Articles by Maya Chari
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Staples closing affects students
The Newbury Park branch of Staples, a store that supplied students of all ages with school supplies, closed this summer, leaving an empty for lease...
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School board approves opt-out policy
The revised opt-out policy originally written by trustee Sandee Everett and edited in conjunction with teachers and administrators was passed with a 3-1 vote at...
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Committee presents opt-out policy
The district has been grappling with how to decide on a viable compromise that both supports an in-class literature opt-out policy for concerned parents and...
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Little Free Libraries continue to grow
Within the city of Thousand Oaks there are two official public libraries: the Newbury Park branch library and the Grant R. Brimhall library. However, unbeknownst...
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Backbone Trail guided hikes open
After 40 years of National Parks Service volunteers, staff, and community members working tirelessly to blaze trails, all segments of the legendary Backbone trail stretching...
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Teachers meet with school board to discuss opt-out practices
At the school meeting on Aug. 15, John Andersen, board member, proposed the discussion of an opt-out policy for core literature that would give students...
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School Board approves Core Literature
In recent months, the CVUSD school board has debated allowing new literature into the high school curriculum. Controversy over the “The Absolutely True Diary of...
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Cheating: the hidden truth
What defines cheating? Interviewer: What do you define as cheating? Student: I don’t know what cheating is, honestly. Interviewer: Would you say that you cheat? Student:...
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One Big Move: Conejo Valley High School fights for a permanent and independent facility
High School is difficult; the relationships, the studying, the maintenance of grades. For some students, this pressure can lead to an inability to succeed academically...
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New year, new me
As 2016 washed by, so did everyone’s goals and resolutions they set out to accomplish over the year. Now people create new goals and have...
