2018-2019 Issue 9 (May 31, 2019)

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PROWLER Friday, May 31, 2019 • Issue VII • Newbury Park High School 456 N. Reino Rd., Newbury Park, CA 91320 • pantherprowler.org

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editorial Panther Prowler • May 31, 2019

Can’t hear the students over the bells: Administration prizes no bells Are they to remain on campus for an hour and a half ? If that is the case, it does not seem fair to the students who will have to spend a lot of extra time at school. Again, the district did not hear or listen to those students who will be negatively impacted by the schedule change.

It is not just the schedule that the board is changing, and not all of the changes are bad, because the graduation requirements will change for the current eighth graders, as they will not have to have to take PE in ninth grade if they receive their credits elsewhere. But the problem is not the changes, but the lack of student input and awareness.

Though these issues are a major problem, the whole system is the problem, as the district does not seem to heed advice given by students and teachers, arguably the most important aspect of the schedule change is the lack of student voice and awareness, as not only where students voices not heard, but to a large number of students they were not aware of this change in the first place, which is almost more alarming.

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There are a lot of changes coming to the NPHS bell schedule next year, and student input and awareness has been lacking. To start, there will no longer be late start days, which will be replaced with minimum days. A lot of people have different opinions on this, but a majority of the people we talked with were even aware of this schedule change. It is alarming that a change that directly impacts the entire student body has little to no student involvement. Indeed, not everything the district does needs to have student input, but when these changes directly impact students, it would make a lot more sense for the board/union/whoever to actually consult the people who it affects.

One of the largest consequences of the schedule change is that students who have a fifth period will have to wait until 2:15 for their class because teachers and faculty will be in collaboration meetings right after school until then on minimum days when school ends at. What will students do between 12:40 and 2:15 if they can’t drive?

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Peace Out!Out! Seniors get ready to close a chapter as graduation day, June 7, approaches. Whether they were busy with AP/IB testing or caught the disease of senioritis, NPHS seniors come to a culminating end to their high school experience.

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2018-2019 staff

Editors-in-Chief Connor Keep Clare Wang

Entertainment Editor Daria Azizad Copy Editors Emily Augustine Kessa Chavez Marli Davis Kavita Rai Nidhi Satyagal Cover Editor Rahul D’Souza

Editorial Editor Carter Castillo

Features Editor Kavita Rai

DPS Editor Kessa Chavez

Sports Editor Emily Nagamoto Jaycen Sussman Aditya Vunnum

Online Manager// Daria Azizad Maya Chari Kessa Chavez Rahul D’Souza Emily Nagamoto

Opinion Editor Nidhi Satyagal News Editor Emily Augustine Marli Davis Ad Manager Gianna Spiro

Photographers Chief// Emily Nagamoto Maya Chari Rahul D’Souza Sarah Lu Clarissa Shin Aditya Vunnum Jessica Zhou

Graphic Artist Emily Augustine Marli Davis Gianna Spiro

Staff Writers Brian Fang Hannah Gross Sarena Kabir Prasheetha Karthikeyan Manas Khatore Jacob Malone Emma Schoors Hailey Washington Adviser Michelle Saremi

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news Panther Prowler • May 31, 2019

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Carter Castillo Staff writer Members of the community made allegations about the qualifications of the Panther Prowler adviser, Michelle Saremi, as tensions soared during the May 7 Conejo Valley Unified school district meeting.

The board was discussing the adapted version of board policy 6161.1 (now 6161.12), which removed an asterisk which removes a warning for mature content on certain books.

Barbara Sponsler gave a public comment, in which she made a number of allegations, the most notable being when she said that the Prowler magazine editorial, “Shows the depths to which the teachers will go to brainwash their students.”

However, to California education code 48907 teachers are not allowed to interfere with articles, because under California law a school publication receives the same rights as any professional publication.

When Board President Dr. Connolly was speaking, Trustee Everett rolled her eyes and sighed, and when President Connolly staggered each members times so that all the board members could speak and have their voices heard, Everett looked Dr. Connolly in the eyes and said, “Are you trying to take away my freedom of speech Dr. Connolly? This is ridiculous” and Connolly responded with “I’m sorry you feel that way but it’s my decision that the other members who you sit on the board with need an opportunity to participate in this discussion.”

Viewers of the meeting also actively participated in the conversation, including when Trustees were speaking, causing Trustee Jenny Fitzgerald to call a point of order to remind everyone that their behavior is inappropriate.

Trustee Everett also argued that students who opt out of a book should remain in the room, but fellow Trustees such as Jenny Fitzgerald pointed out that to have a student opt out of a literature piece only to be in the room during class discussions about the possibly sensitive material does not make logistical sense.

Trustee Bill Gorback called a question on the motion, essentially giving the board a vote on whether to continue the discussion of the specific item. The motion passed 3-2, with Trustee Cindy Goldberg and Sandee Everett voting against it, which lead to the vote on board resolution 6161.12, a hot button issue in the community for over a year. The vote ended up with Betsy Connolly, Bill Gorback, Jenny Fitzgerald, and Cindy Goldberg voting in favor of getting rid of the asterisk, with Everett being the sole vote against.

(Above) Listen- Cindy Goldberg listens to Sandee Everett as Everett gives her thoughts on why the board members should vote against board policy 6161.12. Carter Castillo/Prowler (Left) At large- Board members (from left to right) Bill Gorback, Jenny Fitzgerald, Betsy Connolly, Sandee Everett, and Cindy Goldberg discuss and listen to each other as they all give their personal commentary and thoughts on the board policy. Carter Castillo/Prowler

The democratic presidential race evolves Carter Castillo Staff writer Recently Joe Biden has publicly stated that he will be running for president in the democratic primary, and Pete Buttigieg has seen a spike in interest following a break out town hall performance.

Former Vice President and former Senator from Delaware Joe Biden, 76, announced his intent to run for President of the United States on Thursday, April 25 in a three-minute video.

Biden served on the US Senate from 1973 to 2009 representing Delaware. Biden has taken a much stronger stance on attacking current President Donald Trump. Some of Biden’s policy goals, according to his website, is combating climate change, reforming the criminal jwwustice system, fixing the immigration system and helping the middle class.

In the 2020 general election the midwestern working middle class will be essential for democrats looking to see an electoral college win over Donald Trump. In 2016, Trump won Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania by less than one percent, and if the democrats can gain these three states in the upcoming election their road to victory will be practically laid out for them, and the major demographic in these states is the working middle class.

Mayor of South Bend Indiana, Pete Buttigieg, has seen massive gains in polls and attention since he appeared in a CNN town hall on March 10. Buttigieg, 37, is a young mayor from a small city in Indiana, and became the first openly gay mayor of Indiana, and is also the first openly gay politician to run for president. Buttigieg is a Harvard graduate and speaks seven languages, and has seen his popularity go from zero percent before the town hall to currently being at around six percent in national polls (which puts him ahead of senators Cory Booker, Amy Klobuchar, and Kirsten Gillibrand), and some polls have Buttigieg in third place behind Vermont senator Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden.

