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Samantha Stewart wins National Adaptive PE Teacher Award
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Some of her colleagues sought to help her gain recognition for her work and nominated her for the Society of Health and Physical Educators’ award for Adaptive PE teaching in California. She won. Earlier this month, Stewart received the National Adaptive PE Teacher award from the Society of Health and Physical Educators of America…
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Bark in the Park brings “paw”sitivity to the community
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On Sunday, April 23, the cloudy skies parted for a hot and sunny day at Conejo Creek park, for the annual “Bark in the Park” event coordinated by the Conejo Recreation and Park District (CRPD). The event was filled with canine-enthused activities, like dog races and costume contests, sprinkler stations, a variety of vendors…
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Cursive remains significant to students
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In today’s technology-dependent world, people are too busy typing and tapping away instead of writing on old-fashioned pen and paper. At this rate, it seems as though humans will barely have to write with pen and paper ever again. While electronic devices have added an element of convenience to the writing process, putting pen…
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Tragedy strikes Westlake High School after fatal crash
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On Tuesday, April 18, four Westlake High school student pedestrians near the bus stop were involved in a fatal crash in front of Westlake High School on the corner of Lakeview Canyon Road and Thousand Oaks Boulevard. While three of the students, ages 14, 15 and 16, survived the impact, the fourth student, Wesley…
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U.S. lawmakers push to ban TikTok
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On March 23, 2023, the CEO of TikTok, Shou Chew, testified before the House Committee for Energy and Commerce in a trial concerning the safety of the app TikTok. TikTok is owned by a company called Bytedance, which is owned by China. The main concern over the safety of TikTok is that under a…
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Conejo Guardian shouldn’t call itself news
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The Society for Professional Journalists (SPJ) Code of Ethics has four standards that journalists are supposed to abide by for their work to be professionally credible; however, The Conejo Guardian, a local publication, continues to break these rules and calling it “independent community news” is an insult to real journalists worldwide. SPJ’s four Code…
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Track and field athletes launch to new personal records
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Jump! – Jack Tarascio, junior and hurdler on the team, aims to “finish 110 meter hurdles in 16 seconds and to hold my full sprint for 300 meter hurdles without running out of stamina,” Tarascio said. The hurdlers are hard at practice each day after school, hoping to improve their times. The hurdles are…
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To Be Perfectly Imperfect
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It’s a cheesy cliche to say “everybody is perfect in their own way,” and in my honest opinion, that’s not true. My entire life, I thought my sister was perfect, but she’s not. It was only about two years ago that I came to this realization. She was always the golden child. She followed…
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The Willow Project will have detrimental effects
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On March 13, ConocoPhillips, the largest oil drilling company in Alaska, was approved by the Biden administration to continue with their proposed Willow Project. The Willow Project is an on-going endeavor to drill oil in Alaska’s North Slope, a part of the National Petroleum Reserve. There are advantages to this project, such as the…
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Student VS. Teacher
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1. What animal did St. Patrick drive out of Ireland according to Irish folklore? McCormick: Sheep Pensivy: Pigs A: Snakes 0-0 Ssseems like they need to brush up on their old Ireland knowledge. 2. What 90’s artist released the song “Gettin’ Jiggy With It”? McCormick: Actually no idea 🙂 Pensivy: Ice Cube A: Will…