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June 22, 2006 / Schools

Excellent educators

EDUCATORS GET AN 'A'- Steve Smith of Lindero Canyon Middle School and Nancy Schroeder of Thousand Oaks High School share smiles after being named Teachers of the Year. More...

PIZZA PICNIC IN THE PARK- Lang Ranch Elementary School second-graders Pardis Shahamat, left, Caitlin Bourne and David Levenson enjoy a break in the fun and games to have lunch during the school's recent second-grade picnic at Oakbrook Park. More...

Club gives $8,100 in scholarships

The Scholarship Committee of the Westlake Women's Club, chaired by Marge Ceran, recently awarded $8,100 in scholarships to graduating seniors from local high schools. More...

NPHS senior an inspiration to his class, others that follow

By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com

Peter McClintock isn't like most teenagers. More...

The Newbury Park High School Class of 2006

Daniel Alvarez, Daniel Alvarez, Derek Alvizo, Brianna Ang, Kathryn Angelini, Alexandra Antell, Louis Arger, Melissa Asare-Aboagye, Oscar Ascencio, Ronald Ascencio, Douglas Austin, Elizabeth Babb, Steven Babcock, Brittany Bagwell, Paul Bailey, More...

NPHS commencement will be warmly remembered

By Joe Cohen jcohen@theacorn.com

If it seems like an extraordinary number of locals are walking around with sunburns this week, it may be a result of their attending the 90-plus-degree outdoor graduation at Newbury Park High School last Friday. More...

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED-

- Diplomas in hand, new graduates of Westlake High School file away from Warrior Stadium in an orderly fashion. The ceremony was conducted last Thursday. More...

The Westlake High School Class of 2006

Joelle Abed Elahad, Alex Abrahamian, Brian Adelpour, Caroline Agase, Agusto Aguilera, Jeremy Aguirre, Shayna Aken, Bret Alderete, Daniel Alexander, Nicholas Alinan, David Andersen, Jeff Apregan, Keith Arky, David Augustyn, Niki Azimzadeh, More...

Conejo Valley High School Class of 2006

Jessy Aguirre, Tanner Alexander, Austin Altamura, Crystal Anderson, Matthew Anderson, Sam Anderson, Teri-Nicole Anderson, Rosa Arana, Christina Atkinson, Terra Austin, Eduardo Avalos, Victor Avalos, John Backus, Joshua Barbee, John Benn More...

640 graduate from TOHS

By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com

Two years ago, Megan McCarley was the new kid at Thousand Oaks High School. Her previous high school had 800 students, compared with 2,600 at TOHS and she felt intimidated. More...

Thousand Oaks Scout awarded a congressional gold medal

Jeff Lyon of Thousand Oaks recently received the Congressional Award Gold Medal, Congress' highest honor for youth service, at a ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. More...

Area junior named one of country's top students

Morgan Altizer of Thousand Oaks was one of 50 Azusa Pacific University students named to "Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges." Altizer, a junior, is a philosophy major. More...

Cost of lunch may be going up in public schools

By Kyle Jorrey kjorrey@theacorn.c

It looks as if school breakfast and lunch prices are on the rise again in Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD). More...

Conejo Elementary wins award

Conejo Elementary School was recognized at a recent board meeting of the Conejo Valley Unified School District for winning a Title I 2005-06 Academic Achievement Award. More...

Disney honors Meadows Elementary

CONSCIENTIOUS KIDS- Meadows Elementary School teacher Jennifer Fry and fifth-graders are honored as state finalists for Jiminy Cricket's Environmentality Challenge from Walt Disney Studios for making their school ecologically friendly. More...

CLU professor writes book on management

Michael Lodato, PhD, business professor emeritus at California Lutheran University, has recently published a book, "Integrated Sales Process Management: A methodology for improving sales effectiveness in the 21st century." More...

Conejo Valley produces an Eagle Scout

HIGHEST RANK-- Collin Lueck of Boy Scout Troop No. 761 is flanked by T.O. Councilmember Tom Glancy, left, and Mayor Dennis Gillette as he's promoted to the rank of Eagle Scout at the Rockwell Science Center in Thousand Oaks. More...

Outstanding Newbury Park High School seniors

By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com

Paul Frank loves science. The Newbury Park High School valedictorian was selected to be a paid intern at Rockwell Science Center. He represented the school in science at the district's Celebration of Excellence event earlier this year. More...

Dr. Seuss helped pen a fitting goodbye to Westlake's Class of 2006: 'Oh, the Places You'll Go'

By Kyle Jorrey kjorrey@theacorn.co

Proud family members, friends and relatives filled the grandstand at Westlake High School's Warrior Stadium last Thursday on a sunsoaked Southern California day to celebrate the 539 members of the graduating Class of 2006. More...

5 seniors stand out at WHS

By Kyle Jorrey kjorrey@theacorn.com

Playing football in the highly competitive Marmonte League since he was a freshman (and a starter since his sophomore year), graduate Jeff Miller, 18, has a good sense of the word rivalry. More...

Conejo Valley High School graduate has learned the value of hard work

By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com

Kyle Greenberg knows the value of working hard and setting goals. In December, he reached his goal of finishing all high school requirements by his 18th birthday. More...

Century High School Class of 2006

Danielle Bingham, Krystal Clyde, Justin Daniel, Alyse Fuentes, Jessica Goldman, Nicholas Haddad, Danielle IrishLocke, Juan Martin, Patrick Paredes, Kyle Rubin, Michelle Silberman and Brian Tull More...

Westlake High School considers change in schedule

By Kyle Jorrey kjorrey@theacorn.com

Westlake High School Principal Ron Lipari wants his staff to have more time to talk about how to make the school better and, according to a poll conducted at WHS, the teachers agree. More...

Local man now a Portland U grad

Michael McCabe of Thousand Oaks recently graduated from the University of Portland, Ore. with a bachelor's degree in organizational communication. More...

T.O. senior a mural artist

ART IN A MURAL- From left to right, Chris Peralta of Thousand Oaks and Daryl Johnson of West Los Angeles, both seniors at the Poseidon School in L.A., Lauren Kronemyer, a senior at Marymount High School of L.A., and Gerard Mercado, an art teacher at More...