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New school year brings new schedule Emily Nagamoto Chief Photographer The 2019-2020 school year will say goodbye to late start days and hello to minimum days as a new schedule is being proposed to the school board. On May 21, Stephen Lepire, principal, presented the new bell schedule to the board, citing the need for more teacher collaborative time as the main reason for the change.

“One of the things that we were trying to do is create more collaborative time, scheduled collaborative time for our teachers, not just at lunch, and not just the late starts,” Lepire said.

Stephen Johnson, history teacher, helped coordinate the teacher vote for the new schedule, which took place on April 10.

To pass, 70% of the teachers had to vote for the new schedule, and the result was 76% voted for the minimum days.

“We’ll try this for a year and then the teachers vote on it, whether or not to continue it or go back to what we had before,” Johnson said.

The minimum days would be almost every Wednesday throughout the year, starting at the same time as normal days but ending at 12:40 p.m., with 80 minute class periods.

According to Lepire, the two to three month process of crafting the new schedule included the option of keeping the late start days. However, the minimum days offered more instructional minutes, 305 minutes more, and more collaborative time, increasing the number of days from 13 to 32.

“We were finding that we wanted to make some changes, structurally with our curriculum and coming up with common assessments and doing some things to improve our teaching, but we didn’t have time to work together with the constraints of the current schedule,” Johnson said.

For most students, the school day will end before the teacher collaboration and lunch time, but for students in fifth periods, both academic classes and athletic teams, their classes fall after the collaboration time. On Wednesday minimum days, fifth period will start at the time it does under the current schedule, 2:05 p.m.

“The initial schedule that came out (did) not have fifth period on the minimum days,” Johnson said. “They wanted to keep the same ending schedule for most teachers, because some of them were coaching or doing other things that have obligations. They decided we need fifth period in the schedule, so the best solution would be to keep it at two o’clock.”

Mackenzie Moffit, junior, has a fifth period this year and will have it again next year, and she called this part of the new schedule “annoying.” Moffit and other fifth period students, like Shelby Sulloway, junior, were concerned about what students would do in the gap between the end of fourth period and the beginning of fifth. Currently, Lepire says the plan is to have the library, tutoring center, and cafeteria open.

“I think it would be better to have resources or something, maybe activities or a study hall if you don’t even want to go to the library, because sometimes it’s kind of loud there,” Sulloway said.

The schedule was presented at school site council meetings, Principal’s Coffee, and PFA meetings, and Lepire says that parents were “really excited about the consistency of it being on Wednesdays.” However, the general student body was not consulted and some students were unaware there was even a proposed new schedule. Varna Kanapuram, junior, “heard from word of mouth” about the new schedule, and although she feels

that an early dismissal would be nice, she wished she could have been involved in the decision making.

“I didn’t know anything about the new schedule (at first),” Kanapuram said. “I definitely think we should’ve been given an option to provide our input in this new schedule.”

The schedule will be voted on at the next school board meeting, June 4, after which, the most updated school calendar for the 2019-2020 school year will be posted.

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Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

Wednesday: Collaboration / Minimum Day

Period 1 7:10 a.m. - 8:05 a.m. (55 min.)

Period 1 7:10 a.m. - 8:05 a.m. (55 min.)

Period 2 8:15 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. (95 min.)

Period 2 8:15 a.m. - 9:35 a.m. (80 min.)

Break 9:50 a.m. -9:55 a.m. (5 min.)

Period 3 9:45 a.m. - 11:05 a.m. (80 min.)

Period 3 10:05 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. (100 min.)

Break 11:05 a.m. - 11:10- a.m. (5 min.)

Lunch 11:45 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. (35 min.)

Period 4 11:20 a.m. - 12:40 p.m. (80 min.)

Period 4 12:30 p.m. - 2:05 p.m. (95 min.)

Student Dismissal / Staff Lunch 12:40 p.m. - 1:10 p.m. (30 min.)

Period 5 2:15 p.m. - 3:05 p.m. (50 min.)

Staff Collaboration 1:10 p.m. - 2:05 p.m. (55 min.)

Period 5 2:15 p.m. - 3:05 p.m. (50 min.)

Proposed schedule approved by Conejo Vally School Board

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Congratulations- Familes from across the district gather in the NPHS PAC on May 30 to honor the valedictorians from each high school. Left: Lou Lichtl, CVUSD official, speaks about the accomplishments of the graduating class. Middle: Nidhi Satyagal, senior, shakes hands with board member Besty Connolly as she recieves her plaque. Right: Conolly congratulates Daria Azizad, senior, on her achievements in the past four years. NPHS honored 34 valedictorians, each with a weighted grade point average of at least 4.65. Emma Schoors/Prowler

Achievements are highlighted at senior recognition nights Brian Fang Staff Writer A wave of students filed into the Performing Arts Center for the six o’clock start. On Wednesday May 29, 250 students were invited to be honored at Senior Recognition Night for both academic and athletic achievements. Peers and family members smiled as the ceremony proceeded, where teachers and school faculty highlighted student accomplishments from the past four years.

During the ceremony, many groups of students were recognized, from thespians to athletes to valedictorians.

Students received an array of awards as well, such as gifts from

area, such as Westlake and Thousand Oaks, joined Newbury Park students at our Performing Arts Center to receive accolades.

Stephen Lepire, principal of NPHS, was happy to express pride in the class of 2019 as he announced student names. “For the last four years they’ve worked so hard to achieve that. We really want to celebrate that tonight and the hard work they’ve done,” Lepire said.

teachers, tassels and stoles to wear at graduation and certificates of achievement.

This year, NPHS had a record number of full IB diploma recipients, with 55 students making it through the rigorous coursework. Additionally, an almost unheard of number of valedictorian, students who received higher than a 4.65 GPA after four years, were recognized, as 34 students took the stage.

Further, on Thursday May 30, these students were recognized not just within the school, but within the district as a whole. In fact, prestigious students from many different high schools in the

College Board implements adversity score Jacob Malone Staff Writer The College Board, the organization responsible for the SAT and AP exams, has recently began to implement a new “adversity score,” which takes into consideration the hardships that students face throughout their lives.

The “adversity score,” formally known as the Environmental Context Dashboard, measures a total of 31 factors. Some of these factors are about the community that the student lives in, such as median family income, percentage of people that are unemployed and the likelihood of crime taking place. However,

other factors are about the school that the student attends, such as the percentage of individuals that are on free or reduced-cost lunch programs, as well as senior class size. The College Board claims that “The robust data included in the Dashboard shines a light on students who have demonstrated resourcefulness to overcome challenges and achieve more with less.”

Additionally, the “adversity score” measures a student’s achievements compared to other students in the area. According to the College Board, a “Student’s SAT scores can be seen within

the context of the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of SAT scores from the student’s high school.”

While this adversity score is currently only in effect for about 50 colleges and universities, the College Board said that it will expand to nearly 150 colleges and universities by the year 2020, meaning that it will be taken into account for the current junior class.

