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Sadie Hawkins Dance Cancelled Due to Low Tickets Sales
Madalyn Duvall, Staff Writer
February 5, 2020
The Sadie's dance was scheduled to happen on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. but due to extremely low ticket sales, the Sadie Hawkins western-themed dance was canceled. The idea of having a Sadie Hawkins dance has been popular ever since the first Sadie's dance in 1938. Students at Cam High have previously ex...
Foul Ball, Foul Play: The Major League Baseball Cheating Scandal
Donny Robbins, Staff Writer
February 4, 2020
While the Major League Baseball World Series ended in Oct., baseball is back in the news for a cheating scandal that potentially could have altered the championship results: the Houston Astros were caught stealing signs from opposing teams using technology. The Astros' cheating started in the 2017 sea...
Legendary Basketball Player Kobe Bryant and His Daughter Killed in Helicopter Crash
Alekzander Leppert, Staff Writer
February 1, 2020
On Sunday, Jan. 26, the world came to a screeching halt as the news circulated that at just 41-years-old, basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna had passed away in a helicopter crash along with seven others at around 10:00 a.m. in Calabasas, California. Bryant and his ...
Building a Bright Future: Del Sol High School Joins OUHSD
Jayden Martinez, Staff Writer
December 28, 2019
The Oxnard Union School District plans to purchase a new school site by this summer to begin constructing another high school. The new school is being built to accommodate a growing population. Mr. Tom McCoy, the district assistant superintendent, said, "Recently, there have been large enrollments...
OUHSD Joins the Battle Against Vaping
Marcus Fontanilla, Staff Writer
December 20, 2019
California's largest school districts -- such as San Jose and Glendale Unified School District -- are planning on suing the Juul company for using advertisements that target minors, and Cam High is partnering with the Los Angeles Unified School District for legal class-action lawsuits against the Juul company. Cam High has decided to join the legal battle w...
Securing the Future With Cam High’s New Safety Measurements
Garrett Nagode, Staff writer
December 19, 2019
The Measure A Bond, passed last year, gave the Oxnard Union High School District (OUHSD) money to add renovations to each school; subsequently, Cam High will be receiving new fences surrounding the school. OUHSD's decisions on Measure A budgets throughout the district include fencing and other modernizations...
Governor Newsom Fixes Sleep Schedules of California Students
Dillon Farwell, Staff Writer
December 11, 2019
The California school board implemented a change in the time in which schools can start with a bill that was signed in Oct. 2019. Prior to the bill, California public schools varied in starting times, ranging from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Now, middle schools must begin after 8:00 a.m. and high schools must...
Cam High to Use Measure A Funds to Heighten Security
JC Del Rosario, Staff Writer
December 4, 2019
Cam High is expecting new renovations in the front office that includes new security features and systems, and will be funded by Measure A, during the 2019 Winter Break. These renovations will affect the circulation of people coming in and out of the office. For example, the buzz-in feature will...
The New Industrial Hemp Fields in Camarillo
Garrett Nagode, Staff Writer
November 18, 2019
Camarillo farmers have transitioned from growing lemons to industrial hemp after the 2018 Farm Bill and Propositions 215 and 64 were passed by the state legislature, legalizing marijuana for medical and recreational purposes. Industrial hemp is a strain of cannabis known as Sativa, which is grown...
Preparing for the Upcoming 2020 Presidential Election
Donny Robbins, Staff Writer
November 13, 2019
The 2020 election race will begin soon with the Democratic primaries starting Feb. 3, and the winner will be in the running with current President Donald Trump on Nov. 3, 2020. The current front runners of the primary race are Joe Biden, former vice-president, and Elizabeth Warren, current U.S sen...
Fire’s Burning Through Southern California Affect Cam High
Aishvari Trivedi, Social Media Editor
November 6, 2019
Last week, three days of school were cancelled due to unpredictable air quality caused by high winds and brush fires. Cam High’s Principal Mr. Matthew La Belle sent out an email on Tuesday afternoon declaring a minimum day for Wednesday due to high wind expectancy. After the email was sent, strong Santa...
Climate Change is Heating Up the Classrooms
Marcus Fontanilla, Staff Writer
October 28, 2019
Recently, a resolution was passed by the National Council of English Teachers (NCTE) that allows English teachers to incorporate climate change issues and topics into their English lessons. "This is to empower the leaders and improvement of education toward science and implication of science," said...
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