Browse past news stories for Matilija Junior High School in Ojai, CA.

• Stage play lets Ojai students convey feelings after fatal stabbing (Ventura County Star)
  posted on October 31, 2009 at 06:04:33 am
  In an effort to break down the barriers in communication threatening to divide the youths of the Ojai Valley after Seth Scarminach, 16, was stabbed to death at a Meiners Oaks party in May, the Ojai Valley Youth Foundation embarked on a project to bridge the gulf. The resulting original play “Teens Talk Will You Listen” was presented to a full house at Matilija Junior High School on Thursday ...
• Community Discusses Bear Concerns (Ojai Valley News)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 08:56:19 pm
  By Nancy Gross Less than two weeks after a treed bear was tranquilized and euthanized on Aliso Street, Ojai residents and an unexpected guest from Mammoth Lakes brought passion and knowledge to Thursday night’s meeting at Matilija Junior High School. Chris Nottoli, Sue Williamson, Tom Farmer and others who hope to prevent the deaths of more wild [...]
• Calendar: Theater and stage (Ventura County Star)
  posted on October 16, 2009 at 12:05:37 am
  THEATER+ STAGE “THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS”: The Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center presents this musical comedy about the fight to keep a historical whorehouse open. 8 p.m. Oct. 16-17, 2 p.m. Oct. 18, Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, 3050 Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley. $20 general admission, $16 seniors and students, $14 children 12 and under. 583-7900; http://www.simi ...
• Concert calendar (Ventura County Star)
  posted on October 8, 2009 at 09:39:21 pm
  Unless otherwise noted, tickets are available through Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000 or http://www.ticketmaster.com. JUST ANNOUNCED Steve Miller Band, Oct. 22-23, Bovard Auditorium at USC, Los Angeles. The shows are benefits for the Thornton School of Music at USC. 213-740-4672; http://www.uscticketoffice.com. Imogen Heap, Nov. 9, Music Box ...
• Nordhoff High planning centennial celebration (Ventura County Star)
  posted on September 29, 2009 at 04:39:57 am
  Traversing the busy hallways of Nordhoff High School is sometimes a walk down memory lane for Assistant Principal Susana Arce. An assistant principal for the past 35 years, Arce’s history at Nordhoff High goes back to before she became a teacher and then an administrator. Arce graduated from the school in 1960. Arce said she has seen students graduate and start their own families, with some ...
• 3-day world peace celebration slated in Ojai (Ventura County Star)
  posted on September 17, 2009 at 06:21:49 am
  A group of Ojai Valley residents will celebrate the International Day of Peace with activities Saturday, Sunday and Monday in Ojai.
• 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.
• Public meeting on gangs draws 300 in Ojai (Ventura County Star)
  posted on June 19, 2009 at 09:57:13 pm
  More than 300 people crowded Thursday night into the auditorium at Matilija Junior High School for an emotional discussion about gang violence in the Ojai Valley.
• Calendar events throughout Ventura County: June 15, 2009 (Ventura County Star)
  posted on June 15, 2009 at 07:09:31 am
  What: Downtown Center for the Arts will present “Gomorrah” as part of its Monday Night Foreign Film series. The 2008 Golden Globe nominee is a contemporary mob drama. Cost is $9.25, general admission and $5.75 for seniors.
• These Ojai Music Festival concerts deserve a listen (Ventura County Star)
  posted on June 12, 2009 at 07:10:32 am
  At a venerable 63 years old, the Ojai Music Festival isn¿t even close to needing bifocals. The festival¿s vision, as always, is to open listeners¿ eyes and ears to pioneering new chamber music, most of it written by living composers.
• Town Meeting Set For Gang Talk (Ojai Valley News)
  posted on June 9, 2009 at 11:07:37 pm
  Grassroots group teams up with police for June 18 event By Sondra Murphy Ojai Valley residents who want to work proactively to eliminate gang violence are encouraged to attend a town hall meeting on June 18. Sponsored by Heal the Community, a group of local parents and residents impacted by the April gang-related murder of Seth Scarminach, the [...]
• Gangs will be focus of meeting (Ventura County Star)
  posted on June 1, 2009 at 07:07:50 am
  A town hall meeting will be held June 18 in Ojai to address gang issues facing the community.