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opinion Panther Prowler • May 31, 2019 Sarah Lu/Prowler

Do not diminish our intelligence Maya Chari Photographer I would like to preface this article with the fact that I (student) wrote every word, independent of the thought police. As this is the last piece I will be writing for the Prowler, I figure I might as well verbalize my feelings.

At the board meeting, on May 7, a speaker in the public comments said the following: “An article published in the Newbury Park Panther Prowler, April 25th edition, shows the depths to which some teachers will go to manipulate their students.” To this, I have a few things to say.

It is ironic that the Prowler staff is being diminished to some weak entity that simply regurgitates the words of some orchestrating powerhand, when in fact our paper is a student-run, student oriented and student empowering outlet. And I get it-- some of you I can’t convince; it’s like trying to convince an old white male to reflect on why he cares so much about a blastocyst.

I joined the newspaper staff because I wanted to be able to express myself and to be there reporting on the frontlines of local issues that directly affect my peers. It was bittersweet; I expected to receive backlash but I never expected the community to respond by telling me my opinions are not even mine at all, or to twist my words beyond recognition.

Spending hours in the cramped Tuesday evening boardroom, taking

notes on public speakers, interviewing students, teachers and board members, and meticulously writing article after article for three years has given me some insight on the nature of the optout policy. The following is my own personal stance, which I have reaffirmed repeatedly but which I will put in simpler language in order to appease any lacking intellect: Opting out is fine.

If a student feels they need to opt out, power to them.

My grievance is with the way opting out is advertised as a necessary means to protect students from “child pornography” and (most recently, as a white woman pointed out) “racism”.

I am angered by the way the opt-out policy came to be without adequate student and teacher representation.

I am mad that I have seen students who point out injustices get scoffed off the stage at board meetings, while those who cherrypick and ridicule are elevated. I am upset about the way that intricate and powerful literature is dissected, publicly defamed and slandered. I do not mean, in any way, to marginalize victims of assault, nor have I ever stipulated so. Rather, I argue that these novels contain instrumental messages about gender roles, social dynamics, human nature and political oppression, and should not be taken out of context. I do not argue, as the

speaker specified, that it is “good for abuse victims to be forced to read graphic depictions of child rape.”

The speaker on May 7 continued to say that, “We seem to have a real problem in this district with a handful of political activist teachers.” To correct this obvious lack of understanding, the “problem” is a handful of political activist STUDENTS who were long silenced and are now speaking out and speaking loud. I understand that there is a generational divide; that young activists and kids involved in ethics and justice were uncommon prior to millennials. I suppose it is just something that just needs to be adapted to, like cell phones and the microwave.

I would like to conclude with a final quote from the speaker: “I’m not sure what planet this advisor lives on.” As I hope I have established, all opinions I have published are mine not my advisor’s. Therefore, I would like to address this ponderance: I live (as a matter of fact), on the earth (which is not flat), in a lovely state called California where my rights as a student journalist are protected under United States federal law. To all you die hard patriots out there, I’m sure you understand what that means. #MayaOut.

Let’s cancel “cancel culture” Daria Azizad Entertainment Editor Nidhi Satyagal Opinion Editor

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In the 522 days until the 2020 Presidential Election, same time. True consistency is not only about minor details democrats are quickly applying the same #CANCELLED in a politicians rhetoric, but also about practicing what is culture that ended James Charles to their weedy list of preached. If the party claims to be built on a platform candidates. If Democrats want to be successful in 2020 they of progress, there needs to be a constant push to center cannot rely on cancel culture to make their decision for them. responses and actions around it.

The black and white mentality of this is good and this This is not to discount the evident absurdity of some of the is bad breeds immature evaluations of these Democratic candidates. However, let us not condemn candidates. As a party based on a platform of our last hopes for savior from Trumplandia just progression, democrats cannot substitute because we like the hit of adrenaline we get progress with a bandaid response. Cancel every time someone is trending on Twitter culture creates a cycle where people are because of a mistake. Cancel culture is a put on a pedestal, until they take one wannabe censure by the media. But we step out of line, at which point not cannot allow the media to function as a only do they fall from said pedestal, unilateral moral compass for the political but also supposed to fall off the face landscape. Politicians can be skeevy, of the planet. This kind of quick to unreliable and downright problematic-champion, quick to cancel mentality that much has always been known. But we linearizes human beings in a way that is cannot pretend that one ankle bone is enough not compatible with the idea of progress or of a skeleton to throw away the whole closet.

Progressives need to remember that the ultimate Marli Davis/Prowler conducive to a healthy political process.

Cancel culture draws clear lines where they are not meant goal is to, I don’t know, progress. Instead, democrats are ready to throw candidates under the bus for mild transgressions to exist, essentially simplifying and rewriting the stories of from vastly different parts of their career. There is simply no these politicians in the easiest possible way for people to room for someone to make small mistakes, learn and move digest. It gives people an easy way out to see exactly what on (otherwise known as progress). Democrats cannot preach they want to see and it diminishes the political process to the value of consistency and subscribe to cancel culture at the flimsy perceptions instead of policies and substance.

Even the best male feminist still sucks Daria Azizad Entertainment Editor Kavita Rai Feature Editor Nidhi Satyagal Opinion Editor We have a nice pal who prides himself on being a feminist. He respects women. He listens when we speak. He doesn’t interrupt us.

He stops mansplaining when we call him out on it. However, that all changes when we disagree. Then, we become catty, bossy rude, aggressive and mean.

Sometimes, even the best male feminist is first a male, then a feminist. A fair-weather supporter of the cause, if you will. The effort to upend gender inequity and personal bias comes to a halt at any inkling of a storm.

In order to have a debate, you need to respect your opponent, which becomes difficult when a woman’s impassioned argumentation is aggressive, confidence is arrogance and emphasis is shouting.

Mentry to withdraw and elevate themselves by labelling any fight pertaining to women as “girl drama.” By cheapening a woman’s argument to a “cat fight” or “girl drama,” it becomes impossible to be received with any validity (because, of course, girl drama is hormone fueled and jealousy driven!). Arguing against someone that thinks nonsense of every word that comes out of your mouth is belittling.

Women have a double battle to fight: 1) the actual debate and 2) they have something valid to say in the first place. They carry the constant burden to prove that their opinion has worth. Take, for example, the 2020 Presidential Race. We constantly hear how women have no way to win because of the “likeability issue” or how people don’t find women “electable.” How many times do we have to hear how Elizabeth Warren is a crazy lady because she wants to tax the ultra-rich to pay for college. All while Joe Biden regurgitates some tired, substanceless line about bringing people together and automatically becomes the beacon for hope in America.

Beto O’Rourke loses a Senate election, leaves his family for weeks to road trip around the country to “find himself ” in the wake of this devastating loss and then announces his presidential candidacy on Vanity Fair, declaring that he was born for the role. And still, people view him as a solid, legitimate candidate. If a woman candidate were to act that way, she’d become the biggest laugh of America. The message is abundantly clear: empty, ridiculous words from men hold far more value than substantive arguments from women. But male “feminists” don’t bat an eye. The notion that a woman can run for president is accepted, but actually winning? Ha! The idea behind this particular brand of feminism is far more about men validating themselves as decent, good quality dudes, not the actual support behind the movement to equality. At the end of the day, it is far easier for a man to make women feel small in order to make himself big. Where a woman can be exploited is where a man reaps his strength.

