Browse past news stories for Lindero Canyon Middle School in Agoura, CA.

• Educators plan student visit to Niagara Falls and Canada (Ventura County Star)
  posted on November 28, 2009 at 02:20:00 am
  Students in grades six to 10 can participate in an educational trip in June 2010 to Niagara Falls and Canada led by local educators.Organizers of the trip are Lindero Canyon Middle School social science teacher Carole Firestone and Las Virgenes Unified School District administrator Ron Fornelli. It is an independent trip, not sponsored by the district or the school, and is open to students from ...
• NATURAL TEAMWORK (Ventura County Star)
  posted on November 26, 2009 at 08:00:00 am
  They shared the same English class at Lindero Canyon middle school, but Ashley Cheney and Kendall Dreyer didn’t really know each other until the first time they shared a soccer field.Six years later, they are still inseparable and the Moorpark College women’s soccer team remains unbeaten entering its first Southern California regional final in more than a decade.Coincidence? Of course not.With ...
• Agoura Hills extends cell tower moratorium (The Acorn)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 05:34:43 am
  By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com A temporary moratorium on cellphone antennas in the city of Agoura Hills has been extended by the City Council for another 10 months. read more
• Agoura extends cell-phone antenna moratorium (Ventura County Star)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 07:05:43 am
  Agoura Hills has extended its 45-day ban on applications for new cell-phone antenna installations, giving the city’s moratorium a life span of one year. The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday for the extension. The council also voted unanimously to draft a resolution asking Congress to give cities more power to decide where such facilities may be placed. The resolution will ask Congress to ...
• Antenna project at school rejected (Ventura County Star)
  posted on October 30, 2009 at 06:35:26 am
  The Agoura Hills City Council has blocked a company’s effort to build an antenna facility on the campus of Lindero Canyon Middle School. The council voted Wednesday night to overrule the city Planning Commission, which in March approved the application from wireless communication company T-Mobile. The vote was 4-1, with Mayor Denis Weber casting the dissenting vote. He called for delaying a ...
• Agoura Hills staff prefers water tank for cell phone antennas (Ventura County Star)
  posted on October 28, 2009 at 02:34:18 am
  A consultant for the city of Agoura Hills has identified a water tank as an alternative site to Lindero Canyon Middle School for installation of a controversial cellular-antenna facility, according to a city report. The City Council is expected to discuss the finding Wednesday at its meeting at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 30001 Ladyface Court. The alternate site is north of a residential neighborhood ...
• Agoura Hills puts new cell towers on hold (The Acorn)
  posted on October 22, 2009 at 04:26:24 am
  By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com Agoura Hills officials have placed a temporary moratorium on cellphone antennas in the city. The moves comes in response to a proposed antenna on the campus of Lindero Canyon Middle School, which has met stiff opposition in the community. read more
• Moratorium on wireless antennas goes into effect (Ventura County Star)
  posted on October 16, 2009 at 06:36:20 am
  A 45-day moratorium on processing new applications for wireless antenna facilities has taken effect in Agoura Hills. The City Council took the action Wednesday night in a 4-0 vote, with Mayor Denis Weber absent from the meeting. The decision won’t affect a controversial application for a permit for a T-Mobile wireless tower on the campus of Lindero Canyon Middle School. The proposal was ...
• Alternative sites considered for Agoura Hills cellular tower (The Acorn)
  posted on October 15, 2009 at 04:55:52 am
  By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com Agoura Hills City Council members will hire an independent consultant to determine whether the public right-of-way on Thousand Oaks Boulevard will make a better location for the proposed cell antenna that was planned for Lindero Canyon Middle School. read more
• Yerba Buena school in full swing (The Acorn)
  posted on October 1, 2009 at 05:56:43 am
  TOP BRASS— Christina Desiderio, the new principal at Yerba Buena Elementary School in Agoura Hills, doubles up as a crossing guard on most mornings. Here, she gives first-grader Ryan Winders a helping hand crossing the street. Desiderio is the former assistant principal at Lindero Canyon Middle School. read more
• Cell-phone tower decision delayed (Ventura County Star)
  posted on September 25, 2009 at 05:07:58 am
  After hearing from concerned parents and others, the Agoura Hills City Council has postponed a decision on a proposed cellular-telephone antenna facility at Lindero Canyon Middle School and voted unanimously to study alternative sites. The council took the action Wednesday night after a presentation by representatives of T-Mobile who said there is a significant gap in cell coverage and ...
• Cellular antennas topic of Agoura City Council meeting (Ventura County Star)
  posted on September 23, 2009 at 07:07:48 am
  The Agoura Hills City Council will hold a public hearing tonight on a plan to install a cellular antenna facility on the campus of a middle school.
• Low reserves prompt further school district budget cuts (The Acorn)
  posted on September 17, 2009 at 02:45:39 pm
  By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com Dangerously low reserves in the Las Virgenes Unified School District budget prompted Los Angeles County officials to consider taking control of the local district’s finances, but a last minute reprieve and the promise of more cost cutting delayed the move and will allow the district to remain free of county control for the ...
• Cell tower debate comes in loud and clear (The Acorn)
  posted on September 10, 2009 at 03:18:20 pm
  By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com The debate over whether radio frequency emissions from cell towers are safe enough for school sites continues to rage. Varous scientific studies about radio frequency emissions were discussed at the Las Virgenes school board’s Aug. 18 meeting amid concerns that the placement of cell towers on campus poses a health risk to ...
