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CVUSD Field Rebuild: New stadium field refurbishing plans are occurring in the winter sport season
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As the 2025-26 school year is underway, Conejo Valley Unified School District [CVUSD] has confirmed that the Westlake and Thousand Oaks High School stadium fields will be going under renovation starting Dec. 1, 2025, while Newbury Park High School will start on Dec. 15, 2025. Regardless, all three schools are expected to reopen the…
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CLU plans closure of Oxnard and Westlake satellite campuses
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California Lutheran University [CLU] plans to shut down two of their satellite campuses in Oxnard and Westlake Village in fall 2026 due to a decrease in enrollment rates and an estimated $7 million debt. CLU was founded in 1959 and is a private liberal arts institution based in Thousand Oaks, California. CLU President John…
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National News in Brief
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Gavin Newsom attempts Congressional change California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a special vote on Nov. 4 with hope to change the congressional map. The change would redistrict California to gain more Democratic seats in the House of Representatives. The California State Assembly passed this vote 57-20, and the Senate passed it 30–8. According…
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NPHS student enrollment impacts schedules and classes for all
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Newbury Park High School [NPHS] is home to a little over 2,000 students. This year, NPHS class sizes have grown, coming with advantages and disadvantages. One instructor impacted by the class sizes is Steven Svoboda, who teaches Earth Science CP and Marine Science CP. Throughout Svoboda’s 23 years of teaching, he has never had…
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Students required to complete online sexual harassment course
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During the spring semester of the 2024-25 school year, Westlake High School students, parents and faculty expressed their opinions on the lack of action taken by the Conejo Valley Unified School District [CVUSD] administration regarding Title IX procedures. In response to these protests, the CVUSD announced a new online sexual harassment course, which will…
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NPHS makes it to movie screens, producing extra funds
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In recent years, the Newbury Park High School [NPHS] campus has been the film set for a variety of movies and commercials, allowing students to view their own campus and classrooms through multiple released films, including “Freakier Friday” and “Incoming.” With this influx of inquiries and requests for filming, the CVUSD has gained some…
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CVUSD TK programs expand enrollment for students
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Transitional Kindergarten [TK] programs in the Conejo Valley Unified School District [CVUSD] are welcoming record numbers of students due to its recent expansions of age range eligibility to all 4-year-olds. Across the CVUSD, over 700 students are now enrolled in TK in 16 schools, which includes every elementary school except EARThS Magnet. TK is…
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Federal funding cuts for mental health services leave students without support
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One in seven adolescents between the ages of 10 and 19 has a mental disorder, accounting for 15 percent of all people who experience issues with mental health, according to the World Health Organization. Leaving these adolescents struggling with mental health unaddressed can lead to consequences in their adult lives. Adverse childhood experiences often…
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Soccer coach charged with murder of teenage boy
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13-year-old Oscar Omar Hernandez was reported missing by his family on March 30. Previously, Hernandez had taken a train ride to Lancaster, CA, to complete odd jobs for a friend. When his family tried calling him, a friend answered and claimed Hernandez could not come to the phone. On April 2, authorities discovered a…
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Free speech is in – only if it sells
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Social media is often viewed as a modern-day public square. And, to a certain extent, it may feel that way. Whether it’s memes, cooking videos or gossip, it seems as if there are scarce limits to what we can post online. However, if given some thought, some of the most widespread and popular public…