Feminism is not just a buzz word to pin to your vintage Dickies.

It also means absolutely nothing when you only apply it at your convenience. To be an actual feminist, you have to constantly monitor your behavior and ask yourself, are my actions the product of ingrained stereotypical modes of thought? Am I being a ninny?

But that obviously takes a lot of effort and it is much easier to don those pair of Dickies and call it a day.

Prowler Dedication Dear Prowler staff of 2019, This wasn’t an easy year to be a student journalist for the Prowler. For several months, it seemed you were covering tragedy after tragedy. The Borderline shooting knocked the wind out of us all and yet you centered yourselves to cover the loss of our beloved community members and did it in a sensitive and respectful way that embodied what the community was feeling. #TOStrong With every mass shooting comes the issues of gun reform and mental health; these are heavy topics and I was so impressed with how you interviewed people with diversified perspectives and stuck to the facts.

The Hills and Woolsey fire ignited just as were beginning to process the senseless deaths of loved ones in our own safe town, putting our families, our homes, our pets, and our friends in danger. Everything seemed like it was smoldering. The community felt hopeless and cut off from vital information, but you kept the community informed through various facets, reassuring those who were safe and warning those who may be in danger. You, student journalists did all this.

Each page design tackling these heartbreaking topics was clean, original, easy to follow, and devoid of distracting elements. I saw how hard it was for you to do all this. Those late nights ran long and you couldn’t help but tear up while copy editing those stories, but they were done right. I’m so proud of each of you and the courage it took to cover those stories plus the strength it took to keep your composure.

Your courage also shined through your coverage of our local politics. So many long nights and backlash from adults that ought to know better, but you persevered because you, as a staff, determined it

was important to your student body and their “right to know.” You showed what it meant when your Senator told you local politics matter. You exercised your student rights but did it with integrity, reacting with intellect and the law on your side. If there is anything you cannot be accused of, it’s you knowing journalism law and ethics, backwards and forwards.

Many of you attended three conventions in the last two years - San Francisco, Chicago, and Anaheim, placing ninth in the nation in Spring 2018. We created so many memories, trekking uphill for noodles (both ways!), test tasting San Fran chocolate, sight-seeing in Chicago and dancing in the Fall leaves, eating a true Chicago pizza, and following me through the windy city or to Downtown Disney.

And while our travels created some incredible memories, it always seems that late nights with our family-style dinners are where you feel the most at home. We learned not to stick Thinking Putty in hair, to save our work every five minutes after 7 p.m. to avoid the instant shut down, that Starbucks runs solve all stressful situations, and that if you leave your phone in the J-room, you might end up with pictures of feet on your camera roll.

I will miss seeing all of you seniors. Clare and Connor, you were meticulous chiefs who worked well with each other and your staff. You learned from the best and now Emily and Aditya will pick up right where you left off. Seniors, check your yearbooks on page 348 for your personalized letter. I wish you all the best and look forward to hearing of your successes. Happy Graduation Daria, Maya, Nidhi, Kessa, Marli, Brian, Hannah, Connor, Sarah, Kavita, Clare, Jaycen, and Hailey!!! ~Saremi

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Gap years provide opportunity for growth

Sarena Kabir Staff Writer Clarissa Shin Photographer Hannah Gross Staff Writer Each student has a different path in life once they graduate high school. Some go off to college, but some decide to take a year off before embarking on their college education. A gap year is a break between high school and college and can be taken for various reasons. Many students at NPHS have decided to take a year off and each student has their own plan for what they want to accomplish during this year.

Cali Greenidge, senior, has decided to embark on starting her career in the fashion industry during her gap year. Greenidge was inspired to take the next year off because of her older sister’s experience and she believes a break will help prepare her mind for college. She plans on attending Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada the fall semester of 2020 studying fashion business and design.

“My plan is to find a job within the fashion industry and get an internship. I’m also going to expand my fashion portfolio and get more work experience, and apply to schools for next fall. My older sister took a gap year two years ago and it worked out really well for her,” Greenidge said.

Kayla Treiber, senior, plans to use her gap year as an opportunity to save money. “I need money to get a new car, and put myself through college and get all the books that I need,” Treiber said.

Treiber did not always plan to take a gap year. “I wanted to go to beauty school for cosmetology but it’s really hard to build a customer base within your first year and it’s hard to find work and it costs like $20,000 a year,” Treiber said. Now, Treiber has a clearer idea of her future plans.

“I know what I want to do when I do go to school again, and I’m looking at colleges I want to go to,” Treiber said. “When I go back to school I’ll probably major in psychology,” Treiber said.

Her interest in psychology has grown throughout high school.

“I’ve taken three psychology classes throughout high school and I got really interested in them,” Treiber said.

During his gap year, Jacob Ziegler hopes to use this free time to figure out what he wants to do with his life and his future career. However throughout the school year, he did look at possible universities and colleges to go to.

“I saw myself going to any college that I had looked at, and studying anything I had been interested in.

Nothing stuck out to me and I was torn between certain pathways so I chose to give it time and not rush into a decision,” Ziegler said.

Passion- Working on a new piece, Callie Greenidge, senior, sits at her sewing machine. Greenidge is Ziegler has already came up with a taking a gap year in order to kick start her career in the fashion industry. She is taking a year off to search plan of what to do after his gap year. for job opportunities and perfect her craft, as well as better prepare herself for college. “I’m going to expand However, there is always a possibility my fashion portfolio and get more work experience, and apply to schools for next fall,” Greenidge said. of his plan to change as he has one Greenidge is looking to gain more experience in her desired work field this coming year. Clarissa Shin/ Prowler full year to think of what he truly wants to do after his gap year is over.

“I do plan on going back to college. I’ll most likely slowly ease APU, Point Loma, Westmont and Cal Lutheran University.” into it with classes at Moorpark Community College or Ventura Although they all have different goals, a gap year provides an Community College, then I would love to transfer out,” Ziegler opportunity for students to explore all of the options available to said. “I will most likely apply to private Christian colleges, those them. “I think having that space in between will give me a break were the main options I was looking at this year which includes and I feel like I’ll be more prepared for college,” Greenidge said.

First generation college students carve out a path Manas Khatore Features Editor career and inspire others. However, they have In the fall, millions of high school graduates experienced unique struggles as a result of being will be entering colleges around the world. For first generation. “It makes it harder because I most NPHS seniors, attending college has been have to figure out everything on my own… I have a family tradition across generations. However, to keep going back and forth to college to ask students such as Sarah Castro, senior, do not fall them how they can help me,” Perez said. within this majority.

Additionally, Sosa’s parents had to deal with Castro will be the first in her family to attend a language barrier when trying to help her. “(My college, entering UC Riverside in the fall 2019. parents) don’t speak english so it’s kind of hard She will be double majoring in biology and for them (to understand the process),” Sosa said. psychology, as well as minoring in physiology.

