Browse past news stories for Chaparral Middle School in Moorpark, CA.

• City ready to roll out new skate park (Moorpark Acorn)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 04:36:36 am
  By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com Area skateboarders will soon be celebrating with jumps, kicks and spins at Ventura County’s newest skate park. The $2-million, 18,000square-foot facility is part of an expansion of Poindexter Park next to Chaparral Middle School at 500 Poindexter Ave. It’s set to open Sat., Dec. 5. read more
• Send off or dance off? (Moorpark Acorn)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 04:36:16 am
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• Band is planning Christmas Concert (Ventura County Star)
  posted on November 9, 2009 at 02:33:46 am
  CAMARILLO — The Camarillo Community Band, sponsored by the Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District, will hold its annual Christmas Concert on Dec. 13 at 3 p.m. in the Camarillo Community Center Auditorium. The band will play a selection of holiday favorites. Santa Claus will make an appearance. Admission is free. The community center is at Carmen Drive and Burnley Street. Julie Judd, the ...
• Flood zone surprise Moorpark (Ventura County Star)
  posted on November 1, 2009 at 04:04:27 am
  The city of Moorpark told residents in mid-October that revised flood maps put hundreds of homeowners in a designated flood plain, requiring them to buy flood insurance. Although it was the first notice many of the residents had received and no public hearings had been held, the comment period on the maps is officially over. However, the city has had the updated maps for almost a year. Federal ...
• Moorpark school official will retire (Ventura County Star)
  posted on October 28, 2009 at 06:03:29 pm
  Moorpark Unified School District’s assistant superintendent of business services for the past 11 years will step down next month. Larry Brown, 60, is retiring, and his last day at the district is Nov. 16. He will be succeeded by Chaparral Middle School Principal Creig Nicks, who officially takes the job Nov. 17. “(Brown) has personally given me a lot of support and advice from his particular ...
• Chaparral principal selected as district’s new head of finances (Moorpark Acorn)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 02:37:27 am
  By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com Moorpark Unified School District has appointed a local middle school principal to replace the district’s chief of finances. The announcement was made last week at a school board meeting. Larry Brown, who’s been assistant superintendent in charge of business services at MUSD for 11 years, is retiring. read more
• Sheriff's Blotter (Moorpark Acorn)
  posted on September 11, 2009 at 02:55:25 am
  Aug. 20 Vandals caused $200 in damage spray painting a wall at Chaparral Middle School in the 200 block of Poindexter Avenue. Aug. 28 Police arrested a 25-year-old man who stole property by force in the 100 block of Los Angeles Avenue. The man also had a meth pipe in his possession. read more
• Mom runs race for son’s future (Moorpark Acorn)
  posted on August 21, 2009 at 02:59:06 am
  By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com Moorpark resident Beth Kilgore doesn’t need a doctor to tell her just what’s at stake in her son’s battle with a severe form of muscular dystrophy called Duchenne. She lost her brother, John Allman, due to complications from the degenerative disease when he was just 19. read more
• Pair of MPLL teams claim section crowns (Moorpark Acorn)
  posted on July 24, 2009 at 01:44:01 am
  T.J. Letson, Camron Costi and Austin Ready danced while singing The Knack's "My Sharona" from the public address system in the press box. The Moorpark Little League 11 and 12yearold AllStars certainly know how to stay loose after a big win.
• Called to the Torah (Moorpark Acorn)
  posted on July 24, 2009 at 01:43:10 am
  Megan Beth Singer was called to the Torah in June as a bat mitzvah at The Center for Early Jewish Education in Thousand Oaks. Megan is an eighth-grader at Chaparral Middle School and the daughter of Tami and Richard Singer of Moorpark. She's been a student at CEJE for five years.
• Called to the Torah: July 11, 2009 (Ventura County Star)
  posted on July 11, 2009 at 08:38:17 am
  Jonathan Granirer, son of Marc Granirer of Oak Park, was called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on June 20. Jonathan’s Torah portion was Shelach. Lauren Zelman, daughter of Rik and Cyndi Zelman of Agoura Hills, was called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on June 20. Lauren’s Torah portion was Korach.
• Moorpark, Camarillo educators win top honors at Impact II event (Ventura County Star)
  posted on May 15, 2009 at 07:54:21 am
  A Moorpark High School instructor and two teachers at University Charter School in Camarillo won top honors at the 2009 Impact II teacher recognition dinner Wednesday night in Oxnard.
• Kiwanis fundraiser relocates in town (Moorpark Acorn)
  posted on May 15, 2009 at 03:02:33 am
  After two years at Gardens of the World in Thousand Oaks, the Moorpark Kiwanis Club annual Wine and Moonlight fundraiser is coming home to the Secret Garden restaurant on High Street. Now in its third year, the event will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. Sun., May 31.
• Students encouraged to join Teen Council (Moorpark Acorn)
  posted on April 10, 2009 at 02:11:17 am
  The Moorpark City Council is seeking youths to apply for a one-year term ending June 30, 2010 on the Moorpark Teen Council. The Teen Council consists of seven to 11 members who are Moorpark teens entering seventh to 12th grades in the fall.
• Downtown thrift shop won't charge sales tax (Moorpark Acorn)
  posted on April 2, 2009 at 11:15:38 pm
  Volunteers at the One More Time Thrift Store in downtown Moorpark are sparing their patrons from the additional state sales tax implemented on April 1. The 1 percent increase is "the straw that breaks the camel's back," said members of the Active Adult Senior board of directors.
• Family affected by fire says thanks (Moorpark Acorn)
  posted on March 27, 2009 at 04:29:07 am
  Recently we had a devastating electrical fire in our home. Before I was able to get home after teaching here in Moorpark, neighbors and teachers called me to let me know that there was a fire in progress. They were there to comfort me as my house burned.
• Fire victims thankful for community support (Moorpark Acorn)
  posted on March 20, 2009 at 02:13:24 am
  Managing life in the aftermath of a fire isn't easy, but support from the community helps a lot, said a local teacher whose house sustained significant damage in a blaze last week.
• Young cast to offer 'Cinderella Kids' on Saturday (Ventura County Star)
  posted on March 15, 2009 at 07:12:34 am
  Long before Belle fell for Beast, Ariel went ashore to find her prince or Giselle passed through the portal to find her one true love on the streets of New York City, Walt Disney set the scene for today’s fascination with princesses.
• Family man aspires to post (Moorpark Acorn)
  posted on March 6, 2009 at 01:53:26 am
  A young father who's lived in Moorpark for more than 20 years is seeking a City Council position to safeguard the local quality of life and gain political experience.