold. An email between Dr. Mark McLaughlin, superintendent, and Carden Conejo’s president, Nasi Peretz, dated Nov. 15, 2023, CVUSD maintained they would…
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Jewish protester killed at Westlake rally
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On Nov. 5, a protest took place on Westlake and Thousand Oaks Boulevards concerning the Israel-Hamas war, and on Nov. 6, a man died from injuries sustained at said protest. Paul Kessler,age 69, was protesting as a part of the pro-Israel group when he was struck over the head by a megaphone after an…
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Westlake mourns football player, Julius Poppinga
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On Aug. 30, Julius Poppinga, junior at Westlake High School, passed away in the hospital. Poppinga had been hospitalized the previous week for a severe asthma attack.The Ventura County Star reported that he suffered from a collapsed lung in the hospital as a result of the attack and never fully recovered. As a result…
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Tragedy strikes Westlake High School after fatal crash
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On Tuesday, April 18, four Westlake High school student pedestrians near the bus stop were involved in a fatal crash in front of Westlake High School on the corner of Lakeview Canyon Road and Thousand Oaks Boulevard. While three of the students, ages 14, 15 and 16, survived the impact, the fourth student, Wesley…
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Westlake High School student nearly abducted
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A man attempted to abduct a female Westlake High School student in Westlake village on the corner of Townsgate and Triunfo Canyon roads after school on Oct. 2 around 4 p.m. The abductor is described to be a middle-aged male with a bushy beard and bald head. When the incident occurred, he was wearing…