For Castro, finding support from her parents “Nobody in my family has ever gone to college… was initially difficult. “They definitely wanted me I wanted more for my higher education and I to stay at home,” Castro said. However, they have thought it was a really important thing for me become much more supportive of her ambitions. to do,” she said.

“They went with me to admissions day at UC In order to get to where she is, Castro Riverside and they bought me a sweater and all challenged herself by pursuing the IB diploma the different clothes… it definitely has been a and taking higher level classes. Additionally, really big turnaround,” Castro said.

Castro is the president of Latinos Unidos Castro stressed the importance of women and hopes that her actions can inspire future attending college alongside men. “Women in the students like her. “(It) just motivated me to be a society should be and are starting to come into representation of the Latino community here at the forefront. They’re going to college, they’re NPHS to continue and show that you can do it getting jobs... and I just think it’s so important no matter if no one before you has,” Castro said. to support women,” Castro said. More than Shirley Calderon Sosa and Areli Perez, seniors, will both be attending Moorpark Highlander- Sarah Castro, senior, shows off her UC Riverside sweatshirt. Castro is the first in her family anything, Castro is excited to carve out the path to attend university. She is very excited to attend the university in the fall. “I love the atmosphere and all the for future family members. “I feel like a huge College’s nursing program as first generation students are super supportive and opening,” Castro said. Sarah Castro/With Permission trailblazer and I think it’s the most empowering college students. Like Castro, both want to thing I’ve ever done,” Castro said. pursue higher education in order to build a

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Chiefs Clare Wang and Connor Keep/Seniors What is the longest running TV show in history?

1 Chiefs: Is it Hoarders? No, I think Law and Order.

Saremi: I don’t watch television! Friends? No, Mash!

Answer: The Simpsons It looks like the Chiefs and Saremi spend more time looking at newspapers instead of TV screens.

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is considered to be the hardest college to get 2 What into in the U.S.?

VS Jaycen Sussman Sports Editor

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Adviser Michelle Saremi/Journalism Adviser is the highest grossing standalone super hero 5 What film?

Chiefs: Let’s go with Iron Man 1.

Saremi: Batman? Can you ask me a book question?

Answer: Black Panther Marvel made five out of the top 10 grossing movies.

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Chiefs Win!

is the name of the female protagonist in the novel 6 What 1984?

Chiefs: I think it may be Stanford… so Stanford.

Saremi: I’m going with Stanford.

Answer: Harvard Or you could go to Norway and have free college!

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Chiefs: I didn’t read it so this is on you. Oh, Julia!

Saremi: I don’t remember her having a name. Susy Q! Answer: Julia Well, Saremi got her wish.

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band sings the song Mr. Blue Sky? 3 What Chiefs: Electric Light Orchestra, final answer.

What city was the 2016 Summer Olympics held in?

7 Chiefs: It was Rio de Janeiro

Saremi: No idea.

Answer: Electric Light Orchestra/ ELO Connor’s expansive knowledge of old music saved the Chiefs here.

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Saremi: Somewhere in Russia?

Answer: Rio de Janeiro Looks like someone needs to retake Geography.

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What is the world’s largest island?

4 Chiefs: Does Madagascar count? Let’s go with that.

Saremi: Oh my… is it near Asia?

Answer: Greenland Did you know Greenland is covered in ice and Iceland is green?

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What city has the largest population in the United States?

8 Chiefs: I don’t know, let’s go with New York.

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Saremi: New York Answer: New York New York City has an astonishing 26,403 people per square mile 4-1

Relay for Life flushes out cancer Aditya Vunnum Sports Editor Be it a family member, a friend or a neighbor, almost everybody has people in their lives who have been impacted by the powerful grasp of cancer.

On May 23, residents of Conejo Valley banded together at American Cancer Society’s annual Relay For Life to celebrate their loved ones and raise as much money as possible.

The event has a club on campus dedicated to raising money for the event throughout the year through several bake sales around Conejo Valley and a portable purple toilet.

Lucky recipients of the moving purple toilet have the object placed on their lawn and they must pay a certain amount to “flush away cancer” and remove it. It costs $10 to remove the toilet from your lawn, $20 to choose who to send it to and $30 to send it away permanently.

Madeline Shain, board member, feels that the event is a very important in contributing to the fight against cancer as a part of Conejo Valley. “At the event we stay up all night, and we walk around the track to show that cancer never sleeps,” Shain said.

“There is fun games and live music, food, and it’s just a great time for a really great cause.”

Shain has been a part of the club since her freshman year and will be one of the co-presidents of the Relay For Life club next year. “Our main goal was to raise funds for the American Cancer Society whilst walking laps to show our solidarity against cancer,” Shain said.

The event was led by James Trunick, the event announcer, and closed with the Luminaria ceremony. When the sun set, the community came together in remembrance of those that they

had lost as they sat in silence.

“The Luminaria ceremony is an opportunity for us to come together and remember why we’re here at the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of Conejo Valley. This is a time for us to grieve those we’ve lost, it’s a time to celebrate our survivors, it’s a time to reflect on how the disease has touched each of us personally. It’s a time to look inside of ourselves with quiet reflection and find hope,” Trunick said.

Each individual receives a glowstick to commence the ceremony, and one by one, the glowsticks are snapped to indicate he or she has lost to cancer, ranging from parents to neighbors to friends. As participants walk around the track holding their glowsticks high, they pass by each Luminaria; these bags shine during the night to represent each individual of the Conejo Valley community that is or was fighting cancer.

“Sharing and honoring those memories, we remember that candles burn with a beauty and brilliance that captures the attention of all that look upon them. Their flame is strong and warm yet vulnerable and delicate as it can be put out with one breath,” Trunick said. “Our track is illuminated by hundreds of Luminaria, each one represents a treasured relationship. They represent people, and each one has a name and a story to tell.

There are our mothers, our brothers, our sisters, our sons and our daughters, our friends and our loved ones. As the Luminaria grow throughout the night, they represent our shared vision for a cancer free future.”

Guest speakers such as Lacie White, a stage four cancer survivor, came to speak at the event and share her unforgettable

experience with cancer. White first found that she had the disease as a 15 year old after doctors found a tennis ball sized tumor in her liver.

“My cancer was a slow growing disease with little to no symptoms, and after four major abdominal surgeries to remove this mass, I can say that this disease is relentless, but so am I,” White said.

Trunick ended the event with powerful words to the audience: “Cancer brought us the fight, but we in Conejo Valley are going to be a big part of ending this fight against cancer.”

Exhausted- Hunter Steinle, Madeline Shain, Matthew Smith and Julianne Braime, juniors (left to right), pose in front of the “Hope” sign after a sleepless night walking the track. “Last year, I didn’t stay the full 24 hours and I felt like I really missed out, so this year I stayed overnight which was such a rewarding experience, even with the weather and the sopping wetness of the tent,” Steinle said. The Relay for Life club raised over one thousand dollars for the event. Aditya Vunnum/Prowler

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Jessica Zhou Entertainment Editor Sarena Kabir Staff Writer Charlie Bucket, the nine-year-old boy, walks on stage wearing his overalls and kneehigh socks as he braces himself for a tour that no one could have imagined. Lights on, curtains lifted, the play begins.

