NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL
Panther Tale
Friday, March 20, 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.
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!
RALLY SPIRIT WEEK (March 23-27) Monday: Muggle Monday, Tuesday: Quidditch Day (jersey
day), Wednesday: Weasley Wednesday (sweaters), Thursday: Death Eater Day (black), Friday (House
Color Day: Freshman-yellow, Sophmores-blue, Juniors-green and Seniors-red.
The NPHS Concert Choir, Chambers Singers, Women’s Ensemble, Men’s Chorus and Barbershop Club
SPRING CHORAL CONCERTS will be held on March 26th and March 27th at 7 pm in the NPHS
PAC. Admission is $10.00 and tickets can be pre-ordered for you by choir members. If you don’t know
any students in choir and you are on campus just reply to this e-mail and I will send one over to you or you
can contact our parent volunteer, Jenny Reese [email protected] . Your donation of $10.00 helps to
offset operation costs for the program! Our Spring Concerts consist of traditional and contemporary vocal
music of varying styles and cultures. There will also be some student solos and barbershop style
quartets. Please come and see them and reserve your tickets now as performances are likely to sell
out. Hope to see you there!
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
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!
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At What’s Coming Up!
CHEERLEADING TRY-OUTS: Mandatory Parent Meeting, Monday, March 30th, 7-8pm, NPHS
Library. Try-out packet distributed. AT LEAST ONE PARENT MUST ATTEND. Student attendance
optional. Try-Out packet DUE DATE: Friday, May 1st, 4pm to Mrs. Barker in Activities Office. NO
late/incomplete packets accepted after this date.
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.
SPECIAL OLYMPICS: Attention all students, staff, and clubs that are helping the Special Olympics in
May! There will be a meeting at lunch on Tuesday, March 24th in room E-5. Bring your lunch and join us
for an informative meeting.
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.
 NPHS LITERARY MAGAZINE: Are you a creative writer? An artist? Are you interested in learning
magazine production. If the answer to any of these questions is yes, the NPHS Literary Magazine wants
you! Meet Monday, March 30 at lunch in Room B-2 for more information. See you there!!
 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!