• Desiderio takes the helm at YB (The Acorn)
  posted on August 27, 2009 at 05:25:12 am
  By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com Christina Desiderio settled into her new post as principal of Yerba Buena Elementary yesterday with a focus on minimizing the impacts of the battered school budget and maximizing the educational experiences for children. read more
• Sheriff's Blotter (The Acorn)
  posted on August 27, 2009 at 05:24:51 am
  Agoura Hills A thief stole an $800 computer, a $200 wireless router and a $20 garage remote opener from a car parked in the 5900 block of Gleam Court Aug. 1. read more
• Enrollment down, budget reduced as students go back to school (The Acorn)
  posted on August 27, 2009 at 05:21:10 am
  By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com Summer is over, and it’s back to school for the 11,400 students enrolled in the Las Virgenes Unified School District. Schools opened Aug. 26, with enrollment down but spirits high in the hopes that the recent state budget cuts won’t interfere with the district’s educational goals. read more
• Nix the cell towers (The Acorn)
  posted on August 13, 2009 at 02:37:03 am
  As a middle school teacher, parent, neighbor and a concerned property owner, my family and I oppose any cellphone tower being placed on the Lindero Canyon Middle School campus or at any school. read more
• Is the book closed on school librarians? (The Acorn)
  posted on August 6, 2009 at 02:30:22 am
  By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com School libraries are undergoing a transformation in the Las Virgenes Unified School District. Six teacher-librarian jobs have metamorphosed into three media specialist jobs for next year, in part to save money due to state budget cuts. read more
• Young women ride to victory (The Acorn)
  posted on August 6, 2009 at 02:28:31 am
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• Friends and family mourn Alanna Moorman, 12, who was killed in Italy (Ventura County Star)
  posted on July 18, 2009 at 07:08:07 am
  Alanna Moorman had a sensitivity that was well beyond her 12 years, her teachers said.
• School trustee's daughter killed in auto crash (The Acorn)
  posted on July 16, 2009 at 04:37:48 am
  A summer vacation in Italy ended in tragedy for two local residents Sat., June 11. Alanna Moorman, 12, daughter of Dave and Kristy Moorman of Agoura Hills, and Teresa Amati, 43, of Westlake Village died in a car accident in the southern Italian town of Turi.
• Calling all parents: cell tower alert (The Acorn)
  posted on July 16, 2009 at 04:25:15 am
  If it's not one thing, it's another. While nobody discounts the danger of radio waves in concentrated doses (never, ever stick your head in a microwave oven), it's a stretch to say there's a direct correlation between the placement of cellphone towers on school campuses and innocent students dying from disease.
• Memorial slated for Agoura Hills girl killed in Italy (Ventura County Star)
  posted on July 15, 2009 at 07:15:50 am
  A memorial will be held Friday for a 12-year-old Agoura Hills girl killed in a car crash in Italy last week. Alanna Moorman, 12, daughter of Dave and Kristy Moorman, was killed Saturday afternoon in the Puglia region of Italy, where she and a friend were visiting. Alanna was a student at A.E. Wright Middle School in Calabasas. Her father is president of the Las Virgenes Unified School District ...
• Italian car crash kills school worker, district president's child (Ventura County Star)
  posted on July 14, 2009 at 03:30:35 am
  The daughter of the Las Virgenes school board president and a campus supervisor at Lindero Canyon Middle School in Agoura Hills were killed in a weekend car accident in Italy.
• LVUSD bids farewell to 33 staffers (The Acorn)
  posted on July 9, 2009 at 02:50:44 am
  Las Virgenes Unified School District celebrated the retirement of 33 employees in May, including several administrators and teachers who have been with the district for more than 30 years. Dan Stepenosky, LVUSD superintendent of personnel, asked the retirees to share their favorite memories during a farewell event at the district office.
• Board to discuss controversial cellphone tower (The Acorn)
  posted on July 9, 2009 at 02:41:37 am
  I love a success story. While it may be early to say that the proposed cell tower at Lindero Canyon Middle School are no longer going to be erected, I am encouraged by the Las Virgenes Unified School District school board's decision to look into the health and safety issues of radio frequency emissions, particularly where children are affected.
• RF exposure hurts students (The Acorn)
  posted on July 9, 2009 at 02:41:17 am
  I am writing this letter in response to the proposed 45-foot cellular tower aimed for the Lindero Canyon Middle School campus. As a resident of the Lake Lindero community and a parent of a child who attends Las Virgenes Unified School District, the proposed cell tower will affect me and some of my fellow residents on two levels.
• Agoura Hills City Calendar (The Acorn)
  posted on July 2, 2009 at 02:54:40 am
  The city of Agoura Hills Department of Community Services announces these upcoming events. Unless otherwise noted, all events will take place at the Agoura Hills Recreation Center, 30610 Thousand Oaks Blvd. For more information or to register, call (818) 597-7361.
• City Council puts plan for cellphone tower on hold (The Acorn)
  posted on June 25, 2009 at 04:21:11 am
  The Agoura Hills City Council has put OmniPoint Communications, the parent company of TMobile Wireless, on hold in its efforts to build an unmanned wireless telecommunications facility on the campus of Lindero Canyon Middle School.