The spring play, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” was successfully showcased in the PAC. A production consisting of around 30 actors started rehearsal at the beginning of March and had their opening show on May 10.

Charles Ocampo, senior, played the role of Charlie Bucket. This is Ocampo’s fifth main stage show at NPHS. In order to better act as a nine-year-old, Ocampo gains inspiration from his past experiences with children.

“I have worked in Chuck E’ Cheese and I am tutoring little kids right now. I wanted to portray my character as a nine year old through the kids I take care of and the kids that I tutor at work. So I just try and embody the characteristics they have and put myself in my nine-year-old shoes,” Ocampo said.

The story takes place in Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory where five children are taken on a tour. To better act out the characters, the actors used many ways to bring them back to their childhood selves. During blocking rehearsal, students took the time to play some childhood games.

“We would actually play a little game such as charades or duck duck goose, some kind of childhood game like that to make us get

Behold- Aaron Grossman, senior, conveys his enthusiasm in his role as Charlie Bucket while Charles Ocampo, senior, playing Charlie Bucket, and Kobe Burton, senior, playing Charlie’s grandfather, listen attentively.

“I wanted to portray my character as a nine year old through the kids I take care of and the kids that I tutor at work,” Ocampo said. The play was performed six times over the course of a week. Aditya Vunnum/Prowler

into the mood of a child. It was really fun,” Ocampo said.

There are always actors that have something to struggle with in any production.

The amount of work put into their struggles helped them achieve flawlessness for their performances. Aspen Roos, freshman, played Veruca Salt, one of the golden ticket winners.

“The challenge I faced was throwing a fit. I knew I needed to put all of myself out there and really just dive into the character.

I was embarrassed at first, but it turned out to be really fun and helped me develop as an actress,” Roos said.

Preparing a play is a lot of work. From running lines, being able to put their shoes in

And if you really want money, (Although this may seem totally embarrassing) , getting a summer job is so worth it. Not only does this allocate monetary funds, rather than just “goodwill” and “the giving spirit” to your personal bank account, it is also potentially helpful in scoring a “date”. What we’re really looking from a job is that classic summer fling.

On the first day of work, make sure to spot the most attractive employee and start flirting with them instantly. Say cool things like “hey there” and “hey can I have your number” and “hey do you have kik?” If you keep this up, going to work won’t even feel like an ordeal anymore.

In terms of fun activities/ sports, you can do those also. For sports, either you can physically do them or you can’t. Some people just don’t have it. If you aren’t good at the mainstream ones like soccer but you still want to list “sports” as a hobby, try something less known like curling. People have heard of it, maybe, but they don’t really understand it so it’s pretty easy for you to pretend you’re

really good at it when you are actually very mediocre. Like, I bet no one you know can name the top 5 nationally ranked curlers.

I would give you more suggestions for how to spend your summer, but my brain hurts too much right now. Just remember, stay safe, use your judgment and follow these tips to have the most awesome and productive summer ever. We only have a decade until the Earth blows up, so might as well make the most of it. Toodles!

the characters’ and really, at the end of things, enjoying the play. The actors and actresses worked constantly to bring this play to a presentable condition.

All the actors and actresses had to use much of their day in preparation for “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”. Joah Ditto, freshman, had participated in all of the major school plays this school year, and had encountered many long days and nights prepare for these major productions. “(Since March) The cast took a few hours out of their day, everyday, except for Tuesdays, to rehearse the play, and/or learn new blocking for scenes,” Ditto said. “There were two hours of rehearsal every weekday excluding Tuesdays.

There was a week of rehearsals that didn’t include the weekends, called “tech week.” This is done for every single show in the theatre world. In tech week, the actors were called from 3:30 p.m. until whenever Mrs. Strange needed us.”

The annual spring play is always an opportunity for students who love theatre to find a time to enjoy themselves. From actors, directors, technicians to costume designers, their time and hardwork is what makes the show enjoyable to them and their audience.

“My favorite part of the show was the collaboration of every person to create such an energetic and fun show,” Ditto said. “That is something I will always love about the community that the NPHS theatre provides.”

Manas Khatore Features Editor Maya Chari Photographer We’ve finally reached the light at the end of the tunnel. Since August, students have been counting off the days until the last day of school, when we can go home and stay home for the next three months. Personally, I’ll be living in my bed, getting ignored by my friends and contemplating the purpose of my existence. But as most people say, you shouldn’t be like me! Here’s a guide for how to make this summer the best one yet.

One good way to spend the summer would be volunteering. You can volunteer for “for profit” organizations, like Exxon mobile or BP, or you can even volunteer for, like, a dog shelter or something. Volunteering is a great way to give back to the community, and has flexible scheduling; since you don’t get paid anything, everyone still likes you even if you basically never show up. You can tailor your volunteer schedule to avoid other responsibilities. For example, if your mom asks you to attend the neighborhood block party full of racists, think about it for a second and reply: “Sorry mom, I have to volunteer!”

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Spoiler Free Spoilers: Endgame Brian Fang Staff Writer Rahul D’Souza Front Cover Editor

After 10 years and 22 movies, Iron Man dies. Marvel Studios finally released the final installment of the Avengers saga, Avengers: Endgame. From just its opening weekend, it broke every box office record, pulling in $357 million, and is now one of the largest grossing films of all time. It was a heartfelt ending to an era that many fans have been part of since the first Iron Man movie released in 2008, although nobody could imagine what Marvel Cinema would turn into from there. Ten years ago, no one could predict Iron Man’s death, sacrificing himself to save the planet and snapping away Thanos’ existence.

Endgame was so full of surprises for fans that it’s hard to keep track of it all. From the get go, Thanos destroys the infinity stones. We watch Thor execute Thanos as he “goes for the head.” Captain America joins a support group to cope with the recent events. Bruce Banner becomes Professor Hulk, a mix of Banner’s intelligence and Hulk’s body.

Hawkeye becomes an assassin and goes on a killing mission for those unaffected by the original snap. Thor is fat. Captain America gets his shield back. Stark runs off and lives a quiet life and starts a family with Pepper. And probably none of this makes sense at all for readers who haven’t seen the movie.

The Avengers then use time travel to steal infinity stones from the past. Nebula kills herself to save Gamora. Hawkeye and Blackwidow fight to decide who should commit suicide

for the soul stone. Tony talks to his father about parenting.

Captain America sees Peggy Carter again. Thor steals his hammer after time traveling. And Thanos from the other timeline follows them all back to the original timeline.

Professor Hulk snaps everything back to normal. Captain America picks up mjolnir. And Dr. Strange brings everyone back for the final fight. Tony snaps his fingers. The infinity stones are returned to the other timeline.

Was this article just a list of spoilers? Yes, yes it was. Marvel Studios pulled out all the stops, ending this chapter with a bang that was something fans could truly appreciate after this decade journey. And there is no need to reminisce either. Marvel will be releasing Spiderman: Far From Home on July 2nd, and the next chapter will begin.

