NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL
Panther Tale
Monday, March 16, 2015
A best friend is like a four leaf clover: hard to find
and lucky to have.
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SENIORS
SENIORS: Please check the list on the office window for the spelling of your name for your diploma. If it
is not correct, please see Mrs. Smilor in Counseling.
SENIORS: If you have not ordered your Cap and Gown, please go into Activities to pick up a form as soon
as possible.
SENIORS: Bring a copy of your college acceptance letters to the ASG box in the front office so that you
can be recognized for all your hard work.
SENIORS PLANNING TO ATTEND MOORPARK COLLEGE NEXT YEAR SAVE THE DATE:
Moorpark College Meeting- March 17th, PAC at 8:30am. Moorpark College Fieldtrip – May 8th, buses
leave at 8:30 am. On March 17th a representative from Moorpark College will be meeting with all seniors
who plan to attend next year. This meeting will take place in the PAC at 8:30am. Seniors will learn the
step by step process on how to apply and be given important information about the Moorpark College
preview day field trip, planned for Friday, May 8th. This is a mandatory meeting if you plan to attend the
fieldtrip. March 17th is a late start day. We will write passes for all students who have a 1st period class. If
you have any questions, please see Ms. Drossin in the Counseling Office.
NPHS Panther Scholarships: Now open to all NPHS seniors. The Panther Scholarship program is a pool
of more than 25 scholarships offered exclusively to NPHS graduating seniors by alumni, school and
community organizations. With a single application, students can apply to any number of scholarships
listed in the program. Students can access the online application by logging onto their “learn.conejousd.net”
e-mail accounts. Deadline is March 18.
Summer Opportunity: California State Parks. Job Locations: Point Mugu, Leo Carillo and Malibu State
Parks. Application info: www.spb.ca.gov
GENERAL STUDENT BODY
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Hot Stuff!
Out-of-State College Fair: The College and Career Center is hosting an Out--of-State Mini College Fair
on Monday, April 20th at Lunch Time in the Quad. Learn about unique academic opportunities,
scholarships and financial aid by meeting and talking directly with representatives from various colleges
and universities. This event is Free and is open to all students and parents. There will also be an
informative presentation on out-of-state reduced tuition rates for California students on the same day at
10:30 AM in the CCC. Sign up and get a PASS from Mrs. Ricafort to attend this session.
HONORS/AP/IB PLACEMENT TESTS: Any students that are interested in taking a placement test for
Honors/ AP / or IB consideration can sign up now on the front page of the counseling website. Students
that earned a C in any Honors, AP, or IB course also need to take the placement test to be reconsidered for
placement into these classes. The link is in the upper right-hand corner of the counseling front page
THE PANTHER PROWLER is doing a T-shirt Drive to turn old t-shirts into reusable tote bags. There is
a box placed in the office where you can drop off any used T-shirts.
All Juniors who selected ROP courses during your registration with your counselor, please stop by the
office to pick up a parent form.
THE THOUSAND OAKS TEEN CENTER offers FREE math tutoring Mondays & Thursdays, 45:30pm. Our tutors can help with just about any aspect or level of math, including test prep, homework and
skill enhancement. Just drop in to receive tutoring. First come, first served. For more information, please
call the Teen Center at 805 494-5156.
ATTENDANCE: Student’s attendance history can be monitored via q connect. This is a great way to make
sure that absences are cleared in a timely manner and tardy issues can be addressed early on. As a reminder,
please remember to call the attendance hotline to clear your child’s absence within 72 hours.
TEACHERS: Don’t forget to give your aspiring students who score 100% or higher on their test a ticket
for a chance to be named the next Purrrfect Panther. This is a drawing once a month!
FRONT DESK: Reminder to all students. No instruments or sports equipment, including cheer equipment
will be allowed to be dropped off or stored in the lobby. We will not be responsible for them. You must
make arrangements before the start of school to store these in a class.
LOST & FOUND: Students are responsible for checking the lost and found located in front of the office
outside the Counseling doors for any misplaced items. Please note that all found wallets, electronics and
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jewelry should be turned into the Receptionist in the front office. All items not claimed will be donated at
the end of every month.
SCHOOL CENTS IS EARNING FOR OUR SCHOOL! Earn points for your school from shopping at
your favorite store! Bring all your receipts from September 1st until April 30th. We are now including
FARMERS MARKET receipts!!! Earn 500 points when you follow The Oaks on Instagram/OaksMall.
Earn 500 points per person when you sign in at Kids Club. Earn 2,000 points when you adopt a pet from
Paw Works by April 30. Bring your receipts to the front office or take them over to the customer service
kiosk at the Oaks Mall located near the Cheesecake Factory. If you would like your receipts back, just put a
note on your envelope or the envelopes we provide in the office and we will be sure to return them to you!
At What’s Coming Up!
SPECIAL OLYMPICS: Newbury Park High School is hosting the Special Olympics on Saturday, May
2nd. We are in need of students and clubs to help with this event. Not only do you get volunteer hours, but
you also gain wonderful memories. Got to Room E-5 for more information.
CELEBRATE ST. PATRICK’S DAY by dressing up for Green Day on March 17th.
PENNY WARS: Go to the quad from March 9-15 to donate money for Penny Wars. First Place will
receive $700, second will get $150, third will get $100 and fourth will get $50. Pennies will get positive
points and everything turns into negative points for your class. All money will be donated to The Water
Project.
