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SEE WITHOUT SEEING- Redwood Middle School seventh-graders Austin Barnett, left, and Emily Varble, both 12, play "goal ball" while wearing blindfolds during the school's Ability Awareness Day last Wednesday. It lets students experience the challenges of life for those who are disabled. More ... VOICES RING FOR AN APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE- - Students from the Los Cerritos Middle School choir are directed by Janice Hague as they perform. Last week's event was the Conejo Valley Unified School District's fourth annual All District Choir Festival. The singers performed at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. More ... ERUPTION- Ladera Elementary School teacher Mae Joaquin, above, demonstrates a chemical reaction by showing what happens when vinegar is added to baking soda. Fourth-graders Taylor Benitez-Fanslow, right, and Austin Barry, second from right, both 10, watch in awe as a foamy "volcano" erupts during the school's Crazy Morning of Science last Friday in Thousand Oaks. More ... YO-YOS 4 AFRICA- Los Cerritos Middle School students, from left, Emily Bitar, Mara Wainess, Karisma Nagarkatti, Amelia Booth, Amanda Zavala and Hannah Solomon listen to Lorna Thomas, the school's choir assistant and a South African native. She asked the students to participate in a collection for yo-yos to be sent to students in Africa during lunch last Thursday. More ... BYU Alumni Association will present the Brigham Young University Singers at 7:30 p.m. Fri., May 2 at Ventura High School, 2 N. Catalina St. The choir's repertoire includes classics, international folk songs and Broadway show tunes. They have performed at Carnegie Hall and with the Tabernacle Choir. More ... FAST WITH THEIR BRAIN CELLS- Cypress Elementary School fourth- and fifth-graders show off the Acorn . The kids recently participated in Odyssey of the Mind, a district and state competition for children who think "outside of the box." Also involved was their own skit, which included costumes, props and dialogue. More ... Brandon Mull, author of the "Fablehaven" children's book series, will speak at local schools about the importance of reading and sign his latest book on April 23 in Thousand Oaks. Mull formerly lived in Thousand Oaks and graduated from Westlake High School in 1992. More ... Meadows Elementary, which is slated to close its doors in 2009, is one of three Conejo Valley Unified elementary schools to be named a 2008 California Distinguished School. More ... Eight seniors will be honored at La Reina High School's 26th annual Evening of Excellence Wed., April 30 at Los Robles Banquet Center, 299 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. More ... La Reina will hold summer classes for any student entering grades 7 through 12 in the fall. Classes will be held from June 30 to Aug. 1. Course offerings include art, computer skills, dance, math, speech, health and study skills. More ... 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. More ... ANYTHING FOR KIDS- Jon Sand, principal of Westlake Hills Elementary School and a generally good sport, gets slimed by two teachers, Mia Solarez and Amanda Weiss, after a challenge he made to the school's students during its recent book fair. More ... Dr. Samuel Thomas, professor at California Lutheran University, will explore the issues of sin, evil and Satan during a four-part series on "Evil in the Biblical Tradition" beginning Sun., May 4 at Ascension Lutheran Church, 1600 Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. More ... Freedom Alliance has opened the application period for the Military Leadership Academy. The academy aims to educate, motivate and inspire student leaders, and has graduated more than 700 high school students since its inception in 2001. More ... The Alliance for the Arts, the official fundraising arm of the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, has announced the nine student finalists who will perform at the second annual Richard Carpenter Scholarship competition on Sat., May 10 at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza in Thousand Oaks. More ... Schools RSS feed |
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