Browse past news stories for Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard, CA.

• Where in the world? Teams know (Ventura County Star)
  posted on November 22, 2009 at 05:18:00 am
  Some students at Saturday’s geography competition at Oxnard College knew they were in for a tough time when they mistakenly answered that California was the state with the most national park systems.The answer was Alaska, but luckily it was just a practice question before the actual “round robin,” or team portion, of the 21st annual GEO Challenge, a competition that tested the knowledge of 192 ...
• Shots fired at Ventura County juvenile courthouse (Nevada Appeal)
  posted on October 20, 2009 at 02:23:17 am
  OXNARD - Ventura County sheriff's deputies are searching for a suspect who shot at a juvenile courthouse window. No one has been injured.
• Report of shots fired at juvenile hall was false alarm (Ventura County Star)
  posted on October 20, 2009 at 12:05:49 am
  The spontaneous shattering of security glass Monday at the Juvenile Justice Center in El Rio triggered a false report of a gunshot fired into a courtroom building, a massive law enforcement response and a lockdown of the complex for almost three hours. While deputies in a Sheriff’s Department helicopter searched the Vineyard Avenue area looking for a possible shooter after the 9 a.m. incident ...
• KTVN Channel 2 - Reno Tahoe News Weather, Video - Nail gun noise mistaken for shots at courthouse (KTVN Reno)
  posted on October 19, 2009 at 09:43:19 pm
  OXNARD, Calif. (AP) - Ventura County sheriff's officials have called off a suspect search after determining shots reported at a juvenile courthouse were really noise from a nail gun.
• Nail gun noise mistaken for shots at courthouse (Channel 8 San Diego)
  posted on October 19, 2009 at 09:34:13 pm
  Associated Press - October 19, 2009 5:24 PM ET OXNARD, Calif. (AP) - Ventura County sheriff's officials have called off a suspect search after determining shots reported at a juvenile...
• Shots Fired At Ventura County Juvenile Courthouse (CBS 2 Los Angeles)
  posted on October 19, 2009 at 06:58:23 pm
  Ventura County sheriff's deputies were searching for a suspect, who shot at a juvenile courthouse window, Monday. No one has been injured.
• Shots fired at Ventura County juvenile courthouse (KSBY San Luis Obispo)
  posted on October 19, 2009 at 06:29:02 pm
  Ventura County sheriff's deputies are searching for a suspect who shot at a juvenile courthouse window.
• Nail gun noise mistaken for shots at court (KABC-TV Los Angeles)
  posted on October 19, 2009 at 06:28:44 pm
  Sheriff's officials have determined shots reported at a Ventura juvenile courthouse were really noise from a nail gun.
• Cops: No Shots Fired at Oxnard Courthouse (KTLA-TV Los Angeles)
  posted on October 19, 2009 at 06:17:19 pm
  OXNARD -- A shattered window created chaos at the Oxnard Courthouse, sending people running for cover thinking that someone was firing a weapon inside the facility.
• Volunteers remove debris from beaches, waterways (Ventura County Star)
  posted on September 20, 2009 at 07:07:29 am
  As pelicans flew inches above the breaking waves rolling onto Mandalay Beach in Oxnard on Saturday, volunteers combed the shoreline for debris and trash as part of the 25th annual California Coastal Cleanup Day.
• Rio Mesa, Camarillo students return to class (Camarillo Acorn)
  posted on September 10, 2009 at 12:28:34 pm
  By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com While parents had to contend with gridlock on Central Avenue on the first day of school at Rio Mesa High, on campus students were greeted with orchestrated chaos. read more
• Rio School District welcomes two new principals (PitchEngine)
  posted on September 8, 2009 at 06:30:31 pm
  The Rio School District announces that experienced Ventura County administrators Kim Baker and Gayle Hughes have joined the district. Baker is the principal of Rio Vista Middle School and Hughes has taken over as principal of Rio del Norte Elementary School. Both have a great deal of experience in the classroom teaching various grade levels and as administrators in area schools. Kim and Gayle...
• Moorpark College puts 3 sports programs on hold (Ventura County Star)
  posted on August 18, 2009 at 07:11:39 am
  Benji Gomez was expecting to report to Moorpark College’s first wrestling practice of the season Monday. The redshirt sophomore had arranged his work schedule at the Luggage Factory to fit around his training. Gomez finished eighth in the state two years ago and his main goal this year was to capture the 133-pound title.
• Migrant workers' children try out jobs in healthcare (Ventura County Star)
  posted on August 14, 2009 at 08:14:03 am
  “X-ray” was a word Enrique Morones heard but didn’t really understand at the beginning of summer.