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*major spoilers ahead* In the decade that Game of Thrones has captivated audiences, it has faced its fair share of clashes with sexism and racism. For the most part, however, writers have righted their wrongs and appeased watchers.

This final season has been different.

This season writers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss seem to have given up on their meticulously cultivated story arcs. The biggest story arc betrayal award goes to Daenerys Targaryen whose moral character went from heroine to barbarian when she followed in the footsteps of her family and went completely “mad queen.”

Since the dawn of the iconic show Daenerys has been t h e ultimate protagonist, a symbol of hope and a natural leader. Without warning, in the final three episodes of the series her character description shattered. Her decisions became increasingly irrational and culminated in the desecration of King’s Landing, in which she burned an entire city of innocent people.

There was absolutely no foreshadowing or build-up to this massive twist

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making it shocking to audiences, but not in a good way. Many people love a good twist, but this one was done with a heavy-hand and general lack of passion.

Not only is the show’s ending disappointing for the reasons previously mentioned, it also shows the underlying sexism that the show never really recovered from. Daenerys was unable to be a capable ruler and the loss of close friends drove her to insanity. While the male characters g r o w out of their adversity and grief, the female characters ultimately lose themselves due to these same circumstances.

After the death of her three children Cersei Lannister came to be the cold, malicious and scheming queen we knew her to be by the end of the series. Let us not forget that Jamie Lannister is also the father of the same three children and he grew to be braver and kinder after the tragedies of losing his children.

All in all, the show’s ending was disappointing in every sense of the word. While the writers were striving to unnerve and surprise audiences they ultimately lost what makes the show special.

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Kessa Chavez DPS Editor It’s 6:30 a.m on a Saturday and the campus is full of students ready to dedicate their day to volunteering in one of the biggest events hosted at this school. With a little help from coffee, bagels and donuts, these students have smiles on their faces as they are ready to begin their day. Let the games begin.

The Special Olympics took place on May 18 and has been hosted at NPHS for the past seven years. The event welcomes athletes ranging from kindergarten and postsecondary education to participate in the games.

Anne Alvarez, special education teacher and co-advisor of National Honor Society, plays a key role in ensuring that the event will be successful. She begins planning for the event from the beginning of April until the middle of May. Alvarez starts the long preparation process by sending invitations to all the teachers and other community members in Ventura County.

Alvarez also believes that there is power in allowing students to run the event. “It is an important event, it is for the good of the whole community and I think students need to learn how to do events so maybe later in life they will say ‘hey, I can do this because I knew how to do that’ so

it gives them the power to do things for other people and for themselves,” Alvarez said.

Many NHS members and other student volunteers take on a leadership position during the games.

Lindsey Mueller, senior, is one of these students. Mueller worked alongside Kyle Wonders, junior, in order to run the event with the help of Alvarez.

“I worked with Alvarez during my off fourths to prepare the games by organizing information, making sure we had plenty of volunteers, and doing any and all behind the scenes work I could,” Mueller said.

As someone who has served their community throughout high school, Mueller believes volunteering is a major aspect of student character.

“I think people should volunteer as much as their heart calls for. Even though that might mean some people rarely volunteer, all those who do will have an open heart of gratitude and enjoy each and every moment of it,” Mueller said.

Volunteering offers various benefits to students, while community service hours reflect well on an individual’s academic career, there are several other reasons to become more involved within the community.

In the air- Alex Hernandez smiles happily as he plays with ribbons during Special Olympics on May 18, 2019. The event massed over 300 volunteers. There were many adult volunteers who were eager to play a leading role in the event; however, Alvarez wanted students to step up to lead the games. Despite the early call time, hundreds of students spent their Saturday working alongside their peers to create a welcoming environment for the athletes. Sarah Lu/Prowler

“Volunteering isn’t just something that looks good on college (applications), but an opportunity to have life changing experiences and find who you are,” Mueller said, The Special Olympics offers ample opportunities for students who are interested in helping out their fellow students and the community. Each student has the choice of being a buddy, running a booth, volunteer and athlete registration or even helping out with set-up and clean-up.

Dominic Rivera, senior, had no prior experience with the event but was motivated to volunteer as a buddy by his close friend who participated each year.

Rivera felt that he left the event with an incredibly positive experience.

“I would recommend someone else to do it bc the opportunity to see the joy on people’s faces just brings you joy and happiness and it’s something that you can’t make up,” Rivera said.

With more than 300 volunteers at the event, it is clear that the Special Olympics provides a chance for the entire community to come together.

“Special Olympics shaped me into being a more grateful and happy person and taught me that I can use my talents and abilities to inspire and help others,” Mueller said.

All smiles- Michael Dempsey, senior, laughs happily as his buddy, Sofia Lewis, junior, pushes him during the parade. Alvarez revealed that this event typically has a shortage in volunteers for buddies, but she also acknowledges that many students who do volunteer for this position are able to walk away with a new understanding of their peers. “Sometimes I think about who benefits more, the athlete with special needs or or the regular kids who say ‘wow they aren’t so different,’” Alvarez said. Sarah Lu/ Prowler

Ready for the parade- Catie Parker, senior, poses for a picture with Josiah Seawright during the parade of Special Olympics participants. Volunteers could either be buddies, manage a booth or help set up and clean up. Each volunteer position held importance as the community worked together to make the Special Olympics an event worth remembering. While the event advertises to athletes from kindergarten to post secondary ages, it is truly welcome to students from any age or background. Sarah Lu/Prowler

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Gianna Spiro Ad Manager With big dreams, Zara Jordan, freshman, flies from bar to bar in the gym with only chalk and her own strength she overcomes any obstacle in the daunting sport of gymnastics.

Despite the many challenges that come with being a student-athlete, Jordan continues to work hard and find the best in everything.

“I typically train six hours, five days a week, but currently I am injured. The tough part was figuring out a balance between your social life school and gym. Gymnastics makes me feel accomplished; I love overcoming challenges and all of the life lessons it has taught me. Being a teenager and a gymnast is hard,” Jordan said. “I have to say no to a lot of things, because everyone wants to hang out on the weekend, but I have to be at the gym.”

Jordan leaped into gymnastics at the age of five. “I originally started gymnastics because at a young age I had so much energy, and my mom thought it would be a good sport for me to do,” Jordan said.

Competing nationally in all four events: vault, beam, bars and floor, Jordan’s long-term goal is to continue gymnastics on a higher level and push herself in every area.

“I want to compete more nationally and eventually go to the elite level, which is what Olympians compete in,” Jordan said.

Now verbally committed to UC Berkeley after a recruit saw her performance at several competitions, Jordan has checked off her most recent goal.

“I love Berkeley’s balance between academics and gymnastics. I believe it will be a really good fit for me, even when I visited the campus it felt like home,” Jordan said.

