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CVUSD denotes declining enrollments
In 2006, the district had 20,400 students, and ever since, CVUSD enrollment has been decreasing. This year, CVUSD experienced a two percent drop in enrollment. The declining enrollment is predicted to continue, including approximately a one hundred students lost in registration for the next two years. Jeanne Valentine, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, oversees…
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Voting rights bill struggles through Congress
The Freedom to Vote Act, a voting rights bill, has been stalled in the Senate as a result of 52 senators blocking the bill. The bill would primarily be against the restrictions on mail-in voting and increased voter ID laws Republicans had recently advocated for. Changes made to the voting process during the 2020…
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District plans to develop new science building
Currently science teachers are facing issues of teaching in a classroom not properly equipped for their labs and are being forced to rotate rooms per specific course requirements. However, CVUSD has plans for a new science and STEM building to solve these problems. These plans are funded by the Measure I Bond. Jennifer Lockwood,…
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New school year brings a new schedule
The 2019-2020 school year will say goodbye to late start days and hello to minimum days as a new schedule is being proposed to the school board. On May 21, Steve Lepire, principal, presented the new bell schedule to the board, citing the need for more teacher collaborative time as the main reason for…
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TO stands united
On a brisk Monday morning hours before the start of the school day, Conejo Valley students gathered together protesting the Westboro Baptist Church’s presence outside of Thousand Oaks High School. The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), an Old School Baptist Church located in Topeka, Kansas, was there protesting the “sins” of the Thousand Oaks Community.…
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The CVUSD Board votes on a final map
On Feb. 19 the Conejo Valley Unified School District school board held their fourth meeting of the year where they made a final decision on a By-Trustee area map, and discussed a possible revision of the “opt-out book” policy. CVUSD has been in the works of transitioning to a By-Trustee area election system since…
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NHS recognizes students at annual award ceremony
Trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship. These are all things that make a student one of character in the eyes of our school’s National Honors Society (NHS). The cafeteria filled with students and their proud families as the annual ceremony for Students of Character began on Feb. 1. The event took place from…
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Woman in critical condition after hit-and-run incident with CVUSD teen
Lisa Solis faced a life-threatening situation on Feb. 8. The 50-year-old woman was confronting a 16-year-old about candy that he stole from a concession stand at Thousand Oaks High School when he deliberately hit her with his Mercedes-Benz. Solis suffered major injuries, including punctured lungs, internal bleeding in the brain and several broken bones.…
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Art students explore the Fowler Museum at UCLA
As the famous artist Romero Britto once said, art is too important not to share. Jennifer Lee and Tracy Acosta, art teachers, took their students on a field trip to the Fowler Museum on Jan. 20. Many students from art classes varying from color and design to IB Visual Arts attended the field trip…
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PTA provides free heart screenings
Numerous students received free heart screenings at Westlake High School on Feb. 9, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Conejo Council PTA-sponsored heart screening day, organized by the national nonprofit Savings Hearts Foundation. Originally scheduled in November, the February event offered students an opportunity to have their heart health evaluated by…