Ventura High School News
Browse past news stories for Ventura High School in Ventura, CA.
- Third Annual Ventura Music Festival Student Jazz Competition Features Five Finalists in a Live Competition, Jan. 10 (dBusinessNews.com)
posted on November 24, 2009 at 02:08:51 pm
CALL FOR ENTRIES! - Nervous high schoolers cast wider net in college search (Ventura County Star)
posted on November 24, 2009 at 03:15:00 am
High school seniors are applying to more private and out-of-state universities this year, worried they might not get into a UC or CSU campus, or that if they do, they won’t get the classes they need to graduate on time, local school counselors say.That’s because state budget cuts have forced the UC and CSU systems to increase fees, limit enrollment, impose furloughs and cut classes. That, in ... - Works by former Lake residents included in new book (The Globe Gazette)
posted on November 23, 2009 at 06:34:46 am
CLEAR LAKE — Two former Clear Lake residents who are first cousins have their writing included in a recently published collection of prose, poetry and photos related to global issues titled “In the Silence of this Room.” - Bookstore to help high school library (Ventura County Star)
posted on November 22, 2009 at 02:08:00 am
VENTURA — Barnes & Noble in Ventura will hold a book fair to help Ventura High School raise funds for new library books. School library funding in California is the lowest in the nation. From Dec. 3-5, Barnes & Noble will donate a percentage of every sale made when the customer mentions the Ventura High School library at the register. The bookstore also will have the library’s wish list of books ... - Ventura, CL and G-H to explore sharing (The Globe Gazette)
posted on November 20, 2009 at 09:49:48 pm
VENTURA — The Ventura, Clear Lake and Garner-Hayfield school boards will meet in special session on Monday, Nov. 30, to explore potential sharing opportunities. - North Iowa Calendar for Saturday, Nov. 14 (The Globe Gazette)
posted on November 14, 2009 at 02:34:39 pm
BELMOND — The Belmond-Klemme High School Thespians will present three one-act plays at 7:30 p.m. in the Luick Memorial Auditorium at the high school. Tickets are $3 for adults and $2 for students. - Community Briefs: Nov. 13 (Ventura County Star)
posted on November 13, 2009 at 08:01:00 am
Peanut drive to help graduating seniorsCAMARILLO — Kiwanis Club of Camarillo adults and youth group members will participate in the club’s annual Peanut Day Drive on Saturday at shopping centers throughout the city. Donations received for the peanuts will be used for George M. Thayer Scholarships to graduating seniors at local high schools. For more information, call Joe Dilibert at 386-3235 ... - A familiar beating (The Signal)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 12:38:14 pm
West Ranch girls volleyball advanced to the second round of the CIF-Southern Section Division I-A playoffs for a second straight year with a three-set win over Calvary Chapel 28-26, 25-21, 28-26 Tuesday at West Ranch. - School official, officer battered at Ventura school, 2 teens arrested (Ventura County Star)
posted on November 6, 2009 at 03:34:08 pm
Two students were arrested at Ventura High School Thursday afternoon after they allegedly battered school officials, police said. The incident occurred about 2:35 p.m. after a school resource officer responded to a report of a 15-year-old student causing a disturbance in the school’s office, Ventura police said in a prepared statement. When Officer Jesus Quezada arrived, the student left the ... - Ventura High planning musical showcase (Ventura County Star)
posted on November 5, 2009 at 02:34:26 am
VENTURA — The Ventura High School Music Department will hold its annual benefit concert on Friday, featuring the school’s wind ensemble, string orchestra, symphonic band, two jazz bands and numerous chamber groups. The symphonic band and wind ensemble will open the concert with “Undertow” by John Mackey. Other highlights will include the string orchestra performing “Mantras” by Richard Meyer ... - Big Tweed (Ventura County Reporter)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 11:41:28 pm
Big Tweed - Foothill High's journalism school goes paperless (Ventura County Star)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 07:04:02 pm
They’re the next generation of journalists and already their idea of a school newspaper is much different than that of their parents — it doesn’t involve paper. Today marks one month since the students in Melissa Wantz’s journalism class at Foothill Technology High School in Ventura launched their all-online school newspaper, The Foothill Dragon Press. Perhaps the sole online-only school paper ... - Artistic Touch: Watercolorist finds new options in ink-resist (Ventura County Star)
posted on November 3, 2009 at 04:34:26 am
"Ojai Ink" is the title of the upcoming show by The Ojai Group, running Saturday through Dec. 3 at the Ojai Art Center. The focus of the show is ink-resist paintings. "Since all of us have worked in that medium, we wanted to get our paintings out there," said Diane Hanley, co-founder of the group of local artists. "We've never had a show focusing on ink resist." They learned the technique in ... - Youth football roundup: October 27, 2009 (Ventura County Star)
posted on October 26, 2009 at 11:03:58 pm
VENTURA BUCCANEERS ORANGE 26, MOORPARK PACKERS GREEN 12 GCYFL Bantam Division Highlights: Ventura — Camden Gardner rushed for two touchdowns and Josiah Sanders caught a touchdown pass from Alex Duran. Terrel Vaughn rushed for a touchdowns. The Buccaneers (2-4) were led on defense by Elijah Sandoval, and Jacob Harrington. Moorpark — Robert Stephens ran for two touchdowns. Joshua Phillips ... - Meet the candidates (Ventura County Reporter)
posted on October 21, 2009 at 08:11:27 pm
Meet the candidates - 8 schools receive grants for libraries (Ventura County Star)
posted on October 21, 2009 at 05:35:50 am
