| Number of Schools Managed |
29 |
7 |
| Number of Students Managed |
22,456 students |
3,960 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$176,099,000 |
$37,604,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$187,765,000 |
$39,520,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$7,842 |
$9,496 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$8,361 |
$9,980 |
| District Graduation Rates |
n/a |
n/a |
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- Newbury Park High School, founded in 1967, is a co-educational public high school located in Park[Thousand Oaks, California]]. According to the school's website, Newbury Park High School has approximately 2,320 students, 101 faculty, and 62 staff as of the 2006-2007 year. Newbury Park is an International Baccalaureate World School and home of the Panthers.
- NPHS was named a recipient of the No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon School award in 2006.
- General information
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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.
- 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, Special Day, and Vocational Education programs.
- Academics
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The school distinguishes itself academically with its International Baccalaureate diploma program. Being the only International Baccalaureate school in Ventura County, Newbury Park attracts students looking to further broaden their education beyond the Honors and Advanced Placement curriculum. 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 UC or Cal State Universities.
- 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 child's attendance and grade information.
- Clubs and teams
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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 with over one hundred members. The Fencing Club is one of the longest surviving clubs on campus with over 20 sustained members, hosted by Mr. Flaherty, they hold fencing bouts in the school cafeteria after school on wednesdays. In addition, NPHS is home to five competitive academic teams including: Academic Decathlon, Academic Competitions, Future Business Leaders of America, Mock Trial, and Speech and Debate with Speech and Debate and Mock Trial routinely winning competitions at regional levels. Future Business Leaders of America, although relatively recent, has already placed many members in both sectional and state competition. In its four year history, the Academic Competitions Club has also had perennial success including three first place awards and one second place award at the Geo Bowl and top finishes at the WorldQuest competitions.
- Performing arts
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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, drama program, dance program, and a newly founded beginning strings program. The school prides itself of their top-ranked Band and Pageantry which have won WBA California State Championships in 2003, 2005, and 2006. (In addition winning the WBA awards of first place Percussion in 2003 and 2006, and first place Colorguard in 2003 and 2006 at the WBA State Championships) From 2003 through 2006 the marching band only lost one competition within their division (2004 WBA Championships they placed 3rd to two northern California bands)At the WGASC Regional AA Championships they received: silver in 2005, gold in 2006, and bronze in 2007. In 2004 and 2005 the Drumline was also a finalist and placed in the top 10 both years at the WGI World Championships in the Scholastic A division. In a four year period, the marching band, colorguard, and drumline earned 3 State Marching Band Championships, 2 Fall Colorguard Championships, 2 Fall Percussion Championships, Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals for the Winterguard, and 2 time finalist at the WGI World Championships.
- The NPHS performing arts department was given a boost with the construction of a new performing arts center. The performing arts center, or PAC, is used for both performing arts events and school assemblies.
- Recently in 2008, NPHS choral department traveled to Seattle for the Heritage Festival of Gold and brought home seven awards: Gold first to Concert Choir, gold first to Chamber Singers, Boys tenors and bass group, Most spirit of Seattle, Adjudicator's Choice, Best Representatives of their Community, and Invitation to participate in any Gold Festival in the nation. Gold ratings are 90% and higher.
- Community involvement
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Newbury Park High School has been aided by the generous donations of numerous sponsors around the community. Most notably, Amgen (formerly Applied Molecular Genetics), 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. Amgen has also provided the science department with a PCR lab kit, allowing students to experiment with DNA testing and microbiology.
- 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.
- Swine Flu
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On May 4, due to a swine flu infection from a student, Newbury Park High School was closed. On May 6, the school was promptly reopened.
- Notable alumni
- Belinda Carlisle: Musician: The Go-Gos.
- Wayne Cook: UCLA QB and starter in 1994 Rose Bowl.
- Carah Faye Charnow : Singer,Songwriter: Shiny Toy Guns, Versant
- Giselle Fernandez, newscaster, tv co-host.
- Robert Fick: Major League Baseball player.[http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fickro01.shtm
- Tyler Johnson: Relief Pitcher for 2006 World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals
- Heather Locklear: Actress.
- Jason Narvy: "Skull" on Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers.
- Andrew Smith: Author of "Ghost Medicine" and "In the Path of Falling Objects."
- Keith Smith: Former University of Arizona football player.
- Will Svitek: Offensive Lineman Atlanta Falcons
- External links
- Newbury Park High School Website
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