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“It’s estimated that the average individual creates around 4 pounds of trash per day, which adds up to nearly 1,500 pounds of trash per year,” according to recyclenation.com. On Oct. 20, the Hands on Earth club met at the high school in order to kick off their trash audit event. Katie Rose, senior, attended…
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After serving as a trustee on the CVUSD school board for over 20 years, Pat Phelps sat at her final meeting on Dec. 4. A celebration of service ceremony was held in honor of all three members leaving the board: Pat Phelps, President John Andersen and Trustee Mike Dunn, although Dunn was not present…
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The Conejo Valley Unified School District will move from at-large elections to district-based elections by 2020. The CVUSD school board voted 4-0 at their last meeting on November 21, 2018 to begin the transition to district-based elections by adopting Resolution 18/19-11. While an at-large system means that the people vote for the same number…
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Daniel Cravens, a student at Moorpark Community College, passed away on the morning of Nov. 17. An NPHS alumnus, the 20-year-old touched the hearts of many here on campus. Julie Cravens, senior, Daniel’s sister reminisces the memories that she made with him. “Honestly, I consider him my first best friend… Sometimes he would keep…
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The NPHS Prowler and Pawprint staffs attended the National High School Journalism Convention held in Chicago from Nov. 1-3. Held biannually, the National High School Journalism Convention attracts high school journalists, yearbook makers and advisers from around the country. On average, over 4,000 schools attend the convention, making it the largest gathering of such…
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The Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh faced the deadliest attack on the American Jewish community on Oct. 27. Days later, the gunshots were still being felt at a Thousand Oaks synagogue of the same name. Temple Etz Chaim held a vigil on Oct. 29 in wake of the mass shooting in Pittsburgh two…
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First Avenue Vs. First Ave. CVUSD school board candidate Amy Chen listed her ballot designation as “Educational Nonprofit Director,” in reference to her role with the nonprofit organization Top Goal Education. Her alternative designation was listed as “Educational Organization CF,” in reference to her role in First Ave. Education (see Figure 1). Figure 1…
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MARTY BATES No response MIKE TEASDALE Why are you running for position on the Ventura County Board of Education? I am running for office because I want to increase the opportunities for our children to get high paying jobs and to ensure our most vulnerable children (children with disabilities, foster children, kids with…
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What may start out as a simple shopping trip can turn into a way to earn money for the school. Between Sept. 1 and April 30, shoppers at The Oaks Shopping Center can participate in the School Cents fundraiser, an initiative started to make it easy to raise money for local schools. “School Cents…
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CVUSD Board Trustees, at their October 16th board meeting, learned that district special education students have been socially and academically deprived for the past three years in comparison to their general education counterparts. Leann Holland, founder of THRIVE Conejo, an organization dedicated to advancing inclusive education in CVUSD, stated, “students internalize the message that…