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Schools August 30, 2007
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CLU welcomes 600 freshmen and transfer students
By Steve Holt steve@theacorn.com
      Freshmen, transfer students and their parents attended an orientation last Saturday at Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks. The all-day event was an opportunity for students and their parents to learn about CLU. About 600 freshmen and transfer students are newcomers to Cal Lutheran...
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EFFORTS RECOGNIZED-
     EFFORTS RECOGNIZED- Ruth Ann Johnson, center, from Sunnyvale, addresses the audience at the Cal Lutheran University opening convocation after receiving the Alma Mater service award. Johnson, who graduated in 1965, is flanked by Lynda Elmendorf from Fraser Park and the Rev. Howard Wennes, Inte...
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Information about college students is kept confidential
By Steve Holt steve@theacorn.com
      Three years after Congress ratified the 26th Amendment to the Constitution giving 18yearolds the right to vote, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) was passed in 1974. FERPA prevents anyone but a college student from accessing his or her educational records.
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College Workshop teaches parents 9 new ways to get free money for school
      A free college planning workshop offers insider secrets to parents of college bound high school students during the month of September in Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park. The workshops will focus on how to get maximum aid from both Federal and Institutional resources.
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Try healthful school lunch ideas
      Healthful school lunches combined with some surprises can gegood grades from hungry students. Here are a few tips on how to not only add the energy children need to learn but flavor and fun to packed lunches. •Lollipop bouquet.
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Top 10 must-haves for school shopping
      The search is always on for school clothes that are durable and look great. To help parents compose must-have shopping lists for this school season, here are a few tips. •Sneakers. The No. 1 musthave item for school shopping is new tennies. When asked, 95 percent of moms ...
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