Superintendent’s column
By Mario V. Contini Special to the Acorn
The very best doing their best Educational research has consistently found that student achievement in school is highly dependent on several factors.
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By Daniel Wolowicz camarillo@theacorn.com
Anna and Richard Gaz stepped out of the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza the evening of Oct. 4 and shared their thoughts on the wide-ranging speech former President Bill Clinton had given moments earlier to a sold-out audience. More...
T.O. resident Dennis Archie, a former Los Angeles Fire Department inspector, pleaded guilty to accepting a $500 bribe. Archie, who resigned from LAFD, was sentenced on Oct. 7 to 180 days in L.A. More...
A REALLY BIG BAND— More than 500 musicians, above, from Camarillo, Moorpark, Newbury Park, Royal, Thousand Oaks and Westlake high schools play together during the finale of the second annual Sou More...
By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com
A support program for families with special needs children will soon be available in the Conejo Valley due to the support of the Westlake Village Junior Women’s Club. More...
The 18th annual Thousand Oaks Rotary Street Fair will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sun., Oct. 18 on a three-block section of Moorpark Road between Hillcrest Drive and Wilbur Road, Thousand Oaks. More...
The Best Stuff of Westlake Village, an adult evening of food and games to benefit abused and neglected children, will take place on Fri., Oct. 23 at The My Stuff Bags Foundation, 5347 Sterling Center Drive, Westlake Village. More...
The Thousand Oaks Republican Women Federated will host a “Dynamic Women’s Forum” on Thurs., Oct. 22 at Westlake Village Inn, 32001 Agoura Road. More...
The Orphan Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating the financial barriers to adoption, is collecting gently used books, CDs, and DVDs for its fundraiser at the Thousand Oaks Rotary Club’s annual street fair on More...
The Bella Vita Italian Social Club will meet at 6 p.m. Fri., Oct. 30 at St. Jude Catholic Church hall, 32032 Lindero Canyon Road, Westlake Village. More...
TINY TREES–Conejo Valley Bonsai Society president Ken Fuentes explains techniques for pruning and shaping a bonsai tree during the club’s show and demonstration. More...
EARTHS (Environmental Academy for Research Technology and Earth Sciences) Magnet School is hosting a session on school cost reduction through conservation and energy efficiency tonight in the second of a monthly series focusing on ma More...
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