With so many aspects and events in gymnastics, it’s hard to choose just one. Jordan chooses the challenge,

Can’t stop the feeling- Zara Jordan, freshman,finishes another competition as she performs a split leap in front of the judges. Jordan has been doing gymnastics since she was five. “I’d say if you want to do a sport you should do it, because it teaches you a lot about life and time management and honestly how to balance sleep, academics and the sport,” Jordan said, Zara Jordan/With Permission Poise- Zara Jordan, freshman, performs confidently in front of the judges at a competition.

Jordan began doing gymnastics competitively when she was eight. “I originally started gymnastics because I had too much energy and my mom thought it would be a good sport for me to do,” Jordan said.

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always pushing herself.

“Even though bars isn’t typically my best event, it’s my favorite. I love working and trying to accomplish more. My favorite part about competitions is being able to show off everything that I’ve been working for, going out on the floor and support my teammates,” Jordan said.

Recently, Jordan moved from Michigan to California, helping her progress and move up levels in gymnastics. “Since I moved gyms, my parents have been really helpful and supportive and driving me to the gym every day… and stand behind me with all my decisions, even with college,” Jordan said.

In her spare time Jordan enjoys drawing and spending time with her friends. One of her closest friends, Ava Zedlar, is very supportive of Jordan and her gymnastics career.

“I feel like gymnastics shapes her mindset in a way. Since her whole career and future is based on it she’s more mature. I’m glad that she does so gym because it’s given her such a great future and gives her so many opportunities,” Zedlar said.

Another friend, Brianna Souza, is constantly amazed with Jordan. “She inspires me all the time, and I’m so proud that she has made it as far as she has,” Souza said.

While only being a freshman Jordan has a lot more to look forward to. She and many other student-athletes continue to pursue their passion in sports, overcoming any obstacle to do what they love most.

“If you want to do a sport you should do it, because it teaches you a lot about life values and how to balance everything,” Jordan said.

Borchard boys ball out for a good cause Jacob Malone Staff Writer Emily Augustine News Editor The Borchard All American game commenced on May 26 in the Newbury Park Adventist Academy gym. The players faced off in a four-on-four basketball game and the proceeds from the game were donated to Special Olympics.

With a 22-22 tie at the end of the first quarter, Team West took the lead in the second quarter and finished the game victorious with a final score of 59-40. “We’ve been practicing day in and day out for the last three weeks. It feels good to finally be on the court and play,” Dylan Zielinski, junior and member of Team West, said.

Stamina played a big role in Team West’s victory according to John Mudgett, junior and team captain of Team West. “We just kept a pace, we kept it fast, and just wore them out over time” Mudgett said.

Although Team East walked away with the L, they kept their heads held high, especially the twice selected most valuable player, Nikhil Patel, junior and team captain of Team East.

“We executed our gameplay really good, and I feel like we put everything out there,” Patel said, “We worked our butts off today.”

Team West consisted of Mudgett, Dylan Zielinski, junior, Kyle Agnello, junior, Chase Hall, junior, while Team East consisted of Patel, Dylan Scott, junior, Scott Detweiler, junior, and Bentley Simcox, sophomore. “Our group of friends, we decided to have them all play a basketball game together because they were kinda talking trash to each other and we

thought it would be fun to have them play and compete a little” Dean Magnante, junior and one of the event’s commissioners, said.

Jack Muir, junior and founder of the Borchard All-American game, joined forces with his close friends, Magnante and Luke Hamaker, junior, to make the event possible. “The first one was at my house and we just wanted to film it and make some highlight reels for it,” Muir said, “But as we talked about it and made more highlight reels, more people started to see it and we eventually wanted to turn it into a real game that people can watch, and so now we have a full event at a gym.

Hamaker publicized the event with highlight reels which can be found on the Borchard All-American Instagram account (@borchardallamerican) as well as its YouTube account (“Borchard All-American Game”). “I think the reason why people want to come is obviously not to see basketball skill, but to see the people playing in it and see how competitive it’s going to get,” Hamaker said.

All fun and games aside, Muir is donating the proceeds from admissions and snacks straight to the Special Olympics. “Ms. Alvarez has been a really big part of my school career, and we just thought that from the Borchard All American game we can actually make money off of it and we don’t really need the money,” Muir said. “We thought if we could donate (to the Special Olympics) it would be a good cause to donate to.”

At the event, the bleachers were filled with spectators.

“When we all first started this, it was more just for fun for ourselves, but now seeing all these people come to the gym to watch the game and all the stuff we set up, it really is rewarding,” Muir said, “It makes me feel pretty good about how we did.”

Wet Kyle Agnello, Junior, shoots over Scott Detweiler, Junior, who Wetobviously was not ready for the smoke. Agnello’s superior form proved too much for Detweiler to handle, quite evident as Agnello sinks the three pointer directly in his face. Detweiler may rock the patriotic shooting sleeve, but Agnello’s cosmic sleeve truly attests to his deadly skill at the three point line. Rahul D’Souza/Prowler

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Victory is ours- Wonjin Ko, sophomore, Evan Lin, sophomore and Tommy Zheng, sophomore, celebrate their first place victory during boat races on May 24, 2019. There were a total of nine teams that participated in boat races, and their team was the fastest. “Building the boat and then testing it to see if it works, that was pretty fun,” Ko said. Ko’s team used a lot of duct tape and spent around 12 hours building their boat. Sarah Lu/Prowler Paddle away- Nina Almaoui, freshman, and Anna Li, freshman, paddle towards the wall in their boat, “Jaws” during the final heat of boat races. Originally, Almaoui and Li were not one of the top three finishers, but their boat was still intact after their first race, so they advanced to the final round. “We just put our all into it and really it turned out to be a positive experience and really fun with the whole background cheering us on,” Almaoui said.

“Jaws” ended up placing second out of the nine teams that participated. Sarah Lu/Prowler

Behind the scenes- Tyler Zielinski, senior, asks Kyle Yasui, senior, and Sean Price, senior, how they feel about their boat race. Yasui and Price won the second heat of boat races with their boat, “Codfather,” but it capsized during the final heat. Boat races were made a school event three years ago, with the purpose of being “a fun event for students to put their creative minds to work... to get the whole school involved to watch a really hilarious event,” Katie Rose, senior and boat races event planner, said. Sarah Lu/Prowler

Men overboard- Daniel Xu, senior, Gaurav Dhirar, senior, and Samuel Liao, senior, swim with the remains of their boat, “Tesla Model H2O,” after capsizing. “Tesla Model H2O” was built similar to a canoe, very long and thin, but this strategy did not work for the team.

Despite this, the event was still very fun. “That surprise factor of waiting until that moment to see whether or not it’s going to work is really what it’s all about,” Dhirar said. The idea of making the boat like a canoe was Liao's. Sarah Lu/Prowler

Focus- Griffin Stepler, senior and Thomas Kitchell, senior, look towards the wall as they concentrate on paddling faster. Stepler and Kitchell’s boat’s name was “Free Shipping,” relating to Amazon Prime. “I was just feeling ecstatic the whole time, a mix of surprise and excitement that we were able to go forward. We were on top of the water, which is more than we could’ve ever asked for,” Stepler said. “Free Shipping” was built with the purpose of the bottom half coming off during the race, which it was successful in doing. Sarah Lu/Prowler