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

• Local Briefs: Nov. 29 (Ventura County Star)
  posted on November 29, 2009 at 07:57:00 am
  IN BRIEFSwine flu vaccine clinic comingOJAI — The Ventura County Public Health Department will hold a vaccination clinic for swine flu on Dec. 8 at Nordhoff High School in Ojai.The clinic, from 3 to 8 p.m., is for people in high-risk groups. The school is at 1401 Maricopa Highway. For more information on the clinic or eligibility, go to http://www.vchca.org/h1n1 or ...
• Youth Foundation Cuts Staff (Ojai Valley News)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 12:06:37 am
  By Bret Bradigan Caught between a decline in grants and a desire to expand programs to local youth, the Ojai Valley Youth Foundation has restructured, eliminating three positions, including that of executive director Joanna Iwata, and bringing in board member Dan Burrell to oversee operations. Also losing their jobs are business manager Marty Reid and program manager [...]
• Mentor Event Raises Money, Hope (Ojai Valley News)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 12:22:18 am
  Heal the Community organizes poker run, car show to bring in Segue speakers By Sondra Murphy Organizers of last weekend’s Mentor Madness Poker Run and Car and Motorcycle Show are happy that the event was a success. “Approximately $7,000 was raised and there were a little over 100 poker run participants,” said Heal the Community co-founder Dusty [...]
• Ojai woman's film documents Iran trip (Ventura County Star)
  posted on November 1, 2009 at 04:04:34 am
  Because peace comes through understanding, an Ojai woman has a produced a documentary about Iran, chronicling her two-week visit to the country in 2008. A 2002 graduate of Nordhoff High School, Alicia Cattoni hopes her film, “Faith in Iran,” will foster a better understanding of the Persian nation among Americans. She also hopes the film will help counter what she called a dangerous level of ...
• Ojai Day festivities (Ventura County Star)
  posted on October 18, 2009 at 06:35:50 am
  Gavin Schreiner, 9, was grinning as Tyler Rogers, 11, hit the Balloon Blast target with unerring accuracy, sending water cascading down at the annual Ojai Day celebration on Saturday. “I like getting wet,” said Gavin, who was doused by the water. Tyler, who never missed the target in six throws to trigger a lever that busted the balloons, said he played basketball, but never baseball. The ...
• Teacher creates winning Ojai Day poster (Ventura County Star)
  posted on October 12, 2009 at 02:06:30 am
  Heather Farley never imagined herself as an art teacher — she had attended CSU Northridge majoring in theater. “Art was my fallback career, believe it or not,” said the 50-year-old Ojai resident. “I wanted to act.” A marriage, two children and later, a divorce, changed a lot of that for Farley, who as early as the ’70s started dabbling in graphic arts. Now Farley’s work has been chosen for ...
• Ojai district will keep busing students (Ventura County Star)
  posted on October 7, 2009 at 08:06:58 pm
  The Ojai Unified School District will keep busing students to and from school this year despite cuts to its state transportation funding, district officials said this week. That position could change in the future, depending on further cuts or other fiscal issues. But Superintendent Hank Bangser recommended keeping current bus routes at a Tuesday night meeting. “It’s not the right thing to do ...
• Grandma Knows Old Ojai Best (Ojai Valley News)
  posted on October 6, 2009 at 11:18:43 pm
  This is part of the special report on Nordhoff High School’s first 100 years in the Oct. 6 edition. Centennial another chance to share memories By Misty Volaski I’ve always thought of my grandma, Sandy Wooff, as the go-to person for insider information on the people and places of the Ojai Valley. With the exception of about five years, [...]
• Alumni celebrate Nordhoff's 100th (Ventura County Star)
  posted on October 4, 2009 at 08:08:21 am
  Dwayne Bower of Ojai remembers driving to Nordhoff High School on Fridays in his 1929 Packard that once belonged to Pop Soper, who used to train such fighters as Jack Dempsey at his Matilija Canyon camp. “It was my Friday car ,” Bower said. “It was just fun to be noticed and cool to have. It is important to be cool when you’re in school.” Bower, a 1961 graduate of Nordhoff High, was just one ...
• Nordhoff High School Celebrates 100 Years (KEYT 3 Santa Barbara)
  posted on October 2, 2009 at 09:33:07 pm
  One community is celebrating 'what's right' with public education. Ojai's only high school is marking it's centennial with a celebration this weekend.
• OUSD Bus Driver Arrested (Ojai Valley News)
  posted on October 1, 2009 at 01:45:08 am
  CHP Press Release from Officer Steve Reid: On September 30, 2009 at about 7:20 am, a traffic collision occurred involving a pickup truck and an Ojai Unified School District bus on Baldwin Rd. at Los Encinos Rd. Kim Fullenwider, age 53 of Ojai, was driving a school bus as she was traveling westbound on Baldwin Rd approaching [...]
• In uniform: September 30, 2009 (Ventura County Star)
  posted on September 29, 2009 at 06:38:10 pm
  Army Reserve Pfc. Tiodulo Ortiz has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. Ortiz is a 2001 graduate of Nordhoff High School and received an associate degree in 2003 from Ventura College. He is the son of Salvador and Teresa Ortiz of Ojai. Army Reserve Pvt. Miguel Villa has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. Villa is a 2008 graduate of ...
• 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 ...
