Browse past news stories for Medea Creek Middle School in Oak Park, CA.

• Supervisors send a signal to Oak Park (The Acorn)
  posted on October 22, 2009 at 04:27:04 am
  By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com The Ventura County Board of Supervisors, meeting Oct. 13 in Oak Park for the first time ever, approved the installation of a fourway stop sign in front of Medea Creek Middle School to slow traffic and improve public safety. read more
• Meeting is a first for the community (The Acorn)
  posted on October 22, 2009 at 04:26:44 am
  By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com For the first time in its more than 100-year history, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors conducted one of its meetings in Oak Park. read more
• Stop signs approved for Oak Park intersection (Ventura County Star)
  posted on October 15, 2009 at 07:08:16 am
  The Ventura County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday night to override the county’s traffic engineers and put stop signs at an intersection near Medea Creek Middle School in Oak Park. The supervisors approved the four-way stop at Hollytree Drive and Doubletree Road by a 4-1 vote, with Supervisor Peter Foy dissenting. He said he was reluctant to go against the Transportation Department’s ...
• Oak Park student critically injured on way to school (Ventura County Star)
  posted on September 23, 2009 at 12:15:42 am
  A sixth-grader from an Oak Park school was in critical condition today at Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center in Thousand Oaks after being hit by a vehicle on his way to class, authorities said.
• Medea Creek Middle School welcomes dean (The Acorn)
  posted on September 3, 2009 at 12:36:12 pm
  By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com Tim Chevalier has been hired as dean at Medea Creek Middle School in Oak Park. Chevalier replaces Jay Greenlinger, who left to become principal of a Camarillo elementary school. Medea Creek Principal Brad Benioff said Chevalier is a good choice for the position due to his skills and personality. read more
• Oak Park district meals to have different look, taste this year (Ventura County Star)
  posted on August 21, 2009 at 07:36:11 am
  By the end of the academic year in June, some fourth-graders at Red Oak School in Oak Park were so dismayed by the cafeteria’s hot dogs, sloppy joes and catch-all chef’s choices that there was talk of starting a petition to demand other foods, said Hannah Bailey, 12, one of the school’s recent graduates. Be careful what you wish for, kids.
• Oak Park district meals to have different look, taste (Ventura County Star)
  posted on August 21, 2009 at 07:36:11 am
  By the end of the academic year in June, some fourth-graders at Red Oak School in Oak Park were so dismayed by the cafeteria’s hot dogs, sloppy joes and catch-all chef’s choices that there was talk of starting a petition to demand other foods, said Hannah Bailey, 12, one of the school’s recent graduates. Be careful what you wish for, kids.
• Oak Park school board approves cuts (The Acorn)
  posted on July 16, 2009 at 04:36:58 am
  Larger class sizes and fewer hours for teachers are among the cost saving measures recently approved by the Oak Park Unified School District Board of Education. The changes were made to help offset deep reductions in state funding for public schools.
• New principals for Camarillo schools (Camarillo Acorn)
  posted on July 3, 2009 at 04:23:55 am
  Jay Greenlinger is leaving Medea Creek Middle School in Oak Park to become principal of La Mariposa Elementary School in Camarillo. Greenlinger has served as Medea's dean of students since August 2007. Greenlinger joined Oak Park Unified School District in 2003, teaching first third and then fifth grade at Brookside Elementary School.
• Schools make changes in leadership (The Thousand Oaks Acorn)
  posted on July 2, 2009 at 03:36:02 am
  Jay Greenlinger, a Newbury Park resident, is leaving Medea Creek Middle School in Oak Park to become principal of La Mariposa Elementary School in Camarillo. Greenlinger has served as Medea's dean of students since August 2007.
• Longtime counselor helps students grow (The Acorn)
  posted on June 25, 2009 at 04:14:08 am
  A guidance counselor for 20 years at Oak Park High School, Tess Wilkoff has helped hundreds of students with issues such as class advisement and crisis counseling. She has mediated between students and between teachers and students. She has helped teens who were worried about grades and about transitioning to college.
• Recall requested for Pleasant Valley school board (Ventura County Star)
  posted on June 20, 2009 at 07:25:45 am
  Some Camarillo parents are calling for a recall of Pleasant Valley School District trustees following weeks of protests over the removal of the Las Posas School principal.
• Girl unites community with greenhouse project (The Acorn)
  posted on June 18, 2009 at 04:39:53 am
  NP A greenhouse has been built on the campus of Medea Creek Middle School in Oak Park to promote students' environmental awareness. Although it was built with the support of many people it originated with one, student Monica Geske.
• Oak Park bond measure work begins (The Acorn)
  posted on June 4, 2009 at 04:22:21 am
  Funds from the $29.4-million Measure R school facilities improvement bond that passed in November are being put to use in Oak Park School District. During spring break, seismic safety shut-off gas valves were installed at four schools so that all of the district's campuses now have the devices.
• Two long-time volunteers say goodbye to Oak Park High (The Acorn)
  posted on June 4, 2009 at 04:21:41 am
  When Gareth Morl and Cody Petersen graduate from Oak Park High School on June 17, their mothers will join them in saying goodbye to the school. Longtime volunteers Gloria Morl and Jhana Petersen have donated hundreds of hours to the school district and its high school in the area of music, athletics and technology.
