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The Lancer

The student news site for Thousand Oaks High School

The Lancer

The student news site for Thousand Oaks High School

The Lancer

Joseph Goodnight

Joseph Goodnight, Editor In Chief

Joseph Goodnight is a member of the class of 2026, and currently serves as the Editor In Chief. He joined journalism in the 23-24 school year as the opinion editor. Outside of school he enjoys doing art, working as a line cook, and playing video games.

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How T.O.: The great high school experience

How T.O.: The great high school experience

Joseph Goodnight, Editor-in-Chief | Sep 18, 2025

Whether you're just joining Thousand Oaks High School as a freshman or you're a returning Lancer, there is a lot of pressure to have a good high school experience. Teachers, parents and coaches alike constantly...

FEELING THE BEAT - Saoirse Sipes is practices hard for his grand prize finalist audition.

[Photo] En route to music finals, audition underway

Riley Keeler, Managing Editor | Mar 4, 2025

FEELING THE BEAT - Saoirse Sipes is practices hard for his grand prize finalist audition.

Everyone has a problem...except me!

Everyone has a problem…except me!

Joseph Goodnight, Managing Editor | Mar 4, 2025

We’re all tired of hearing “you kids and your phones” from older generations, but to some degree, they have a point. And the results of the survey issued by The Lancer in January reflect this. In...

Celebrities catastrophic effect on the environment

Joseph Goodnight, Opinion Editor | Mar 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, whether that be through replacing single use plastics...

New MegaMind TV and Movie Sequel Release

New MegaMind TV and Movie Sequel Release

Joseph Goodnight, Opinion Editor | Feb 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 of this soon-to-release TV show left many fans of the original...

on the bottom is real animal based leather, while on the top is “vegan” leather, or “pleather”

Vegan Leather is Worse for the Environment than Real Leather

Joseph Goodnight, Opinion Editor | Feb 8, 2024

Throughout the the past 20 years the interest in sustainability and ethicality has risen immensely, especially in regards to fashion, as the reality of the climate crisis and human impact begins to way...

AN AGING HOUSE

AN AGING HOUSE

JOSEPH GOODNIGHT, OPINION EDITOR | Dec 20, 2023

The year is 2023, and the first generation to have never known a time before the internet has taken over the job market and joined the adult world, with a slew of new challenges arising every single year,...

Preserving the human aspect in the age of AI

Preserving the human aspect in the age of AI

Joseph Goodnight, Opinion Editor | Oct 28, 2023

With the ever-changing scope of technology, we as a generation constantly have to accept new ways in which artificial intelligence is integrating itself into our lives. Within the past year, AI usage...

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