Refurbished trailer aids Westlake band
      NEW WHEELS- Haewon Lee, 14, of Thousand Oaks and other Westlake High School band members perform in front of their new 50-foot, 18-wheeler trailer on display in the Ralphs parking lot in Westlake Village last Saturday.
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Pepperdine names new director for arts center
      Rebecca Carson has been selected as the new managing director of Pepperdine University's Center for the Arts in Malibu. She was chosen from a field of nearly 100 applicants from across the country and will assume her duties at Pepperdine on Oct. 15.
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Special Ed Advisory Committee to look at budget issues
      The Special Education Advisory Committee will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Oak Park Library community room, 899 N. Kanan Road. The meeting is for parents with children with special education needs in the Oak Park Unified School District.
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High School Highlights
      All events (subject to change) are listed by name, location and time if provided. If calendars are modified, school sources are asked to contact us with updated information at this e-mail address: newstip@theacorn.com.
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Reach Out to Your Local School District
Las Virgenes Unified
      District Office Switchboard: (818) 880-4000 Administration Donald Zimring, superintendent: 878-5225 Mary Schillinger, assistant superintendent of education: (818) 878-5218 Dan Stepenosky, assistant superintendent of personnel:
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Board to discuss election plan
      The Oak Park Unified School District school board will hold a special study session at 6:30 p.m. Tues., Oct. 2 at the Oak Park Library, 899 N. Kanan Road, Oak Park.
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A. C. Stelle's P.E. program is top-notch
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com
      The stellar physical education program at Alice C. Stelle Middle School will be shared with P.E. teachers throughout California at the annual Wellness Conference in Anaheim on Oct. 1 and 2.
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Bootique to offer scary good deals
      Halloween fun is arriving early at Brookside Elementary School in Oak Park. Members of the school's PTA are busy planning a Ladies' Spooktacular Bunco and Halloween Bootique from 6 to 9:30 p.m., Wed., Oct. 17. The evening will include a boutique featuring a variety of vendors for pre-holiday shopping, desserts to enjoy, and exciting prizes.
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High blood pressure significantly on the rise in American children
Fatty diet, lack of exercise are likely culprits
      A recent study by Morehouse School of Medicine reports that the rate of high blood pressure is on the rise among American children.
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