October 2, 2008 RSS feed / Schools

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Candidate for school board wants greater emphasis on technology

By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com
In a couple of weeks, Peggy Buckles will be a grandmother, as her 27-year-old daughter—a Conejo Valley Unified School District graduate—is due to give birth. More...

Financial aid night coming

Workshops on how to obtain financial aid for college will be held at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 18 at the Newbury Park Library, 2331 Borchard Road; Wed., Oct. 22 at the Simi Valley Library, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road; and Thurs., Oct. More...

St. Paschal Baylon to host festival

St. Paschal Baylon will hold its annual festival from 6 to 10 p.m. Fri., Oct. 17 and noon to 10 p.m. Sat., Oct. 18 and Sun., Oct. 19 at the church on the corner of Janss and Moorpark roads in Thousand Oaks. More...

Forum set for school board candidates

The Conejo Council ParentTeachers Association will host a School Board Candidates Forum from 1 to 3 p.m. Sun., Oct. 5 at the Thousand Oaks High School Performing Arts Center on Moorpark Road. More...

High School Highlights

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...

Public works scholarships available

Scholarships are now available for college students who participated as interns or parttime employees at any public works agency or engineering consulting firm in Ventura County during any part of 2008. More...

Gamebreakers

Eastern Ventura County is loaded with quality ball-carriers, making this the Year of the Running Back
By Stephen Dorman sdorman@theacorn.com

The playmakers, the guys who threaten to take it to the end zone on any offensive snap—a lot of them compete on the high school football fields of eastern Ventura County. Most are running backs. More...