Homecoming was held at Haborside, Balboa Pavilion. This was the third homecoming off campus and the location was a success. The theme was Welcome Sailors modeled after the famous photo of the sailor and nurse in Time Square. The rally got students excited for the dance with performances by dance, song, cheer, field hockey, baton and ASB. The clever saying publicizes by ASB, BYOB, meaning Bring Your Own Boat was a hit and many students did show up by boat. They had a DJ and for entertainment a fun photo booth.“It was a great way to kick off freshman year” said Freshman Ella Donald. All grades were pleased with the dance and ASB was to thank for that but that does not go without saying, it was a lot of work. “We worked hard for 2 weeks for the rally and the dance and we were really happy when we reached our mark.” said ASB member Junior Sophia Mendoza. This homecoming was one for the books and students can not wait for the next dance, see you at formal!
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Varsity Tennis finishes off the season with an incredible win against Los Alamitos on Tuesday, October 20th. One senior captain, Kendall Cosenza, said, “It felt amazing because we haven’t done it in five years so being on the team to do it was a really great feeling.” Kendall Cosenza and her partner, Anna Burke, played #1 doubles and had a clean sweep (6-0, 6-4, and 7-5). During their last round, Kendall and Anna were losing 2-5, yet they came together and said, “We don’t want to lose this match,” and decided, “[They] were going win that match, but it was going to be a mental battle.” With that determination, “[They] came back and won five straight 
games in a row and beat the team 7-5,” said Kendall with a smile on her face. With that they clenched the title of 2015 Sunset League Champions and “finished with a bang” as Kendall put it. Overall, the Varsity squad is 20-1 and 9-0 in league. They are now ranked #2 in OC and #5 in CIF Division 1. Varsity will be confidently going into CIF Individuals this coming week. Good Luck, Varsity Tennis!
Newport Harbors 29th annual spirit run was yet again a success. This run is always an amazing way to connect with members of the community while also supporting our outstanding school. We decided to interview some participants to see what they thought of the run. Sammy Kerrigan, a sophomore was able to take part in the 5k feature race and exclaimed "I liked the energy and excitement of everyone around me and yes I would do it again." Amelia Bruscia explains that she loved participating in the spirit fun because "It helped me get exercise and stay in shape and I got to run with all my friends." Another extraordinary aspect of this race is our color run! This is the second year the color run has taken place and it has been a favorite of many of the participants. Sophomore, Rachel Dangl says "I liked the color run because I did it with my friends and it was super fun to get covered in color." The color run is such an amazing event here at Newport harbor and shouldn't be missed by anyone! Don't forget to participate in this Newport Harbor event next year!
Whether they’re playing their music in the stands at pep rallies, marching across Davidson’s field during half time at football games, or just practicing early in the morning, band is always entertaining the students and staff of NHHS! Just recently they took first place at one of their competitions because they never look anything less than professional and are always on time and in step while doing so. I had the chance of having an exclusive interview with some current band members and learned just how much work goes into their performances and what it felt like it seeing their hard work pay off. Senior and drum major, Natalia Tortorello says that “[they] practice everyday from seven to eight
in the morning and on Monday nights from six to nine” and that it’s “a lot of commitment”. She thinks that “football games are a lot of fun, because [the band] gets to relax and play pep songs” and that it gives them a break from their busy practice schedule. Besides showing their spirit at sports events, band’s recent win at competition made Natalia proud in succeeding “under [her] leadership” alongside Senior and drum major, Henry Lopez who claimed that “it was honestly, the most beautiful feeling” he had ever experienced and that “[he] almost cried at the award ceremony”. Both drum majors want “to gain better leadership skills and experiences” as well as 
learn how “to lead a group many different individuals” to their best ability as the year progresses. As football season comes to a close, band will continue to compete during their concert season and wow everyone who watches! 
creativity. I also asked him what his plans were for the Halloween to which he responded that every year on Halloween he “trick or treats and [he] tries to fill a pillowcase of candy. [He] also likes to go with friends and walk around the haunted houses nearby and walk in the mazes and just have fun and enjoy the night.” He makes a great point that even though costumes are a big part of Halloween it’s also about enjoying yourself no matter what you are wearing.
Nance, Blake Ling, and Sara Grams imitated this talented group of celebrities featured in Taylor Swift's Bad Blood music video . Hobrecht was Selena Gomez, Martinez was Gigi Hadid, Nance was Taylor Swift, Ling was Zendaya, and Grams was Karlie Kloss.
Since we don’t have homecoming dances in Germany and Sweden we had no idea what to expect. Our only knowledge was based on American teenage movies and they are not always very reliable. Before the actual dance we both felt nervous, curious, and excited. To be honest, we were kind of stressed out. We didn’t know what to wear or how to do our hair and makeup. Lucky, we had friends that could help with explaining the dresscode. We helped each other get ready; we curled our hair, did our makeup and painted our nails. In the 
meantime, we were listening to music and just getting ready, which was a lot of fun.
We arrived at homecoming and our first impression was that it looked extremely fancy and unique. We were both ready and excited to experience our very first homecoming dance. We met our other friends there and all danced to the music that the DJ was playing. There was a variety of good food and desserts, such as chocolate fountain, brownies, and cookies. We also took a lot of fun pictures in the Photo Booth with our friends. The photos are a great way to remember this night. To summarize, we had a great time and this was a really nice American experience. We are grateful that we got to experience something that doesn’t exist in our home countries and we both fell asleep with a huge smile that night.