• Plaque for Rio Mesa principal dedicated (Ventura County Star)
  posted on July 24, 2009 at 07:10:10 am
  The family of the founding principal of Rio Mesa High School and others gathered Thursday for the dedication of a memorial plaque honoring his work.
• Ready to Fiesta? (Camarillo Acorn)
  posted on July 10, 2009 at 12:56:58 am
  This year's Camarillo Fiesta and Street Fair will be a little different from those in the past. There will be more new vendors and music but the same fun, event chair Roy Villa said.
• Camarillo students still drawn to Newbury Park High School (Camarillo Acorn)
  posted on July 3, 2009 at 04:20:43 am
  Ask Dennis Sookikian whether his wife and he plan to send their two middle schoolaged sons to Camarillo High School and the father of four answers with an emphatic no.
• Brownies' event includes fathers (Ventura County Star)
  posted on June 14, 2009 at 07:10:33 am
  Dads sporting baseball and fisherman hats with sport sunglasses cheered on their daughters Saturday during the Brownilympics, “a daddy-daughter event” created by the Brownie Scouts of the Central Coast.
• Rio Mesa grads produce decibels, reap diplomas (Ventura County Star)
  posted on June 13, 2009 at 06:09:02 am
  Oscar Hernandez, an assistant principal at Rio Mesa High School, did his best to keep the graduates occupied Friday afternoon as they waited in a warm, muggy gym for commencement.
• 40 graduates are Puente High's last (Ventura County Star)
  posted on June 12, 2009 at 07:12:21 am
  Raylene Quinonez wiped away tears Thursday as she stood with her mother and 18-month-old son outside the Oxnard auditorium.
• The gift of giving (Camarillo Acorn)
  posted on June 12, 2009 at 02:45:29 am
  The Meadowlark Service League, a philanthropic group of women, donated $237,300 to various groups at a June 4 luncheon at Spanish Hills Country Club in Camarillo. The league awarded $25,000 in college scholarships and $212,300 to 32 nonprofits that benefit the community.
• Reunions: May 31, 2009 (Ventura County Star)
  posted on May 31, 2009 at 07:04:46 am
  Oxnard High School will hold its 55-year reunion Sept. 13. For more information e-mail gsampson2@roadrunner.com . The class is planning a four-night cruise to Mexico Sept. 14-18. Members of the classes of ’53, ’55, ’56, and ’57 are invited. Call Camarillo Travel, 484-2863.
• 900 at funeral for slain couple (Ventura County Star)
  posted on May 31, 2009 at 01:33:54 am
  Mourners poured into Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church in Ventura on Saturday to remember Brock and Davina Husted, who were stabbed to death May 20 at their Faria Beach home.
• Consolidate schools for education's sake (Ventura County Reporter)
  posted on May 27, 2009 at 09:08:10 pm
  Consolidate schools for education's sake
• Who Were The Husteds? (KEYT 3 Santa Barbara)
  posted on May 22, 2009 at 12:05:38 am
  The Husted's had longtime roots in Ventura County and were active in the community and social circles. Davina attended Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard, and Brock, also known as "Gus" graduated high school from Saint Paschals in Thousand Oaks.
• Gold medalist back in SLO (Santa Maria Times)
  posted on April 17, 2009 at 06:50:23 am
  The woman who took women’s discus gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics for the U.S.A. was back throwing on the Central Coast Saturday.
• Camarillo (Camarillo Acorn)
  posted on April 17, 2009 at 02:33:23 am
  A 39-year-old man who goes by the name Nancy Perez Figueroa was arrested April 4 in the 1900 block of Colonia Place for allegedly conducting a massage business in the city without a permit. The man was also charged with obstructing a police officer during an investigation.
• Camarillo High named a California Distinguished School (Camarillo Acorn)
  posted on April 10, 2009 at 02:44:31 am
  When Ron Fisher, assistant principal at Adolfo Camarillo High School, listened to a phone message from Jack O'Connell, state superintendent of schools, on April 1, he thought it was an April Fools' joke. Just to be sure, Fisher called O'Connell's office to confirm the news.
• Fair opens freshmen's eyes to careers (Camarillo Acorn)
  posted on April 10, 2009 at 02:40:53 am
  Freshmen at Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard are planning the second annual Career Fair for their peers. The fair is from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Wed., April 22 in the school's gym. English teacher Carl Melhorn has enlisted the freshman students in his classes to organize the career fair from start to finish.
• Thousand Oaks teens win knowledge bowl (Ventura County Star)
  posted on March 20, 2009 at 07:07:52 am
  Thousand Oaks High School cruised to a third consecutive win Wednesday night in the American Association of University Women’s Knowledge Bowl finals.