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The stories of the future will take place in 2020

By Parker Bohl

Many things happened this year that might blow what is to come in the rest of the decade out of the water. We had a lockdown for months to fight a new...

“Selena: The Series” illustrates the story of Tejano legend

The new Netflix series, “Selena: The Series” allows watchers a peek into...

Warner Bros plans to release major movies on HBO Max

Last month, Warner Bros decided to make a deal with the streaming...

Melvin Pralgo retires From NPHS

After 37 years of teaching, Melvin Pralgo is retiring from NPHS. He...

Tea Time with Richard Kick

Richard Kick works as a statistics and computer science teacher at NPHS....

  • Sports

    Cross country members break pre-COVID records

    Dhruv Patel | December 27, 2020

    On Dec. 5, a group of cross country runners from NPHS competed in a five kilometer (3.1 miles) race in Phoenix, Arizona. This race was one of the limited...

    • Allison Nguyen | December 23, 2020

      Club softball slides through the season

    • Allison Nguyen | December 5, 2020

      Gymnasts return to Monarchs

    • Emerson Fuentes-Alabanza | December 5, 2020

      Dance team pirouettes into in-person practices

    • Hayden Meixner | December 5, 2020

      Athletes sign off for college

  • Features

    Melvin Pralgo retires From NPHS

    Sera Mohammed | December 29, 2020

    After 37 years of teaching, Melvin Pralgo is retiring from NPHS. He taught for 12 years in the New York City Spanish Harlem and 25 years in NPHS. After...

    • Anna Johnson | December 27, 2020

      Tea Time with Richard Kick

    • Sarena Kabir | December 26, 2020

      NPHS Choir kicks into season with some holiday cheer

    • Sera Mohammed | December 22, 2020

      Tisor retires from her teaching career

  • Entertainment

    Music Corner – Online Issue

    Emma Schoors | January 5, 2021

    The end of 2020 saw two big, positive additions in music: 2020 Spotify Wrapped and a brand new documentary about the legendary band The Bee Gees.  My 2020 Spotify...

    • Reese Kelem | January 5, 2021

      Ventura County Fairgrounds light up the night

    • Parker Bohl | January 3, 2021

      The stories of the future will take place in 2020

    • Nandini Patro | December 31, 2020

      “Selena: The Series” illustrates the story of Tejano legend

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      Music Corner – Online Issue

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      Ventura County Fairgrounds light up the night

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      The stories of the future will take place in 2020

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      “Selena: The Series” illustrates the story of Tejano legend

    • December 30, 2020

      Warner Bros plans to release major movies on HBO Max

  • Opinion

    The debate about Christmas trees continues

    Reese Kelem | December 23, 2020

    As Christmas approaches, many people are preparing for the holiday by buying presents, hanging up lights and most importantly, buying a Christmas tree. With these transitions, the classic debate...

    Read these books to conquer Winter Break boredom

    Nandini Patro | December 21, 2020

    Over winter break, it’s easy to get bored. Especially with COVID-19, most holiday trips are cancelled, and students are stuck at home. However, to conquer your boredom, here are...

    High schoolers need a basic financial education

    Cynthia Gao | December 5, 2020

    One question many students have asked themselves in the middle of class is, “When are we ever going to need this in real life?” Personally, I’m guilty, as it...

    Trump’s fraud claims are damaging to democracy

    Carter Castillo | December 5, 2020

    Joe Biden has been declared the winner of the election. Most sensible people looked at the electoral college and realized that a Biden victory is inevitable. However, certain people,...

  • News

    Students revisit campus for pilot classes

    Emerson Fuentes-Alabanza | December 4, 2020

    With high schools scheduled to reopen in January, safety restrictions were not the only concern, as the logistics of teaching blended and remote had not been sorted out. In...

    • Carter Castillo | December 4, 2020

      Sylvester and Gill are elected to the school board

    • Dhruv Patel | December 4, 2020

      President-elect Joe Biden creates his cabinet

    • Sarena Kabir | December 4, 2020

      New vaccines reach a breakthrough

    • Nandini Patro | December 4, 2020

      Ventura County moves back into the purple tier

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    Interviewer: What has it been like tutoring for th Interviewer: What has it been like tutoring for the science and math center while being remote? 
Jasmine Lim, junior: It has been interesting since both centers have different styles that each other. For the math center, tutors are scheduled for an hour each per day and switch off after each hour. Some tutors tutor twice a week while others tutor once a week. It depends on how skilled the tutors are. The science center has tutors staying for the whole two hours and coming and going whenever they want. They all use zoom as well as google forms to keep track of who needs tutored, how their session went, and keeping tutor hours since most of them are full IB students. Breakout rooms are used the most and it’s quite interesting. It’s great review from previous classes as well.
    Interviewer: “How has COVID affected the way you Interviewer: “How has COVID affected the way you do things as a preschool teacher?” 
Tara Campbel, preschool teacher: “They’re not used to being away from their home, they're not used to being around other children, and that was difficult at first, but they actually have done really really well, and they understand essential distancing. So we have no wall locks that we have marked on the ground, where they can play, so we have green big green X's that are spaced six feet apart. And that's where they sit for circle time... So, they are great with wearing their masks, their parents have worked really hard with them, and they're so used to seeing it now out and about in the community, I think it's just become part of their lives.”
    Interviewer: What’s your favorite thing about on Interviewer: What’s your favorite thing about online school? 
Rohit Ukkan, freshman: My favorite part about online school is obviously the fact that I’m not gonna get sick. Other than that I like the way that it is structured, the 2 classes a day makes it a lot easier to manage hard classes especially from a freshman’s point of view. Also being able to learn while not having to dress up and go to school is a huge plus.
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    Interviewer: “What are you most looking forward Interviewer: “What are you most looking forward to in the new year?” 
Griffin Campero, junior: “It’s kind of dumb, but I’m just looking forward to things getting back to (somewhat) normal. I really miss seeing everybody and I can’t wait to have that opportunity again.”
    Interviewer: “What are you currently doing in FH Interviewer: “What are you currently doing in FHLA?

Ambal Kailasam, sophomore: In FHLA, we are currently giving presentations on various health- related topics, such as sleep, vaccines, and the process of medical school. We also play Kahoots on these topics.”
    Interviewer: “How is speech and debate this year Interviewer: “How is speech and debate this year different than last year?” 

Soniya Patel, sophomore: “Speech and debate has changed quite a bit since COVID. We don't get to interact with each other as much as before but the board of the club has done a great job trying to keep us all involved. Being online is much more convenient for tournaments since, instead of having to drive up to different schools to compete we simply just log onto a website. It is a completely different way of doing speech and debate but it is still really enjoyable.”
    Interviewer: What is the Cancer Awareness Club doi Interviewer: What is the Cancer Awareness Club doing right now?

Ria Dudhia, a freshman: The cancer awareness club is doing a fundraiser with Jersey Mike’s right now to donate to cancer institutions and help support cancer patients. Our goal is to raise awareness and fund cancer research as much as possible. Recently we donated about $1800 towards different cancer organizations and want to continue to raise more money!
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