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).
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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.
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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. During last Friday night's Spirit of Community Awards at Hyatt Westlake Plaza. An arm of the Thousand Oaks/Westlake Villa
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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. Projects included changing containers from Styrofoam to paper; c
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School's out for summer
     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.
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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."
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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.
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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. Lueck refurbished the interior and exterior of the Life Center of Ventura C
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NPHS senior an inspiration to his class, others that follow
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
     Peter McClintock isn't like most teenagers. He's conquered the angst and self-doubt so common to adolescents and has become known and admired around Newbury Park High School as someone willing to sacrifice self-image for the sake of instilling school spirit in his classmates.
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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.
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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, Amanda Baker, Joshua Baker, Brian Barker, G
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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.
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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.
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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. Next year though, he'll get a taste of possibly the most heated rivalry in sports.
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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.
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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, Ericka Baer, Jing Bai, Christina Ballas, Dani
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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.
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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 Benneche, Marlon Bills, David Boger, Nicholas Bog
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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
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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. Last week, as Associated Student Body president, she stood before her class of 640 seniors, their families
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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.
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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. Members of Congress, including Senate and House leadership, presented the medals to Lyon and 242 other youth
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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.
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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
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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.
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