Browse past news stories for Las Colinas Middle School in Camarillo, CA.

• Called to the torah: Oct. 17 (Ventura County Star)
  posted on October 17, 2009 at 07:07:08 am
  Called to the Torah Lucas Burstein, son of Walter and Gina Burstein of Camarillo, was called to the Torah on Oct. 3 at Temple Ner Ami. Rabbi Michael Lotker, student Rabbi Lisa Bock, and cantorial soloist Karen Dworsky officiated. Lucas read the entire Torah portion “Sukkot” and guests had an opportunity to “shake the Lulov” in the Sukkah erected by temple members. Honored guests included ...
• La Mariposa Elementary posts highest API score in district (Camarillo Acorn)
  posted on September 25, 2009 at 01:23:23 am
  By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com La Mariposa Elementary School scored 925 points—the highest in the Pleasant Valley School District—on the Academic Performance Index (API) for 200809, according to data released last week by the California Department of Education. read more
• 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.
• Man stabbed to death at Oxnard home identified (Ventura County Star)
  posted on May 6, 2009 at 07:09:01 am
  Authorities this morning identified the Oxnard man who was stabbed to death at his home by another man who lived there.
• Camarillo (Camarillo Acorn)
  posted on May 1, 2009 at 12:37:00 am
  Sometime between April 9 and 21, someone stole $8,200 in property from the unlocked garage of a home in the 100 block of Japonica Court. Sometime between April 18 and 23, someone stole a cash box containing $4,550 in cash from a hangar in the 3000 block of Aviation Drive.
• Bestselling author weaves tale at Las Colinas (Camarillo Acorn)
  posted on April 10, 2009 at 02:40:33 am
  STORY MAKERS— Brandon Mull, left, the New York Times bestselling children's author of the Fablehaven series, asks Las Colinas Middle School sixth-grade student Min Ahn to help create a tale during a presentation at the school on March 27 in Camarillo. Mull travels the country promoting literacy and reading.
• Judges are needed for speech contest (Ventura County Star)
  posted on March 22, 2009 at 07:12:26 am
  The Pleasant Valley Education Foundation is seeking judges for its 2009 Speech Tournament.
• Teachers seeing red over pink slips (Camarillo Acorn)
  posted on March 20, 2009 at 02:57:54 am
  The Pleasant Valley School District notified 63 of its 357 teachers that their positions might be eliminated for the 2009-10 school year. To raise awareness of the plight of education, teachers around California protested budget cuts on "Pink Friday" last week. The recently approved state budget includes $11.
• CAPE third-grade students will show off oratory skills (Camarillo Acorn)
  posted on March 20, 2009 at 02:54:23 am
  Third-graders at the Camarillo Academy of Progressive Education will talk about anything, from "Charlotte's Web" to an Abbott and Costello comedy routine. It's all part of the fun for 26 students who will participate in the CAPE speech competition from 3 to 5 p.m. Thurs., March 26 in the school's multipurpose room.
• Man wanted on suspicion of exposing himself to girl (Camarillo Acorn)
  posted on March 6, 2009 at 03:24:07 am
  A man reportedly exposed himself last week to a girl in Camarillo, and the police want the public's help in finding him. At about 7:45 a.m. on Feb. 23, an 11-year-old girl was walking in the 5500 block of Fieldcrest Drive, near Las Colinas Middle School, when a white, heavy-set man sitting in a parked vehicle spoke to her.