THOUSAND OAKS — A Thousand Oaks-based publisher has awarded grants to eight local schools to help them stock their libraries. More than 40 schools from Ventura and Santa Barbara counties applied for library grants from SAGE, which publishes journals, books and electronic media internationally, according to the company. Ten schools were chosen for the Books for Schools grants, including eight ... - Your letters: Ventura Unified School District (Ventura County Star)
posted on October 21, 2009 at 02:06:19 am
Don’t ruin a good thing We are fortunate to be the parents of a student in Ventura Unified School District. Our district offers a range of programs that give educational choices to parents and children. Our son is in the first cohort of two-way-immersion students who started at Montalvo Elementary School in the fall of 2000. He completed three additional years of this fabulous program at ... - 8 county schools get grants to expand libraries (Ventura County Star)
posted on October 20, 2009 at 11:37:08 pm
A Thousand Oaks-based publisher has awarded grants to eight local schools to help them stock their libraries. More than 40 schools from Ventura and Santa Barbara counties applied for library grants from SAGE, which publishes journals, books and electronic media internationally, according to the company. Ten schools were chosen for the Books for Schools grants, including eight in Ventura County ... - Creative teens now have more options (Ventura County Star)
posted on October 20, 2009 at 02:37:51 am
Toby Tropper of Ventura and Victoria Pollock of Ojai are facing delightful quandaries. Now that each has received a $40,000 scholarship, they are weighing colleges and programs they didn’t think they could even consider because of the cost. The funds are to be paid to the youths over four years, through Herb Albert Scholarships for Emerging Young Artists, which are given to students who attend ... - High school concert to be performed (Ventura County Star)
posted on October 18, 2009 at 07:07:39 am
VENTURA — The Ventura High School Music Department will hold its annual benefit concert Nov. 6, featuring the school’s wind ensemble, string orchestra, symphonic band, and both jazz bands. The students from these ensembles also have formed a number of smaller chamber groups. Each group has been working very hard on its repertoire. The Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble will open the concert with ... - Eagles hope to keep momentum up against Pacifica tonight (Paso Robles Press)
posted on October 5, 2009 at 02:23:06 pm
After a season-opening 24-21 victory over Taft, the Templeton High School varsity football team will host Pacifica of Oxnard tonight starting at 7:30 p.m. - West county community briefs: Church to join Jerusalem prayers (Ventura County Star)
posted on October 3, 2009 at 02:37:40 am
Church to join Jerusalem prayers CAMARILLO — Jubilee Church, 1169 Calle Suerta, will join congregations around the globe at 10 a.m. Sunday in the Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem. The churches also will celebrate the Feast of the Tabernacle in the same service. For more information, call 482-5424 Methodist Men to meet Oct. 10 VENTURA — David Mills, a retired aerospace engineer, will ... - Former Venturan lauded for documentary work (Ventura County Star)
posted on September 20, 2009 at 07:48:28 am
Rob Hauer, a 1997 Ventura High School graduate, is earning kudos for his cinematography in the documentary “Marina of the Zabbaleen.” The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2008 and has screened at many other festivals, including the Dubai International Film Festival, where it won the award for best documentary. - Moorpark native killed in skydiving accident (Moorpark Acorn)
posted on September 18, 2009 at 04:51:22 am
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com A native of Moorpark was one of two parachute jumpers killed Sunday when a group exercise at the Lodi Airport in Northern California ended in tragedy. Robert Bigley, 32, a member of an elite skydiving team, fell to his death after his parachute became entangled with two others at 6,000 feet. read more - Moorpark native killed in sky-diving accident (Moorpark Acorn)
posted on September 18, 2009 at 04:51:22 am
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com A native of Moorpark was one of two parachute jumpers killed Sunday when a group exercise at the Lodi Airport in Northern California ended in tragedy. Robert Bigley, 32, a member of an elite skydiving team, fell to his death after his parachute became entangled with two others at 6,000 feet. read more - Ventura High School Goes on Lockdown (KIMT Mason City)
posted on September 5, 2009 at 11:20:24 am
VENTURA, IA - Students and staff at a North Iowa high school are put on lock down. Ventura school leaders say it happened Thursday morning when a suspicious man came into the building and wandered into the girl's locker room. - Ventura College's big night in football was a long time in coming (Ventura County Star)
posted on September 5, 2009 at 08:00:35 am
It was spring break 1955 when Ventura College moved due east from Poli Street to a new campus on the outskirts of town. - Waste not, want not (Ventura County Reporter)
posted on September 2, 2009 at 06:56:26 pm
Waste not, want not - Dancers honor King of Pop, help Make-A-Wish (Ventura County Star)
posted on August 30, 2009 at 07:15:19 am
Despite a ragtag beginning, "A Thriller of an Event," held in memory of Michael Jackson, came together with people from all around Ventura County joining in a choreographed dance led by the Ventura High School dance team. - Ojai Searches For Gang Solutions (Ojai Valley News)
posted on August 18, 2009 at 11:48:30 pm
Police, other panelists reach out to stop violence By Linda Harmon Members of the Ojai Valley community who came together last Thursday night for the final Heal the Community meeting were treated to a positive and constructive evening. The two-hour event highlighted speakers offering positive perspectives and recommendations for continuing to bring the valley together. “We have to start [...]