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Meet the school board candidates – Lauren Gill
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Rather listen than read? Go to https://youtu.be/mk2YE_E447Y to check out our full recorded Zoom call with Lauren Gill. Timestamps for each topic of discussion are located in the description of the video. What is your current occupation? I work for Pearson Education. I work to help students make the transition to college, find their…
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Meet the school board candidates – Sandee Everett
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Rather listen than read? Go to https://youtu.be/luMtsgnflRQ to check out our full recorded Zoom call with Sandee Everett. Timestamps for each topic of discussion are located in the description of the video. What is your current occupation? My current occupation, I am a trustee on the Conejo Valley Unified School District School Board. I’m also…
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Meet the school board candidates – Patti Jones
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Rather listen than read? Go to https://youtu.be/F8p_eqJ7YJA to check out our full recorded Zoom call with Patti Jones. Timestamps for each topic of discussion are located in the description of the video. So we’re going to start by asking you to introduce yourself and your current occupation. Okay. Great. Thanks. Yes. My name is…
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Meet the school board candidates – Karen Sylvester
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Rather listen than read? Go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5yDcKn7Rhc to check out our full recorded Zoom call with Karen Sylvester. Timestamps for each topic of discussion are located in the description of the video. Are you able to introduce yourself and what your current occupation is? Sure. So my name is Karen Sylvester, I’m running for…
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“Enola Holmes” brings forth a strong new female heroine
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Most people know the famous duo of Detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson. Since first appearing in a 1887 print “A Study in Scarlet” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Holmes and Watson have since been the focus of many media projects, from books to movies and television shows. Adapted from the book series…
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District adopts the Learning Continuity Plan
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The 2020-2021 CVUSD Learning Continuity Plan (LCP), was adopted by the school board on Sept. 29, following an hour and eleven minute board meeting. The LCP is an in-depth plan that describes the district’s direction, goals, actions, services and expenditures in order to support students through the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to combat concerns…
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Computers need to be more readily available
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Over the summer, my old HP Chromebook broke and completely shut down. Because of this I was in the market for a new one, and with school being online this year, a working computer was essential. I didn’t need a top-of-the-line computer, just one that would get me through the school year without too…
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Board of Education approves books for junior core curriculum
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The books “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates and “The Underground Railroad” by Colson Whitehead were approved by the CVUSD Board of Education on Sept. 15. The vote was unanimous and they will be a part of the core curriculum literature for juniors in high school. Published in 2015, “Between the World…
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National outrage ensues after Jacob Blake is shot
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Jacob Blake was shot in the back seven times by a police officer, Rusten Sheskey, while attempting to enter his vehicle on Aug. 23. Blake is a 29 year old father of six, three of which were in the car at the time of the shooting. According to the Kenosha police union, the original…