Admissions update
      Last year, Harvard, Princeton and the University of Virginia announced they were ending their early notification programs. Administrators at these and other schools have been concerned that these programs give an advantage to students from affluent families and that the costs inhibit socioeconomic diversity in the applicant pool.
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High School Hi-Lights
      All events (subject to change) are listed by name, location and time if provided. If calendars are modified, school sources are asked to contact us with updated information at this e-mail address: steve@theacorn.com.
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CVUSD adopts teachers' new three-year contract
      Conejo Valley Unified School District board members adopted a new three-year contract with the Unified Association of Conejo Teachers Monday, leaving both the district and the association expressing satisfaction with the result.
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Holiday break a good time to review your child's academics
By Dr. Raymond J. Huntington Special to the Acorn
      For many students and their families, having a week or more without school during the winter holidays is a longawaited opportunity to simply relax. But it should also be a time to reflect on the progress students have made so far in the school year and consider some changes if they're not living up to their potential.
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Ability Awareness Day comes to Wildwood Elementary School
      The Wildwood Elementary School PTA will host Lorin Nicholson and his See Sharp program in celebration of Ability Awareness on Fri., Dec. 7. Nicholson, a blind recording artist and an awardwinning Aus tralian guitarist, will present two inschool assemblies for Wildwood students.
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What's the best gift to give a teacher?
      The gift that teachers would most like to receive costs nothing at all, according to a recent poll conducted by the National Education Association. Teachers overwhelmingly chose "hearing the words 'thank you'" or "receiving a thank-you card" as the gift they would most cherish.
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