Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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.

Th e 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. Th is is Ocampo’s fi fth 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.

Th e story takes place in Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory where fi ve 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.

Th ere are always actors that have something to struggle with in any production. Th e amount of work put into their struggles helped them achieve fl awlessness for their performances. Aspen Roos, freshman, played Veruca Salt, one of the golden ticket winners.

“Th e challenge I faced was throwing a fi t. I knew I needed to put all of myself out there and really just dive into the character. I was embarrassed at fi rst, 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 the characters’ and really, at the end of things, enjoying the play. Th e 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) Th e 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. “Th ere were two hours of rehearsal every weekday excluding Tuesdays. Th ere was a week of rehearsals that didn’t include the weekends, called “tech week.” Th is 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.”

Th e annual spring play is always an opportunity for students who love theatre to fi nd 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. “Th at is something I will always love about the community that the NPHS theatre provides.”

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Maya Chari

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We’ve fi nally 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 profi t” 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 fl exible 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!”

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 fl ing. On the fi rst day of work, make sure to spot the most attractive employee and start fl irting 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!

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Spoiler Free Spoilers: Endgame

Brian Fang Staff Writer

Rahul D’Souza Front Cover Editor

Aft er 10 years and 22 movies, Iron Man dies. Marvel Studios fi nally released the fi nal installment of the Avengers saga, Avengers: Endgame. From just its opening weekend, it broke every box offi ce record, pulling in $357 million, and is now one of the largest grossing fi lms of all time. It was a heartfelt ending to an era that many fans have been part of since the fi rst 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, sacrifi cing himself to save the planet and snapping away Th anos’ existence.

Endgame was so full of surprises for fans that it’s hard to keep track of it all. From the get go, Th anos destroys the infi nity stones. We watch Th or execute Th anos 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 unaff ected by the original snap. Th or 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.

Th e Avengers then use time travel to steal infi nity stones from the past. Nebula kills herself to save Gamora. Hawkeye and Blackwidow fi ght to decide who should commit suicide for the soul stone. Tony talks to his father about parenting. Captain America sees Peggy Carter again. Th or steals his hammer aft er time traveling. And Th anos 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 fi nal fi ght. Tony snaps his fi ngers. Th e infi nity 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 aft er 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 Th rones 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.

Th is fi nal season has been diff erent.

Th is season writers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss seem to have given up on their m e t i c u l o u s l y cultivated story arcs. Th e 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 fi nal three episodes of the series her character d e s c r i p t i o n 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.

Th ere 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.

Aft er 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 aft er 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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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 coff ee, bagels and donuts, these students have smiles on their faces as they are ready to begin their day. Let the games begin.

Th e Special Olympics took place on May 18 and has been hosted at NPHS for the past seven years. Th e 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 off ers various benefi ts to students, while community service hours refl ect well on an individual’s academic career, there are several other reasons to become more involved within the community.

“Volunteering isn’t just something that looks good on college (applications), but an opportunity to have life changing experiences and fi nd who you are,” Mueller said,

Th e Special Olympics off ers 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-ll smiles- Michael Dempsey, senior, laughs happily as his buddy, Sofia Lewis,ichael Dempsey, senior, laughs happily as his buddy, Sofia Lewis, junior, pushes him during the parade. Alvarez revealed that this event typically has aunior, 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 whohortage 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 theiro 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 oreers. “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.r the regular kids who say ‘wow they aren’t so different,’” Alvarez said. Sarah Lu/ Prowler

sports 15 Panther Prowler • May 31, 2019 Zara Jordan leaps for victory

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With big dreams, Zara Jordan, freshman, fl ies 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 fi nd the best in everything.

“I typically train six hours, fi ve days a week, but currently I am injured. Th e tough part was fi guring 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 fi ve. “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 fl oor, 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 aft er 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 fi t 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,

Poise- Zara Jordan, freshman, performs confi dently 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. Zara Jordan/With Permission. Can’t stop the feeling-an’t stop the feeling- Zara Jordan, freshman,fi nishes another competition as she performs a split leap in front of the judges. Jordan has been doing gymnastics since she was fi ve. “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

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 fl oor 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

Th e Borchard All American game commenced on May 26 in the Newbury Park Adventist Academy gym. Th e 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 fi rst quarter, Team West took the lead in the second quarter and fi nished the game victorious with a fi nal score of 59-40. “We’ve been practicing day in and day out for the last three weeks. It feels good to fi nally 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. “Th e fi rst one was at my house and we just wanted to fi lm 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 fi lled with spectators. “When we all fi rst 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 obviously 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-ictory 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

Behind the scenes-ehind 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

Paddle away-addle 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

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Men overboard-en 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 onriffin 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 justaddling 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 eeling 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 b uilt with the op 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.urpose of the bottom half coming off during the race, which it was successful in doing. Sarah Lu/Prowler