• The week ahead: September 28, 2009 (Ventura County Star)
  posted on September 28, 2009 at 05:37:52 am
  The week ahead MONDAY SIMI VALLEY What: Toastmaster Simi Risers meeting. Speaker will be Cheryl Wronski, governor of marketing for Central California and southern Nevada. All are welcome. Contact: 577-8348 or e-mail Michael Wronski at mwwronski@gmail.com. Where: Sunrise of Simi Valley, 190 Tierra Rejada Road at Village Parkway. When: 7 a.m. TUESDAY OXNARD ...
• OUSD Braces For Mid-year Cuts (Ojai Valley News)
  posted on September 18, 2009 at 12:33:28 am
  Cuts to bus routes, instructional days spark debates By Sondra Murphy Ojai Unified School District board members met Tuesday looking relaxed after the always-hectic start of another school year was behind them and the hard choices of upcoming budget cuts would wait until next month. “I think I can say by mid-September the rhythms of the schools are [...]
• City Has Plans For Tennis Cash (Ojai Valley News)
  posted on September 10, 2009 at 11:05:41 pm
  2nd-place prize of $50,000 likely to be spent on courses, courts By Sondra Murphy The Ojai City Council chambers were aglow Tuesday as council members, city staff and the public recognized the participants involved with the application of the U.S. Tennis Association’s Best Tennis Town contest that yielded a second-place award for Ojai Sunday during the U.S. [...]
• A Teddy Kennedy Memory (New America Media)
  posted on August 26, 2009 at 09:22:40 pm
  Since learning of Senator Kennedy’s death last evening, I have found myself — unexpectedly — weeping intermittently. Perhaps it is because of the passing of an era which happens to be my era.
• Public Schools Open Doors (Ojai Valley News)
  posted on August 25, 2009 at 11:54:14 pm
  Despite budget cuts, layoffs, OUSD maintains hopeful tone By Cole Bettles Buy some clothes; fill your car with gas; purchase all those books; temporarily stimulate our economy with avaricious spending, because ladies and gentlemen, it is back to school. Parents, you may remember the butterflies that rapidly filled your stomach as you entered your first day of school. [...]
• Oak Park district meals to have different look, taste (Ventura County Star)
  posted on August 21, 2009 at 07:38:07 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.
• Feds Give Cash, State Takes Away (Ojai Valley News)
  posted on August 4, 2009 at 11:37:17 pm
  City learns of $850,000 in federal stimulus money, while state hits Redevelopment Agency for $592,000 By Daryl Kelley The feds give, and the state takes away. That’s the reality of Ojai’s turbulent budget picture this year. The city expects to receive at least $850,000 in federal stimulus money for road paving and two new trolleys in the next few [...]
• City Sets Skate Park Timeline (Ojai Valley News)
  posted on July 30, 2009 at 11:20:19 pm
  Ojai officials dealing with OUSD’s appeal By Daryl Kelley Amid growing frustration from supporters of a new skate park, Ojai city officials have agreed to produce a time line by the end of next week for development of the proposed new concrete facility on the town’s main street. At the same time, however, the City Council also set [...]
• Firework shows, 4th of July celebrations will be held throughout VC (Santa Paula Times)
  posted on July 13, 2009 at 09:48:47 pm
  Although Santa Paula has cancelled its annual Fireworks Spectacular, there are plenty of places to visit throughout Ventura County offering pyrotechnic displays.
• Moorpark starts holiday early with 3rd of July (Ventura County Star)
  posted on July 4, 2009 at 07:08:52 am
  For the Idol family of Simi Valley, it didn’t matter that it wasn’t really the Fourth of July on Friday.
• Ventura County 4th Of July Preview (KEYT 3 Santa Barbara)
  posted on July 3, 2009 at 11:20:38 pm
  It's going to be a red, white and 'boom' weekend despite the recession this year. The first Fireworks Extravaganza in Ventura County takes place Friday night at Moorpark's Arroyo Vista Park. The rest are being held around 9 p.m. Saturday night.
• Planners Reject Vons, Center Redesign (Ojai Valley News)
  posted on July 3, 2009 at 01:37:09 pm
  Interior, exterior remodel design for shopping center gets heat from planners By Sondra Murphy It’s back to the drawing board for the owner and representatives of the Ojai Valley Shopping Center. A design permit review for an interior remodel of Vons, exterior upgrade of the entire center and parking lot improvements was denied by the Ojai Planning [...]
• County skies will light up for the 4th (Ventura County Star)
  posted on July 2, 2009 at 05:09:08 pm
  Use our city-by-city guide to help you plan your Fourth of July celebrations. All activities take place Saturday unless otherwise noted.
• Cities gear up for July Fourth festivities (Ventura County Star)
  posted on July 2, 2009 at 07:10:32 am
  Parades, pancake breakfasts, music and fireworks are expected to attract crowds across Ventura County this Fourth of July weekend as the nation celebrates the 233rd anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
• Ham radio users holding emergency response test (Ventura County Star)
  posted on June 26, 2009 at 06:54:13 am
  Amateur radio enthusiasts in Ventura County are preparing to take part this weekend in a nationwide 24-hour communications exercise.
• VPS To Open Pool To Public (Ojai Valley News)
  posted on June 18, 2009 at 10:59:12 pm
  Summer swim program continues at different location after Nordhoff pool not made available By Sondra Murphy Break out the sunscreen. The city of Ojai and Villanova Preparatory School have announced the return of the swim program to the Ojai Recreation Department this summer. Villanova Preparatory School has offered the use of its pool for swim lessons, lap swim [...]
• Students praise teachers, staff and celebrate their graduations (Ventura County Star)
  posted on June 12, 2009 at 06:27:23 am
  The graduation ceremony Thursday evening for Nordhoff High School’s Class of 2009 was small-town America at its best.