PROM 2015 “THE VICTORY BALL: will be April 18 at Universal Studios. Tickets are on sale now thru
Friday, March 20 in the student store at LUNCH ONLY or online for $105. You must bring a signed Parent
Permission form prior to purchasing your tickets. Form can be found on nphs.org website, Activities office
or student store. Prices will go up after Friday. For more information please go to nphs.org & look under
the PROM heading.
2015 NPHS AFTER PROM PARTY TICKET SALES. Before you can purchase tickets to the after
prom party, you need to obtain the After Prom Party permission slip online at www.nphs.org (you can find
this in the bottom right margin on our home page) or from Kathy Barker in the Activities Office.
Tickets will be on sell for those students who only wish to go to the After Prom Party. For those of you
going to the prom your prom ticket purchase INCLUDES the After Prom Party. We will be selling tickets
on the quad near the student store on March 18th, 20th, 24th, 26th , April 2nd,14th and April 17th at lunch time.
They also will be sold April 14th and April 17th from 9:45 to 10:15 am. Pre-sale Tickets cost $20.00 and at
the door tickets will cost $30.00. Please contact Lisa Rogers (805-207-0766) with any questions you may
have.
ATTENTION ALL JUNIOR AND SENIOR STUDENTS! The NPHS PFA After Prom Committee is
hosting an all-night After Prom Party for the junior and senior class at the Roxy Theater in Camarillo.
Attendance is open to all Junior and Senior students and their guests. Admission is included in your Prom
ticket purchase. If you are not going to Prom, you can just purchase an after prom ticket for $20 a person
or pay at the door $30. The party begins at 11:30pm and ends at 5 a.m. when the grand prizes will be
awarded. Amazing Prizes!!! Festivities will include movies, a magician, photo booth, character artist, DJ,
games and challenges, all-you-can-eat food and drinks, candy bar, dip ‘n dots and prize give aways all
night long. If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Rogers at (805) 207-0766. It’s a night you won’t
want to miss.
JOIN ONE OF OUR AMAZING CLUBS!
CLUBS PLEASE REMEMBER TO COMPLETE A MARQUEE REQUEST FOR YOUR CLUB EVENTS AND
SUBMIT THEM TO MRS. SMILOR IN COUNSELING.
 Big Answers Club: Join us on March 25th in C-25 to hear Living Oaks youth Pastor Austin Axen speak on
“Does God really answer questions?” There will be free pizza and cookies for those to attend!
 FHA-HERO: FHA-HERO members are selling cookbooks as a fundraiser through March 20. For $10 each they
will be selling Soups, Salads, and One Dish Meals and Foods of the World. Funds raised will help fund the
members’ attendance at the State Leadership Meeting in April. See any member or Mrs. Diffenderfer if you are
interested.
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TEACHERS FOR TOMORROW: Have you ever thought about being a teacher? There is a new club
on campus for NPHS students who are interested in the teaching profession. Please join us on Thursdays at
lunch in Room D27. All are welcome.
FIDM FASHION CLUB: Come join the FIDM Fashion Club every Thursday at the start of lunch in C27.
Meet new people and experience all things fashion. Come to our next three meetings for some cookies!!!
HARRY POTTER ALLIANCE: Come join the Harry Potter Alliance to be a part of a real life
Dumbledore’s army and combat the forces of evil in today’s society. We meet on Thursdays in room B21.
NPMTBC: Newbury Park Mountain Bike Club meets in Mr. Atkins room every other Wednesday. Join us!
RECYCLING CLUB: is earning money for NPHS clubs and sports! Make sure to recycle your cans and
bottles in the bins across campus. Applications for monthly earnings can be found in Mrs. Barker’s office.
Please do not throw trash in the bins designated for recycling.
G.S.A.: The Gay-Straight Alliance meets every Friday at lunch in room B2. Please join us. Everyone is
welcome!
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INTERACT CLUB: Invites you to join them every Monday at lunch in the GAR.
AMERICAN COMPUTER SCIENCE LEAGUE CLUB: Come join the computer Science Club to learn
and show off your problem solving skills and compete in the ACSL competition! Meet us on Tuesdays in
room E2.
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: Welcomes you to meet with them every other Friday. Refreshments
provided.
SPEECH & DEBATE: Come join Speech and Debate! It meets every Wednesday at lunch in Mrs.
Altmire’s room D-20 upstairs in the D building.
FRENCH CLUB: French Club meets during lunch in B-29. Join us!
SPORTS
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ATHLETIC SCHEDULE: Please visit http://nphs.org/athletics/pdf/WeeklyAthleticSchedule.pdf to see a list of
games, times and locations for our weekly sports.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Off season girls volleyball will start Tuesday, March 24th at 2:15pm on the
outdoor basketball courts behind the pool.
MARCH MADNESS: 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament at the Borchard Community Center on March 21st. Team
check in at 9:30am and game play begins at 10am. Cost is $40 per team (3-4 players). For more information, call
805-381-2791.
ATTENTION SENIOR ATHLETICS: If you are playing collegiate sports at a 4-year University next year,
please stop by the Athletics Office and let us know. We would like to honor you at our signing day luncheon next
week!
This concludes the General Announcements. Have a great day!