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With the green and brown of the Santa Monica Mountains as a backdrop, 552 seniors filed into Warrior Stadium last Thursday afternoon. Some waved to the capacity crowd as they took their seats; others were strictly business. More ... Juan Santos is an unsung hero of the Westlake High School Class of 2008. He came to Thousand Oaks from Mexico as an eighth-grader and spoke virtually no English. Despite the language barrier and cultural differences, Juan graduated last Thursday night with a B+ average. More ... Caroline M. Abraham, Andre J. Abrahamian, Nadia Abu-Gheida, Nicole Kathleen Ackerman, Alexandra Ackourey, Lindsay Shaye Adler, Naveed Afshar, Talish Aghababayan, Xavier Andres Aguilera, Tovah Von Ahlvers, Sohail Nazeer Ahmed, Erik James Aidukas, Teri Keiko Akahoshi, Chelsea Akita, Stephany Alfaro, Erica Allbritton, Sarai S. More ... The yellow rose holds special meaning for the graduates of La Reina High School. The young women first received one at a welcome tea held in their first days at school. They wore one at a Mass during their junior year when presented with their class rings. More ... Nicole Anderson, Kaitlyn Bell, Nayantara Bhushan, Sasha Blanchard, Jenna Burge, Kristina Cheung, Morgan Chima, Glenne Christiaansen, Kelli Colvin, Kelsey Conway, Adrian Cunningham, Kimberly Cunningham, Katherine Dana, Lauren Dansey, Megan DeGennaro, Vanessa DeSantis, Elizabeth Dunbar, Michelle Estrella, Ellie Eubank, Naomi Fernando, Kathleen Fisher, More ... "Pray for the baby who was born too soon" is the opening line to a poem that Katherine Meyer's mother dedicated to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Tarzana Medical Center. On Dec. 7, 1989, Katherine Meyer was born two months premature. Because of her undeveloped lungs, she was immediately put on a high-pressure respirator. More ... As seniors gathered behind the school's stadium last Thursday evening, Kaytie Smith stood among her fellow Thousand Oaks High School graduates feeling- like most of her peers- mixed emotions. In a matter of moments, the more than 600 seniors would step out onto the football field and receive their high school diplomas. More ... Shireen Anne Abdallat, Corky Neil Abourisk, Clint Michael Abraham, Carlos Alberto Alvarez Abrego, Tyler James Ackroyd, Karli Effie Adkins, Lamoura-Alexis M. Aguilar, Taylar Michelle Aguilar, Kyle Alan Akahoshi, Samuel Joaquin Albarran, Taryn M. Allen, Jordan J. Allred, Bryant Anthony Almazan, Keven Aurelio Alvarado, Francisco J. Anaya, Anthony B. More ... Every high school graduating class has its bad boys, mean girls, science wizards, computer geeks, star athletes and popular kids. They also have lots of amazing young people who are just plain nice. Ariel Downs represents the nicest of the nice, a person who stands by her convictions and volunteers her time to a variety of causes, principal Tim Carpenter said. More ... HOISTING IT HIGH- Westlake High School senior Nolan Gordin lifts his diploma to the sky and wears a smile as he returns to his seat as commencement nears completion at Warrior Stadium. The WHS Class of 2008 was the largest in history when 552 graduates passed a milestone in life last Thursday night. JANN HENDRY Acorn Newspapers More ... After a year marked not only by academic and athletic excellence but also by tragedy, Newbury Park High School hosted its graduation ceremony last week. Nearly 600 students received diplomas. Teacher Kelley Stone, National Honor Society adviser, was the keynote speaker. More ... Ten valedictorians were recognized during Thousand Oaks High School's graduation ceremony last Thursday. The seniors graduated with a gradepoint average of 4.65 or higher. More ... When Chau Vu arrived in California from Vietnam as a 9year-old, she couldn't have known how far she would come in the face of adversity. Chau, her mother and father and her older brother came to the United States nearly 10 years ago. More ... Melissa Ann Abel, Michael Eddine Abrouk, Danielle A. Adler, Jacob Benjamin Adler, Bryan Eric Aguilar, Jennifer Katherine Aguilar, Marina Ahching, Rasha Ahmed, Lucia Azpeitia Alamilla, Landon J. Alexander, Michael Stephen Alland, Mark Malcolm Alphonso, Macy Michelle Andersen, Joseph Douglas Anderson, Casey J. More ... The largest graduating class in the history of Century and Conejo Valley high schools took the stage last week when 106 students marched to the tune of "Pomp and Circumstance." Of the 175 graduates from the two schools, 106 walked June 12. More ... Rafael Angulo, Claudine Aubry, Mark Avery, Justin Barnard, Adrianna Barrett, Arthur Barrio, Sean Belding, Jade Belsheim, Jessica Beninger, Erin Bond, Samantha Brand, Evan Brodsky, Steven Brotcke, William Buck, Armando Bueno, Sergio Candelario, Carlos Caraveo, Victor Carrillo, Jose Casillas, Cynthia Castillo, Jazmin Castillo, Todd Cera, Benoit Clement, More ... Agnes Reyes-Ancheta, Casey Beck, Claudio Cardenas, Danika Carlisle, Carleigh Conejo, Richard Coon, Justin Cutler, Lorin Euvino, Annarisha Fimbres, Zulet Gomez, Dylan Heller, Arielle Jacobs, Skyler Kirby, Trevor Lentine, Lillian Lopez, Meredith Saier, Nicole Scarano, Kayla Scovis, Anthony Sportato, Jose Trujillo, Romeet Velji, More ... The Scholarship Committee of Westlake Women's Club distributed $20,000 in scholarship funds and music awards to graduating seniors from the seven Conejo Valley high schools and communication schools. The awards this year include a new scholarship, which was presented to Angelina Vitto of Newbury Park High School. More ... Mark Elswick has been named president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Conejo and Las Virgenes. Elswick comes to the club after spending nearly 16 years in leadership positions at YMCA branches throughout Southern California. More ... JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers RUB-A-DUB SCRUB- Thousand Oaks High School Band members Jennifer Reinus, left, Alex Da Silva and Brittany MacIsaac wash cars during a carwash fundraiser at Thousand Oaks High School last Saturday. The band will have three more $5 carwashes this summer. Watch for details in Datebook. More ... Kent Darroch Young of Thousand Oaks received a juris doctor degree during the spring commencement in May from the Michigan State University College of Law. The law school conferred 282 JD degrees during the commencement ceremonies held at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts on the university campus. More ... The following high school seniors have been awarded scholarships from Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center: Agoura High SchoolVeenadhari Chavakula and Jason Kurian Cerritos High School: More ... Schools RSS feed |
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