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 »
Dance polishes off summer practice on new floor
September 7, 2011
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Over the summer, the dance floor in the GAR was renovated after nearly 20 years without major restoration. “The floor is amazing, and so much easier to dance on, “dance team vice president junior Ariana Persico said. “Thank the lord we don’t have to spit on the floor anymore.” Dance members... Read more »
Dance adds hip-hop team to program
September 7, 2011
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The dance program will be introducing a new hip-hop team this year, open to all students. A clinic will be held on Sept. 14 from 5–7 and tryouts Sept. 21 at the same time. Dance team director JaLeen Murphy got her idea for the team while watching guest hip-hop artists during classes. “I saw that... Read more »
Scouts paint school hallways
September 6, 2011
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Eagle Scouts refinished the buildings’ walkways over the summer as a way to complete their Eagle Scout projects. Seniors Travis Johnson, Sam Worley and Sumedh Shah and junior Dakota Pierce sanded, primed and painted areas in the center hallway of TOHS starting with the G wing and past the D wing. “It’s... Read more »
Learning to be a Lancer
September 6, 2011 • written by Lucas Gigena
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Incoming freshmen attended Orientation on Aug. 17and 18, learning the first of many lessons on what it’slike to be a student at TOHS.According to senior Kaeli Peach, current presidentof both Link Crew and the volunteer-focused KeyClub, the two scheduled orientation days ran relativelysmoothly, despite... Read more »
Dance concert features world cultures
May 23, 2011 • written by Nola Adedigba
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From Ghana to Japan, Lancer Dance has a taste for different cultures. Dance members expressed the theme, “Out of the Jungle, Into the World,” in their Spring Dance Concert. “I think most of the dances portrayed the theme of the concert,” sophomore Shelby DeMangelaere said. “I more or less,... Read more »