Newbury Park High School
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| Established | 1967 |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Principal | Athol Wong |
| Faculty | 101 |
| Students | 2,320 |
| Location | Newbury Park, California, USA |
| Athletics | 45 Teams |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Website | NPHS |
Newbury Park High School, founded in 1967, is a co-educational public high school located in Newbury Park, California. The school currently has approximately 2,320 students registered as of the 2006-2007 year. Newbury Park is an International Baccalaureate World School and home of the Panthers.[1]
NPHS was named a recipient of the No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon School award in 2006.[2]
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[edit] General Information
Newbury Park High School, a “California Distinguished School” and International Baccalaureate World School, is one of three four-year comprehensive high schools in the Conejo Valley Unified School District. Newbury Park High School is located in Newbury Park, California, about 50 miles northwest of Los Angeles and fifty-five miles southeast of Santa Barbara. The school was built in 1967.[1]
Newbury Park High School provides a well-balanced curriculum for every student. The high school offers an intensive block schedule that includes three ninety-five minute class periods plus two forty-five minute class periods, one at the beginning and one at the end of the school day. Instructional levels include International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, Honors, College Prep, Standard, and Basic. Unique needs are met through GATE, English Language Development, Resource, Special Day, and Vocational Education programs.[1]
[edit] Academics
The school distinguishes itself academically with its International Baccalaureate diploma program. Being the only International Baccalaureate school Ventura County, Newbury Park attracts an array of high caliber students looking to challenge themselves academically. Newbury Park graduates are well prepared for college. In the 2007 graduating class, Newbury Park sent students to many distinguished schools including Yale, Oxford, and Johns Hopkins University. In addition, many Newbury Park graduates go on to attend one of the highly accredited UC or Cal State schools.
In 2006, NPHS underwent a technological overhaul including the addition of new computers and the introduction of Zangle. Implemented at the beginning of the 2006-2007 academic year, Zangle is an online system for parents to access their childs' attendance and grade information.
[edit] Clubs and teams
Newbury Park High School has 44 academic teams and clubs. The Interact Club, a social service club sponsored by Rotary International, is the largest club on campus[citation needed] with over one hundred members. In addition, NPHS is home to four competitive academic teams including: Academic Decathlon, Academic Competitions, Mock Trial, and Speech and Debate. Speech and Debate and Mock Trial are the distinguished clubs on campus, with Panthers routinely winning competitions at regional, sectional, and state levels. Newbury Park High School is also home to a Fencing Club, which is one of the longest lasting clubs with over 20 sustained members. The club has been home to a ranked and United States Fencing Association Certified tournament. Academic Competition has also had perennial success including rountine first place finishes at the Geo Bowl and top finishes at the WorldQuest competitions.Interact Club (PHP). NPHS Clubs. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
[edit] Performing arts
NPHS features several programs in the Performing Arts. They include a Band and Pageantry program, a well-developed choral department featuring a large Concert Choir and a small Chamber Choir, a fine drama program, a dance program, and a newly founded beginning strings program. The pride of the school is the Newbury Park High School Marching Band. The top-ranked Band and Pageantry has won WBA California State Championships in 2003, 2005, and 2006.[3]
The NPHS performing arts department was given a major boost with the recent construction of a new performing arts center. The performing arts center, or PAC for short, is used for both performing arts events and school assemblies.
[edit] Community involvement
Newbury Park High School has been aided by the generous donations of numerous sponsors around the community. Most notably, Applied Molecular Genetics, or Amgen, has been a key donor in helping build new state of the art facilities on campus. This includes a new field-turf football field and a performing arts center.
In addition, Newbury Park has received money from the new housing development Dos Vientos. In a controversial decision, revenues from the Dos Vientos community were split among the three high schools in the Conejo Valley, even though the majority of Dos Vientos students attend NPHS.
With the increased growth of Amgen, Newbury Park has experienced an influx of high-caliber students from all around the world. This has led to a change in demographics in the Newbury Park High School community. This change will continue to take place in coming years as more students join the school.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Belinda Carlisle: Musician: The Go-Gos.
- Wayne Cook: UCLA QB and starter in 1994 Rose Bowl.
- Giselle Fernandez, newscaster, tv co-host.
- Robert Fick: Major League Baseball player.[1]
- Heather Locklear: Actress.
- Jason Narvy: "Skull" on Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers.
- Keith Smith: Former University of Arizona football player.
- Will Svitek: Pro Football Player.
