August 27, 2009 RSS feed / Schools

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Challenging year expected for CVUSD

Superintendent’s column
By Mario Contini Special to the Acorn
Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) opened its doors this week to 22,000 energized students and a highly talented staff. In spite of two years of catastrophic budget cuts, the quality of education in our district remains high. More...

Couples can thrive when kids leave home

Oh, the empty nest. Clean bathrooms, romantic dinners and no soccer games. More...

How can parents help?

If you have a high school senior who’s planning to attend college, the next seven or eight months could be an emotional roller coaster. More...

Be smart: Stretch your back-to-school dollars

Money-wise shopping is “in” this year for parents who want to stretch their backtoschool budget as far as possible. More...

CLU high in national ranking

California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks is ranked 18th on the 2010 U.S. News & World Report list of top schools in the West offering bachelor’s and master’s degrees. More...

High School Hi-Lights

Westlake Warriors Fri., Aug. 28: Administrative staff meeting/10:15 a.m. Tues., Sept. 1: IM boosters/faculty cafeteria/6:30 p.m. Leadership meeting/C&CC/ 2 p.m. Regiment parent meeting/library/7 p.m. More...

Drive carefully—school’s back in session

As the new school year approaches, local police remind parents and other drivers to practice traffic safety when driving near schools. The following traffic safety tips will help children have a safe school year. More...