• Sheriff's Blotter (The Acorn)
  posted on May 28, 2009 at 05:41:49 am
  Agoura Hills A vandal caused $100 in damages to a mailbox in the 28300 block of Roadside Drive May 15. An identity thief tried to purchase prescription medication using a stolen ID at a CVS pharmacy in the 5600 block of Kanan Road May 14.
• Medea Creek students harness solar power for school's Earth Week (The Acorn)
  posted on May 7, 2009 at 06:01:24 am
  Auto manufacturers might want to visit Medea Creek Middle School in Oak Park where sixthgraders recently built solarpowered vehicles and raced them in honor of Earth Week. The solar derby finals were held for sixth-graders during lunch. Music provided by Associated Student Body members including "Walking on Sunshine" and "Here Comes the Sun.
• Oak Park senior takes top honor at Westlake Village Art Guild show (The Acorn)
  posted on May 7, 2009 at 06:00:52 am
  Oak Park High School senior Nikki Mercado has taken a multipronged approach to fulfilling her dreams. Mercado, 18, recently won first place in the Oil and Acrylic category at the Conejo Valley Senior Arts competition sponsored by the Westlake Village Art Guild.
• OPHS lacrosse team forms a tight bond (The Acorn)
  posted on April 30, 2009 at 11:50:05 am
  Chris White watches the Oak Park High boys' lacrosse team practice, and he likes what he sees. Even through his dark sunglasses, one can see White's eyes light up as he talks about his love for lacrosse.
• Oak Park High students seek help for their on-campus reflection garden (The Acorn)
  posted on April 23, 2009 at 03:51:44 am
  Tucked into a corner at the front of Oak Park High School, a reflection garden offers students a quiet place on campus. The garden features benches, landscaping, decorative tile and inspirational words. Created by advanced peer counselors, the garden is an ongoing project.
• Longtime Oak Park school administrator retires (The Acorn)
  posted on April 16, 2009 at 02:41:30 am
  Laurel Ford will retire in June after serving the Oak Park Unified School District for nearly two decades. Ford spent 17 years as principal at Medea Creek Middle School before her promotion in 2007 to director of teaching and learning for the Oak Park district.
• Two Oak Park schools earn Distinguished honors (The Acorn)
  posted on April 9, 2009 at 03:28:45 am
  Oak Park High and Medea Creek Middle schools were notified by state Superintendent Jack O'Connell last week that they've been named 2009 California Distinguished Schools. Schools must go through a rigorous application process that includes site visits by a judging committee.
• Lindero hosts first Disabilities Awareness Fair (The Acorn)
  posted on April 9, 2009 at 03:15:31 am
  Seventh-grade students at Lindero Canyon Middle School now know what it might be like to have a disability. The school hosted a Disability Awareness Fair on March 30 and 31. Seventh-graders took part in activities involving vision, fine motor skills, blood sugar levels and communication, all from the perspective of a disabled person.
• 10 local schools win state academic award (Ventura County Star)
  posted on April 2, 2009 at 07:13:36 am
  Ten local middle and high schools have been named 2009 California Distinguished Schools, recognizing them for academic achievement and closing achievement gaps among students.
• Students win at science fair (The Acorn)
  posted on April 2, 2009 at 03:43:16 am
  Students from local schools were winners at the 55th Ventura County Science Fair on March 24 to 26 at Seaside Park in Ventura. More than 700 students competed in the fair. All first and secondplace finishers in each division category qualify to compete in the California State Science Fair in Los Angeles on May 18 to 19.
• Inquisitive Ventura County students show heir research at Science Fair (Ventura County Star)
  posted on March 25, 2009 at 08:12:36 am
  Beth Rosenberg did all the work on her science project herself, but her parents supervised “so I didn’t burn the house down.” There were a few close calls when she learned the hard way that Styrofoam and a coffee can lid were not effective ways to insulate her homemade calorimeter from the open flame. But her project eventually made it to the Ventura County Science Fair intact on Tuesday ...
• Follow the Yellow Brick road to OPHS (Conejo Calendar)
  posted on March 23, 2009 at 03:46:28 pm
  Kids can meet Dorothy; the Wicked Witch; Glinda, the Good Witch; the Tin Man; the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion immediately following the Saturday and Sunday matinee performances of Oak Park High School's production of the “Wizard of Oz.”
• Oak Park students take Edison Challenge (The Acorn)
  posted on March 19, 2009 at 04:45:04 am
  Oak Park High School and Middle School students recently put their environmental knowledge to the test. The Edison Challenge, offered for the past three years by Southern California Edison and USC, is a competition based on the theme, "Energy and the Environment.
• "Quell" sends snappy speller to county finals (Ventura County Star)
  posted on February 24, 2009 at 08:16:37 am
  While some students shed tears when they lose a spelling bee, 13-year-old John Scuoler was overcome with emotion when he won. John, an eighth-grader at Good Shepherd Lutheran School in Simi Valley, hugged his parents and got teary-eyed after he won Monday’s spelling bee at Medea Creek Middle School in Oak Park.
• Agoura teen advisory group now open to ages 10 to 17 (The Acorn)
  posted on February 19, 2009 at 04:40:29 am
  A new youth council for students ages 10 to 17 has been formed in Agoura Hills, recreation supervisor Meredith Petit announced. "The Agoura Hills Youth Council is a reestablished version of the old teen advisory committee, which was dissolved about five years ago," Petit said.