Browse past news stories for Balboa Middle School in Ventura, CA.

• Holiday project in Ventura seeks 10,000 coats for needy people (Ventura County Star)
  posted on November 27, 2009 at 05:33:00 am
  Children and adults who cannot afford warm jackets this holiday season will benefit from the sixth annual Coats for Kids Project, a charitable effort sponsored by Rotary Club of Ventura and Four Seasons Cleaners with a goal of reaping 10,000 coats and jackets for the needy in today’s tough economic times.“Even though the project is called Coats for Kids, we accept any and every size jacket as a ...
• Water polo shows Argend way to San Jose (Ventura County Star)
  posted on November 24, 2009 at 08:59:00 am
  Alisa Argend, Ventura High’s standout water polo player, has worked hard on her game and set high standards in the swimming pool.Because of her strong work ethic, Argend knows the way to San Jose State.The 5-foot-9 senior has her college scholarship in hand after taking recruiting trips to Bakersfield, Long Beach and Northridge. Numerous other colleges were vying for her athletic and scholastic ...
• Youth Results: Nov. 12 (Ventura County Star)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 09:04:42 am
  FOOTBALL Junior varsity results Ventura 41, Dos Pueblos 7 St. Bonaventure 43, Santa Barbara 12 Buena 35, San Marcos 0 Nordhoff 32, Oak Park 6 Oaks Christian 28, Santa Clara 0 Rio Mesa 50, Oxnard 14 Camarillo 35, Hueneme 6 Pacifica 7, Channel Islands 6 Moorpark 40, Agoura 10 Thousand Oaks 35, Royal 14 Newbury Park 47, Calabasas 8 Westlake 20, Simi Valley 0 Today’s games At 2:30 p.m ...
• Barnes & Noble book fair to benefit Balboa School (Ventura County Star)
  posted on October 14, 2009 at 02:07:39 am
  VENTURA — Barnes & Noble in Ventura will host a book fair next week to raise funds for Balboa Middle School’s library. From Oct. 22-24, the bookstore will donate a percentage of each sale to the Ventura school when the customer mentions Balboa, organizers said. Proceeds will support the library, and supporters also can choose a book from a wish list to buy and donate to the school. Last year ...
• Oxnard freshman runs to Ojai title (Ventura County Star)
  posted on September 20, 2009 at 09:01:09 am
  Oxnard High freshman wins title at the Ojai Invitational cross country meet
• Best of People (Ventura County Reporter)
  posted on September 16, 2009 at 11:11:51 pm
  Best of People
• Ventura purse theft leads to school lockdowns (Ventura County Star)
  posted on September 2, 2009 at 12:45:36 am
  Two schools in Ventura were locked down Tuesday after a purse snatcher was seen running toward them, police said.
• Youth sports sign-ups: August 11, 2009 (Ventura County Star)
  posted on August 11, 2009 at 07:16:07 am
  RANGERS: The West Coast Rangers, a newly formed high school scout team in association with Future Stars of America, will be holding open tryouts on Aug. 22 at 10 a.m. Those players who don’t make the team have an opportunity to play on a developmental squad that will play throughout the fall.
• Ventura school district sponsors a free health fair (Ventura County Star)
  posted on May 31, 2009 at 07:10:23 am
  Far from damping enthusiasm for Summerfest 2009, the gray skies overhead were a good thing, Ventura Unified School District Superintendent Trudy Arriaga said Saturday.
• Amgen takes lead in Ventura County Corporate Games (Ventura County Star)
  posted on April 29, 2009 at 05:53:52 am
  In the third week of competition, the leader board has changed in all four divisions of this year’s Corporate Games organized by the city of Ventura. Now in its 19th year, the competition that began April 8 and ends May 16 pits teams of local employees against each other in such activities as tennis, golf, dodgeball, beach volleyball, table tennis, flag football and surfing.
• Youth sports sign-ups: March 26, 2009 (Ventura County Star)
  posted on March 26, 2009 at 07:30:50 am
  TARVER CAMP: YAC Sports and Top Notch Training will present the Shon Tarver camp Monday through Thursday at the Balboa Middle School courts. Camp hours will be 9 a.m. to noon. Ages 9-14 are welcome.
• County spelling champ's Zen focus stings rivals (Ventura County Star)
  posted on March 10, 2009 at 07:46:08 am
  Cory Klingsporn’s response to the final two words of the Ventura County Star Spelling Bee was the same: a quick, confused “Sorry?” But he wasn’t. The 14-year-old Oxnard home-schooler sailed through “yiddishkeit” and then “deprecatory” to claim his second straight county spelling bee championship Monday night and a trip to Washington, D.C., for the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
• Students host service (Camarillo Acorn)
  posted on March 6, 2009 at 03:22:17 am
  The third-grade class of Temple Ner Ami will host the Friday night service at 7:30 p.m. March 20 at the temple, 4098 Calle Tesoro, Camarillo. Students, under the direction of teacher Karen Dworsky, will lead the service with prayers, plays and prose.
• Spelling whiz wants dog as prize (Ventura County Star)
  posted on February 21, 2009 at 08:01:27 am
  The possibility of getting a new puppy was a main motivator for 10-year-old Arielle Mendoza in winning Friday’s Area 2 spelling bee in Ventura.
• Navy's missile making and launching contest victory goes to Ventura school (Ventura County Star)
  posted on February 20, 2009 at 08:46:37 am
  It wasn’t very pretty — the nose cone was made of pens and pencils, strips of paper fluttered from its base — but the homemade missile launched by Balboa Middle School students flew straight enough, and true enough, to win first place Thursday in the Engineering Challenge at Naval Base Ventura County.