NPHS girl is a scholar
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com
      Heather Stanley, a sophomore at Newbury Park High School, was one of 428 students from 31 countries and 31 U.S. states chosen to participate in the Honeywell Scholars @ Presidential Classroom program March 2 through March 8 in Washington, D.C.
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La Reina High to represent county in Mock Trial state final
      La Reina High School in Thousand Oaks won the Ventura County Schools Federal Credit Union Mock Trial competition held on Feb. 28 at the Ventura County Hall of Justice. The school will represent Ventura County at the state finals in Riverside March 28 through 30.
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Leaders award scholarships
      The California Lutheran University Community Leaders Association recently presented scholarships to students. The following area freshmen each received $1,500: Timothy Chandler, an accounting major from Moorpark, and Gina Marinello-Sweeney, a liberal studies major from Thousand Oaks.
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Weathersfield gets cash award
      Weathersfield Elementary School in Thousand Oaks recently received a $2,000 Teach Award from Best Buy Co. Inc. For the past 10 years kindergarten teacher Lynn Quick has been developing a technologybased phonics program to teach the primary students at Weathersfield how to read.
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NPHS musicians will perform
      The Newbury Park High School Instrumental Music Department will present a concert at 7 p.m. Tues., March 18 in the campus performing arts center, 456 Reino Road. The concert will feature the NPHS Jazz Band and Wind Ensemble.
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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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Arts in the Classroom program accepting grant applications
      The Ventura County Arts Council has announced that the guidelines and applications for the 200809 Arts in the Classroom Mini-Grant Program have been sent to the principals of every public elementary school in Ventura County.
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Ceremonial first pitch thrown at CLU
      FOUNDATION FUNDS A FIELD- Susan Parker of the Hutton Foundation throws the ceremonial first pitch during the dedication of California Lutheran University's new softball facility, Hutton Field. The ceremonies took place last Thursday. The foundation donated $500,000 for construction of Hutton Field.
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NPHS boosters host golf event
      The Newbury Park High School Football Boosters will host their seventh annual Panther Golf Classic on Mon., April 7 at Spanish Hills Country Club in Camarillo to benefit the football program at NPHS. The cost is $175. Extra dinner tickets are $35.
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Finding cash for college focus of free seminars at local libraries
      National College Planners will host free workshops on how to get the thousands of dollars needed for a child's college education. The seminars will be from 10:30 a.m. to noon Sat., March 22 at the Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road; 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. Mon., March 24 at Simi Valley Library, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road; and 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. Wed.
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