Dance performs ‘Under the Big Top’
January 27, 2012 • written by Kelly Wisneski
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They passed between two looming balloon-clowns to fi nd themselves standing “Under the Big Top” that was once the PAC lobby. The parents and students slowly fi lled the auditorium for the dance program’s annual Winter Dance Concert, which ran from Thursday, Dec. 1 to Saturday, Dec. 3. “I think... Read more »
Jazz program presents holiday concert
January 26, 2012 • written by Joyce Tan
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Jazz music filled the PAC on Dec. 8 as parents and students gathered for the Winter Jazz Concert, which featured the A.M. Jazz Ensemble with guest performances by Redwood Middle School. “Jazz band is more of a collective group of improvised music and it was the best performance yet,” baritone saxophone... Read more »
Robotics fights to qualify
January 26, 2012 • written by Kelly Wisneski
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It’s just as time-consuming as a varsity sport, club mentor Chuck Seabury says. Robotic, though, replaces athletes with robots, balls with plastic pieces and hoops with PVC goals. Robotics team members juniors Justin Perez-Norwood, Ian Cornelius and Jared Cohen and senior Erik Leiterman and mentor... Read more »
‘Rumors’ spread on campus
November 29, 2011 • written by Steven Golditch
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After much preparation, the theater department debuted this year’s play, Neil Simon’s Rumors. The play, which ran from Nov. 9-12, will continue to run on Nov. 16-18, is $8 for admission. In it, several affluent couples meet at the home of the Deputy Mayor of New York, Charlie Brock. As the guests... Read more »
Lancers mourn the passing of Griffen Kramer
November 29, 2011 • written by Alex Chen
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Senior Griffen Kramer passed away in the middle of the night on Sunday, Oct. 30 at a friend’s house in Agoura Hills. The following day, school administration identifi ed his unoffi cial cause of death as alcohol poisoning and provided counseling and support services to students. A Lancer of less than... Read more »
Luo inducted into US Army Marching Band
October 21, 2011 • written by Kelly Wisneski
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Army paraphernalia decorated the PAC for the second year in a row when Daniel Luo joined the ranks of the U.S. Army All-American Marching Band. Luo, drum major of the Lancer Marching Band, was recognized for this achievement at an assembly Monday, Oct. 10, and will be playing tenor saxophone in the highly... Read more »
Parents go back to school
September 23, 2011 • written by Steven Golditch
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Back-to-School Night is a time for parents to understand the life of their kids for one night. As parents walked into the gym, the jazz band played under the direction of band director Marty Martone, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem performed by ASL and choir students. Orchestra... Read more »
Pupils educated on college
September 23, 2011 • written by Steven Golditch
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It has come time for students and parents to get information about plans after college. This year’s College Night took place in the Newbury Park High School Gym on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Throughout the night, around 100 colleges represented themselves at booths. The options ranged from universities to... Read more »
Link crew brings game show to quad
September 23, 2011 • written by Joyce Tan
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Minute to Win It, the popular NBC game show hosted by Guy Fieri features 60-second challenges that involve common household items. Link Crew held its own version of Minute to Win It during lunch on the quad Sept. 6–9. “I thought of the idea when watching the TV show this summer. The games are simple... Read more »
Roofs receive repairs
September 7, 2011
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Maintenance repaired all roofs before the school year began because there have been issues with them for quite awhile. The district hired and paid for a contractor to replace the damaged wood and apply a new roofing material on buildings D and J, which were the worse off. The stadium’s ticket booth... Read more »