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Celebrities catastrophic effect on the environment
Joseph Goodnight, Opinion Editor • March 27, 2024

With our current understanding of the climate crisis, it’s safe to say that everyone is trying to be more sustainable for the sake of the environment,...

Lancer-to-Los Robles volunteer system stays strong
Lancer-to-Los Robles volunteer system stays strong
Gemma Spraggins, Assistant News Editor • March 27, 2024

Los Robles Regional Medical Center benefits from the varied talents and experiences that volunteers offer, ranging from high school students...

Time T.O. Vote
Time T.O. Vote
Kailah Spencer, The Lancer Staff • March 27, 2024

Senior Maya Campo turns 18 in April, and she is ready to make her voice heard this November. As the presidential primary election nears, seniors...

Going Digital: The SAT’s New Normal
Going Digital: The SAT’s New Normal
Kailah Spencer, The Lancer Staff • March 27, 2024

Many Lancers students are familiar with the SAT; a paper test with over a hundred questions of varying difficulty. Now, CVUSD is introducing...

Around the Business Table
Around the Business Table
Julia Pineda-Dominguez, The Lancer Staff • March 27, 2024

The Majors program provides students with the opportunity to speak with mentors in many different careers. The program consists of monthly meetings...

Moreno heads to Washington
Moreno heads to Washington
Aandrea Pineda-Dominguez, News Editor • March 27, 2024

It was finally over. The bell gave its shrieking cry and off went hundreds of students to enjoy their freedom, at least for a moment. For...

TO Acorn With Permission
Lancers lose a forever friend
Jake Bradley, Sports Editor • March 27, 2024

Bill Gemberling has worn many hats at Thousand Oaks High: student, teacher, coach, sports announcer. But taxi driver? “I was one of (Brett...

Unexpected La Reina closure leads to transfers
Gemma Spraggins, Assistant News Editor • March 27, 2024

escribing how La Reina families felt upon receiving the news that their school, which opened its doors in 1964, will be closing at the end of...

New MegaMind TV and Movie Sequel Release
New MegaMind TV and Movie Sequel Release
Joseph Goodnight, Opinion Editor • February 20, 2024

In March of this year, Dreamworks is set to release a Peacock exclusive TV show and movie sequel to the beloved 2010 MegaMind movie. The trailer...

In Fastbreak Fashion
Jake Bradley, Sports Editor • February 14, 2024

Lancers lead the way in the second half. The Great Oak Wolfpack came into Thousand Oaks Tuesday night for the CIF quarterfinals and with them...

Perserving in Penalty’s
Jake Bradley, Sports Editor • February 14, 2024

The Lady Lancers traveled to a neutral site in Anaheim to take on the Katella Knights in the second round of the CIF-SS girls soccer playoffs....

Kanye - He's Back at it...or Maybe Not?
Elijah Brown, The Lancer Staff • February 14, 2024

Kanye West's new album “Vultures 1”, many nationwide were skeptical at first about Kanye's new album considering the controversies he has...

It’s Valentine’s, Baby
It’s Valentine’s, Baby
Momo Sonoda, Editor-In-Chief • February 14, 2024

St. Valentine’s Day commemorates the death of St. Valentine, but for others, the holiday marks a day of birth. Junior Chokee Weezer was born...

Health Science Majors Program hosts their senior showcase
Momo Sonoda, Editor-In-Chief • February 12, 2024

Last week, the seniors in Health Science Majors hosted a showcase, featuring various professions that they hope to pursue in the future. At the...

Advancing Again
Jake Bradley, Sports Editor • February 12, 2024

The Lancers left campus during lunch to travel to Temecula for their round two playoff game, and the ride wasn’t enough to stop the Lancers....

Snap Away the Competition

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Photo Credit: Elle Taylor

On March 27, 19 Conejo Valley (including four TOHS Photography) students took home prizes from the 2020 Greater Conejo Valley Student Awards Juried Art Show — from home. The winners had been announced not at the usual banquet at Agoura Hilla Recreation and Event Center, but through a slideshow.
The art show banquet, put on by the Cultural Arts Council (CAC) of Agoura Hills and the Westlake Village Art Guild, had been scheduled for March 27. Students submitted works for all or some of the following categories: 2-D fine art, 3-D fine art, photo – color, and photo – monochrome. One work from each category was given first, second, and third place. Multiple works were given honorary mentions. There was also the Mayor’s Award, CAC Excellence in Art Award, two Greg Cole Memorial Awards, five Anette Power Spirit Awards, and Best in Show.
Normally, 50 to 60 of around 250 submissions would have been on display for viewing and judging (with 10 being our very own TOHS Photography students). But since the event was canceled, only the 19 winning works in the slideshow were displayed.
“The only thing I feel bad about and wish they would have included is all the works that were in the show…” TOHS Photography teacher Lisa Ravitch said. “[Because] these students whose works were accepted yet did not place for a prize, their work never was seen…”
Senior Elle Taylor won first place in the monochrome photography section, with juniors Emery Eckman and Elena Buencamino in second and third, respectively. Senior Tallula Auman received an honorary mention in the color photography section.
“[T]he way I found out that I won was actually while I was in the store shopping with my dad. When I [got] the email with the winners, I decided to just go ahead and look through it in the store,” Taylor said. “Then I saw that my photo won first place and I basically freaked out in the aisle.”
The Lancer congratulates every student who entered on their hard work. We also thank Ms. Ravitch for her dedication and encouragement she shows to all of her students. And to Taylor, Eckman, Buencamino, Auman, and the six other talented TOHS Photography students whose works were accepted, a special Lancer round of applause to you.

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