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What experiences have prepared you to be on the school board? Starting with being a coach here at Thousand Oaks High School and also a teacher, I’ve had a passion for leadership since I was in high school and was involved in student organizations, and I am also really involved in our local community:…
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What experiences have prepared you to be on school board? Well, working in the school district has prepared me for it and also my education. I’ve been going to school at [California State University] Channel Islands majoring in liberal studies. I’ve been learning a lot about education in my major and learning about what’s involved…
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What experiences have prepared you to be on School Board? So, basically, I have five kids. Two of them graduated from Newbury Park, and I have a senior at Newbury Park, and then I have two kids at Sycamore. And so, I think it’s really important that at least one member of the school board…
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What experiences have prepared you to be on the school board? I’ve lived here in Conejo Valley for almost 20 years now, my son just graduated Newbury Park High School, I have a daughter that’s a sophomore at NPHS and I have another daughter that’s in fifth grade at Banyan Elementary. I have background…
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Today, technology plays an evergrowing role in our democracy. It is used for the spread of information, debates, polls, and general discourse. The bulk of influence can be attributed to social media platforms, and there’s a good chance of a candidate’s tweets, Facebook posts or even Snapchats influencing the voters. This democratization is a…
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Donald Trump truly appears to be “unstumpable” as the number of his supporters continues to increase within the Republican party, following two very strong showings in the Iowa and New Hampshire Republican primaries. While a candidate succeeding is not necessarily surprising, the fact that Trump has been able to survive, plan, and use negative…
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Caucuses: Do they matter? For students who spend time on any media outlet, it’s impossible to scroll through Twitter or switch to a news channel without hearing something about the 2016 candidates and their fight to the primaries. In between hearing angry remarks about Donald Trump and statements about why we shouldn’t trust Hillary…