Newbury Park High School - Newbury Park High School

Newbury Park High School, founded in 1967, is a co-educational public high school located in Newbury Park, California. Newbury Park High School has approximately 2,585 students, 106 faculty, and 62 staff as of the 2013-14 year. Newbury Park High School 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

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.

Academics

The school is one of two International Baccalaureate schools in Ventura County, the other being Rio Mesa High School.

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 by Aequitas Solutions for teachers to input and submit grading online, as well as allowing parents to access their child's attendance and grade information. In 2013, Zangle changed its name to "Q", but still performed the same tasks as before.

A second technological overhaul began in the 2015-2016 school year. This included boosted funding for the Panther TV student broadcast program, new Lenovo desktop computers with faster Intel cores and smaller frames, and purchase of charging station carts with Chromebooks or traditional laptops for every department. The school internet system was also revised to be faster, more bring-your-own-device friendly (in terms of ease of Wi-Fi connection), and better security blocks.

NPHS has a technology academy on campus known as the Digital Arts and Technology Academy, or "DATA." This program is for sophomores, juniors and seniors who are selected by faculty to join. The students are enrolled in English, Social Science, Science, and a Technology class together.

Athletics

Newbury Park's athletic teams are known as the Panthers, and the school colors are black and gold. The following sports are offered:

Major Championships

Baseball CIF Champion 1968
Swimming CIF Champion 1979
Football CIF Champions 1993
Women's Basketball CIF Champion and Southern California State Champions 1995
Baseball CIF Champion 2012
Dance Team National Grand Champions 2012, USA National Sweepstakes Champions 2015

Performing arts

NPHS has several programs in the Performing Arts. They include an instrumental music program, a colorguard associated with the band program, and a well-developed choral department.

The choral department features a large Concert Choir, a smaller Chamber Choir, and a Women's Ensemble.

The instrumental music department features a first level Concert Band, a higher level Wind Ensemble, and an addition of Marching Band and two Jazz Bands.